_We listen, believe, support._
# **TRUSTEE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1ST APRIL 2024 TO 31ST MARCH 2025**
_REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1200638 (ENGLAND AND WALES)_
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ˢᵗ APRIL 2024 TO 31ˢᵗ MARCH 2025**
## **SOUTH WEST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE**
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## **LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES**
## **SUSAN BRIGGS** Chair of the Board
Dear Supporters of South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service,
Thank you for taking time to read our Annual Report.
In this endeavour, we as a charity, are extremely fortunate to have such an immensely dedicated and hard-working group of staff and volunteers, who supported 923 survivors of domestic abuse (including children) on a one to one basis, in the year covered by this report.
South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (SWSDAS) works as part of the Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership (SDAP) a group of four specialist charities within the county, supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
Their success would not have been possible without the skills and hard work of our CEO and her Management team. My fellow Trustees and I are proud to be on the board of a dynamic organisation led by outstanding women.
Our work in the year ending 31st March 2025 has been undertaken against significant growth in the number of referrals. As a service we pride ourselves on meeting high delivery goals, working with our commissioners (Surrey County Council, Surrey Police and Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey) to support the community we serve.
The amazing individuals we support share the Trustee’s admiration of our staff. One of them told us:
**“Each week it has been a wonderful support through such a turbulent time for me……..it’s been like a lifeline and I’ll be forever grateful.“**
Our fundraising efforts enable us to respond to the needs of our clients, working successfully and innovatively to provide unwavering support for survivors, and to improve the life chances for them and their families.
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## **CHIEF EXECUTIVE**
## Cath Jago
The demand for access to, and support from our service has continued to grow over the last year. Our priority remains ensuring that survivors of domestic abuse, living in fear and isolation, have safe and effective access to the support they need. This year has tested our resilience but it has also highlighted the strength and commitment of our team and partners.
During 2024/25, our service experienced a substantial increase in referrals compared to the previous year, placing considerable pressure on resources and staff capacity. Despite these challenges, the team responded with professionalism and adaptability, ensuring that survivors continued to receive timely and tailored support. The team’s dedication has been instrumental in maintaining service delivery and finding innovative ways to enhance the support we offer.
A key area of focus for the year has been our VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) prevention and engagement work. This has played a vital role in raising awareness within the community, building strong partnerships with educational institutions, health services, and local organisations. The work expanded significantly, with impactful training and interventions ensuring that our approach was relevant, responsive, and effective. The progress made this year reinforces the importance of prevention and multi-agency collaboration in tackling VAWG.
Partnership working remains central to our approach, strengthening our ability to respond effectively and maintain visibility within the community.
Domestic abuse can have a profound effect on a survivor’s mental health. Thanks to grant funding, we have continued to provide counselling services for adult survivors and emotional wellbeing support for children and young people. Additional funding has enabled us to maintain specialist roles, improving accessibility and addressing the diverse needs of survivors. We are particularly proud to have secured ongoing funding for our LGBTQ+ Advocate and Disability Advocate roles, ensuring inclusive and tailored support across the county.
Our volunteers continue to play an invaluable role in service delivery. Whether providing direct support to survivors or assisting behind the scenes, their time, energy, and commitment are deeply appreciated. Their contribution enhances our capacity and ensures that we can offer comprehensive support to those who need it most.
As CEO, I am immensely proud of what we have achieved this year. The dedication and professionalism of our team have made a tangible difference to the lives of survivors and their children. Together, we have provided emotional and practical support, strengthened prevention efforts, and ensured that our services remain accessible and effective. The challenges have been significant, but the progress we have made demonstrates the resilience and commitment of everyone involved.
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## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **VISION**
Our vision is to work towards the eradication of domestic abuse.
## **MISSION**
- To offer support and empowerment to anyone experiencing domestic abuse within South West Surrey. To work to prevent domestic abuse through informing and educating.
## **AIMS**
- To reflect the voice of the survivor in our services and processes.
- To enable survivors to heal from the trauma caused by domestic abuse. To provide effective services that are inclusive to all who require support.
- To understand and fulfil the individual needs of survivors taking a needs-led, trauma informed and compassionate approach. To work towards the prevention of domestic abuse, challenging attitudes and behaviours.
- To work in partnership with public, corporate and third sector organisations.
## **VALUES**
- We act with compassion and empathy We listen and believe We are non-judgemental
- We treat everyone with respect
- We foster empowerment
- We collaborate
- We are inclusive
## **WHAT WE DO**
The organisation provides free, confidential, independent and impartial advice to anyone aged 16 or above affected by domestic abuse living in the boroughs of Waverley and Guildford. The service provides skilled practical help, ongoing emotional support, and information and advice on issues such as safety planning, housing rights, relationships and separation, civil and criminal court proceedings. We recognise children affected by domestic abuse as survivors in their own right.
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## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Year at a Glance**
**2,027**[adult referrals] of survivors **94%** supported through casework were female
**94%**
of survivors who engaged with the service, felt that support increased both feelings of empowerment and space for action.
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**1,064** professionals trained
**21,927** Various actions generated (e.g., face-to-face meetings, phone calls, texts, and professional meetings).
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247
cases supported through Multi
Agency Risk Assessment
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women supported through group work
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86%
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Children’s Service feedback forms
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For survivors completing a programme of support, 38 **%** accessed the service for **20 weeks+.**
- **91%** of survivors have an improved ability to 'deal with problems
- well' after support through casework.
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## **ACHIEVEMENT AND DELIVERY OF SERVICE**
## **Community Outreach Services**
These services provide comprehensive support to individuals experiencing domestic abuse across the boroughs of Guildford and Waverley. We offer both emotional and practical assistance, using a trauma-informed, needs-based approach. Survivors are provided with a safe environment to share their experiences and explore options to enhance their safety and well-being. We work to our core principles: we listen, we believe, and we support.
## **Referrals and demand**
In the period from 2024 to 2025, we received a total of 2,027 referrals, representing a 12% increase compared to the previous year. Of these, 726 were categorised as high-risk, indicating a significant threat of serious harm or death.
Referrals originated from a variety of sources, including:
- Surrey Police
- Social Services (Children and Adults)
- Health professionals
## **Collaborative Working**
We are an integral member of the Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership (SDAP). This is a coalition of four charities providing domestic abuse services across Surrey. SDAP is commissioned by Surrey County Council (SCC), the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (OPCC) and Surrey Police, to provide community outreach services and specialist roles. Our work is further informed and enhanced by DA SEEN (Surrey Expert By Experience Network) comprising individuals with lived experience of domestic abuse who influence policy and good practice within the sector.
## **OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES**
We continue to deliver our outreach support through a range of channels: face-to-face, telephone, text and online. Our support includes:
- Other statutory and voluntary
- organisations
- Educational institutions
- Self-referrals via our website, telephone line, or the Surrey Domestic Abuse helpline
_“Thank you, You saved my life”_
Risk and Needs Assessments
- Safety Planning One-to-One Support
- Emotional and Practical Assistance Advocacy Group Work Court Support (Family and Criminal) Referral and Signposting
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## **SPECIALIST SERVICES**
We deliver recovery programmes (Freedom) by group sessions in the daytime and evening. These are followed by a wellbeing offer in our local area. We run 3 coffee mornings per month easily accessible for clients to drop in and receive both outreach and peer support. We continue to host One Stop Hubs, targeted at more vulnerable communities, enabling them to access multiple professionals under one roof with face-to-face problem solving in a comfortable and supportive environment.
## **MARAC**
In the last year, we advocated for more than 247 clients at MARAC meetings. These fortnightly meetings bring together various agencies to develop personalised, multiagency safety plans for survivors at the highest risk. Our service represents the voice of the survivor at the MARAC meetings ensuring bespoke and meaningful safety planning for each individual.
_“I have been someone who has been massively helped by your team. I have gone through counselling, a domestic violence course and trauma therapy. Without the support of your team, I cannot guarantee I would be here today.”_
## **INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORS (IDVAS)**
We employ five qualified IDVAs in specialised roles. We actively support our staff in achieving this qualification. Over the past year some staff have added to this qualification taking extra modules as ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) and YPVA (Young Person Violence Advisor) ensuring our staff base is knowledgeable and confident in all areas of domestic abuse.
## **POLICE ADVOCATE**
Embedded within the Guildford Police Domestic Abuse Team, this role provides advice to officers, supports survivors during Clare’s Law disclosures, and enhances the police’s understanding of domestic abuse. The Police Advocate also works on particularly complicated high-risk cases alongside Police Investigation teams and will ensure they are the survivors advocate in this process. Our Police Advocate received The Borough Commander’s Award last year for her exceptional work on a high-risk case.
## **COURT IDVA**
Our Court IDVA collaborates with the Crown Prosecution Service at Magistrates’ Court to assist survivors in obtaining protective orders., reporting back to survivors around sentencing and court orders.
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## **STEPS TO CHANGE IDVA**
This role advocates for the survivor as part of the Surrey Steps to Change Hub, a safe space where individuals can benefit from localised, specialist support to increase survivor safety and reduce harm from perpetrators of domestic abuse and stalking.
## **BRIDGE THE GAP WORKER**
This worker supports survivors facing multiple disadvantages such as mental health challenges, domestic abuse and homelessness. This intensive work achieves significantly positive outcomes for individuals most at risk of falling through service gaps. The programme has enabled the survivors to move forward with their lives.
This immediate availability enables hospital staff across all departments to contact the HIDVA for prompt intervention and tailored signposting for those most at risk. In addition to direct client support, the HIDVA plays a key role in strengthening organisational safeguarding practice by delivering Level 3 safeguarding training and providing bite-size, ward-based sessions for small staff groups, thereby enhancing awareness, confidence and consistency in identifying and responding to domestic abuse.
## **HOUSING AND SANCTURY SCHEME**
Our Housing specialist manages the Sanctuary Scheme across Guildford and Waverley, enabling survivors to remain safely in their homes through the following services:
- Property security assessments
- Installation of safety measures
## **LGBTQ+ ADVOCATE**
This team member advocates for inclusivity, providing tailored support and raising awareness of the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ survivors. They have attended university freshers fairs, colleges, and young people’s events, promoted the inclusivity of our service in the community and trained staff at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust as well as local businesses and other agencies.
## **HOSPITAL INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISOR (HIDVA)**
The HIDVA from our team is embedded within the Safeguarding Team at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, providing a vital in-house service for patients who disclose domestic abuse. Positioned to respond rapidly, the HIDVA attends wards, the Emergency Department and routine appointments, ensuring that support is offered during the often brief window of opportunity in which patients may feel able to engage.
- Provision of panic alarms, ring doorbells and safety watches
This enhances the survivor’s sense of safety and freedom. Last year we supported 99 clients through this scheme.
## **DISABILITY ADVOCATE**
The Disability Advocate is a Surrey wide role dedicated to raising awareness of the additional barriers faced by survivors living with disabilities. The role provides specialist, trauma-informed support while also delivering training to partner agencies, charities and community organisations to strengthen their understanding of disability-related needs within the context of abuse. Working closely with local forums on mental health, carers’ support and a range of disability networks, the Disability Advocate promotes access to our service through targeted signposting and advocacy. Awareness of the specialist support available is further enhanced through attendance at workshops, community events and public forums, enabling effective networking with professionals, partner services and the wider public to ensure that disabled survivors are better recognised, understood and supported. 1
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## **LEGAL AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE**
Our outreach team provides the following services:
- Assistance with protective orders and legal aid applications
- Connections to pro-bono legal support Access to interpreters
- Support for clients without recourse to public funds
- Coordination of volunteer court support
- Signposting to McKenzie Friends and legal support services
We actively maintain our signposting directory with knowledge of services offered (for example legal aid) and encourage survivors to research themselves to obtain the best legal representation for their needs.
## **DIRECT FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT**
Thanks to funding from Waverley and Guildford Borough Councils, as well as Surrey County Council, we were able to provide the following forms of assistance over the past year:
- Food parcels and supermarket vouchers Essential household items
- Support for school uniforms, winter clothing, and utility bills
This support has been especially critical given the rising cost of living. Thanks also go to Cook for providing a regular supply of frozen meals which our team distribute to survivors throughout the year.
## **COUNSELLING SERVICES**
We partner with two counsellors who offer trauma-informed counselling services either via video link or in person. Last year, they supported 39 survivors by providing tailored mental health support for a dedicated period.
## **SURVIVOR INVOLVEMENT: DA SEEN**
We collaborate closely with the Surrey Expert By Experience Network (DA SEEN) which consists of individuals with lived experience who drive service improvements, contribute to policy consultations, and provide strategic direction both locally and nationally. This independent group is unique in the country and serves as an invaluable asset to our work.
- _“I just wish to say how much I truly appreciate the support given to me by [team_
- _member]. She has a good mix of empathy and sorting out_
- _the wood from the trees. She has given me clarity in my_
- _situation and has helped me to be more confident in_
- _myself. [She] has pointed me in the right direction to get further help and support.”_
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## **DROP IN COFFEE MORNINGS**
These informal support sessions are held once a month in three different locations across Guildford and Waverley. They provide access to outreach workers and volunteers and the opportunity to be in a safe space and get some advice, signposting and peer support or just have a chat.
## **ONE STOP HUBS**
One-Stop Hubs were held in 2024-2025 in rural areas with significant populations of disadvantaged families facing multiple needs. These hubs offer access to:
## **TRAINING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT**
We actively raise awareness of domestic abuse within the community by:
- Hosting training sessions for local businesses, schools, and services Participating in local events and forums
- Supporting the development of Domestic Abuse Champions in workplaces
- Engaging in statutory and non-statutory meetings to advocate for the needs of survivors and the services they need
- Engaging with local partners and communities to raise understanding and awareness
- Outreach Workers
- Housing Officers
- Citizens Advice Advisors
- Surrey Police
- Medical Professionals
- Local Educational Services
- Youth and Children’s Workers
- Mental Health Workers
- Family Support Workers
We also distributed food vouchers, community fridge and hygiene bank items, and provided immediate face-to-face support.
_“[the work] show[ed] dedication and commitment to the partnership aims in Surrey in how we respond to and support survivors, and focus accountability onto those that perpetrate abuse and violence“_
_“You had already actioned all of the safety advice we would give to a survivor on their way to us, which meant that the survivor was prepared. It was a very quick turn around which we would not have been able to do without your help.”_
_“I just wanted to share that [staff] delivered the session with amazing nuanced expertise and perspective._
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## **CHILDREN’S OUTREACH SERVICE**
Our Children’s Outreach Service delivers one-to-one and group therapeutic support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse. Using a holistic, trauma-informed approach, we work with both the child and the non-abusive parent to help create a safer, more supportive environment for recovery.
The service is designed to educate children about healthy relationships, challenge harmful beliefs around abuse, and provide a safe, non-judgemental space where they can express their feelings and fears. Our interventions focus on building selfesteem, restoring a sense of control, and helping children understand that the abuse they experienced is never their fault.
Through tailored therapeutic interventions, we help children process traumatic experiences and begin the journey toward healing with greater confidence and self-worth.
_“Overall I must say that I saw a big difference in how the children perceived their emotions and I could see a boost in their self confidence and mood. I’m filled with gratitude for these sessions. I think you’ve done amazing and the children have come on leaps and bounds. They say such positive words about you and themselves.”_
## **PARENT**
Through this support, children begin to make sense of their experiences, develop emotional resilience, and feel less isolated. They also learn to identify abusive behaviours, make informed choices, and build practical safety plans in case of future risk.
All support is child-centred and tailored to individual needs, ensuring each young person receives the care and tools they need to move forward with confidence and hope.
BETWEEN APRIL 2024 AND MARCH 2025, WE SUPPORTED **53** CHILDREN.
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## **YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME**
With continued funding, we have successfully delivered another impactful year of our Youth Engagement Programme. Over this period, we have successfully delivered a range of interventions including targeted workshops to around 750 students, group work, one-to-one support, and community awareness initiatives.
This work is designed to support young people in recognising and understanding abuse within their own intimate relationships and plays a crucial role in the early prevention of domestic abuse among young people. Through our engagement, it has become clear that many young people do not initially identify abusive behaviours as domestic abuse. Increasingly, their understanding of relationships is shaped by online influences and social media, which often normalise or even glamorise unhealthy and controlling behaviours. We aim to offer young people a safe space to talk about their views around these topics and how social media is putting unrealistic expectations on young people and their relationships.
_“I’m really grateful that I was able to be at this workshop! I feel this really helps raise awareness and spread information; I feel more people should listen to this!”_
Our sessions help young people explore how unhealthy relationships can affect their self-esteem, mental health, and overall wellbeing. The programme also equips them with the knowledge and confidence to seek help and stay safe. As a result, participants demonstrate improved engagement and progress in school and college, alongside making more informed and positive choices about their relationships and future.
This year through the youth engagement programme we piloted tailored group sessions with boys aged 14-15 which proved to be an incredibly valuable space for young men to openly discuss their feelings, particularly around relationships and emotional wellbeing. It offered a safe and supportive environment where they could explore how they express emotions, communicate with partners, and navigate the pressures that often come from peers, media, and wider society.
Through guided discussions and activities, the group helped challenge stereotypes and unrealistic expectations about masculinity and relationships, encouraging the boys to reflect on what healthy, respectful, and empathetic behaviour looks like. By normalising open conversations about emotions and self-awareness, the boys group played a key role in promoting emotional intelligence, respect, and positive relationship values among its members.
Feedback after attending healthy relationship workshops:
**96% & 92%** know more about know more about healthy where they can get relationships support
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## **VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS PREVENTION AND ENGAGEMENT WORKER (VAWG)**
In the final year of funding, the VAWG Prevention and Engagement Worker has played a pivotal role in strengthening the response to violence against women and girls through comprehensive training and awareness-raising initiatives across multiple sectors.
This work has underscored the importance of prevention and multi-agency collaboration, emphasising the need for sustained crosssector engagement to address VAWG effectively. Their proactive involvement with schools, organisations, and community partners has been central to creating safer environments and offering support to individuals affected by violence and abuse.
Through specialist trauma training with RASASC and WISE, PSHE Champion cohort training with Surrey Healthy Schools and individual school trainings we have reached over 60 schools this last year.
Through the prevention work carried out in schools, educators have reported an increasing awareness of rising misogyny, incel culture, and harmful gender narratives among students. The project has enabled participating services to support children and young people in a strengths-based, trauma-informed, and preventative way.
As a result of this work, teachers and professionals in the community reported feeling better equipped to have constructive discussions with young people and to intervene effectively when harmful narratives emerge. They also have an increased understanding of how to manage disclosures and provide appropriate support. This enhanced awareness among educators and community members is likely to contribute to long-term prevention of VAWG.
_“It was so helpful to get a proper insight into what domestic abuse can look like for victims, whether adult or children. Crucially, it was also excellent to develop an understanding of how to open up conversations with possible victims and what effective support looks like.”_
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## **VOLUNTEERS**
We’re proud to be supported by a dedicated team of 10 volunteers who generously give their time to South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service.
In 2024/2025, our volunteers contributed a significant number of hours, making a vital impact on our work. This is an important and much valued contribution. We can deliver so much more thanks to their additional support.
The Volunteer team have been involved in a wide variety of activities across the year 2024/25 to support us including:
- **Community re-engagement** : Offering support to boost the self-esteem and confidence of survivors to re-engage with the community. Survivors are encouraged to join in community activities, meet new people and to feel safe doing so.
- **Survivor drop-in session** s: Supporting our outreach team to run three sessions each month for survivors to drop in for one to one and peer support.
- **Recovery programme** : Providing support during peer group sessions that empower survivors to recognise abuse and feel free to live a life free from harm.
- **Domestic abuse champions training** : Our volunteers actively promote the Domestic Abuse Champions Training programme, a project designed to equip local businesses with the knowledge and tools to support employees affected by domestic abuse. The training offers expert guidance on safety and well-being planning, and provides opportunities to share best practices, connect with other Domestic Abuse Champions in the area, and exchange experiences and effective approaches.
- **Fundraising and grant applications** : Offering specialist support.
- **Seasonal support** : Sorting and delivering donated gifts to survivors and their children.
- **Food parcel deliveries** : Ensuring families receive supplies of food and other essential household goods.
We are extremely pleased that our volunteer team continues to grow from strength to strength and the volunteers' professionalism, dedication, empathy and patience ensure that the support to survivors is of a very high quality and meets the complex needs of survivors.
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## **DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING**
Thank you to the following organisations who have provided financial support for our work:
**Surrey County Council Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in Surrey Surrey Police Waverley Borough Council Guildford Borough Council Councillor Funding (Fiona White, Julie McShane (Guildford BC), Kevin Deanus (Waverley BC)) Community Foundation for Surrey Guildford Poyle Charities The National Lottery High Sheriff of Surrey Voluntary Action South West Surrey John Lewis & Partners Cranleigh & District Lions Club Normandy Nightingales WI Co-op Local Community Fund Robertson Ness Trust Hair Boutique Cranleigh**
Thanks also to all our individual donors, local businesses and community organisations who provided generous donations this year for our service.
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## **OUR VALUE TO SOCIETY**
## **APPROXIMATELY** _**1 IN 12**_ **PEOPLE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC ABUSE IN THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 2024**
## **EIGHT WOMEN A MONTH ARE KILLED BY A CURRENT OR FORMER PARTNER IN ENGLAND AND WALES**
Source: SafeLives statistics
https://safelives.org.uk/about-domestic-abuse/what-is-domesticabuse/facts-and-figures/
## Source: SafeLives statistics
https://safelives.org.uk/about-domestic-abuse/what-is-domesticabuse/facts-and-figures/
## **KEY FACTS**
**3.9 MILLION PEOPLE AGED 16 AND OVER IN ENGLAND AND WALES ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF DOMESTIC ABUSE IN THE LAST YEAR (ENDING MARCH 2024).**
**2.3 MILLION FEMALE (9.5% OF WOMEN) AND 1.5 MILLION MALE (6.5% OF MEN) VICTIMS.**
**AROUND TWO IN THREE PARTNER ABUSE VICTIMS (65.7%) REPORTED EXPERIENCING NON-PHYSICAL ABUSE (EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL).**
_Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) from the Office for National Statistics, year ending March 2023. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/cri meandjustice/articles/partnerabuseindetailenglandandwales /yearendingmarch2023_
Source: ONS Gov.UK Crime and Justice Bulletin https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandju stice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2025/pdf
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**OUR VALUE TO SOCIETY | KEY FACTS**
**WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPEREINCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ARE 3X MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE LAST YEAR**
Source: Agenda Alliance/City, University of London analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
**OVER 105,000 CHILDREN LIVE IN HOMES WHERE THERE IS HIGH-RISK DOMESTIC ABUSE**
_SafeLives Marac national dataset (2023)_
**78% OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE ARE DIRECTLY HARMED BY THE PERPETRATOR OF THE ABUSE, IN ADDITION TO THE HARM CAUSED BY WITNESSING THE ABUSE OF OTHERS.**
**THE POLICE RECORDED 1,350,428 DOMESTIC ABUSE-RELATED INCIDENTS AND CRIMES IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 2024.**
**The most common reason for a victim not leaving accommodation shared with an abusive partner was love or feelings for partner, followed by presence of children and nowhere to go.**
Office for National Statistics. Year ending March 2023, Partner abuse in detail in England and Wales)
**IN ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF HOUSEHOLDS WHERE THERE WAS A VICTIM OF PARTNER ABUSE, THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS LIVING THERE AT THE TIME OF THE ABUSE (32.4%)**
_Source: The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) shows, for the year ending March https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice /articles/partnerabuseindetailenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2023 2023_
SafeLives Marac national dataset (2023)
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## **LOOKING FORWARD**
## **RESPONSIVENESS AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT**
## **COMMUNICATION AND PARTNERSHIP**
We recognise that demand for our services will continue to grow and we aim to ensure our organisation continues to be there for all who require support. We aim to maintain a strong, committed and flexible workforce who can move between projects and services in response to changes in demand and funding arrangements.
We will continue to be a resilient and flexible organisation ensuring that our infrastructure enables us to appropriately support our teams. We will continue our partnership with education and organisations supporting young people to deliver domestic abuse healthy relationship awareness sessions.
We aim to increase our visibility and accessibility by further developing our existing communication channels, both online and in person.
We aim to develop further partnership working in collaboration with statutory, voluntary and corporate agencies to achieve a co-ordinated response to domestic abuse. We remain committed to our membership of the Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership.
We will continue our work with local businesses and offer training to HR departments and managers in domestic abuse awareness and how employees affected by domestic abuse can be supported.
## **FUNDRAISING**
We aim to maximise our income streams and decrease dependency on a smaller number of funders by continuing to apply to relevant national and local organisations for grants, and to vigorously explore all financial support available.
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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
In the period covered in this report, SWSDAS generated income of £922,698. £903,000 of this income is from charitable activities. This is up from £786,532 in the previous year. This can primarily be attributed to a rise in the amount received through grant giving organisations and reflects the hard work of the fundraising team. It enables the Service to handle a growing number of referrals and maintain resilience throughout the next financial year. The remainder comprises bank interest which forms part of our unrestricted reserves.
2024/25 is year one of a Surrey County Council contract awarded to the Service as part of the Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership. The contract forms just under 20% of all income for the year and provides the foundation of our core outreach service.
The Service’s largest funder in the reported period is the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (OPCC). Restricted funding from the OPCC makes up 37% of the total income, an increase of 1% on the previous fiscal period. Grants from the OPCC have enabled the Service to fund roles including our Police Advocate, a Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Prevention and Engagement Worker and Partner Link worker. In addition, the OPCC funded a role dedicated to supporting the needs of survivors who live in the most rural areas of our community (Rural IDVA) and funding towards a Hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (HIDVA), as well as LGBTQ+ Advocate and Disability Advocate.
The main grant awarded by the OPCC enabled us to deliver outreach services beyond the level of the core contract. However, the year-on-year increase in the number of referrals is widening the gap between our contracted capacity and demand. Given the increasingly challenging funding environment the third sector faces, this creates future risk, particularly if central government policy were to impact the OPCC or local government.
A portion of the funding during this period is allocated to initiatives that provide direct support to survivors. This includes income received from Borough Councils for Household Support, which covers essential items such as food, clothing, furniture, and other household necessities. Sanctuary Scheme funding provides directly for the installation of security measures, helping survivors remain safely in their own homes.
Total expenditure for the period was £814,186, an increase of 12% on the previous year due to a general increase in costs and corresponding higher income. The largest proportion of expense is staff salaries and associated costs. This includes training and development, ensuring staff have up to date knowledge and skills to deliver and maintain high quality frontline services to survivors, partners, professionals and the public.
## **Fundraising compliance**
SWSDAS is proud to be a registered member of the Fundraising Regulator. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of fundraising by following the Code of Fundraising Practice. This commitment is clearly communicated to the public across all donation channels, including our website and collection buckets, ensuring transparency and trust in every contribution.
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees undertake an annual review of the charity’s reserves requirements as part of the budget approval process, taking into account key financial risks. The policy is designed to protect SWSDAS against unforeseen financial challenges and ensure continuity of services for survivors of domestic abuse. To achieve this, the charity aimed to retain unrestricted reserves that have not been designated for a specific use are maintained at a level of a minimum of three months’ core operating costs, including staff salaries and essential overheads such as rent. Following the latest review at the end of the previous period, this target was increased to between three and six months to strengthen financial resilience.
Restricted income has remained strong throughout the reporting period; however, maintaining adequate levels of unrestricted funds is expected to become increasingly challenging in future periods as operating costs continue to rise and funding becomes more competitive
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## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements (with operational support from the Senior Management Team and external accountants) in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom (UK) Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are aware of their requirement to: • Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the
- Charities SORP;
- Make judgements and estimates that are
- reasonable and prudent.
This provides an opportunity to learn more about the organisation’s work, focus on current Board priorities and assess any individual training needs.
## **ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE**
The Board of Trustees sets the vision and strategic direction for the Charity in line with its stated mission. The Trustee Board meets at least four times a year. A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of services rests with the Chief Executive Officer along with the Senior Management Team. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for ensuring the Charity delivers the services specified and follows the strategy developed by the Trustees.
## **GOVERNING DOCUMENT**
## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by its Constitution incorporated 11 October 2022. It is registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
## **APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES**
We recruit Trustees through an open, competitive process using channels including local media, trustee recruitment platforms and our own network to find people with suitable skills and experience to provide good leadership and make sound decisions. New Trustees are provided with an Induction and have meetings with other Trustees and members of the management team.
The Trustees are responsible for the effective management of risk and for making sure internal controls are in place and operating as designed. The Trustees have reviewed their procedures in the light of corporate governance guidance contained in the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting for Charities.” The Board maintains and regularly reviews a risk register which identifies key risks including funding, safeguarding, cyber security and data protection.
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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **INCORPORATION**
The charitable company was incorporated on 11 October 2022 and commenced trading on 1 April 2023. Three Trustees were appointed prior to incorporation in order to establish the Charity.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objects of the Charity are to promote the protection of adults and children who have suffered from or are exposed to domestic violence or other domestic abuse by such means as are charitable including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the preservation and protection of their mental and physical health, the relief of need, the provision of advice and information.
## **Registered office**
Sandhurst House 297 Yorktown Road Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 0QA
## **Trustees**
S Briggs - Chair of Trustees (appointed 01.07.22) J Armstrong (appointed 01.07.22) (resigned 07.05.25) D Campbell (appointed 9.1.23) J Sparks (appointed 9.1.23) K A Spresser (appointed 9.1.23) R Welby (appointed 26.4.23) M L Sandison (appointed 26.4.23) L K Tunbridge (appointed 26.4.23) D K Do Nascimento (appointed 26.4.23)
## **Independent Examiner**
Kings CAP Limited Unit 4 Grovelands Boundary Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7TE
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity number**
1200638
Approved by order of the Board of Trustees on 15th December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................ _S Briggs - Chair of Trustees_
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
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.
Sara Brown FCA
Kings CAP Limited Unit 4 Grovelands Boundary Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7TE
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
6,969
**Charitable activities**
5
Charitable activities
206,716
Other trading activities
3
-
Investment income
4
10,828
**Total**
224,513
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
6
664
**Charitable activities**
7
Charitable activities
56,857
**Total**
57,521
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
166,992
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
311,662
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
478,654|Period
11.10.22
Year Ended
to
31.3.25
31.3.24
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
1,901
8,870
6,275
696,284
903,000
786,532
-
-
3,065
-
10,828
7,265
698,185
922,698
803,137
-
664
150
756,665
813,522
723,688
756,665
814,186
723,838
(58,480)
108,512
79,299
92,348
404,010
324,711
33,868
512,522
404,010|
|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Balance Sheet 31 March 2025**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
13
27,574
Cash at bank and in hand
529,454
557,028
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
14
(78,376)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
478,652
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
478,652
**NET ASSETS**
478,652
**FUNDS**
15
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
funds
£
-
33,870
33,870
-
33,870
33,870
33,870|2025
Total
funds
£
27,574
563,324
590,898
(78,376)
512,522
512,522
512,522
478,652
33,870
512,522|2024
Total
funds
£
72,920
431,648
504,568
(100,558)
404,010
404,010
404,010
311,662
92,348
404,010|
|---|---|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 15th December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
....................................... Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
|**Cash Flow Statement**
**for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
Year Ended
31.3.25
Notes
£
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash generated from operations
1
120,860
Interest paid
(12)
Net cash provided by operating activities
120,848
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Interest received
10,828
Net cash provided by investing activities
10,828
**Cash flows from financing activities**
Opening funds from Citizens Advice
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
-
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in**
**the reporting period**
131,676
**Cash and cash equivalents at the**
**beginning of the reporting period**
431,648
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of**
**the reporting period**
563,324|Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
99,672
-
99,672
7,265
7,265
324,711
324,711
431,648
-
431,648|
|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
||**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**
**for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**1.**|**RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM**|**OPERATING**|**ACTIVITIES**|
||||Period|
||||11.10.22|
|||Year Ended|
to|
|||31.3.25|31.3.24|
|||£|£|
||**Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial**|||
||**Activities)**|108,512|79,299|
||**Adjustments for:**|||
||Interest received|(10,828)|
(7,265)|
||Interest paid|12|-|
||Decrease/(increase) in debtors|45,346|(72,920)|
||(Decrease)/increase in creditors|(22,182)|
100,558|
||**Net cash provided by operations**|120,860|99,672|
**2.**
## **ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**
||At 1.4.24|Cash flow|At 31.3.25|
|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|
|**Net cash**||||
|Cash at bank and in hand|431,648|131,676|563,324|
||431,648|131,676|563,324|
|**Total**|431,648|131,676|563,324|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Hire purchase and leasing commitments**
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|**DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**|||
|---|---|---|
|||Period|
|||11.10.22|
||Year Ended|to|
||31.3.25|31.3.24|
||£|£|
|Donations|8,870|6,175|
|Gift aid|-|100|
||8,870|6,275|
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
|Year Ended
31.3.25
£
Fundraising events
-
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Year Ended
31.3.25
£
Deposit account interest
10,828
**5.**
**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Year Ended
31.3.25
Activity
£
Contractual income
Charitable activities
179,273
Other income
Charitable activities
-
Services
Charitable activities
2,260
Grants
Charitable activities
721,467
903,000
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
Year Ended
31.3.25
£
CFS Clinical Psychologist
4,801
Changing Futures (via ESDAS)
25,688
Funding from Borough Councils
67,125
Grants
-
HIDVA
55,270
Housing IDVA
52,723
OPCC
237,657
Other small grants
43,632
Partner Link Work
28,555
Police Advocate
21,000
Rural IDVA
24,484
Sanctuary Scheme Funding
38,000
UKSPF
52,000
VAWG worker
45,720
Youth engagement
24,812
721,467|Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
3,065
Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
7,265
Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
179,273
448
3,771
603,040
786,532
Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
9,600
23,275
21,500
21,370
47,859
54,161
182,484
95,820
-
21,000
8,882
2,000
58,000
32,482
24,607
603,040|
|---|---|
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **6. RAISING FUNDS**
## **Raising donations and legacies**
|Fundraising expenses
**7.**
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
Charitable activities
**8.**
**SUPPORT COSTS**
Charitable activities
**9.**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work
Other operating leases|Year Ended
31.3.25
£
664
Support
Direct
costs (see
Costs
note 8)
£
£
736,227
77,295
Governance
Other
costs
£
£
74,277
3,018
Year Ended
31.3.25
£
1,800
35,928|Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
150
Totals
£
813,522
Totals
£
77,295
Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
-
32,640|
|---|---|---|
||||
## **10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the period ended 31 March 2024.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the period ended 31 March 2024.
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **11. STAFF COSTS**
|Year Ended
31.3.25
£
Wages and salaries
529,738
Social security costs
39,056
Other pension costs
22,725
591,519
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Year Ended
31.3.25
Charitable activities
19
Support staff
4
23
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
**12.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2,773
3,502
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
199,862
586,670
Other trading activities
-
3,065
Investment income
7,265
-
**Total**
209,900
593,237
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
-
150
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
192,377
531,311
**Total**
192,377
531,461
**NET INCOME**
17,523
61,776
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
294,141
30,570|Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
£
492,184
33,916
13,419
539,519
Period
11.10.22
to
31.3.24
20
4
24
Total
funds
£
6,275
786,532
3,065
7,265
803,137
150
723,688
723,838
79,299
324,711|
|---|---|
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
|**12.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
funds
£
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
311,664
**13.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade debtors
Prepayments
**14.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Accruals and deferred income
Accrued expenses
**15.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Net
movement
At 1.4.24
in funds
£
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Core Funding
311,662
166,990
Designated funds
-
-
311,662
166,990
**Restricted funds**
Borough Council Household Support
4,014
(4,014)
Hale One Stop Hub
-
325
HIDVA
12,275
1,544
Ministry of Justice OPCC IDVA Services
26,496
(26,496)
OPCC Specialist Services
8,882
(8,882)
Sanctuary Scheme
1,882
7,702
SCC Emergency Household Support
12,616
(2,616)
UKSPF Project Funding
25,883
(25,883)
Youth Engagement
-
142
Women's Aid Survivor Support
300
(300)
92,348
(58,478)
**TOTAL FUNDS**
404,010
108,512|**- continued**
Restricted
funds
£
92,346
2025
£
80
27,494
27,574
2025
£
-
10,351
32,727
35,298
78,376
Transfers
between
funds
£
(240,000)
240,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||Total
funds
£|
|---|---|---|---|
||||404,010|
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Core Funding
**Restricted funds**
Borough Council Household Support
CFS LGBTQ+
CFS Multiple Disadvantage
Changing Futures
Children's Services
Counselling (Survivors)
Hale One Stop Hub
HIDVA
Housing
Ministry of Justice OPCC IDVA Services
One Stop Community Support Hub
OPCC Specialist Services
Recovery Programme
Sanctuary Scheme
SCC Emergency Household Support
Survivors Coffee
UKSPF Project Funding
Youth Engagement
Women's Aid Survivor Support
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
224,513
40,625
5,607
2,674
25,688
22,080
12,250
756
55,269
52,723
183,597
500
155,950
3,821
38,000
10,000
9,984
51,999
24,812
1,850
698,185
922,698|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(57,523)
166,990
(44,639)
(4,014)
(5,607)
-
(2,674)
-
(25,688)
-
(22,080)
-
(12,250)
-
(431)
325
(53,725)
1,544
(52,723)
-
(210,093)
(26,496)
(500)
-
(164,832)
(8,882)
(3,821)
-
(30,298)
7,702
(12,616)
(2,616)
(9,984)
-
(77,882)
(25,883)
(24,670)
142
(2,150)
(300)
(756,663)
(58,478)
(814,186)
108,512|
|---|---|---|
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Core Funding
**Restricted funds**
Borough Council Household Support
HIDVA
Ministry of Justice OPCC IDVA Services
OPCC rural IDVA
Sanctuary Scheme
SCC Emergency Household Support
UKSPF Project Funding
Women's Aid Flexible Fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At
11.10.22
£
294,141
-
12,275
-
-
18,295
-
-
-
30,570
324,711|Net
movement
in funds
£
17,521
4,014
-
26,496
8,882
(16,413)
12,616
25,883
300
61,778
79,299|At
31.3.24
£
311,662
4,014
12,275
26,496
8,882
1,882
12,616
25,883
300
92,348
404,010|
|---|---|---|---|
continued...
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Core Funding
**Restricted funds**
Borough Council Household Support
CFS Fundraising Lead
CFS LGBTQ+
Changing Futures
Children's Services
Counselling (Survivors)
HIDVA
Housing
Ministry of Justice OPCC IDVA Services
OPCC Disabled Survivors
OPCC Police Advocate
OPCC rural IDVA
OPCC Steps to Change
OPCC VAWG
Recovery Programme
Sanctuary Scheme
SCC Emergency Household Support
Translation Services
UKSPF Project Funding
Women's Aid Flexible Fund
Youth Engagement
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
209,900
10,000
6,750
2,829
23,345
25,644
20,250
47,858
54,161
175,184
32,689
21,000
8,882
22,056
32,482
1,000
2,000
20,000
2,000
57,999
2,500
24,608
593,237
803,137|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(192,379)
17,521
(5,986)
4,014
(6,750)
-
(2,829)
-
(23,345)
-
(25,644)
-
(20,250)
-
(47,858)
-
(54,161)
-
(148,688)
26,496
(32,689)
-
(21,000)
-
-
8,882
(22,056)
-
(32,482)
-
(1,000)
-
(18,413)
(16,413)
(7,384)
12,616
(2,000)
-
(32,116)
25,883
(2,200)
300
(24,608)
-
(531,459)
61,778
(723,838)
79,299|
|---|---|---|
## **16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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**South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
Gift aid
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Charitable activities**
Contractual income
Other income
Services
Grants
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Raising donations and legacies**
Fundraising expenses
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Telephone
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Volunteer expenses
Recruitment & Training
Membership Services
SWSDAS Project Costs
Bank interest
**Support costs**
**Other**
Wages
Carried forward|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**
**for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
Period
11.10.2 2
Year Ended
to
31.3.25
31.3.24
£
£
8,870
6,175
-
100
8,870
6,275
-
3,065
10,828
7,265
179,273
179,273
-
448
2,260
3,771
721,467
603,040
903,000
786,532
922,698
803,137
664
150
529,738
426,479
39,056
27,134
22,725
12,183
6,916
8,645
776
868
-
180
363
292
8,995
12,663
1,308
928
126,338
85,939
12
-
736,227
575,311
-
65,705
-
65,705|
|---|---|
|||
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## **South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
|||Period|
|---|---|---|
|||11.10.2 2|
||Year Ended|to|
||31.3.25|31.3.24|
||£|£|
|**Other**|||
|Brought forward|-|65,705|
|Social security|-|6,782|
|Pensions|-|1,236|
|Rent and service charge|35,928|32,640|
|Insurance|1,714|3,099|
|Marketing & PR|2,152|2,346|
|Bank service charge|60|60|
|Sundries|-|23|
|Accountancy & reg office|-|120|
|Consultancy Expenses|3,966|3,718|
|Data Protection Provision|6,480|6,520|
|DBS Checks|536|828|
|Life Assurance|722|588|
|Quickbooks monthly fee|476|245|
|Salary Preparation|2,313|2,516|
|Subsistence & Staff Welfare|1,793|1,993|
|Travel & Parking|7,599|8,549|
|Office Furniture & Equipment|109|24|
|IT/IT Upgrade|5,070|10,002|
|Maintenance & Support (Oasis)|3,888|228|
|Office Equipment|450|83|
|Printer/Photocopier|1,021|1,072|
||74,277|148,377|
|**Governance costs**|||
|Auditors' remuneration for non audit work|1,800|-|
|Sundries|48|-|
|Accountancy and legal fees|1,170|-|
||3,018|-|
|Total resources expended|814,186|723,838|
|**Net income**|108,512|79,299|
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South West Surrey
V Domestic Abuse Service
Registered Charity No. 1200638.
Registered in England and Wales.
swsda.org.uk