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WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 MARCH 2024

Company Registration Number 02136526 Charity Number 297258

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

CONTENTS PAGE
Reference and administrative details of the charity and its
advisors 1
Trustees’ annual report 2 to 7
Independent Examiners report 8
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 9
Balance sheet 10
Statement of cash flows 11
Notes to the financial statements 12 to 22

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Company number 02136526
Charity number 297258
Registered office and 3rdFloor Brunswick Court
operational address Brunswick Square
Bristol
BS2 8PE
Trustees Trustees, who are also directors under company law, who served
during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:
Lucy Downs Chair
Alyson Fielden Vice Chair
Jo Feather Secretary
Louise Lacey Treasurer
Sarah Bartlett
Sally Bennett Resigned 15/7/24
Melody Russell
Frances Hall
Terry Jones
Helene Titus-Glover
Jasmin Webb-Oriogun Resigned 25/09/23
Claire Simmons
Laura Sponti Resigned 18/03/24
Heather Toyne Appointed 20/11/23
Isabel Tobias Appointed 15/7/24
Key Management Kyra Bond Chief Executive Officer
Personnel Claire Boulton Business Manager
Danielle Radford Temporary Business
Manager
Rosie Thoburn Clinical Manager
Nicola Coggins Senior Volunteer Service
Coordinator
Bankers Barclays Bank Santander Flagstone Group Ltd
55 Broadmead 1stFloor 1stFloor
Bristol
 Alliance House Clareville House
BS1 3EA
 12 Baldwin Street 26-27 Oxendon Street
Bristol London
BS1 1SD SW1Y 4EL
Independent Joanne Trowbridge MAAT
Examiners Bristol Community Accountants CIC
The Park, Daventry Road
Bristol, BS4 1DQ

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Womankind Bristol Women’s Therapy Centre

The trustees present their report and the examined financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2024.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Governance and Management

The organisation is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association that establishes the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.

Method of Recruiting and Appointing Trustees

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as the Board of Trustees. Under the requirement of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, members of the Board of Trustees are elected to serve for a period of one year after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Trustees seeks to ensure that the needs of its client group (women with mental health support needs and survivors of sexual violence and abuse) are appropriately reflected through the diversity of the trustee body. In addition, the Board of Trustees seek to ensure that there is a broad experience and skills mix on the board.

Trustee Induction and Training

New trustees are required to provide a list of their skills and training and to attend a meeting with the chair and one other member of the Board of Trustees during which she will be made aware of:

In addition, new trustees are invited to and encouraged to attend a training/induction session to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates. The session will be led by the Womankind CEO.

Organisational structure

Womankind has a Board of Trustees who meet bi-monthly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. At present, the Board of Trustees has twelve members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity.

A staffing structure with clear line management is in place and day-to-day responsibility for the provision of services rest with the CEO along with the Clinical Manager, Business Manager, Senior

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Volunteer Service Coordinator and Volunteer Service Co-ordinators. The CEO is also responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key performance indicators are met.

Risk Management

The Board of Trustees has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Where it is appropriate, systems or procedures have been established or amended to mitigate the risks that the charity faces. External risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects.

Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors to the centre. The continuing implementation of quality standards and polices for example, the national Helpline Quality Standard, confidentiality, safeguarding children and adults, equality and diversity, complaints procedure, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Guidelines, ensures that there is a consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charity. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

Related parties

In so far as it is complementary to the charity’s objectives, Womankind is guided by both local and national policy. Womankind works in partnership with other organisations to deliver and improve services for women with mental health problems, including survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse. Key partnerships include the Sexual Violence Alliance, SARSAS (Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support), The Green House ,Safe Link, Kinergy, The Southmead Project and The Bridge Sexual Assault Referral Centre), Missing Link/Safe Link/Next Link, VSCE Mental Health Alliance, Sovereign Network Group, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board and Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner.

Objectives and Activities

The Company’s objectives:

To help women and girls improve their mental health and well-being (particularly, but not limited to those whose mental health and well-being has been affected by sexual violence or abuse), through the provision of advice and information, and the provision of free or affordable support and professional therapy, and a therapeutic environment.

The main objectives and activities for the year continued to focus on helping women to live successfully in the community and where appropriate, to prevent their admission to hospital by supporting an improvement in their mental health and well-being. The strategies employed to meet these objectives include the following:

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities Womankind should undertake.

Achievements and Performance

Womankind has provided vital mental health support for many women over the past thirty-eight years. Over the year, our dedicated team worked extremely hard to support significant numbers of women. Our helpline volunteers handled 5,816 calls, webchats and emails from women in distress and we supported 423 clients with counselling, befriending or group therapy service.

Womankind continues to work hard to develop and maintain services that provide help to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups within the community. In addition to receiving statutory grants for commissioned services, the organisation has secured grants from the following sources:

Together with an unrestricted grant from the Nani Huyu Charitable Trust and a number of other small (under £5k) grants and donations from several trusts and foundations to support our service provision generally and our core costs.

The main areas of charitable activity are the provision of a telephone and webchat Helpline, befriending services, therapy groups, and individual counselling.

Telephone and Webchat Helpline

The Helpline is staffed by trained and supervised volunteers and is open every weekday morning, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, and Monday and Tuesday evenings.

A total number of 3,972 telephone calls, 729 Webchat calls and 1,115 emails were handled during the year 2023-24. Overall, there was a 9% decrease in the number of contacts we were able to handle on the helpline compared to the previous year, due to the impact of the cost of living crisis affecting the

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

recruitment of sufficient volunteers. We are addressing this through Womankind’s Communications strategy which prioritises raising awareness of our services, volunteering and recruitment opportunities amongst minoritised groups, and we are growing our social media presence and reaching a wider audience.

Befriending Services

Womankind's befriending services include a specialist sexual violence service for women living in Bristol, providing one-to-one support for up to a year for survivors via volunteer befrienders who are trained in mental health, sexual violence and trauma-informed care. The aim of the service is to improve the mental health, wellbeing and resilience of women who have been victims of sexual assault so that they can engage, cope and recover. Befriending is also provided for up to a year for referred isolated women with enduring mental health issues living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, and for up to six months for Sovereign Housing association female residents who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.

83 women were supported by volunteers in befriending partnerships during 2023/24.

All women completing end of service evaluations have reported a decrease in in social isolation, being able to perform more self-care, including eating healthily, seeking medical care, and pursuing hobbies. Many women have reported feeling less anxious, safer and more hopeful, with increased selfesteem.

Counselling and Group Therapy Services

Therapy Groups

Therapy groups offer a safe and consistent space for women to work on difficult issues or deep and unresolved traumatic events. The aim is that group members will improve their mental health and wellbeing and be able to make changes that will have a positive effect in their lives. Groups that took place during the year were:

Counselling

Womankind offers culturally and trauma informed counselling delivered by qualified counsellors and by counsellors who are in training at Diploma level or above. All counsellors receive regular supervision provided by Womankind. Since the pandemic, we have offered counselling services flexibly and responsively (online or in-person) to meet women's needs and preferences. Most counselling was delivered in person during 2023/24, but clients have been appreciative of this flexibility.

Specific services include:

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

A total number of 340 clients received weekly counselling or group therapy sessions during the year.

Training for professionals

The Women’s Inequalities Training programme is delivered in partnership between Womankind and Missing Link and is in its second year. The training aims at improving the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire response to women’s mental health needs through the provision of specialist equalities training to the statutory and VCSE mental health workforce. The training package was coproduced with both service delivery partner agencies in BNSSG delivering support services to women, and experts by experience. Over 800 practitioners have booked onto and benefitted from the training programme.

Financial Review

As at 31 March 2024 Womankind remains in a financially stable position. The charity generated a surplus of £86,761 compared to £74,239 in 2023. There has been a 21% increase in total income compared to 2023. This is due to securing additional or increased grants, primarily short term grants from statutory commissioners to tackle waiting lists for new or expanded services to meet rising levels of need.

Total expenditure increased by 22% from the previous year, this is due to increased activity driven by the increased demand for the charity's services and the need to strengthen our core staff and management capacity. New staff have been recruited and staff hours have increased.

Womankind currently has an unrestricted general reserve of £271,868 (4.6 months) which is slightly more than the amount required (currently £245,000) by the Trustees stated reserves policy as set out below. However, the Trustees consider it prudent to maintain a greater level of reserves for robust financial governance in this uncertain financial climate.

Reserves policy

The Board of Trustees have agreed that they will as far as possible, maintain a surplus on unrestricted funds equal to at least three months running costs plus reserves to covers its staff redundancy liability. In the event that the surplus on unrestricted funds falls below this level, the Board of Trustees will budget for surpluses in the next three years to recover the position.

Funds Received as Agent or Funds Held as Custodian Trustee

There are no assets, classes of assets or categories of assets held on behalf of other entities.

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Statement of Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees who are also the charity trustees have prepared financial statements for the financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net online income or expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Trustees has fulfilled the requirements set out by the SORP Accounting for Charities, which are as follows:

  1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.

  2. Observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP.

  3. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

  4. State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

  5. Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.

The Board of Trustees is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and any other irregularities. The Board of Trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information relevant to the independent examination of which the examiners are unaware.

The Board of Trustees also confirm that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that they themselves are aware of all relevant examination information and that this information has been communicated to the independent examiners.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of guarantees at 31[st] March 2023 was ten.

The Board of Trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Board of Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

Independent Examiners

Joanne Trowbridge was appointed as the charitable company’s independent examiner during the year. Joanne Trowbridge is a member the Association of Accounting Technicians.

26/9/2024

Approved by the Board of Trustee on ………………………………………….and signed on its behalf

by: ……………………………………………………………………. Louise Lacey, Treasurer

Womankind Bristol Women’s Therapy Centre

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2024 which are set out on pages 9 to 22.

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 the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of The Association of Accounting Technicians, 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

Joanne Trowbridge MAAT

27/9/2024

…………………………………………… …………………………… Bristol Community Accountants CIC The Park Daventry Road Knowle Bristol BS4 1DQ

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Note
Incoming and Endowments from:
Grants, Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
Total Income
Expenditure On:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total Expenditure
5
Net income
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
85,241
33,807
4,154
123,202
7,498
55,238
62,736
60,466
60,466
309,402
369,868		 Restricted
Funds
£
573,081
-
-
573,081
-
546,786
546,786
26,295
26,295
20,000
46,295		 Total Funds
2024
£
658,322
33,807
4,154
696,283
7,498
602,024
609,522
86,761
86,761
329,402
416,163		 Total Funds
2023
£
538,807
32,769
497
572,073
1,373
496,461
497,834
74,239
74,239
255,163
329,402

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing

The notes on pages 12 to 22 form part of these financial statements

As required by paragraph 4.67 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.

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BALANCE SHEET

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Note
Current assets
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors : Amounts falling
due within one year
11
Net current assets or liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
The Funds of the Charity
12
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
General funds		 2024
£
2,143
439,985
442,128
(25,965)
416,163
416,163
46,295
98,000
271,868
416,163		 2023
£
2,883
341,999
344,882
(15,480)
329,402
329,402
20,000
85,000
224,402
329,402

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

26/9/2024

These financial statements were approved by the trustees on …………..……. and are signed on their behalf by:

……………………………….

Louise Lacey - Treasurer

The notes on pages 12 to 22 form part of these financial statements

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (expenditure)/income 86,761 74,239
Adjustments for:
Other interest receivable and similar income 4,154 497
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 740 (788)
Trade and other creditors 10,485 (5,484)
Cash generated from operations 102,140 68,464
Interest received (4,154) (497)
Net cash from operating activities 97,986 67,967
Net Increase in cash and cash equivalents 97,986 67,967
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 341,999 274,032
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 439,985 341,999
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The accounts have been prepared on the assumption that the charitable company is able to continue as a going concern, which the trustees consider appropriate having regard to the current level of unrestricted reserves. There are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Expenditure

Recognition of expenditure Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Expenditure on raising funds These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising trading costs and investment management costs. Expenditure on charitable activities These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and governance costs. Governance costs These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs. Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other 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.

Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Pensions costs

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charitable company in an independently administered fund. Pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contribution payable by the charitable company during the year.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Income and Endowments From:

2
Grants, Donations and Legacies
Grants > £5,000
Screwfix Foundation
CAF Keystone Fund
Edward Gostling Foundation
Brook Trust
Bromley Trust
BNSSG ICB
E.B.P.I via VCSE Mental Health Alliance
Next Link
OPCC : Ministry of Justice
SARSAS: NHS England (SV Befriending)
SARSAS: NHS England (Addressing Inequalities)
SARSAS (SV Counselling)
SARSAS (Young Women's Service)
National Lottery
South Gloucestershire Council
Sovereign Network Group
Grants < £5,000
DWF Foundation
Unrestricted Grants & donations < £5,000
Unrestricted Grants & donations > £5,000		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,143
-
-
-
-
-
37,000
33,098
85,241		 Restricted
Funds
£
5,000
24,030
25,000
15,176
20,000
78,661
15,407
28,303
23,529
31,880
66,070
115,610
17,070
50,000
11,475
44,370
1,500
-
573,081		 Total Funds
Total Funds
2024
2023
£
£
5,000
24,030
25,000
15,176
20,000
78,661
25,000
15,407
28,303
24,600
23,529
23,000
31,880
66,070
130,753
22,200
17,070
50,000
23,000
11,475
17,771
44,370
-
1,500
37,000
33,098
38,608
658,322
174,179

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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Grants, Donations and Legacies - prior year Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Grants > £5,000
-
NHS England via OPCC 30,000 30,000
-
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South 89,775 89,775
Gloucestershire ICB
-
National Lottery 30,000 30,000
-
The Henry Smith Charity 12,450 12,450
-
Nani Huyu Charitable Trust 25,000 25,000
South Gloucestershire Council - 8,925 8,925
The Brook Trust - 22,600 22,600
-
Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership (Via SARSAS) 23,000 23,000
-
Young Women's Service (via SARSAS) 33,903 33,903
-
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via Police & Crime 22,955 22,955
Commissioner for Avon & Somerset
-
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South 73,750 73,750
Gloucestershire ICB (via SARSAS)
-
The Bromley Trust 20,000 20,000
-
Tesco Little Helps 5,000 5,000
-
Edward Gostling Foundation 10,000 10,000
-
Sovereign Network Group 39,830 39,830
-
Bristol Community Health 20,000 20,000
-
Quartet Community Foundation 10,000 10,000
-
Home Office via Next Link 15,270 15,270
-
Grants < £5,000
Ashworth Trust - 3,000 3,000
St James Place Charitable Foundation - 2,500 2,500
Boshier-Hinton Foundation - 2,000 2,000
-
Unrestricted Grants & donations < £5,000 38,849 38,849
73,849 464,958 538,807
3 Charitable Activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Earned Income - Other 1,388 - 1,388 6,284
-
Fees: Counselling 32,419 32,419 52,602
-
33,807 33,807 58,886
Charitable activities - prior year Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Earned Income - Other 7,013 - 7,013
-
Fees: Counselling 25,756 25,756
-
32,769 32,769
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Docusign Envelope ID: 0A3A4A0D-2D09-40C0-9427-7D91C8E59221

WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

4 Government Grants

The charitable company receives government grants, defined as funding from BNSSG ICB, The Ministry of Justice (via OPCC) and South Gloucestershire Council to fund charitable activities. The total value of such grants in the period ending 31 March 2024 was £113,665 (2023: £151,655). There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attaching to these grants in the year ended 31 March 2024.

5
Charitable Activities
Staff costs
Staff travel and subsistence
Volunteer expenses / training
Management committee expenses
Rent and rates
Repairs and renewals
Miscellaneous
Office sundries
Training
Insurance
Telephone
Recruitment and advertising
Clinicians' fees
Subscriptions and memberships
Printing, postage and stationery
IT costs
Accountancy
Photocopier
Sub-total
Allocation of support costs and
governance costs
Total expenditure
Legal and professional (includes
interpreting)		 Raising
Funds
£
7,438
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
60
-
-
-
-
7,498
-
7,498		 Charitable
activities
£
357,804
576
2,159
-
56,986
-
-
-
3,915
3,268
6,457
-
21,110
100,419
-
1,544
-
-
-
554,238
47,786
602,024		 Support &
governance
costs
£
-
-
-
524
-
7,300
1,501
1,115
-
-
-
3,370
365
-
6,156
-
19,642
7,011
802
47,786
(47,786)
-		 Total Funds
2024
£
365,242
576
2,159
524
56,986
7,300
1,501
1,115
3,915
3,268
6,457
3,370
21,475
100,419
6,216
1,544
19,642
7,011
802
609,522
-
609,522		 Total Funds
2023
£
302,294
803
2,461
244
42,514
10,262
927
991
4,271
2,269
4,511
2,187
19,148
85,478
5,963
784
6,810
4,922
995
497,834
-
497,834

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Docusign Envelope ID: 0A3A4A0D-2D09-40C0-9427-7D91C8E59221

WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

6 Net incoming resources for the year

This is stated after charging:

Independent Examiner's Fees
7
Staff costs and numbers
The aggregate payroll costs were:
Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension Costs		 2024
£
623
2024
£
328,489
21,460
15,293
365,242		 2023
£
593
2023
£
267,572
21,772
12,950
302,294

No employees received emoluments of more than £60,000 (2023: no employees) The average monthly head count was 16 staff (2023: 14 staff)

The key management personnel of the charitable company comprise the Chief Executive Officer, Business Manager, Senior Volunteer Service Coordinator and the Clinical Manager. Total employee benefits paid to key management personnel were £163,359 (2023: £97,422).

8 Trustee expenses

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2023: £nil). No trustees were reimbursed expenses during the year (2023: £48). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2023: £nil).

9 Related party transactions

No trustee or other person related to the charity has any personal interest in any contract or transactions entered into by the charity during the year. The were no other related party transactions during the year (2023: £nil)

10 Debtors

Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 2024
£
-
755
1,388
2,143
2024
£
21,315
4,650
25,965		 2023
£
1,959
755
169
2,883
2023
£
11,010
4,470
15,480

11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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Docusign Envelope ID: 0A3A4A0D-2D09-40C0-9427-7D91C8E59221

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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12 Movement in funds - current year At At
01-Apr Incoming Outgoing Transfers 31-Mar
2023 resources resources 2024
Restricted funds £ £ £ £ £
Womankind Services
- -
CAF Keystone Fund 24,030 (8,030) 16,000
(BNSSG ICB) via (VCSE Mental Health
Alliance) Psychological Therapies
Review - 15,407 (15,407) - -
Screwfix - 5,000 (5,000) - -
Women's Inequalities Training (WIT)
- - -
BNSSG ICB - WIT project 28,258 (28,258)
General counselling
BNSSG ICB - 50,403 (50,403) - -
SARSAS: Online counselling in Somerset 8,250 (8,250)
- -
Befriending Services
- - -
National Lottery - Community Fund 42,770 (42,770)
- - -
SARSAS: NHS England Befriending 26,880 (26,880)
South Gloucestershire Council - 11,475 (9,180) - 2,295
- - -
Sovereign Network Group 44,370 (44,370)
Safer Women's Project
-
The Bromley Trust 20,000 20,000 (20,000) 20,000
The Brook Trust - 15,176 (15,176) - -
- - -
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalties 50,610 (50,610)
Deaf Women's Counselling
- - -
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalties 11,590 (11,590)
- - -
Sexual Violence Counselling
- - -
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via OPCC 20,419 (20,419)
SARSAS: BNSSG ICB Waiting list projects 33,723 (33,723)
- - -
SARSAS: OPCC Waiting list project 16,960 (16,960)
SARSAS: SV Therapies - Recent &
historic SV - 56,677 (56,677) - -
- - -
Young Women's Service
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via
Next Link - 28,303 (28,303) - -
SARSAS SV Therapies Young Womens
Service - 17,070 (17,070) - -
Telephone and Webchat Helpline
DWF Foundation - 1,500 (1,500) - -
- -
Edward Gostling Foundation 25,000 (17,000) 8,000
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via Police &
Crime Commissioner for Avon &
- - -
Somerset (OPCC) 3,110 (3,110)
National Lottery - Community Fund 7,230 (7,230)
- -
SARSAS: NHS England Befriending 5,000 (5,000)
- -
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalties 3,870 (3,870)
-
20,000 573,081 (546,786) 46,295
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Docusign Envelope ID: 0A3A4A0D-2D09-40C0-9427-7D91C8E59221

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Movement in funds (continued)

Unrestricted funds
Designated funds:
Nani Huyu Charitable Trust
Strategic priorities
Joan Solomon Bursary Fund
Total designated funds
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds		 At
01-Apr
2023
£
45,000
40,000
-
85,000
224,402
309,402
329,402		 Incoming
resources
£
27,000
-
-
27,000
96,202
123,202
696,283		 Outgoing
resources
£
(24,000)
-
-
(24,000)
(38,736)
(62,736)
(609,522)		 Transfers
£
-
-
10,000
10,000
(10,000)
-
-		 At
31-Mar
2024
£
48,000
40,000
10,000
98,000
271,868
369,868
416,163

Purposes of restricted funds

Womankind Services

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) provided funding towards the part-time Business Manager’s post through their Keystone Fund. NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) funded a short-term project; 'Evidenced Based Psychological Therapies Review' (via VCSE Mental Health Alliance). Screwfix provided funding towards the construction costs of dividing an office to create an additional counselling room.

Women’s Inequalities Training

NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) provide funding for a project led by Womankind and Missing Link to deliver Women's Inequalities Training across the mental health workforce.

General Counselling

NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) provide funding for general counselling. Somerset ICB provide funding via Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS) for the delivery of online counselling in Somerset.

Befriending Services

The National Lottery Community Fund provide funding for Befriending to support local women who have experienced sexual violence and mental health problems, together with contributions from NHS England via SARSAS, and South Gloucestershire Council. Sovereign Network Group provide funding for a remote Befriending scheme for their own residents who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.

Safer Women’s Project

Funding is provided by The Bromley Trust and the Brook Trust, together with funding from NHS England (NHSE) to address inequalities via SARSAS, to support women refugees, asylum seekers and trafficked women survivors of abuse and exploitation with specialist trauma counselling.

Deaf Women’s counselling

Funding is provided by NHS England (NHSE) to address inequalities via SARSAS, towards the provision of specialist counselling for Deaf/hard of hearing women.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Sexual Violence counselling

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via the OPCC and SARSAS as lead agency for the Sexual Violence Therapies provision, fund Womankind to deliver specialist counselling for women who have experienced recent or historic sexual violence, rape and/or serious sexual assault. The OPCC and BNSSG ICB also provided short-term funding via SARSAS, to address waiting lists for counselling for women who have experienced sexual violence.

Young women’s counselling service

The Home Office provide funding via Next Link for Transition Counselling to support young women affected by domestic abuse. SARSAS as lead agency for the Sexual Violence Therapies provision, fund Womankind to deliver a specialist young women’s counselling service.

Telephone and Webchat Helpline

The DWF Foundation and Edward Gostling Foundation contributed towards the costs of running Womankind’s telephone and webchat helpline. Funding from the MoJ, the National Lottery and NHSE via SARSAS also contributed to the Helpline as the access point for the services that they funded, as listed above.

Purpose of Designated Funds

Nani Huyu Charitable Trust

The trustees chose to designate these monies for the purpose of funding additional counselling sessions in 2023/24.

Strategic Priorities

The trustees have developed a strategic and business plan for the next three years which has new priorities, some of which may require one off or short-term costs to implement.

Joan Solomon Bursary Fund

The trustees chose to designate monies to establish a bursary fund in memory of the Charity’s former service user, longstanding Trustee and Chair of Trustees, who died in February 2023. The fund will be used to support women from Black and racially minoritised communities to train as counsellors.

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Movement in funds - prior year|At|At| |01-Apr|Incoming|Outgoing|Transfers|31-Mar| |2022|resources|resources|2023| |Restricted funds|£|£|£|£|£| |Womankind Services| |-|-|-| |Quartet Community Foundation|10,000|(10,000)| |-|-| |Inequalities Training| |-|-|-| |NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South|22,596|(22,596)| |-|-| |General counselling| |Gloucestershire ICB|-|67,179|(67,179)|-|-| |-|-| |Befriending Services| |-|-|-| |Bristol Community Health Grants Fund|20,000|(20,000)| |-|-|-| |Sovereign Network Group|39,830|(39,830)| |-|-|-| |National Lottery|23,778|(23,778)| |South Gloucestershire Council|-|8,925|(8,925)|-|-| |-|-|-| |NHS England via OPCC|25,000|(25,000)| |-|-| |Safer Women's Project| |-|-|-| |The Henry Smith Charity|12,450|(12,450)| |-| |The Bromley Trust|15,000|20,000|(15,000)|20,000| |The Brook Trust|-|22,600|(22,600)|-|-|

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Docusign Envelope ID: 0A3A4A0D-2D09-40C0-9427-7D91C8E59221

WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Movement in funds - prior year

(continued)
Deaf Women's Counselling
James Tudor Foundation
Ashworth Trust
Boshier-Hinton Foundation
Telephone and Webchat Helpline
National Lottery
NHS England via OPCC
Tesco Little Helps
James Tudor Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Sexual Violence Counselling
Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership (via
SARSAS)
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via Police &
Crime Commissioner for Avon &
Somerset
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South
Gloucestershire ICB (via SARSAS)
Groups
St James Place Charitable Foundation
Young Women's Service (via SARSAS)
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South
Gloucestershire ICB (via SARSAS)
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via
Next Link
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds:
Nani Huyu Charitable Trust
Strategic priorities
Total designated funds
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds		 At
01-Apr
2022
£
3,500
-
-
-
-
-
1,500
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
40,000
20,000
20,000
40,000
175,163
215,163
255,163		 Incoming
resources
£
-
3,000
2,000
6,222
5,000
5,000
-
-
23,000
22,955
73,750
2,500
33,903
15,270
464,958
25,000
-
25,000
82,115
107,115
572,073		 Outgoing
resources
£
(3,500)
(3,000)
(2,000)
(6,222)
(5,000)
(5,000)
(1,500)
(20,000)
(23,000)
(22,955)
(73,750)
(2,500)
(33,903)
(15,270)
(484,958)
-
-
-
(12,876)
(12,876)
(497,834)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,000
20,000
(20,000)
-
-		 At
31-Mar
2023
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,000
45,000
40,000
85,000
224,402
309,402
329,402

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Docusign Envelope ID: 0A3A4A0D-2D09-40C0-9427-7D91C8E59221

WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

13 Company limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and as such has no issued share capital. In the event of the company being wound up the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.

14
Analysis of net assets between funds - current year
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets or liabilities
Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets or liabilities
15
Statement of financial activities - prior year
Incoming and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investments
Total income
Expenditure On:
Raising Funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net Income
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
393,690
(23,822)
369,868
Unrestricted
Funds
£
321,999
(12,597)
309,402
Unrestricted
Funds
£
73,849
32,769
497
107,115
7,114
5,762
12,876
94,239
94,239
215,163
309,402		 Restricted
Funds
£
46,295
-
46,295
Restricted
Funds
£
20,000
-
20,000
Restricted
Funds
£
464,958
-
-
464,958
-
484,958
484,958
(20,000)
(20,000)
40,000
20,000		 Total Funds
2024
£
439,985
(23,822)
416,163
Total Funds
2023
£
341,999
(12,597)
329,402
Total Funds
2023
£
538,807
32,769
497
572,073
1,373
496,461
497,834
74,239
74,239
255,163
329,402

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