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WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 MARCH 2025

Company Registration Number 02136526 Charity Number 297258

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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

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Reference and administrative details of the charity and its advisors

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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:
Heather Toyne Chair
Alyson Fielden Vice Chair
Anne Phipps Secretary - Appointed 25/11/2024
Louise Lacey Treasurer
Lucy Downs Resigned 25/11/2024
Sarah Bartlett
Melody Russell
Claire Simmons
Helene Titus-Glover
Jo Feather
Frances Hall Resigned 19/05/2025
Terry Jones Resigned 25/11/2024
Isabel Tobias Appointed 15/7/2024
Jasmin Webb Appointed 16/09/2024
Stephanie Helen Thompson Appointed 25/11/2024
Hazel Millar Appointed 17/03/2025
Key Management Kyra Bond Chief Executive Officer
Personnel Sarah Smith Head of Operations
Claire Boulton Business Manager
Rosie Thoburn Clinical Manager
Nicola Coggins Volunteer Services Manager
Bankers Barclays Bank Flagstone Group Ltd
55 Broadmead 1stFloor
Bristol Clareville House
BS1 3EA 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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Trustees’ Annual report

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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 thirteen 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 Head of Operations, Clinical Manager, Business Manager, Volunteer Services Manager 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

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Trustees’ Annual report

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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 Helplines Partnership and the Befriending Network’s national quality standards, 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 (Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS), The Green House, Safe Link, The Southmead Project and The Bridge (Sexual Assault Referral Centre), Missing Link/Safe Link/Next Link, VSCE Mental Health Collaborative, 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:

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

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Trustees’ Annual report

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Achievements and Performance

Womankind has provided vital mental health support for many women over the past thirty-nine years. Over the year, our dedicated team worked extremely hard to support significant numbers of women. Our helpline volunteers handled 5,470 calls, webchats and emails from women in distress, and we supported 379 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:

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 3,798 telephone calls, 584 Webchat calls and 1,088 emails were handled during the year 2024-25. Overall, we were able to handle a similar number of contacts on the helpline compared to the previous year, but the recruitment of sufficient volunteers has remained very challenging due to the impact of the cost of living crisis. 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

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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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 women survivors of sexual violence with enduring mental health issues living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, and for up to six months for Sovereign Network Group female tenants who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.

83 women were supported by volunteers in befriending partnerships during 2024/25.

All women completing end of service evaluations have reported improved mental health and wellbeing, including increased confidence and self esteem, a decrease in in social isolation and risk of harm, being able to perform more self-care, including eating healthily, seeking medical care, and pursuing hobbies. Many women have reported improved social support networks and relationships, feeling less anxious, safer and more hopeful, with a reduction in needing support from other services.

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. We offer counselling services flexibly and responsively (online or in-person) to meet women's needs and preferences. Most counselling was delivered in person during 2024/25.

Specific services include:

A total number of 296 clients received weekly counselling or group therapy sessions during the year.

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Trustees’ Annual report

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Training for professionals

The Women’s Inequalities Training programme is delivered in partnership between Womankind and Missing Link and is in its third 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 1,200 practitioners have booked onto and benefitted from the training programme.

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Trustees’ Annual report

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Financial Review

As at 31 March 2025 Womankind remains in a financially stable position. The charity generated a surplus of £57,662 compared to £86,761 in 2024. There has been a 5% increase in total income compared to 2024. This is due to securing additional grants and cost-of-living increases, enabling the charity to maintain its services in the face of rising levels of need.

Total expenditure increased by 10% from the previous year, this is due to increased costs and 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 £327,127 (5.2 months) which is slightly more than the amount required (currently £260,000) by the Trustees stated reserves policy as set out below. However, in this unstable financial climate the Trustees consider it prudent to mitigate any financial risks by maintaining a greater level of reserves for robust financial governance.

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.

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.

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Trustees’ Annual report

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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 2025 was fourteen.

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.

30/7/2025

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 2025

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2025 which are set out on pages 9 to 23.

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

31/7/2025 …………………………………………… …………………………… 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 2025

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
£
111,609
22,865
15,365		 Restricted
Funds
£
580,891
-
-		 Total Funds
2025
£
692,500
22,865
15,365		 Total Funds
2024
£
658,322
33,807
4,154
149,839 580,891 730,730 696,283
9,188
89,792		 -
574,088		 9,188
663,880		 1,373
608,149
98,980 574,088 673,068 609,522
50,859 6,803 57,662 86,761
50,859
369,868		 6,803
46,295		 57,662
416,163		 86,761
329,402
420,727 53,098 473,825 416,163

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing

The notes on pages 12 to 23 form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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		 2025
£
9,970
487,300		 2024
£
2,143
439,985
497,270
(23,445)		 442,128
(25,965)
473,825 416,163
473,825 416,163
53,098
93,600
327,127		 46,295
98,000
271,868
473,825 416,163

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.

30/7/2025

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 23 form part of these financial statements

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (expenditure)/income
Adjustments for:
Other interest receivable and similar income
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other creditors
Cash generated from operations
Interest received
Net cash from operating activities
Net Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2025
£
57,662
15,365
(7,827)
(2,520)		 2024
£
86,761
4,154
740
10,485
62,680
(15,365)		 102,140
(4,154)
47,315
47,315
439,985		 97,986
97,986
341,999
487,300 439,985

The charity has not provided an analysis of changes in net debt as it does not have any long term financing arrangements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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

Unrestricted Funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance
of the general objects of the charity.
Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular
purposes.
Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or
through terms of an appeal.
Income
Recognition of income Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when
the charity becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the
income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient
reliability.
Income with related expenditure Where
income
has
related
expenditure
the
income
and
related
expenditure is reported gross in the SoFA.
Donations and legacies Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is
included in the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has
unconditional entitlement to the income.
Tax reclaims on donations and gifts Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the time it is received.
Volunteer help These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in
expenditure) where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable,
measurable and material.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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 2025

Income and Endowments From:

2
Grants, Donations and Legacies
Grants > £5,000
Garfield Weston Foundation
BNSSG ICB
BNSSG ICB - WIT project
The Bromley Trust
The Brook Trust
National Lottery - Community Fund
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via Next Link
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via OPCC
South Gloucestershire Council
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
Sarsas:NHSE
Sarsas:Online Counselling in Somerset
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS
SARSAS: SV Therapies
Sovereign Network Group
Grants < £5,000
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South
Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB)
via VCSE Mental Health Alliance - Psychological
Therapies Review Phase 2 project
Unrestricted Grants & donations > £5,000
SARSAS SV Therapies Young Women's Service
Unrestricted Grants & donations < £5,000		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
84,500
27,109		 Restricted
Funds
£
30,000
24,446
52,369
29,641
20,000
19,536
53,750
29,717
24,103
12,390
66,070
31,880
12,631
23,338
57,885
17,436
45,700
30,000
-		 Total Funds
Total Funds
2025
2024
£
£
30,000
24,446
52,369
29,641
20,000
19,536
25,000
53,750
29,717
24,600
24,103
23,000
12,390
66,070
31,880
22,200
12,631
23,338
23,000
57,885
17,771
17,436
-
45,700
114,500
27,109
38,608
692,500
174,179
111,609 580,891

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Grants, Donations and Legacies - prior year
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		 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
-
-		 Total Funds
2024
£
5,000
24,030
25,000
15,176
20,000
78,661
15,407
28,303
23,529
31,880
66,070
130,753
17,070
50,000
11,475
44,370
1,500
37,000
33,098
85,241 573,081 658,322

3 Charitable Activities

Earned Income - Other
Fees: Counselling
Charitable activities - prior year
Earned Income - Other
Fees: Counselling		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
1,950
20,915		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-		 Total Funds
Total Funds
2025
2024
£
£
1,950
6,284
20,915
52,602
22,865
58,886
Total Funds
2024
£
1,388
32,419
33,807
22,865 -
Unrestricted
Funds
£
1,388
32,419		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
33,807 -

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4 Government Grants

The charitable company receives government grants, defined as funding from BNSSG ICB, South Gloucestershire Council and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via the Avon and Somerset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) to fund charitable activities. The total value of such grants in the period ending 31 March 2025 was £118,502 (2024: £113,665). There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attaching to these grants in the year ended 31 March 2025.

5 Charitable Activities
Charitable Activities
Staff costs
Staff travel and subsistence
Client travel
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
£
9,138
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50
-
-
-
-		 Charitable
activities
£
423,329
1,342
598
1,367
-
59,302
-
-
-
6,384
-
5,810
-
13,937
97,247
12,833
893
-
-
-		 Support &
governance
costs
£
-
-
-
-
1,005
-
2,489
1,032
1,516
-
2,604
-
9,491
270
-
-
-
14,683
6,509
1,239		 Total Funds
2025
£
432,467
1,342
598
1,367
1,005
59,302
2,489
1,032
1,516
6,384
2,604
5,810
9,491
14,207
97,247
12,883
893
14,683
6,509
1,239		 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
9,188
-		 623,042
40,838		 40,838
(40,838)		 673,068
-		 609,522
-
9,188 663,880 - 673,068 609,522

6 Net incoming resources for the year

This is stated after charging:

This is stated after charging:
2025 2024
£ £
Independent Examiner's Fees 685 623

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

7 Staff costs and numbers

The aggregate payroll costs were:
Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension Costs		 2025
£
389,786
23,874
18,807		 2024
£
328,489
21,460
15,293
432,467 365,242

During the year, one employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (2024: nil). The total emoluments, including salary, benefits, and pension contributions, amounted to £61,000. The breakdown is as follows: Salary £58,095

Pension contribution £2,905

The charity has complied with all relevant regulations and guidelines in determining and disclosing these emoluments.

The average monthly head count was 17.5 staff (2024: 16 staff)

The key management personnel of the charitable company comprise the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Operations, Business Manager, Clinical Manager and Volunteer Services Manager. Total employee benefits paid to key management personnel were £170,616 (2024: £163,359).

8 Trustee expenses

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2024: £nil). No trustees were reimbursed expenses during the year (2024: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2024: £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 (2024: £nil)

10 Debtors

Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 2025
£
7,798
755
1,417		 2024
£
-
755
1,388
9,970 2,143
2025
£
22,005
1,440		 2024
£
21,315
4,650
23,445 25,965

11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

12
Movement in funds - current year
At
01-Apr
Incoming
2024
resources
Restricted funds
£
£
Womankind Services
CAF Keystone Fund
16,000
-
24,446
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS
-
4,338
Women's Inequalities Training (WIT)
BNSSG ICB - WIT project
-
29,641
General counselling
BNSSG ICB
-
52,369
Befriending Services
National Lottery - Community Fund
-
46,158
SARSAS: NHS England (NHSE)
-
26,880
South Gloucestershire Council
2,295
12,390
Sovereign Network Group
-
45,700
Safer Women's Project
The Bromley Trust
20,000
20,000
The Brook Trust
-
19,536
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
-
47,084
Legacy Grant
-
30,000
Deaf Women's Counselling
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
-
12,811
Sexual Violence Counselling
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via OPCC
-
20,992
SARSAS: SV Therapies - Recent & historic SV
57,885
SARSAS: Online counselling in Somerset
12,631
19,000
Young Women's Service
-
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via
Next Link
-
29,717
SARSAS SV Therapies Young Women's
Service
-
17,436
Telephone and Webchat Helpline
Edward Gostling Foundation
8,000
-
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via Police &
Crime Commissioner for Avon &
Somerset (OPCC)
-
3,110
National Lottery - Community Fund
7,592
5,000
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
6,175
Garfield Weston Foundation
-
30,000
46,295
580,891
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS - additional SV session
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South
Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB)
via VCSE Mental Health Alliance - Psychological
Therapies Review Phase 2 project
SARSAS: NHSE (Befriending)		 12
Movement in funds - current year
At
01-Apr
Incoming
2024
resources
Restricted funds
£
£
Womankind Services
CAF Keystone Fund
16,000
-
24,446
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS
-
4,338
Women's Inequalities Training (WIT)
BNSSG ICB - WIT project
-
29,641
General counselling
BNSSG ICB
-
52,369
Befriending Services
National Lottery - Community Fund
-
46,158
SARSAS: NHS England (NHSE)
-
26,880
South Gloucestershire Council
2,295
12,390
Sovereign Network Group
-
45,700
Safer Women's Project
The Bromley Trust
20,000
20,000
The Brook Trust
-
19,536
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
-
47,084
Legacy Grant
-
30,000
Deaf Women's Counselling
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
-
12,811
Sexual Violence Counselling
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via OPCC
-
20,992
SARSAS: SV Therapies - Recent & historic SV
57,885
SARSAS: Online counselling in Somerset
12,631
19,000
Young Women's Service
-
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via
Next Link
-
29,717
SARSAS SV Therapies Young Women's
Service
-
17,436
Telephone and Webchat Helpline
Edward Gostling Foundation
8,000
-
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via Police &
Crime Commissioner for Avon &
Somerset (OPCC)
-
3,110
National Lottery - Community Fund
7,592
5,000
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
6,175
Garfield Weston Foundation
-
30,000
46,295
580,891
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS - additional SV session
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South
Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB)
via VCSE Mental Health Alliance - Psychological
Therapies Review Phase 2 project
SARSAS: NHSE (Befriending)		 12
Movement in funds - current year
At
01-Apr
Incoming
2024
resources
Restricted funds
£
£
Womankind Services
CAF Keystone Fund
16,000
-
24,446
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS
-
4,338
Women's Inequalities Training (WIT)
BNSSG ICB - WIT project
-
29,641
General counselling
BNSSG ICB
-
52,369
Befriending Services
National Lottery - Community Fund
-
46,158
SARSAS: NHS England (NHSE)
-
26,880
South Gloucestershire Council
2,295
12,390
Sovereign Network Group
-
45,700
Safer Women's Project
The Bromley Trust
20,000
20,000
The Brook Trust
-
19,536
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
-
47,084
Legacy Grant
-
30,000
Deaf Women's Counselling
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
-
12,811
Sexual Violence Counselling
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via OPCC
-
20,992
SARSAS: SV Therapies - Recent & historic SV
57,885
SARSAS: Online counselling in Somerset
12,631
19,000
Young Women's Service
-
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via
Next Link
-
29,717
SARSAS SV Therapies Young Women's
Service
-
17,436
Telephone and Webchat Helpline
Edward Gostling Foundation
8,000
-
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via Police &
Crime Commissioner for Avon &
Somerset (OPCC)
-
3,110
National Lottery - Community Fund
7,592
5,000
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
6,175
Garfield Weston Foundation
-
30,000
46,295
580,891
Pathfinder - NHSE via SARSAS - additional SV session
NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South
Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB)
via VCSE Mental Health Alliance - Psychological
Therapies Review Phase 2 project
SARSAS: NHSE (Befriending)		 Outgoing
resources
£
(16,000)
(24,446)
(4,338)
(29,641)
(52,369)
(46,158)
(26,880)
(11,587)
(45,700)
(20,000)
(19,536)
(47,084)
-
(12,811)
(20,992)
(57,885)
(12,631)
(19,000)
(29,717)
(17,436)
(8,000)
(3,110)
(7,592)
(5,000)
(6,175)
(30,000)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At
31-Mar
2025
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,098
-
20,000
-
-
30,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46,295 580,891 (574,088) - 53,098

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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
Purposes of restricted funds		 At
01-Apr
2024
£
48,000
40,000
10,000		 Incoming
resources
£
27,000
-
-		 Outgoing
resources
£
(25,000)
6,400
-
-		 Transfers
£
-
-
-		 At
31-Mar
2025
£
50,000
33,600
10,000
98,000
271,868		 27,000
122,839		 (31,400)
(67,580)		 -
-		 93,600
327,127
369,868 149,839 (98,980) - 420,727
416,163 730,730 (673,068) - 473,825

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 the second phase of a short-term project ‘Evidence Based Psychological Therapies Review’ via the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Mental Health Alliance. NHS England (NHSE) provided ‘Pathfinder’ funding via Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS) for associated projects.

Women’s Inequalities Training

BNSSG ICB provide funding for a partnership project led by Womankind and Missing Link to deliver Women’s Inequalities Training across the mental health workforce.

General Counselling

BNSSG ICB provide funding for general counselling.

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 (NHSE) via SARSAS, and South Gloucestershire Council. Sovereign Network Group provide funding for a remote Befriending service for their own residents and staff 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 NHSE to address inequalities via SARSAS, to support women refugees, asylum seekers and trafficked women survivors of abuse and exploitation with specialist trauma counselling. A former member of Womankind’s clinical team who worked in the Safer Women’s Project died in August 2024 and left a legacy to Womankind to support the work of the project.

Deaf Women’s counselling

Funding is provided by NHSE to address health 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 2025

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. NHSE also provided ‘Pathfinder’ funding via SARSAS for extended or additional counselling sessions for women with complex PTSD. Somerset ICB provide funding via SARSAS for the delivery of online counselling in Somerset.

Young women’s counselling service

The Home Office provide CADA (children affected by domestic abuse) funding via Next Link for 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 Garfield Weston Foundation and the Edward Gostling Foundation contributed towards the costs of running Womankind’s telephone and webchat helpline. Funding from the MoJ, the National Lottery and 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 the additional counselling sessions in 2024/25.

Strategic Priorities

The organisation has a strategic and business plan in place until March 2026, and the charity is currently developing the next 4-5 year business plan. The plans have specific priorities, some of which may require one off or short-term costs to implement. Some of this designated fund was used during the year, for a new website and for external Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training.

Joan Solomon Bursary Fund

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

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Movement in funds - prior year
(continued)
Restricted funds
Womankind Services
CAF Keystone Fund
(BNSSG ICB) via (VCSE Mental Health
Alliance) Psychological Therapies
Review
Screwfix
Women's Inequalities Training (WIT)
BNSSG ICB - WIT project
General counselling
BNSSG ICB
SARSAS: Online counselling in Somerset
Befriending Services
National Lottery - Community Fund
SARSAS: NHS England Befriending
South Gloucestershire Council
Sovereign Network Group
Safer Women's Project
The Bromley Trust
The Brook Trust
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
Deaf Women's Counselling
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities
Sexual Violence Counselling
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) via OPCC
SARSAS: BNSSG ICB Waiting list projects
SARSAS: OPCC Waiting list project
SARSAS: SV Therapies - Recent &
historic SV
Young Women's Service
Home Office VAWG CADA funding via
Next Link
SARSAS SV Therapies Young Women's
Service		 At
01-Apr
2023
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Incoming
resources
£
24,030
15,407
5,000
28,258
50,403
8,250
42,770
26,880
11,475
44,370
20,000
15,176
50,610
11,590
20,419
33,723
16,960
56,677
28,303
17,070		 Outgoing
resources
£
(8,030)
(15,407)
(5,000)
(28,258)
(50,403)
(8,250)
(42,770)
(26,880)
(9,180)
(44,370)
(20,000)
(15,176)
(50,610)
(11,590)
(20,419)
(33,723)
(16,960)
(56,677)
(28,303)
(17,070)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At
31-Mar
2024
£
16,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,295
-
-
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,000 527,371 (509,076) - 38,295

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Movement in funds - prior year (continued)

Telephone and Webchat Helpline
DWF Foundation
Edward Gostling Foundation
Crime Commissioner for Avon &
National Lottery - Community Fund
SARSAS: NHS England Befriending
SARSAS: NHSE Addressing Inequalities		 -
-
-
-
-
-		 1,500
25,000
3,110
7,230
5,000
3,870		 (1,500)
(17,000)
(3,110)
(7,230)
(5,000)
(3,870)		 -
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
8,000
-
-
-
20,000 573,081 (546,786) - 46,295
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds:
Nani Huyu Charitable Trust
Strategic priorities
Joan Soloman Bursary fund
Total designated funds
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds		 45,000
40,000
-		 27,000
-
-		 (24,000)
-
-		 -
-
10,000		 48,000
40,000
10,000
85,000
224,402		 27,000
96,202		 (24,000)
(38,736)		 10,000
(10,000)		 98,000
271,868
309,402 123,202 (62,736) - 369,868
329,402 696,283 (609,522) - 416,163

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		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
434,202
(13,475)		 Restricted
Funds
£
53,098
-		 Total Funds
2025
£
487,300
(13,475)
420,727 53,098 473,825
Unrestricted
Funds
£
401,690
(23,822)		 Restricted
Funds
£
38,295
-		 Total Funds
2024
£
439,985
(23,822)
377,868 38,295 416,163

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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
£
85,241
33,807
4,154		 Restricted
Funds
£
573,081
-
-		 Total Funds
2024
£
658,322
33,807
4,154
123,202 573,081 696,283
7,498
55,238		 -
546,786		 1,373
608,149
62,736 546,786 609,522
60,466 26,295 86,761
60,466
309,402		 26,295
20,000		 86,761
329,402
369,868 46,295 416,163

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