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Survivors Together CIO

Registered Charity No: 1201320

Report and Accounts for the year to 31st December 2024

Survivors Together

Charity No 1201320

Legal and Administrative Information

Trustees Hilary Colston (Chair) Janice Anne Lewis Brian Dexter (Treasurer) Lydia Adjoa Yeboah- resigned Diana Roy -resigned Helen Mash -appointed 5 February 2024 Sophie Howell -appointed 2 September 2025 Director/Lead Yvonne Fletcher- resigned March 2024 Sarah Ward- appointed lead employee April 2024 Principal Address Memorial Community Church 389-395 Barking Road Plaistow LONDON E13 8AL Bankers Nat West Bank East Ham (A) Branch 37 High Street North London E6 1HS Independent Examiner Derek Gyateng MBA ACCA 145 Henniker Gardens East Ham E6 3HT

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	Survivors Together Charity No	1201320
	Chair's Report for the year ending 31st December 2024

The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2008.

Structure and Governance

Survivors Together is a small charity. The Trustees are responsible for the govenance of the charity but the day to day management is undertaken by the Director and Development Worker who report to the steering committee.

The charity has two employees, pays for sessional and creche workers but relies heavily on volunteers

Risk

The trustees have given due consideration to the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems, policies and procedures are in place to mitigate expose to major risks.

Objectives

The charities objectives are

(I) the preservation, development and protection of good mental and emotional health among victims of childhood sexual abuse, by the provision of mutual support, education and support groups (II) to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sexual abuse, including danger signs and how abuse can be identified and addressed

The charity provides support to women survivors of sexual abuse - providing a safe space, building friendships and being a place where women can build friendships with each other. Work consists of group meetings and individual sessions. It operates predominantly in London Borough of Newham

Activity and Strategic Review

In 2023 Survivors Together registered as a CIO. Survivors Together is a social support group with therapeutic themes in our work. We encourage healing journeys to enable what is a devastating and profound event or series of events on a life, to enable the ability to move from the position of victim to surviving and then thriving.

At the end of March Yvonne Fletcher retired as the director of the charity. Yvonne started Survivors together in 2008, and has led the charity since then, thanks were given to her from members and the trustees joined her for a celebration at Othona. The City Bridge Foundation had been a major funder for several years, but this funding came to an end in April. An application to the Lloyds Foundation was successful; the Lloyds Foundation have awarded £25.000 a year for three years from May, dependent on the funding being matched. A donor has matched the first two years

Sarah Ward, the charity development worker took on the role of lead employee whilst the trustees looked at the staff structure prior to seeking new staff. Gill Sage continued to give administrative support.

The Lloyds Foundation have made available their capacity building programme, and the trustees began working with Locality.

A more detailed annual report with reports from events, meetings and words from our clients is available from the charity.

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	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320
	Chair's Report for the year ending 31st December 2024

Financial Review

The Charity's financial transactions during the year and the financial sitiuation at the end of the year are set out in the following accounts. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory.

Our income £81,714 (2023: £113,307) is on target. Of this, the sum transferred from the trust is £400 (2023: £10,440) and new income is £81,314

Our expenditure was £ 57,578 (2023: £85,014), including the spend down of funds transferred from the old Trust and expenditure of £15,630 from restricted funds. Our free reserves position with a closing balance of £52,429 (2023: £12,663) is as planned by the trutees, leaving the CIO in a good position for the year ahead. Expenditure was delayed in the year due to difficulty in recruiting a second Project Manager.

Reserves Policy

The charity policy is to aim to hold free reserves equivalent to six months expenditure to give the trustees time to make and implement necessary actions should funding drop or come to an end. Based on the current year that figure is £50,000. Total reserves stand at £52,429 of which £nil is retricted funds. The Free reserves figure is therefore £52,429. Which is just above target.

Post Year end events

There are no post-year events that affect the charity's financial security, activities nor an understanding of the accounts

Signed:

Hilary Colston Chair of Trustees

Date approved 16/10/2025

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Survivors Together Charity No 1201320 Independent Examiner's Report

To the Trustees.

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, which are set out in the following pages.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011, “the 2011 Act”, and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;

To follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and

To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanation s from you the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

To keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the companies Act 2011; and

To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities(2008);

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Derek Gyateng

Dated.......19/10/2025

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320	CC17a
	Annual accounts for theperiod
	From	01/01/2024	To	31/12/2024
Section A	Statement of financial activities
Registered Charity No: 1201320 Note Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income S01 Investment income S03 S04 Other incoming resources S05 S06 Resources expended (Notes 4-8) Costs of Generating Funds Costs of generating voluntary income S07 Charitable activities S10 Governance costs S11 Other resources expended Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use Gains and losses on investment assets *Net movement in funds* Total funds brought forward *Total funds carried forward* Other recognised gains/(losses) Incoming resources from charitable activities *Total incoming resources* *Total resources expended* *Net incoming/(outgoing)* *resources before transfers* Gross transfers between funds *Net incoming/(outgoing) resources* *before other recognised gains/(losses)*		Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year Total last year £ £ £ £ £

		32,350	-	-	32,350	19,640
		-	-	-	-	-
		48,964	-	-	48,964	83,227
		400	-	-	400	10,440
		81,714	-	-	81,714	113,307

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		41,690	15,630	-	57,320	84,438
		258	-	-	258	576
		-	-	-	-	-
		41,948	15,630	-	57,578	85,014
		39,766	15,630 -	-	24,136	28,293
		-	-	-	-	-
		39,766	15,630 -	-	24,136	28,293

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		39,766	15,630 -	-	24,136	28,293
		12,663	15,630	-	28,293	-
		52,429	-	-	52,429	28,293

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together		Charity No	1201320	CC17a
		Annual	accounts for theperiod
	From	01/01/2023	To	31/12/2023
Section B
Registered Charity No: 1201320 Note Fixed assets Current assets *Total current assets* Tangible assets (Note 6) Investments *Total fixed assets* Debtors (Note 7) Cash at bank and in hand Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Creditors: amounts falling due within one year(Note 8) *Net current assets/ (liabilities)* *Total assets less current* *liabilities* Creditors: amounts falling due after one year *Net assets* Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds (Note 9) Endowment funds(Note 9) *Total funds*		Unrestricted funds £ F01	Restricted income funds £ F02	Endowment funds £ F03	Total this year Total last year £ £ F04 F05
		-	-	-	-	150
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	150

		71	-	-	71	-
		56,444	-	-	56,444	35,232
		56,515	-	-	56,515	35,232

		3,086	-	-	3,086	7,089

		53,429	-	-	53,429	28,143

		53,429	-	-	53,429	28,293

		-	-	-	-	-

		53,429	-	-	53,429	28,293

		52,429			52,429	12,663
			-		-	15,630
				-	-	-

		52,429	-	-	52,429	28,293
					-
		Signature		Date of approval Print Name
		HilaryColston		Hilary Colston		16/10/2025
		BJ Dexter		Brian Dexter		16/10/2025

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No
	Annual accounts for theperiod
	From	01/01/2023	To	31/12/2023
Section C	Notes to the accounts

Registered Charity No: 1201320

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with:

Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005);

• and with the Charities Act.

Note 2 Accounting policies

INCOMING RESOURCES

Recognition of incoming These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: resources • the charity becomes entitled to the resources;

• the trustees consider that receipt of funds is probable; and

the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Incoming resources with Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the related expenditure incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA. Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Tax reclaims on Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which donations and gifts they relate. Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount Gifts in kind actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable. Donated services and These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) facilities where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material . The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ Volunteer help annual report. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable.

EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. Governance costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters and the cost of E&PL insurances Grants with performance Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output conditions to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. Grants payable without These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no performance conditions conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity. Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

ASSETS

Tangible fixed assets for These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £250. They are use by charity valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320
	Annual accounts for theperiod
	From	01/01/2024	To	31/12/2024
Section C	Notes to the accounts

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Analysis	Analysis	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
General Cash Gifts and one-off Donations		3,292	16,488
Cash Donation re Othona weekend		-	-
Gifts in Kind		-	-
HMRC NI Rebate		2,058	3,152
Match funding donation		27,000
Gift Aid recoverable		-	-
Total		32,350	19,640

Bank Interest		-	-
		-	-
Total		-	-

Grant from BigLottery [R]		-	10,000
LBN(MH&W) [R]		-	12,926
London Community (Cost of Living) [R]		-	27,100
Aspers		1,687	3,202
LotteryYoungwomensproject[R]		-	-
Magdelene		-	2,000
CityBridge Trust	[R]	-	25,000
Landlease		-	2,000
Loughborogh University	[R]	-	1,000
Postcode SocietyTrust	[U]	22,277
lloyds Foundation	[U]	25,000	-
		-	-
	Total	48,964	83,227

Transfer from Survivors Together Charitable trust		400	10,440
		-	-
Total		400	10,440

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320
	Annual accounts for theperiod
	From		01/01/2024	To	31/12/2024

Section C Notes to the accounts

Total Office and IT costs Consultancy Total Total Expenditure on Support costs(S11) Insurance Expenditure on Charitable activities(S10) Staff Costs MeetingRoom Hire MeetingCosts and Speakers Events and other client support Publicityand advertising Volunteer and Staff Travel Phone/Stationery/Postage Gifts and Grant support Depreciation Training Publications Note 4 Analysis of resources expended Expenditure on Raising Funds	Total Office and IT costs Consultancy Total Total Expenditure on Support costs(S11) Insurance Expenditure on Charitable activities(S10) Staff Costs MeetingRoom Hire MeetingCosts and Speakers Events and other client support Publicityand advertising Volunteer and Staff Travel Phone/Stationery/Postage Gifts and Grant support Depreciation Training Publications Note 4 Analysis of resources expended Expenditure on Raising Funds	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
		-	-
		-	-
Total		-	-

Staff Costs		48,514	63,153
MeetingRoom Hire		296	1,560
MeetingCosts and Speakers		206	489
Events and other client support		467	4,628
Publicityand advertising		5,163	55
Volunteer and Staff Travel		312	1,330
Phone/Stationery/Postage		995	1,055
Office and IT costs		491	480
Training		226	2,670
Gifts and Grant support		-	9,018
Publications		-	-
Consultancy		500	-
Depreciation		150	-

	Total	57,320	84,438

Insurance		258	576
		-	-
	Total	258	576

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320
	Annual accounts for theperiod
	From		01/01/2024	To	31/12/2024

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 5 Paid employees

During the year there were five employees of the organisation. None of the Trustees

Number of Employees Charitable Activities Employment Costs Wages and Salaries NIC Employer Pension costs	2024 2023 3 4 2024 2023 £ £ 46,198 59,158 2,058 3,152 258 844
	48,514 63,153

Note 6 Tangible fixed assets

6.1 Cost or valuation

Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Land and Buildings £	Total £
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	150	-	150
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	150	-	150

SL or RB	Straight Line 50%

£	£	£	£
-	-		-
-	150		150
-	-		-
-	-		-
-	-		-
-	-		-
-	150		150

-	-	-	-
-	-		-

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320
		Annual accounts for the period
	From	01/01/2024	To	31/12/2024
Section C		Notes to the accounts	(cont)

Registered Charity No: 1201320 Note 7	Debtors andprepayments	Debtors andprepayments
Analysis of debtors	Amounts falling due within	Amounts falling due after more
	This year Last year	This year	Last year
	£ £	£	£
Trade debtors	- -	-	-
Other debtors	61 -	-	-
Prepayments and accrued
income	10 -	-	-
Total	71 -	-	-	1

Note 8 Creditors and accruals

8.1 Analysis of creditors

Amounts falling due within	Amounts falling due within	Amounts falling due after more	Amounts falling due after more
This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
-	-	-	-
1,164	722	-	-
2,422	3,138		-
-	-
500	3,229	-	-
4,086	7,089	-	-

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	Survivors Together	Survivors Together	Charity No	1201320
	Annual accounts for the period
	From	01/01/2024	To	31/12/2024
Section C	Notes to the accounts(cont)

Note 9 Endowment and restricted income funds

9.1 Funds held

The charity holds the following Restricted Funds.

9.1 Funds held The charity holds the following Restricted Funds.	9.1 Funds held The charity holds the following Restricted Funds.	9.1 Funds held The charity holds the following Restricted Funds.
Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions
The National Lottery-Young Women	Restricted	Young womens worker and project delivery
LB Newham (MH & W)	Restricted	Promote and support wellbeing and mental health amoungst vulnerable adults
London Community Grant	Restricted	To support clients with cost of living challenges both directly and indirectly, including proivion of hardship
Postcode Society Trust	Unrestricted	Unrestricted funding Providing support to improve mental health of survivors of sexual abuse.
Lloyds Bank Foundation	Unrestricted	Unrestricted funding supporting organisational development. Support also includes coaching sessions for Trustees.
Lloyds Match Funding	Unrestricted

It has no permanent nor expendable endowment funds

9.2 Movements of major funds

Fund names	Fund balances brought forward £	Incoming resources £	Outgoing resources £	Fund balances carried forward £
TheNational Lottery	4,000	-	4,000	-
LB Newham(MH&W)	4,016	-	4,016	-
London community (Cost of living)	7,614	-	7,614	-
Total Restricted Funds	15,630	-	15,630	-
Postcode fund	-	22,227	17,171	5,056
Lloyds Bank Foundation	-	25,000	13,500	11,500
Match Fund		27,000	14,079	12,921
General Funds	12,663	11,289		23,952
Total Unrestricted Funds Funds	12,663	85,516	44,750	53,429

Note 10 Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Trustees

The Chair is also Secretary of Memorial Community Church who provide office space and meeting rooms to the charity at their standard rates

The Chair and Treasurer are trustees of the Survivors together Trust, Charity number 1141487, which transferred £400 to the CIO in January 2024.

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