The Maggie Oliver Foundation
Legal and Administrative Details
Charity Name: The Maggie Oliver Foundation Registration Number: 1185267 Registered Office: First Floor, Swan Buildings 20, Swan Street City Centre Manchester M4 5JW Trustees: Margaret Oliver (Chair) Andrew Bickerton (Vice Chair) Christopher Gilbey-Smith (Resigned 13[th] April 2026) Deborah Sahota Joanne Pennington Kate Ellis (Resigned 9[th] March 2025) Danielle Sharp (Appointed 6th June 2025) Mark John Ormiston Allison Howe (Appointed 15[th] May 2025) Independent Examiner: Sarah Winthorpe Accountancy Services Limited 4 Granville Road Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 6LW
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The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)".
Message from the Chair
As Founder and Chair of The Maggie Oliver Foundation, I am extremely proud to present our 2025 Annual Trustee Report, as I reflect on what has been an incredible, groundbreaking year for us, with a strong sense of both progress and purpose.
This has been a year defined not only by our organisational growth, but by meaningful influence — a year in which the Foundation’s voice, alongside those of the many survivors we support, has been heard at the highest levels, both nationally and internationally.
The Maggie Oliver Foundation remains grounded in its core mission: to challenge systemic failure, to support and advocate for those who have been let down, and to drive lasting change. Our work continues to be delivered through our three central pillars — our emotional support service, our advocacy service, and our ‘Force for Change’ work. Each pillar is equally important, but together they form a distinctive, unique and impactful model that enables us to not only support individuals, but to address the systems that have failed them.
During the reporting period, one of the most significant developments arose from our frontline advocacy work, through which we identified consistent and deeply concerning patterns of unlawful practice within policing, specifically within the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) area. These included a number of our cases involving the unlawful arrests and strip searches of vulnerable women we supported, many of whom were victims of sexual exploitation and trauma.
However, these were not isolated incidents, but indicative of broader systemic issues. The evidence gathered by The Foundation led directly to the establishment of what became known as ‘The Baird Review’. This review has been instrumental in examining these practices and bringing necessary scrutiny to failures which raised serious concerns around legality, safeguarding and the treatment of vulnerable individuals. Our decisive action has led to permanent changes in how vulnerable people are treated in police custody, as Greater Manchester Police committed to no longer carry out ‘welfare strip searches’ other than the most exceptional of cases. This is yet another example that shows how the groundbreaking work we do uncovering and publicising the systemic failures we witness has again led to lasting change.
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This work also highlights the importance of the Foundation’s independence. Our ability to identify, evidence and challenge such patterns is fundamental to ensuring that issues of this nature are brought into the public domain and addressed appropriately.
This focus on systemic accountability then continued through our engagement with Baroness Casey throughout 2025 as part of her national audit into group-based child sexual exploitation. Early in the process, Baroness Casey approached me personally to draw upon both my own and The Foundation’s extensive experience, evidence base and survivor-informed insight. Over the course of the audit, we engaged with her on numerous occasions.
A key factor of this work was facilitating direct engagement between Baroness Casey and a group of survivors supported by the Foundation. We hosted an ‘in person’ meeting so these individuals could share their lived experiences with Baroness Casey, providing vital testimony which contributed to her understanding and final findings in the audit. The Foundation was subsequently publicly recognised by Baroness Casey within the Executive Summary of the final report, reflecting the value of our survivorinformed advocacy in shaping national policy and reviewing processes.
The reporting period also saw a significant increase in the Foundation’s public profile. In January, a social media post by Elon Musk brought international attention to the issue of “grooming gangs” and the huge failures of our statutory bodies to protect children and prosecute child abusers for decades. This resulted in substantial media engagement, with myself undertaking almost 50 interviews across both UK and international platforms. While the level of attention was considerable, it provided an important opportunity to raise awareness, inform public understanding, and highlight the ongoing need for accountability and reform.
In addition, the Foundation contributed to the production of the Channel 4 documentary Groomed: A National Scandal, (amongst others) which was the culmination of over two years of engagement with the programme makers. We were key contributors, supporting the development and direction of the documentary and ensuring that the experiences of survivors were represented with accuracy and integrity. Three survivors supported by the Foundation made the decision to share their experiences very publicly in the programme. The Foundation continues to provide both emotional support and advocacy to these young women, which is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting survivors in both the immediate and longer term.
Public trust in the Foundation’s work was further evidenced through the success of a much-appreciated private-led fundraising initiative led by Patrick Christys. As an organisation that does not accept any commissioned funding from government or policing bodies, this support is critical in enabling the Foundation to maintain its independence and continue its critical work without compromise.
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As a result of the funds raised, the Foundation has been able to strengthen its organisational capacity during the year. This includes the expansion of the staff team, the strengthening of our Board of Trustees, and the continued development of governance and operational structures to support sustainable growth.
Our volunteer network has also continued to expand. We are supported by a diverse group of amazing volunteers (Ambassadors’) including both experienced professionals and survivors who bring invaluable lived experience to the work. All volunteers (over 70% of whom are themselves survivors or family members of survivors of abuse) are subject to appropriate vetting, training and ongoing support, ensuring that the services delivered by the Foundation remain safe, effective and aligned with best practice.
The Foundation’s emotional support service has also continued to develop, providing vital support to survivors. Feedback received consistently highlights the positive impact of this work, with our survivors reporting that they feel heard, believed and supported.
“When hope seemed so distant, The Maggie Oliver Foundation extended their unwavering support to us with kindness and compassion. TMOF have brought a renewed sense of brightness to our lives. Where once we felt surrounded by overwhelming darkness, the heavy clouds that loomed over us are gradually beginning to lift. In those moments when there seemed to be nowhere to turn, we have now discovered hope—a hope I never believed would be possible. With each passing day, we grow stronger. The courage and love we have been given by TMOF has enabled us to look to the future, we recognise that it is our turn to demonstrate the resilience and bravery that Maggie and her dedicated team have instilled in us. Their unwavering support has empowered us to move forward and offer guidance and encouragement to others facing similar challenges……”
Alongside this, our advocacy service remains central to our work. The Foundation continues to support individuals in ongoing criminal cases, challenging decisions and processes where necessary, and working to ensure that victims are treated fairly and in accordance with their rights. This work is often complex and challenging, but remains essential in addressing current, as well as historic, failings.
“ Without the Maggie Oliver Foundation and knowing she can discuss information with her allocated Advocacy Case Worker, my daughter would have nowhere to go with the injustices that she has experienced whilst giving evidence to the police. We are hoping that TMOF will continue to support our family”….. Parent of a survivor
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In support of this, the Foundation has continued to build relationships with police forces and other relevant agencies. These relationships can be challenging but are important in ensuring that there are appropriate routes for escalation and engagement when concerns arise regarding the handling of cases. If these efforts fail, we escalate them further to trusted contacts in the media, and it is unsurprisingly media coverage that often leads to action in the most serious of cases.
The year has also brought challenges. Increased visibility has brought greater scrutiny, and the nature of our work means that we continue to operate within complex and, at times, sensitive environments. However, the Foundation remains committed to its purpose and to maintaining its independence and integrity.
Looking ahead, the progress made during this year provides a strong foundation for continued development. The need for the Foundation’s work remains clear. Survivors continue to come forward. Systemic issues persist. And the importance of independent, survivor-led advocacy has never been greater.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to acknowledge the dedication of our staff, our volunteers and our supporters, and the courage of the survivors we work alongside. Their trust and resilience underpin everything we do.
The Maggie Oliver Foundation remains committed to driving change, supporting individuals, demanding accountability and ensuring that the failures of the past are not repeated.
Maggie x
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OUR OBJECTIVES AND AIMS
Our charity’s purposes as set out in the Objects of our Constitution are:
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to provide relief to people of all ages and backgrounds who have suffered from sexual abuse by making help, advice, support and therapeutic intervention available when needed to assist their recovery and moving forward in their lives; and
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to promote awareness amongst people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the UK who are at risk of sexual abuse through the provision of information, education, awareness raising and advice.
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes and impact of our work in the previous 12 months. This review helps us to ensure that our activities remain focused on our purposes as stated in our governing document. We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing Document
The Maggie Oliver Foundation (TMOF) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered as a charity on 11th September 2019. The charity is governed by a constitution. In the event of winding-up, members of the charity have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities. The Trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.
In June 2019, a company limited by Guarantee was registered at Companies House with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation. This company was intended to hold the cash and bank account of the charity until the CIO was set up and registered with The Charity Commission. On 8[th] August 2024, all the assets and liabilities of the limited company were transferred to the CIO. The bank account of the limited company was closed and the company was dissolved on 25 July 2025.
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Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
As per the charity’s constitution, trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting trustees, the existing trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.
During the period, the charity ran an open recruitment process for new trustees, following a review of skills of existing trustee and areas of need given the current stage of evolution of the charity. We were delighted to appoint two new trustees in May and June 2025. Allison Howe bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge in governance, risk and compliance from significant roles within other third sector organisations and Danielle Sharp who’s experience in the violence against women and girls sector, commissioning and strategy in local Government, both are valuable additions to our Board.
Trustee Induction and Training
As per the charity’s constitution, new trustees are provided with the current version of the charity’s constitution, and a copy of the charity’s latest Trustee’s Annual Report and Statement of accounts. The Foundation has developed a robust induction plan for Trustees, including the creation of a dedicated online Trustee Hub, with access to key documents, including a comprehensive Trustee handbook and up to date information on the Foundation, impact reports and policies. All Trustees meet with the Chair and Founder and wider team. Trustees are required to attend quarterly Board meetings and keep up to date with relevant legislation for their role.
Risk Management
The Trustees are satisfied that governance systems are in place, or arrangements are in hand, to manage the charity’s risk exposure. In particular, appropriate insurance cover and policies are in place, and the finances of the charity are kept under constant close review. The charity’s risk register is regularly reviewed and updated, detailing systems and procedures which are in place to mitigate the risks the charity faces.
The charity takes very seriously its duty for safeguarding the often vulnerable individuals we support. We regularly review our safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure they are in line with current best practice. All staff and volunteers must undertake safeguarding training with an external specialist provider when onboarding, with regular refreshers, and additional training for staff and trustee safeguarding leads. During the reporting period, we received a safeguarding referral relating to conduct of a member of staff. A thorough investigation was immediately carried out by an external consultant and appropriate action taken, including reporting to the Charity Commission. Whenever necessary in relation to safeguarding concerns, referrals are made to relevant external agencies.
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Risk Management (continued)
Another risk faced by the charity is its high profile relative to its size. Elsewhere in this report, we discuss the benefits this can bring, such as the significant public donations received in this period as a result of national media coverage about so called “grooming gangs” and the association between our Chair and this subject. This increased spotlight on our work can also lead to surges in demand, which require careful management for a small charity. We regularly review our processes for dealing with such surges, ensuring staff and volunteer wellbeing are at the core of decision making.
The fundraising landscape for small charities remains uncertain and challenging. As a result, the Trustees recently updated the charity’s Reserves Policy to 12 months of costs, as explained in the Reserves section of this report.
Organisational Structure and Decision Making
The Trustees have collective responsibility for everything that the charity does, including the legal responsibility to ensure it is controlled and properly managed. The Trustees delegate responsibility for operational management to the Chief Executive and service Managers who each have responsibility for different parts of the charity's operations, as detailed in the Scheme of Delegation.
The staff members develop plans, policies and processes following the Trustee’s advice and approval. The Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction of the charity and meet at least quarterly to review progress and to ensure the charity is on track to meet its objectives.
Related Parties
As mentioned in the operational overview, we are building partnerships with a wide range of organisations, such as police forces, other charities and local authorities. We have no related parties or related party transactions, other than the consulting arrangement with our Chair, Maggie Oliver, as noted in the accounts.
Independent Examiner
In July 2024, the Trustees resolved to re-appoint Sarah Winthorpe as the charity’s Independent Examiner.
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OUR ACTIVITIES
The primary objective of our charity is to create a society where survivors and those at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation are empowered to live fulfilled and successful lives, and where every survivor is treated with dignity, respect and as an equal and valued member of society. During this period, we reviewed our achievements against our strategic goals. Moving forward we have agreed our key strategic themes to be:
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The bedrock of TMOF remains the continuing provision of emotional support to adult survivors and victims of sexual abuse.
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The growing provision of advocacy by TMOF to adult survivors and victims of sexual abuse – helping them to navigate the challenges of engaging with the police, the criminal justice system and other statutory agencies – is crucial in seeking justice and accountability.
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TMOF seeks to draw on deep experience over many years of working with survivors and victims of sexual abuse to be a force for change at a local, regional and national level. This includes work to help develop best practice, challenge poor practice, improve accountability and advance public awareness.
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Strengthening the governance and operational practices of TMOF is crucial as it moves to the next chapter of its work.
How our activities deliver public benefit
The Maggie Oliver Foundation helps survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation transform the pain of their abuse into power, by advocating for survivors ’rights at local and national levels. We empower survivors of sexual abuse to create a positive ripple effect through society. They are supported on their recovery journey (improved wellbeing, life choices and prospects) and build the strength and resilience to support others on their path to recovery. Sharing of their experiences of how the criminal justice system and statutory services have failed them leads to improved practices when dealing with victims of sexual abuse and as a result more victims feel safe and confident in seeking justice.
Our founder and chair, Maggie Oliver, resigned from Greater Manchester Police in 2012 to expose the full extent of failings by police and social services to investigate and prosecute the sexual abuse and exploitation of hundreds of children by organised networks of perpetrators. As a result, the majority of the survivors who reach out to us were abused in childhood but we support adult survivors whose abuse occurred at any age.
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STRATEGIC GOALS
In January 2021, we created our Strategic Plan for the period 2021 to 2025.
During the period, the Trustees reviewed the charity’s performance against this Strategic Plan. We were pleased to be performing well against the medium-term outcomes laid out in our Strategic Plan for 2021 to 2025, further detail of which are included in previous Trustee reports.
In March 2025, the Trustees developed and approved a new Strategic Plan for the period 2025 -2030. Through a robust strategic planning process, it was agreed that the new plan must remain rooted in the same foundational vision of its founder, Maggie Oliver, which led to her establishing TMOF in 2019. It will seek to build on and develop the vision, mission, values and outcomes identified in 2020, drawing on the learning and experience which has emerged out of the work of the TMOF so far and mindful of the changing and challenging context within which it operates. The strategic plan is underpinned by a clear Theory of Change, linking survivor need, TMOF’s activities and the outcomes it seeks to achieve. The strategic goals continue to align with those already mentioned in this report, building on the significant process already made. The Trustees conclude that TMOF enters the 2025–2030 period with clarity of purpose, a strong evidence base, national credibility and the capacity to grow responsibly. While the scale of the challenge facing survivors of sexual abuse remains profound, the strategic plan provides a clear framework for ensuring that TMOF continues to deliver meaningful support, influence systemic change by building on the public attention on child sexual exploitation and abuse, which has been aided by TMOF’s work and upholding its core values of kindness, justice, courage and compassion.
During the period 2025 – 2030, we will be working towards the strategic themes outlined above.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The period from July 2024 to end of June 2025 has been one of significant progression for The Maggie Oliver Foundation. In part, this a result of increased national media attention on child sexual exploitation at the start of 2025, which led to donations from the public which facilitated the charity’s investment in growing its staff and volunteer team, resourcing the associated increase in demand for our support services due to this increased awareness of our work.
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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Our Emotional Support service continues to provide trauma informed, victim focused support to survivors and victims’ through the Pain in to Power phoneline service. All volunteers providing support through the Pain into Power phoneline must undertake a robust training plan The thorough training includes topics such as safeguarding, trauma – informed practice and professional boundaries. During the period, 70% of phoneline volunteers had lived experience of sexual abuse, with several having previously received support from the charity.
Our survivors and victims report on the importance of the relationship they form with their Ambassador.
“The consistency with the support has been vital. She has allowed me to talk about my current circumstances. The calls with her, have helped me reflect on my current circumstances. No judgement at all. I feel listened to and heard. Understood. It’s been recognised, that what’s happened to me was not okay. I feel validated. It’s a safe place, which I don’t normally have. I feel I can manage now, and we break it down a bit. It makes everything feel more manageable.”
The Emotional Support team has grown to meet the increasing demand for this service.
The service has also grown its offer of support based on feedback from those accessing support. In October 2024 the charity launched psycho-educational workshops, developed in collaboration with Dr Georgina Clifford of the London Trauma Specialists. Dr Georgina Clifford is a psychotherapist specialising in the impacts of trauma resulting from sexual violence. These offer survivors and victims insight into trauma, how it impacts individuals, understanding triggers, and developing positive coping mechanisms.
ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS
The Advocacy Service continues to provide victim-focused, trauma informed advocacy to survivors and victims who report sexual abuse to the police. The team have experience and knowledge of the criminal justice systems and processes which allows them to provide insightful guidance and support to victims and ensure their voice is heard, especially where communications or investigations have broken down.
In addition to direct advocacy for survivors pursuing a criminal justice outcome, the team has grown to allow capacity to build relationships and partnerships with solicitors, legal firms and legal advice or specialist organisations who can provide complementary expert support to survivors and victims.
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The Advocacy Team work with police forces across England and Wales. In particular, the team have developed a Memorandum of Understanding with several large police forces, meeting regularly to review cases of particular concern. This has allowed for the identification of poor practices, which are raised to ensure improvements are made. This has included highlighting the timing that officers were choosing to give feedback on negative decisions or outcomes to victims. In some instances, officers were informing victims of negative outcomes, via text message, just before 5pm on a Friday. This led to one victim reporting that they felt suicidal, but they couldn’t access support as services had closed for the weekend. This has now been escalated to ensure this practice does not happen anymore.
Survivors and victims accessing our advocacy service often feedback on how statutory agencies such as the police and Crown Prosecution Service make them feel like no-one believes them, that they are isolated and alone. They report on the difference it makes having someone who listens and believes them on their side.
“Thank you for your words, they mean a lot and I’m not sure how I could ever convey into words how valuable I’ve found the support that you’ve provided. It was good to have my thoughts and feelings around my case validated and that I wasn’t going insane. I think that being able to have my voice heard will be a positive and healing process and it gives others hope and strength in their own journeys.”
NATIONAL ADVOCACY - FORCE FOR CHANGE
The charity remains firmly committed to ensuring that the experiences of survivors and victims are amplified to shine a light on the issues of child sexual abuse and exploitation through our national advocacy, Force For Change work. Our work alongside survivors provides us with irrefutable evidence on which to base our awareness raising and campaigns for improvements in the response of statutory services to sexual abuse and exploitation. We do not see this as an “add-on” to working directly with the survivor community, but as a vital part of their heling journey. Advocacy for individuals allows them to take control of their search for justice. Seeing a system which treats survivors humanely, functions more effectively and prevents further abuse, which has been informed by them and their experiences is hugely empowering.
The reporting period saw intense media attention on these issues, and a national spotlight on our work. As a result of this, we have been and continue to be involved with several initiatives which we believe present the opportunity to drive real meaningful change in Government’s and statutory agencies’ response to, and prevention of, sexual abuse and exploitation. Some of these are detailed below.
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The Baird Inquiry
As detailed in our last annual report, in July 2024, The Baird Inquiry published its findings of “barbaric treatment of vulnerable people in the custody of Greater Manchester Police (GMP). This review was commissioned by Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, in his role as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the Greater Manchester area, after The Maggie Oliver Foundation uncovered a worrying trend of survivors of sexual violence being arrested themselves after complaining about how GMP had handled their investigations. To aid with the inquiry, Maggie Oliver was included as an independent expert working with the Dame and The Maggie Oliver Foundation supported five people to give evidence to the inquiry. On July 18[th] 2024, the Baird Inquiry published its findings which included “horror stories” in the words of Dame Vera Baird and paints a grim picture of GMP and officers’ treatment of those it is entrusted to protect. The report made numerous recommendations for GMP, GMCA and by policing nationally. We are pleased this year to have seen that several of these have been implemented, including banning the use of strip searches in custody in welfare grounds, a direct result of our national advocacy and Force For Change work.
Advising Coronation Street
In 2024, the charity was approached by Coronation Street to advise on one of its major storylines of the year, following a young girl ‘Lauren’ who was “groomed” and sexually abused. Representatives from the charity including its Chair and staff worked with the team at Coronation Street over several months to ensure that what was portrayed on screen was an accurate representation of the experiences of vulnerable girls like Lauren. We took survivors who have been supported by us to share their own experiences with the scriptwriters, producers and actors. This gave them a unique insight into the way the police investigate these crimes and the real impact sexual abuse and exploitation has. Being able to inform and influence storylines like these on a much-loved national soap opera allows us to spread awareness to different audiences.
Contrarian Prize
In October 2024, our Chair, Maggie Oliver, was awarded the 2024 Contrarian Prize . The Contrarian Prize seeks to recognise individuals in British public life who demonstrate independence, courage and sacrifice. It aims to shine a light on those who have made a meaningful contribution to the public debate through the ideas that they have introduced or the stand they have taken. All nominations come directly from the public and are considered by a diverse panel of judges that are all highly respected within their respective fields. The prize recognises Maggie’s courage, determination and sacrifice as she left the police to whistleblow against the appalling practices she’s witnessed, going on to shine a national spotlight on the systemic failings within the police to protect children and starting her own charity. This award allowed Maggie to raise awareness of our work with a new audience and has led to new relationships developing with potential funders and supporters.
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A National Spotlight
In January 2025, the charity faced its busiest period yet. A tweet by Elon Musk about successive British governments’ failure to tackle ‘grooming gangs’ drew national, and international, attention to the issue. Following the tweet, Maggie Oliver gave over 40 interviews both in the UK and across the world, including USA, Germany, France and the Netherlands about the deliberate and systemic neglect of child victims and the deep-rooted institutional failures to protect children.
News presenter Patrick Christy invited Maggie Oliver onto his show for a powerful discussion about the horrendous neglect of children who have been groomed and abused, the state of policing and what needs to change. Following this, he launched a fundraiser in support of the charity’s work. This exceptional fundraising, has allowed the charity to invest in growing its resources to meet the increased demand on our services as a result of this spotlight.
During these media interviews, Maggie spoke out about the failure of successive governments to implement the twenty recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), to which she was a core participant, and voiced concerns that the “organised networks” strand of IICSA was woefully inadequate. IICSA lasted seven year, cost over £200 million pounds and heard testimony from over 7,000 survivors, yet three years after publication of its recommendations, they remained unimplemented. In January 2025, the charity submitted its first pre-action letter notifying the Home Secretary of its intention to seek a judicial review to challenge the Government’s inaction.
In March 2026, at an oral permission hearing at the High Court, The Maggie Oliver Foundation was granted permission to continue to a full judicial review on two of the four counts requested, including that successive governments have created a legitimate expectation that all twenty recommendations of IICSA would be implemented through repeated public statements stating as much. We are currently working with our legal team to prepare the relevant arguments and fundraising to cover legal costs. You can read more about the historic challenge on our website here, with TMOF’s Pre-Action protocol letter sent January 2025 here.
The Casey Audit and National Inquiry into “Grooming Gangs”
In January 2025, following intense media attention, including multiple interviews and appearances by our Chair, the Government commissioned Baroness Casey to conduct a National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation. In February 2025 Baroness Casey reached out to Maggie directly asking for her professional input. The charity subsequently took a group of a dozen survivors from around the UK to share their experiences with Baroness Casey. These voices made a huge impact on Baroness Casey and centrally informed the recommendations of her audit, published in June 2025. The Maggie Oliver Foundation was the only charity publicly acknowledged personally by Baroness Casey in her report:
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The Casey Audit and National Inquiry into “Grooming Gangs” (continued)
‘Maggie Oliver and The Maggie Oliver Foundation kindly brought together a group of survivors. These women were rightly angry at what had been allowed to happen to them as children, but they seemed equally traumatised by their current treatment by statutory agencies. I can only thank Maggie Oliver and The Maggie Oliver Foundation for the support they have offered these women and their families, often at great personal cost’……
Following publication of the Casey Audit, on 14[th] June 2025, the Government announced the establishment of a statutory public inquiry into “grooming gangs”. As we write this report, The Maggie Oliver Foundation is working with the inquiry’s chair, Baroness Longfield CBE, and panel members to influence its Terms of Reference and to ensure that survivors voices remain central to the inquiry. You can read more about this work on our website here.
“Groomed: A National Scandal” Documentary
In April 2025, the Channel 4 documentary ‘Groomed: A National Scandal’ directed by the respected documentary maker Anna Hall. Maggie and the charity worked in depth with the documentary team for over two years, and the finished programme is a powerful, sensitive exploration of institutional failure, the long-lasting impact of child rape and abuse, and the human consequences when our public bodies turn away. The charity supported three incredibly brave survivors (Steph, Chantelle and Jade) as they found the strength to tell their stories in front of a national audience.
As can be clearly seen from the description above TMOF has played a vital role in fighting for survivors and victims, to ensure their voices are heard and the systems and institutions that have failed them are held to account. It is vital to ensure that improvements are made for the protection of future children. As a result of being at the forefront of this debate, the charity’s national profile has grown significantly.
Investment Policy
The Trustees have a general power of investment. The majority of the charity’s expenditure is fixed and predictable so the charity has a policy of keeping any surplus liquid funds in a combination of short and medium term fixed deposits, ensuring funds are available as needed to deliver our services, while maximising returns.
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Reserves Policy
The Trustees continually monitor the charity's financial position and reviews its required level of reserves. This review takes into account the types of income and the risks and uncertainties associated with each; the level of fixed costs including salaries; variable costs associated with providing our services; the needs of survivors who we support; the funds required to achieve our goals; and any oneoff expenditure planned in the foreseeable future
As reported in these accounts, we experienced a significant increase in donations resulting from events in the public and political domain and as such the Trustees have extended the minimum level of free unrestricted reserves to be sufficient to cover our costs for twelve months (30 June 2024: between three and six months). This revision is on the basis that our cases in emotional support and legal advocacy can be complex and take time so we need to ensure that we have sufficient funding to support our clients’ needs to conclusion. In addition, surplus funding in excess of our running costs due to the significant one-off donations in the year will be used to support the charity over the next 3-5 years, in what remains a challenging fundraising environment for small charities.
As at June 2025 general free reserves stood at £773,000 (2024: £181,000)
Going Concern
This financial year saw exceptional donations as a result of intense national media attention on the charity’s mission in January 2025. Having said that, the funding climate for small charities remains challenging and the increased focus on our work brings with it an increase in demand across all of our services. The Trustees have reviewed these conditions and concluded that the charity’s funds will be sufficient to sustain its activities to for at least twelve months. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
ORGANISATIONAL RESILIENCE
We continue to keep under review the resources required to meet the needs of our service and those we support, while remaining financially sustainable. The intense media attention on child sexual exploitation during the period led to a surge in public donations and partnerships with several new funders.
This increase in funding has allowed us to invest in growing our staff team both in terms of delivering our frontline line services to survivors and victims, and centralised functions to support this work. We
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ORGANISATIONAL RESILIENCE (continued)
have made these investments mindful of the challenging funding environment for small charities, ensuring any growth is sustainable and while stewarding relationships with these new supporters.
Several of the new staff members are survivors of sexual violence who have been supported by the charity. Our staff team continues to be supported by a brilliant team of volunteers involved in all aspects of our work including providing support through our emotional support line, fundraising and awareness raising.
We continue to review our processes to ensure effective running of our operations, as well as supporting us to capture data which helps us to prove the impact of our work, responding to feedback from survivors we support.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND FUTURE PLANS
We continue to work towards the Strategic Themes outlined above by delivering our three areas of work: emotional support for survivors, advocacy for individual survivors and national systems change.
As mentioned in the Force for Change overview, as we write this report, there is continued national spotlight on child sexual exploitation and institutional failings to properly investigate, prosecute and prevent these crimes. This public awareness is in huge part due to the work of out Chair and charity, informed by the experiences and expertise of those we support.
We are currently working with our legal advisors to prepare full arguments for our judicial review challenging the Government on its failure to implement in full the recommendations of IICSA. We are grateful to the individuals and organisations who have supported this work, allowing us to pursue this route to accountability without compromising our frontline services.
We continue to engage with the statutory Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, advocating to ensure that survivors’ voices, experiences and expertise are meaningfully reflected throughout the process, and drive change for future generations.
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
The Charity’s accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015), and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
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The Maggie Oliver Foundation
Trustees ’Report
Year ended 30 June 2025
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities (continued)
Law applicable to charities in England, Wales and Scotland requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the Charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
THANK YOU
Once again, we really are so grateful to everyone who has played a part in an exceptional year for our charity.
Thank you is never enough to our incredible volunteers, without whom there would be no Maggie Oliver Foundation. Each of them gives up their time selflessly for free to turn our shared vision into a reality. The feedback we receive from survivors they support demonstrates what special people they all are and what a difference they are making.
Thank you to our growing staff team who have worked under sustained pressure and spotlight this year, but who have remained dedicated to providing an exceptional service to everyone seeking our support.
Thank you to all those who have supported us financially, including the many new supporters who joined us this year. We continue to be blown away by the incredible support from the public for our mission. Thank you to all who donated however large or small your gift, and to all those who took on sponsored challenges to raise funds for our work. Your generosity allowed us to achieve so much of what is documented in this report.
Thank you to the journalists and media outlets who have supported us in telling the stories of the survivors we support. Throughout 2025, you shone a spotlight on child sexual exploitation and statutory agencies’ failure to tackle and prevent, which in turn helped to raise the profile of the work we are doing in this area. A special thank you has to go to Patrick Christys for his national fundraising efforts which has enabled much of the investment we have been able to undertake this year.
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The Maggie Oliver Foundation
Trustees ’Report
Year ended 30 June 2025
Thank you to the businesses who have donated from their own profits or provided their professional services pro bono or at a reduced charge. Special thanks go to Dr Georgina Clifford, DLA Piper, Converj Solutions and Actus Verto, as well as our funding Partners, The Henry Smith Foundation and The National Lottery.
Approved by the Trustees on 30[th] April 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Margaret Oliver
Chair of the Board of Trustees
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Year ended 30 June 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Maggie Oliver Foundation (“the Charity”) for the year ended 30 June 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiners statement
The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair ’view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sarah Winthorpe Accountancy Services Limited ICAEW
4 Granville Road Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 6LW
30[th] April 2026
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The Maggie Oliver Foundation
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Year ended 30th June 2025
| Note INCOME Donations & Legacies 2 Income from other trading activities 2 Income from charitable activities 2 Investment income 2 Total income RESOURCES EXPENDED Expenditure on: Costs of raising funds 3 Expenditure on charitable activities 4 Other expenditure 6 Total expenditure Net Income and movement of funds for the year. RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 15,16 Total funds carried forward 12,13 |
2025 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ 840,015 107,612 947,627 219,015 - - - 39,865 - - - 4,545 7,240 - 7,240 2,501 |
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| 847,255 107,612 954,867 265,926 |
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| 319 - 319 24,945 254,769 113,633 368,402 233,120 - - - 15,024 |
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| 255,088 113,633 368,721 273,089 |
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| 592,167 (6,021) 586,146 (7,163) |
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| 182,525 32,966 215,491 222,654 |
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| 774,692 26,945 801,637 215,491 |
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the period and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared
All the above amounts relate to continuing activities
The notes on pages 23 to 34 form part of the financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET
Year ended 30th June 2025
| Note FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 9 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 10 Current asset investments Cash at bank and in hand CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors: Amounts falling due within 1 yr Accruals 11 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Restricted income funds 12,13 Unrestricted income funds 12,13 TOTAL FUNDS |
2025 2024 £ £ 1,299 1,149 4,228 30,265 681,848 174,609 129,238 32,657 |
|---|---|
| 815,314 **237,531 ** |
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| 14,976 23,189 |
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| 800,338 214,342 |
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| 801,637 **215,491 ** |
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| 26,945 32,966 774,692 182,525 801,637 215,491 |
The notes on Pages 23 to 34 form part of the financial statements
These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 30[th] April 2026 and are signed on their behalf by:
Margaret Oliver Chair
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 30 June 2025
1. Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies which are adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
Basis of Accounting
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in January 2019.
Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have considered all budgets and forecasts and have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, that accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis.
Income
Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Donations, legacies and grants that are not performance related are recognised in the period where the Charity becomes entitled to the funds, receipt is probable, and the amount can be measured reliably. Income is deferred only when the Charity must fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor or funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future accounting period.
Performance related grants and income receivable in respect of the provision of services, including under service level agreements, is credited to income immediately to the extent that the Charity has obtained entitlement to that income by its performance against the service level agreement in the year under review.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 30 June 2025
1 Accounting Policies (continued)
Resources Expended
Expenditure is recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
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Expenditure on raising funds comprises costs incurred to generate voluntary income and cost of goods sold as part of fundraising trading.
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Expenditure on charitable activities comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services to its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature which are necessary to support them. It also includes governance costs which comprise accountancy fees, bank charges and Trustee expenses.
Allocation of support costs
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back-office costs, finance, staff costs and governance costs which support the Charity’s activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 4.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short and medium term highly liquid investments with a combination of short- and medium-term maturity periods.
Taxation
As a Charity, The Maggie Oliver Foundation is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Part 11 Corporation Tax Act 2010 or s256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Year ended 30 June 2025
1. Accounting Policies (continued)
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the entity’s accounting policies which are described on pages 23 to 25, the Trustees are required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.
In the view of the Trustees, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.
Fixed assets
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates at 25% on reducing balance on computer equipment purchased after December 2021. Computer equipment purchased before this date and still in use will be written off at a rate of 50% of Net Book Value in current year and 50% in 2026 accounts.
Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use, at the discretion of the Trustees, in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the Charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the Charity.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Year ended 30th June 2025
2. Income
| 2. Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Income From Donations Grant Income Other Trust & Foundation Income Donations and Legacies Events Income from other trading activities Survivor Ball Income from public speaking Income from charitable activities Investment interest Investment Income TOTAL INCOME |
2025 2025 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 666,249 - 666,249 90,417 107,612 198,029 83,349 - 83,349 840,015 107,612 947,627 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,240 - 7,240 7,240 - 7,240 |
2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 111,981 - 111,981 2,200 104,834 107,034 - - - |
| 114,181 104,834 219,015 |
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| 39,865 - 39,865 |
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| 39,865 - 39,865 |
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| 3,745 - 3,745 800 - 800 |
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| 4,545 - 4,545 |
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| 2,501 - 2,501 |
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| 2,501 - 2,501 |
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| 847,255 107,612 954,867 |
161,092 104,834 265,926 |
3. Cost of Raising Funds
| 3. Cost of Raising Funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total & Unrestricted Funds 2025 |
Total & Unrestricted Funds 2024 |
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| £ | £ | |
| Event costs | - | 22,394 |
| Advertising & Marketing | 284 | 2,551 |
| Cost of Raising Funds | 35 | - |
| Total | 319 | 24,945 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Year ended 30th June 2025
4. Charitable Activities
| 4. Charitable Activities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Support |
Legal Advocacy **and Force for Change ** |
TOTAL 2025 |
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| £ | £ | £ | |
| Staff Costs(£92,537 restricted) | 60,187 | 70,261 | 130,448 |
| Consultancy | -- | 49,065 | 49,065 |
| Phone helpline | 3,696 | - | 3,696 |
| GroupTherapy (£5,000 restricted) | 5,000 | - | 5,000 |
| Volunteer Costs(£3,725 restricted) | 3,725 | - | 3,725 |
| Legal Expenses | - | 18,066 | 18,066 |
| IT & Software(£3,000 restricted) | - | 10,134 | 10,134 |
| Travel expenses(4,371 restricted) | 4,371 | - | 4,371 |
| Support Costs(See note 5) (£5,000 restricted) | 43,169 | 100,728 | 143,897 |
| 120,148 | 248,254 | 368,402 | |
| Emotional Support |
Legal Advocacy **and Force for Change ** |
TOTAL 2024 |
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| Staff Costs(£67,829 restricted) | 43,481 | 75,721 | 119,202 |
| Consultancy | - | 30,875 | 30,875 |
| Phone helpline | 4,351 | - | 4,351 |
| GroupTherapy (£5,920 restricted) | 5,920 | - | 5,920 |
| Volunteer Costs(£2,668 restricted) | 2,668 | - | 2,668 |
| Other Direct Costs(5,823 restricted) | 9,451 | 3,000 | 12,451 |
| Support Costs(See Note 5) | 17,296 | 40,357 | 57,653 |
| 83,167 | 149,953 | 233,120 |
Support Costs have been allocated between the charitable activities on a 30/70 split. This is based on the estimated number of people reached by the services
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Year ended 30th June 2025
5. Analysis of Support Costs
| 5. Analysis of Support Costs | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Staff Costs(£5,000 restricted) | 72,624 | 44,836 |
| Staff Trainingand entertainment | 2,955 | 680 |
| HR Consultancy | 4,130 | - |
| Recruitment | 32,760 | - |
| Survivors Ball | 6,818 | 3,769 |
| Accountancy | 9,456 | 1,575 |
| Insurance | 1,474 | 1,064 |
| Bank Fees | 269 | 286 |
| Travel Expenses | 1,113 | - |
| Printing,Postage and Stationery | 985 | 1,069 |
| IT & Software | 6,784 | 1,873 |
| Telephones | 1,513 | 818 |
| Subscriptions | 1,388 | - |
| Depreciation | 816 | 203 |
| SundryExpenses | 812 | 1,480 |
| 143,897 | 57,653 |
6. Other Costs
In the financial year to June 2024, the charity incurred £15,024 of exceptional costs in legal and tax advice in relation to the two legal entities with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation
7. Trustees
Since July 2021, our founder and chair, Maggie Oliver, received a consulting fee in recognition of the unique services she provides as a result of her experience and profile. This arrangement is governed by a consultancy agreement approved by the trustees. Payment is exclusively for specific services listed in this agreement and not for any duties as a trustee.
None of the other trustees (or any persons connected with them received any other remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 30th June 2025
8. Staff Costs
| Year ended 30th June 2025 8. Staff Costs |
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|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Salaries | 193,645 | 152,800 |
| NI Costs | 6,821 | 8,051 |
| Pension Costs | 2,571 | 2,958 |
| TOTAL STAFF COSTS | 203,037 | 163,809 |
No Employee had annual salary over £60,000
Average headcount of employees was 6.1 (2024: 6)
9. Tangible Fixed Assets
| 9. Tangible Fixed Assets | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment |
|
| £ | |
| COST | |
| As at 1st July2024 | 2,015 |
| Additions | 966 |
| As At 30th June 2025 | 2,981 |
| DEPRECIATION | |
| As at 1st July2024 | 866 |
| Depreciation Charge for theyear | 816 |
| As at 30th June 2025 | 1,682 |
| NET BOOK VALUE | |
| As at 1st July2024 | 1,149 |
| As at 30th June 2025 | 1,299 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Year ended 30th June 2025
10. Debtors: Amounts falling Due within 1 year
| 10. Debtors: Amounts falling Due within 1 year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Amounts Held byLimited Companyon behalf of the charity | - | 30,265 |
| Just GivingDonations/Gift Aid | 4,228 | - |
| 4,228 | 30,265 |
In June 2019, a company limited by Guarantee was registered at Companies House with the name The Maggie Oliver Foundation. This company was intended to hold cash and bank account of the charity until the CIO was set up and registered with The Charity Commission. On 8th August 2024, all the assets and liabilities of the limited company were transferred
to the CIO. The bank account of the limited company was closed and the company was dissolved on 25 July 2025.
11. Creditors: Amounts Falling due within one year
| 11. Creditors: Amounts Falling due within one year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Other Taxes and Social Security | 2,253 | 2,553 |
| Accruals | 12,723 | 19,336 |
| 14,976 | 21,889 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Year ended 30th June 2025
12. Reserves
| 12. Reserves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Balance |
Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 2025 Balance |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted Funds | |||||
| The HenrySmith Charity | 12,355 | 44,000 | (50,613) | - | 5,742 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund |
20,611 | 63,612 | (63,020) | - | 21,203 |
| 32,966 | 107,612 | (113,633) | - | 26,945 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | |||||
| General Reserves | 181,376 | 847,255 | (254,272) | (966) | 773,393 |
| Fixed Assets | 1,149 | - | (816) | 966 | 1,299 |
| 182,525 | 847,255 | (255,088) | - | 774,692 | |
| Total funds | 215,491 | 953,148 | 368,721 | - | 801,637 |
The Henry Smith Foundation awarded a grant of £130, 000, of which £108,500 has been received. The remainder is conditional on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay towards the payroll costs of the Service Coordinator and Group Therapy costs
The National Lottery Community Fund has provided three years funding of £190,892 of which £125,446 has been received. The remainder is conditional on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay towards the cost of the Pain Into Power Community Project Power Community Project
13. Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total 2025 |
Total 2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 1,299 | - | 1,299 | 1,149 |
| Current Assets | 786,650 | 26,945 | 813,595 | 237,531 |
| Current Liabilities | (14,976) | - | (14,976) | (23,189) |
| Total | 772,973 | 26,945 | 799,918 | 215,491 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Year ended 30th June 2025
| 14. Statement of Financial Activity for 2024 INCOME Corporate Income/ Charitable Activities Income From Donations Grant Income Other Trust & Foundation Income Investment income Total income RESOURCES EXPENDED Expenditure on: Costs of raising funds Expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Total expenditure Net Income and movement of funds for the year RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 4,545 - 111,981 - 2,200 104,834 39,865 - 2,501 - 161,092 104,834 |
|---|---|
| 24,945 - 150,880 82,240 15,024 - 190,849 82,240 |
|
| (29,757) 22,594 212,282 10,372 182,525 32,966 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Year ended 30th June 2025
15. Reserves
| Total 2023 |
Income 2024 |
Expenditure 2024 |
Total 2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| The HenrySmith Charity | 10,372 | 43,000 | (41,017) | 12,355 |
| The National LotteryCommunityFund | - | 61,834 | (41,222) | 20,612 |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | |
| 10,372 | 104,834 | (82,240) | 32,966 | |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General Reserves | 178,431 | 161,092 | (158,147) | 181,376 |
| Fixed Assets | 1,351 | - | (202) | 1,149 |
| Tudor Trust | 32,500 | - | (32,500) | - |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | |
| 212,282 | 161,092 | (190,849) | 182,525 | |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | |
| Total funds | 222,654 | 265,926 | (273,089) | 215,491 |
| ========= | ========= | ========= | ========= |
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The Henry Smith Foundation awarded an £130,000 grant of which £64,500 has been paid, the remainder is conditional on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay towards the payroll costs of the Service Coordinator and Group Therapy costs.
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The National Lottery Community Fund has provided three years funding of £190,892 of which £61,834 has been paid, the remainder is conditional on service levels being met. The grant was awarded to pay toward the cost of the Pain into Power of Community Project.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 30th June 2025
16. Analysis of net assets between funds for the year ended 30th June 2024
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 1,149 | - | 1,149 |
| Current Assets | 204,565 | 32,966 | 237,531 |
| Current Liabilities | (23,189) | - | (23,189) |
| 182,525 | 32,966 | 215,491 |
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