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Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024 Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Survive & Thrive Company Number 1822489 Charity Number 513843 womens aid Full member LeadingLight federation of england

Contents Page Legal and Administrative Infonnation Report of the General Purposes Committee Independent Auditors Report 9-12 Statement of Financial Activities (Current Year) 13 Statement of Financial Activities (Prior Year) 14 Balance Sheet 15 Statement of Cash Flows 16 Notes to the Financial Ststements 17-27 Nolil!)glidinbliire Wornen s Aid Lld

Legal and administrative information Company name Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited Company number 1822489 Charity number 513843 Registered office and principal operational address The Fa￿ Centre Chapel Walk Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1LR Senior staff member in charge Mandy Green General Purposes Committee and company directors Ann Snowden - Chair from 171712023 Anthea Bloomer Dawn Colborn Sally Brett Mallory Seddon- appointed 2710212023 Lauren Mitchel - appointed 0410912023 Secretsry Mallory Seddon- appointed secretary 1710712023 Treasurer Anthea Bloomer Auditors Rogers Spencer Ltd Newstead House Pelham Road Nottingham NG5 1AP Bankers Lloyds Bank plc High Street Lincoln PO Box 1000 BX1 1 LT Solicitors Nelsons Solicitors Ltd 8 Stanford Street Nottingham NG1 7BQ Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd

Report of the General Purposes Committee for the year ended 31 March 2024 The General Purposes Committee present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. Structure, governance and management Governin document The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 6 June 1984 and is governed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association under which it was established. The company has limited liability which is guaranteed by the members. In the event of a winding up this liability is restricted to £1 per member. Recruitment and a ointment of trustees Recruitment and appointment of trustees is not only part of the action identified within the organisation's business plan, but an ongoing process within the organisation involving identifying women with skills, knowledge and relevant experien￿ to join our General Purposes Committee. This is achieved by local advertising campaigns as well as identifying women with specific skills in areas required by the organisation. Information packs, policies and procedures, training opportunities and induction to the organisation are available to women who would like to become trustees. The Chairperson, Company Secretary, Treasurer and Trustees are elected to serve for a period of one year after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. anisational structure The organisation is governed by a General Purposes Committee, who are responsible for controlling the management and administration of the charity. The trustees have established formalised reporting procedures and clear lines of accountability. The trustees employ the Head of Services to manage the organisation on a day to day basis on their behalf. The Head of Services reports to the trustees each month and there are clearly defined roles and responsibilities. The aims and objectives are set out in the organisations, Memorandum and Articles of Association. Decisions are agreed and approved at the trustee meetings that are held regularly throughout the year. and Remuneration The organisation follows its Salary Review Policy. which is reviewed. on an annual basis. The policy contains the current pay structure for all stsff. In addition, the organisation has a Rewards and Recognition Policy in place. Related Parties Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited is a fully affiliated member of Women's Aid Federation of England. Risk mana ement The General Purposes Committee actively review the major risks to which the charity is exposed at the closed trustee meetings and believe that adheren￿ to the reserves policy, combined with an annual review of the controls over financial systems, will provide sufficient resOUr￿S in the event of adverse conditions. The General Purposes Committee has also examined other operational risks faced by the charity and can confirm that they have established systems and procedures to mitigate all potential risks identified. Public Benefit Statement The objectives and activities of the organisation have been planned taking into account the requirements that the Charities Commission sets out with regard to Public Benefit. The Public Benefit that the organisation provides relates to our aims and objectives, and is balanced against any potential harm through our risk assessment procedures. The benefits are not unreasonably restricted, and do not exclude women. children and young people in poverty. The activities do not result in private benefit. Ni)11sf7gh3tTisliire Womeii s Aid I lol

Ob'ectives and activities The charity s principal objective continues to be that of the provision of support for women. children and young people who have eXperIen￿d any fonn of domestic abuse, be it physical. emotional, sexual, financial or economic, coercive or controlling behaviour. This objective has been met by.. Offering support and guidance to women, children and young people who have suffered from domestic abuse. Offering support and guidance to children and young people whose lives have been impacted by domestic abuse" Helping women who have left the home where they have experienced domestic abuse to find permanent housing" Offering support to those women. children and young people who still live in the home where they have experienced abuse. Volunteers work within the organisation to complement the charity's full and part time staff. The General Purposes Committee estimate that approximately 2150 hours were donated by volunteers during the year. Achievements and performance servI￿s areas consist of: Farr Centre & Hickling House - dedicated Women & Children's Centre's Refuge Provision IDVA service Intervention and Recovery services Children and young people's domestic abuse support service Women & Children's Centre's The Farr Centre is the main operational base for the charity and is located in Worksop. Hickling House is located in Mansfield. Both centres provide opportunities for women and children in the local area to access group work. training courses and access to a range of services. Refuge Provision Both Mansfield and Bassetlaw Refuges meet the immediate housing needs of women and any dependants escaping domestic abuse by offering a pla￿ of safety and support. By operating an 'open door" policy the charity ensures that no woman will be tumed away without being offered some form of assistance. The main source of funding for the Domestic Abuse Support Service is provided by the joint commissioned contract managed by Nottinghamshire County Council and Department for levelling up, housing and communities (DLUHC). alongside housing benefit received from Bassetlaw District Council and Mansfield District Council. IDVA Service Inde endent Domestic Violence Advocates IDVA Workers are based in the Poli￿ Public Protection Unit and have attended SafeLives (formally known as CAADA - Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse) accredited advocacy training. They deliver the role of the IDVA through the MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) process, covering Mansfield, Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood districts. The IDVA role responds to high risk female victims across North Nottinghamshire and provides practical and emotional support. safety planning. early intervention and ongoing support through the court process. both criminal and civil. This Servi￿ is for women where it has been detemiined there is a high risk level through the DASH (Domestic Abuse, Stalking and "Honourf, based violen￿) risk assessment pro￿sS. The Hospital IDVA is funded by Sherwood Forest Hospital Trust and is based at Kings Mill Hospital and sits within the safeguarding team, providing support and intervention where there has been a disclosure of domestic abuse. Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd

The Matemity IDVA service works with women who are pregnant or have been pregnant or welcomed a child within the last 6 months. This includes women who have given birth, adopted, terminated their pregnancy or suffered miscarriage, stillbirth or the loss of a child. This service is funded through Henry Smith. The IOM (integrated offender management) IDVA ensures that the survivors of the known offenders will be given a continuing opportunity to be supported by the specialist domestic abuse services. The IOM IDVA will ensure that both their professional view and the survivors, voices are heard throughout the IOMS process. This ensures that the offender led management are aware of concerns. fears and risks which they may be able to mitigate, eliminate or explain. This service is funded by the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner. Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited IDVA service continues to maintain the SafeLives Leading Lights Accreditation status, of which only a small number of IDVA services have managed to achieve. The main source of funding for the IDVA Servi￿ is provided by the joint commissioned contract managed by Nottinghamshire County Council. Court IDVA Court IDVAS are based in Hickling House - Mansfield. working with female victims of domestic abuse providing support through the criminal and civil court process. Court IDVAS support clients in cases that will be heard at either the Specialist Domestic violen￿ Court or other courts throughout Nottinghamshire and also including courts in Lincoln and Sheffield. This role works flexibly over 5 days to cover the courts our clients attend. The Court IDVA will support in obtaining special measures where necessary, conduct safety around the victim's own situation and court attendan￿. support at court on the day of hearing and with travel to and from the court and ensure that the process and the outcome of court is explained fully to ensure the victim feels Info￿ned. Court IDVAS will work with Probation, CPS, Police and a range of agencies to support the victim and ensure that court orders and restrictions are monitored and adhered to. Support will be given to enable victims to complete statements and the Court IDVA will liaise on a regular basis to keep all agencies updated. The main source of funding for the Domestic Abuse Support Service is provided by the joint commissioned contract managed by Nottinghamshire County Council. Intervention and Recovery Services Medium Risk Intervention Workers The medium risk intervention workers work alongside a range of partners to attempt contact with all female medium risk cases and carry out joint visits in partnership with the partners. The medium risk intervention worker will share skills, knowledge, good practice, resources and agency contact infomiation alongside safety planning and risk assessing with victims. The main source of funding for the Medium risk services is provided by the joint commissioned contract managed by Nottinghamshire County Council. Female Domestic Abuse Su ort Service This service offers support to women across North Nottinghamshire who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse and have chosen to remain in their existing homes. The Servi￿ also enables the Charity to offer support to those who are unable to make use of its other services due to location. disability or financial hardship. The main source of funding for the Domestic Abuse Support servi￿ is provided by the joint commissioned contract managed by Nottinghamshire County Council. Medium Risk Plus Medium Risk Plus is a service working with female medium risk victims who have high reported incidents of domestic abuse. complex needs and issues of suc￿Ssful engagement. Sanctua ort Service The Sanctuary Scheme is a multi-agency partnership offering a package of security measLJres fitted within the home, linked with emotional and practical support. This enables survivors of domestic abuse to remain in their own home where safety can be ensured and the violent partner no longer lives in the home. Noltirigliamsl lire Worneii's Aid I Id

We deliver the support element of this scheme to women across North Nottinghamshire, developing individual safety plans and providing infomiation and ongoing support on a range of issues including legal options, risk assessing, raising awareness of domestic abuse, perpetrator's behaviour and tactics along with coping strategies. Domestic Abuse Housin Liaison workers Provides specialist domestic abuse support to women who live within the Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd (NWAL) geographical boundaries and have a housing need due to domestic abuse. The support includes survivor interventions from the point of contact with the Housing Department, until survivor is pla￿d in safe accommodation. Freedom Pro ram A 10-week programme that examines the roles played by attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusive partners and the responses of victims and survivors. The aim is to help them to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, instead of the whole experience just feeling like a horrible mess. The Freedom Programme also describes in detail how children are affected by being exposed to this kind of abuse and very importantly how their lives are improved when the abuse is removed. This programme has been delivered in person or virtually to meet the needs of our survivors. Recove Took Kit The Recovery Toolkit is a trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy programme. It is suitable for women not currently in an abusive relationship. The aim of the course is to empower participants with lifelong skills. tools and techniques to effectively make healthy relationship choices. Women's Counsellin Service Counselling service for women. Service is based in Bassetlaw, Mansfield and Newark. Referrals through the Farr Centre with referral form. The Your Choice Pro ect Your Choice Project is a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Program delivered in partnership between: The Jenkins Centre, Lei￿ster and Equation, Nottingham I shire. Both Nottinghamshire Women's Aid and Juno support the survivors of those that aC￿sS the programme to provide a wraparound support model. The level of support received is dependent on each survivor and can last up to a year from the beginning of the programme. Children's and Young People's Domestic Abuse Service Children and Youn Peo le's Service Support is offered to children and young people. across the districts of North Nottinghamshire, who are living within or leaving an environment that contains or has contained domestic abuse or who are experiencing domestic abuse within their own relationship. Children are encouraged to explore their feelings and experiences through one to one support and group work while helping to develop positive coping strategies. Teen Su NWAL work with 13-18yr old teenagers who are in abusive relationships or are at risk of entering into an abusive relationship. We provide a safe confidential service delivered by YPIDV'S through group work and one to one support. Hands Are Not for Hurtin Alongside the work with children and young people we deliver a 12 week targeted treatment programme working with both children and their mothers looking at the impact of domestic abuse on children and the recovery and healing pro￿sS. Mothers are also offered support and advice regarding the potential impacts on the child's health. education and emotional wellbeing. The main source of funding for the Children's Domestic Abuse Support Service is provided by the joint commissioned contract managed by Nottinghamshire County Council. Nollinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd

Famil Court Su ort Service The family court support service will support women with childrenlyoung people from the point of incident and throughout their interaction with the family court system. This role ensures women and children receive an appropriate level of support from the point a survivor is thinking. applying or being informed of an application, during the court process and longer term where ne￿Ssary. CADA- Thera eutic Counsellin Children and young people Children and young people under 18 who have witnessed or are currently living with the experience of someone perpetrating DVA or living with the experience of someone being a survivor of DVA and as a consequence the abuse is having an impact on the child. The specific focus of this prograrnme is children and young people affected by domestic abuse who will benefit from counselling. Financial Review Princi al sources of fundin As outlined above, the majority of the charity's funds come from grants and contractual income from Nottinghamshire County Council, Bassetlaw. Mansfield, and Newark and Sherwood District Councils (including Housing Benefits). BBC Children in Need, Henry Smith. Sherwood Forest Hospital Trust, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and DLUHC. As of the 1st April 2020 Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd were commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council. Public Health and the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner funded until March 2028. Reserves Polic The General Purposes Committee has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity should be belween three and six months of the resources expended. Based on the current year. this equates to between £317,525 and £635,050. Afler allowing for funds invested in tangible fixed assets of £83.096 and committed cost of salaries to be covered by designated funds of £35,815, the General Purposes Committee feel the available unrestricted funds of £687,504 at 31 March 2024 are sufFicient for the charity to continue operating its current activities. Potential redundancy payments are calculated at £167,814. Investment Polic The General Purposes Committee has considered the most appropriate policy for investing funds and has found that a Unit Trust with St James Place Wealth Management met the charity's requirements. Plans for future eriods NWAL continue to work in partnership with a number of agencies and organisation in raising awareness of domestic abuse and support available to survivors. We continue to subcontract Male support services to Equation in line with our current arrangements and County South Non Domestic abuse Stalking ServI￿S to Juno Women's Aid. We will continue to work within our Memorandum of Articles of Association and our organisational ethos of supporting women. children and young people to develop and secure gender based ServI￿S across Nottinghamshire. The organisation is committed to maintaining the high standards already achieved in relation to quality assuran￿ and will work closely with SafeLives Leading Lights and WAFE National Quality Standards. As an organisation we will continue to develop services within the Farr Centre & Hickling House including building our volunteer network. recruiting and training volunteers into our organisation and developing IT opportunities. NWAL plan to further expand services into our rural districts as we recognise the barriers experienced by women and children living with domestic abuse in rural communities. We are constantly looking to recruit new trustees with a variety of skills to support the General Purposes Committee already in place. Noliinqkiari-lsliire Wuriiei) % Aid Ltd

Responsibilities of the General Purposes Committee The General Purposes Committee (who are also directors of Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the General Purposes Committee Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the General Purposes Committee to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the General Purpose Committee must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming reSoUr￿S and application of reSoUr￿s, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the General Purposes Committee is required to: Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently: Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102)., Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. Prepare the financial statements on the going con￿rn basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. The General Purposes Committee is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Members of the General Purposes Committee Members of the General Purposes Committee. who are directors for the purposes of company law and trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year are set out on page 1. In accordan￿ with company law, the directors ￿rtify that. so far as they are aware: there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors is unaware., and the directors have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit infomiation and to establish that the company's auditors is aware of that information. Auditors In accordance with Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that Rogers Spencer Ltd be reappointed as auditors of the company will be put to the Annual General Meeting. This report is prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (issued 201 g) and in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies. regime. This report was approved by the General Purposes Committee on and signed on its behalf by Mallory Seddon - ecretary Noltinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd

Independent auditor's report to the members of Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited (the 'charitable company ) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Ststement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion the financial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2024, and of its incoming resources and application of reSoUr￿s. including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended. have been properly prepared in accordan￿ with United Kingdom Generally AC￿pted Accounting Practi￿. and have been prepared in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordan￿ with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to going concern In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material Un￿rtaIntieS relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going con￿rn for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. Other information The other information comprises the information included in the trustees, annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any fomi of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and. in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements. we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If. based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Nollinghamstiire. 'IKlome.o s Aid Lld

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion. based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: the information given in the trustees, report. which includes the directors, report prepared for the purposes of company law, for the financial year for which the financial ststements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements. and the directors, report included within the trustees, report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Matters on which we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identtfied matersal misstatements in the directors, report included within the trustees, report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if. in our opinion: adequate accounting records have not been kept, or retums adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us. or the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and retums., or certain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made., or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit: or the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordan￿ with the small cornpanies, regime and take advantage of the small companies, exemption in preparing the directors, report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. Responsibilities of trustees As explained more fully in the trustees. responsibilities statement set out on page 8 the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and for such internal control as the trustees detemiine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements. the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concem. disclosing. as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable ompany or to cease operations. or have no realistic altemative but to do so. Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuran￿ about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordan￿ with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or e￿or and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud. are InStan￿S of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities. including fraud is detailed below. Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd 10

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud Our approach to identifying and assessing the risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. was as follows". The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and other management, and from our knowledge and experience of the charity sector and grant providers. We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charity, including the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011. taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment. environmental and health and safety legislation; We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence., and Identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur. by: Making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud. Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations,. and Understanding the design of the charity's remuneration policies. To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships., Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in note 2 were indicative of potential bias" and Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: Agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation." Reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance: Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims. and Reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the company's legal advisors. There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non- compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-complian￿ with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal corresponden￿. if any. Material misstaternents that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. further description of our responsibilities is available on the FRC'S at: htt s:l/www.frc.or .ukJauditorslaudit-assurancelauditor-s-res onsibilities-for-the-audit-of-the- fildescri tion-of-the-auditor % E2 % 80 % 99s-res onsibilities-forThis description forms part of our auditor's report. website 11 Noliii Igl)dlllStiire IIK omen's liid Lld

Use of our report This report is made solely to the charitable company's members. as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report. or for the opinions we have formed. Melvin Bailey FCCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Rogers sPen￿r Chartered Certified Accountants Statutory Auditor 21 2e2& Newstead House Pelham Road Nottingham NG5 1AP Rogers Spencer is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Acl 2006. Nollinghamshire Women's Aid Lld 12

Statement of Financial Activities (Including income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2024 Unrestricted 2024 Restricted 2024 Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Current financial ear Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 8.236 8,236 17,642 Charitable activities Grants and Contracts 975,696 855,653 1,831,349 1.583.094 Rents 262.085 262,085 222,787 Other trading activities Fundraising 1,137 Other 1,400 1,400 25,049 Investments 4,079 4,079 1,316 Total incoming resources 1,251.496 855.653 2,107,149 1,851,025 Expenditure on: Raising funds 383 Charitable activities 1.270,099 814,045 2,084,144 1,822,693 Totsl resources expended 1,270.099 814.045 2,084,144 1,823.076 Net income for the year {18,603) 41.608 23,005 27,949 Gainslloss on investment 13 21,199 21,199 (16,129) Transfer between funds 17118 9.758 (9,758) Net movement in funds 12,354 31,850 44,204 11,820 Total funds brought forward 794,061 17,788 811,849 800,029 Total funds carried forward 806.415 49,638 856,053 811,849 The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities. The notes on pages 17 - 27 form an integral part of these financial ststements 13 Nolliiighaiiishire bvomen's Aid Lld

Statement of Financial Activities (Including income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2024 Unrestricted 2023 Restricted 2023 Prior financial Total 2023 ear Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 17,642 17,642 Charitable activities Grants and Contracts 804.493 778,601 1,583,094 Rents 222.787 222,787 Other trading activities Fundraising 1.137 1,137 Other 18,498 6,551 25,049 Investments 1.316 1,316 Total incoming resources 1.065.873 785.152 1,851,025 Expenditure on: Raising funds 383 383 Charitable activities 1,055,329 767,364 1,822,693 Total resources expended 1,055,712 767,364 1,823,076 Net income for the year 10,161 17,788 27,949 Gainslloss on investment 13 (16.129) (16,129) Transfer between funds 17118 734 (734) Net movement in funds (5,234) 17,054 11,820 Total funds brought forward 799,295 734 800,029 Total funds carried forward 794,061 17,788 811,849 Nottinghamshire ￿loMen'S Aid Ltd 14

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets Investments 12 83.096 77.918 13 252.946 231.747 Total Fixed Asset 336.042 309,665 Current assets Debtors 14 60,181 52,884 Cash at bank and in hand 527,267 541.807 587.448 594.691 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 (67.437) (92.507) Net current assets 520.011 502,184 Total assets less current liabilities 856.053 811,849 Charity funds Restricted funds 18 49,638 17,788 Unrestricted funds 17 778,469 787,314 Revaluation reserve 17 27,g46 6,747 Total unrestricted fuds 806.415 794,061 Total funds 856.053 811,849 These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland,. The financial statements were approved by the board committee on signed on its behalf by and Anthea Bloomer Treasurer Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited Company Number 1822489 Charity Number 513843 The notes on pages 17- 27 form an integral part of these financial statements 15 Nolling1131nsniie Woiiien's Aid Lt

Statement of Cash Flows For the year ending March 2024 2024 2023 Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 23 (6,135) (121,927) Investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Investment income received Net cash used in investing activities (12.484) 4,079 (8.405) (13,774) 1,316 (12.458) Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalent brought forward Cash and cash equivalents carried forward {14,540) 541,807 527.267 (134,385) 676,192 541,807 The notes on pages 17- 27 form an integral part of these financial statements Noltingh3mshire Inlonien's Aid Ltd 16

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 1) Accounting policies Charity information Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited is a private company, limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Farr Centre, Chapel Walk, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. S80 1 LR. a) Accounting convention The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ 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 IFRS 1021 (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared in sterling. which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost of transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and the pre￿dIng year. b) Going concern At the time of approving the financial statements, the General Purposes Committee have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate reSoUr￿S to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the general purposes committee continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. c) Charitable funds Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the General Purposes Committee in furtheran￿ of the objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure as imposed by the donor. d) Incoming resources All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when it is recognised there is entitlement. it is probable. measurable and can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Income is deferred when the donor specifies that the funds must be used in future accounting periods or if the donor's conditions have not been met. e) Resources expended All expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Costs are allocated to the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resour￿. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly. others are apportioned on an appropriate basis. Support costs are allocated in line with budget allowance and need. Where possible, we aim to achieve full cost recovery. 17 Nollingliarnsliiie Wtiirien-s N.Id Ll

Financial assets I liabilities The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments. and Section 12 '0ther Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts g) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Assets costing less than £1,000 are not generally capitalised. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life. Depreciation is calculated as follows: Improvements to leasehold property Straight line over ten year rent-free period of lease Buildings 2 % on a straight line basis Plant and machinery 250/0 on a straight line basis Fixtures, fittings and equipment 250/0 on a straight line basis h) Impairment of fixed assets At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impaiment loss (if any). i) Investments Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year-end. j) Pensions The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contribution payable by the company during the year to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes. The regular cost of providing retirement pensions and related benefits is charged to the profit and loss account over the employees, seNice lives on the basis of a constant percentage of eamings. 2) Critical accounting estimates and judgements In the application of the charity's accounting policies. the General Purpose Committee are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. Nollinghamshire Women's Aid Lld 18

  1. Donations and legacies Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds 2024 2023 Donations and gifts 8,236 17,642
  2. Other trading activities Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2024 2024 Unrestricted funds 2023 Restricted funds 2023 Total 2024 Total 2023 Fundraising Other income 1,137 18.498 1,137 25,049 1.400 1.400 6,551 1,400 1,400 19.635 6,551 26,186 Unrestricted other income represents room rental at the Farr Centre, payment for training and contributions from individuals and organisations towards refreshments, activities and support supplied Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited. Restricted other income consisted of two small grants which were received with spectfic spending requirements (2023).

  3. Investments Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds 2024 2023 Interest re￿Ivable 4,079 1,316 19 NolliFigliari Isliiie WuiiieTTr s Aio Lld

  4. Incoming resources from charitsble activities Incoming resources from each of the charity's activities are as follows: Grants & contracts NCC DV Setvices BBC Children in Need 146.404 252.494 104.393 112,031 615,322 39,311 777,748 24,803 39.311 CADA HANFH 43.746 55,761 43.746 55.761 21,361 CADA Therapy DA Wellbeing Project DA Housing DVDS 2.558 2.558 79.568 79.568 77.250 1,208 NCC Coproduction Enhanced Sanctuary Family Court Henry Smith Hospital IDVA IOMS IDVA 18.750 18.750 12.500 41,035 59,750 12,50D 41.035 37,800 59.750 33,000 20,243 79,250 33,000 20,130 26,745 4.001 33.000 20.243 Leathersellers 15,000 15.000 6.699 MOC Saler Streets 6.699 MHCLG 108,809 MHCLG CHRef 24.301 NCC Counselling NCC DAHA 24.797 24,797 17.355 39.000 39.000 39,000 1,783 NCC Flexi Funding NCC Freedom cO￿f 6.635 11.643 21.462 21.462 5.000 5,504 62,000 10,492 NCC Recovery Toolkit Stand By Her NCC MDT Pilot NCC Pet 5,504 62.OCKI 30.000 8,500 188,456 20,295 10.492 OPCC MOJ R3 65.8 97.620 163,420 OPCC PP Your Choice Stalking Advocate Refuge Tender VRU Tip Sub total 21,415 21.415 58.000 25,750 122.616 128.812 93.945 345,373 20.OCrtI 20.000 15.549 47.062 138.116 135.447 133.256 134.726 127.359 453.496 521,107 183,105 219,760 1,831.349 1.583,094 262,085 222,787 Rents Total 47.062 272.842 262.806 133,256 453.496 521.107 183,105 219,760 2.093.434 1.805,881 Income received from BBC Children in Need, CADA HANFH, DA Wellbeing Project, DA Housing, Enhanced Sanctuary, Family Court, Henry Smith, Hospitsl IDVA, IOMS IDVA, MDC Safer Streets, all NCC grants. all OPCC grants, Stalking Advocatè and VRU Tip is subject to restrictions {see Note 1 c). Analysis by fund Unrestr¢ted funds Restrided lunds 1,237.781 855,653 2,093,434 1,027,280 778,601 1.805,881 Noltinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd 20

  5. Resources expended ReSoUr￿S expended are either directly allocated or apportioned on a usage basis for each of the charity's activities as follows: Allocated costs Staff costs 60.863 150.698 149.714 118.058 419 1.376 373 319.451 383.484 166.824 186,276 1.535.368 1,366,095 Agency costs Recruitment 1.256 14,087 391 17.138 1.530 11.995 973 202 35 131 399 1.214 21,296 1,704 Training User traininglcrèche 121 24 1432) 4.081 1.221 894 Staff expenses Leisure & hospitslity 4,203 3,587 2.298 2.&23 14.799 1.426 33,638 4,880 27,345 3,157 310 10 25 ICT Maintenance 1.063 3.116 3.557 932 8.032 7.614 2,305 5.5 32.207 33,529 Repairs & Cleaning Light, heat & insurance 10.347 13.698 13.187 632 5.227 1.296 223 45,298 75.157 10.886 10.058 15.144 1.458 1,051 623 824 40.476 29.672 Rent and rates {18.5581 65.070 149 31.329 10.918 2.065 4.157 104.731 1.133 2,422 86.475 304 Volunteer costs Adverbsing Stationery User Welfare 27 424 146 649 205 836 1.935 349 1.143 1.284 1.606 2,167 671 11.909 14.416 7.306 380 4.849 4.958 6.561 2.489 294 115 5.301 9,696 383 Depreoalion Cost of fundraising Badlirrecoverable debts 541 2.109 2.650 5,004 Provision for doubtful debt 6.117 11.113) 5,004 1,030 Subcontractors 4.536 23.5(Kl 49.048 93,135 170.220 66,275 Underspent Grants Returned 30,370 91.409 260,928 246,006 127,177 408.381 512,206 179.404 218,165 2,IM3,677 1,770,791 Apportiongd costs Telephone Professional fees 1.049 3,725 3.740 1.989 6.812 2,885 755 4.417 1.394 31,107 34,673 1.104 731 1.022 2.149 2.172 9,328 32 17,535 77 Bank charges Totsl 32 92.490 265.757 250.478 130.189 417.342 520,867 183,045 223.976 2,084,144 1,823.076 Analysis by fund Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 1,270,099 1,055,712 814.045 767,364 2,084,144 1,823,076 21 NutliiicJhdrris1 iiie VVoiiTreri s Aio L Id

  6. Resources expended (continued) Governance costs includes payment to the auditors of £9,185 (2023: £5,880) for audit fees.

  7. Net movement in funds 2024 2023 This is stated after charging: Depreciation of fixed assets Auditor's remuneration 7.306 9185 9.696 5,880
  8. Staff costs 2024 2023 Staff costs were as follows: Salaries and wages National Insurance costs Pension costs 1,199,770 86.052 33,988 1,319.810 983,716 136,862 31,045 1,151.623 Support Costs 238.644 215,191 2024 2023 The average number of employees during the year 72 68 The company operates an auto-enrolment pension scheme in respect of its staff. The scheme and its assets are held by independent managers. The pension charge represents contributions due from the company and amounts to £40,137 (2023 - £37.128). This figure is made up of £33,988 plus the pension element of the Support Costs, which equates to £6,150. Pension costs are allocated as per the budget for each funderlproject. Income received from BBC Children in Need, CADA HANFH. DA Housing, Family Court. Henry Smith. Hospital IDVA, IOMS IDVA, MDC Safer Streets. all MHCLG grants, all NCC grants. all OPCC grants, Stalking Advocate and VRU Tip is subject to restrictions (see Note 1 c) and so pension costs are allocated in line with these restrictions, with the remainder being allocated to unrestricted funds. Remuneration of key management personnel The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows: 2024 2023 Aggregate compensation 51,172 48,299 No employee received emoluments of more than £60.000 (2023 - no employee).
  9. Trustees Remuneration No members of the General Purposes Committee received any remuneration during the year. Five of the trustees are signed up to the Wesffield Health Scheme at a total cost of £343 for the year (2023: £350).

  10. Taxation As a charity, Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or s256 of the Taxation or Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. Nottingkiamshire Wlomen's Aid Ltd 22

  11. Tangible fixed assets Improvements to leasehold property Fixtures, fittings & equipment Plant and machinery Buildings and Land Total Cost At 1 April 2023 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2024 67,631 15.681 30,938 7.950 72.632 4,534 186.882 12,484 67.631 15,681 38.888 77,166 199,366 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 Disposals Charge for the year At 31 March 2024 67,631 4,585 30.938 5,810 108.964 3.826 8.411 1,988 32,926 1.492 7,302 7,306 116,270 67.631 Net book values At 31 March 2024 7,270 5,962 69,864 83,096 At 31 March 2023 11,096 65,822 77,918

  12. Investments Listed investments Cost At 1 April 2023 Additions Valuation changes At 31 March 2024 231,747 21,199 252,946 Carrying amount At 31 March 2024 252,946 At 31 March 2023 231,747

  13. Debtors 2024 2023 Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Provision for doubfful debts Other debtors Prepayments and Accrued Income 11,447 {7,151) 10,756 45,129 60,181 5,002 (2,147) 41,246 8,783 52.884 23 Noiliiigkiainsiiire Wonien's Aid I Id

  14. Creditors: arnounts falling due within one year 2024 2023 Trade creditors Deferred income (note 16) Accruals Other creditors 7,349 50.659 2,411 7,018 67,437 2,336 50,504 37.038 2,629 92,507

  15. Deferred income Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows: 2024 2023 Deferred income is included within: Current liabilities 50,659 50,504 Movements in the year: Deferred income at 1 April 2023 Released from previous periods Resources defe￿ed in the year Deferred income at 31 March 2024 50,504 125.747 {50,504) (113,743) 50,659 38,500 50,659 50,504
  16. Movement in unrestricted funds Balance at 1 April 2023 Incoming Resources resources expended Transfers Investment Balance at gains I 31 March (losses) 2024 Unrestricted funds Revaluation reserve 787.314 6,747 794,061 1.251.496 1,270,099 9,758 778.469 27,946 806.415 21,199 21,199 1,251,496 1.270,099 9,758 Balance at 1 April 2022 Incoming Resources reSoUr￿S expended Transfers Investment gains I (losses) Balance at 31 March 2023 Unrestricted funds Revaluation reserve 776,419 1,065.873 1.055.712 22.876 799,295 734 787,314 6,747 794.061 16,129 (16,129) 1.065,873 1,055,712 734 Noltinghamshire Women s Aid Ltd 24

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  1. Movement in restricted funds (continued) Reporting for all restricted funds is completed and submitted in line with funding agreements. See the General Purposes Committee Report for details of projects and associated funding providers.
  2. Analysis of net assets between funds Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Total Unrestricted Restricted funds funds funds Total funds 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 Tangible fixed assets Investments Current assetsl(liabilities) 83.096 83,096 77,918 77,918 252,946 252.946 231,747 231,747 470,373 49,638 520.011 484.396 17,788 502,184 806,415 49,638 856,053 794,061 17,788 811.849
  3. Related party transactions During the year there were no related party transactions. other than those documented in note 10 relating to Trustees remuneration.
  4. Country of incorporation Nottinghamshire Women's Aid was incorporated in the United Kingdom and is registered in Nottinghamshire.

  5. Operating lease commitments At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows: Land & buildings Other Within one year Between two and five years 112,917 11,667 124,584 23,336 29,905 53,241 Notlinghainsliire Wc)men's Aic. l_ld 26

  6. Cash Generated from operations 2024 2023 Surplus for the year 23.005 27,949 Adjustments for: Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities Depreciation of tangible fixed assets (4.079) 7,306 (1.316) 9,696 Movements in working capital: Decreasel{increase) in debtors (Decrease)lincrease in creditors (Decrease)lincrease in deferred income Cash generated by operations (7,297) (16,167) (25.225) (66,846) 155 75.243 6,135 121,927

  7. Analysis of changes in net funds The charity had no debt during the year. NLJllingh¢in I￿171re Wonieii K Aid L Id 27