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2025-03-31-accounts

Getaway Girls

Charity number 703003

A company limited by guarantee number 02498832

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Getaway Girls

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Contents Page
Trustees' report 2 to 5
Examiner's report 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Balance sheet 8
Notes to the accounts 9 to 14

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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Getaway Girls

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Diane Law Vicky Treherne Jennie Appleyard Liz Sharkey Samantha Toolsie Manisha Prabhakar Rhianna Edmeade Dinah Jones Resigned 5 June 24 Sharandeep Flora Charity number 703003 Registered in England and Wales Company number 02498832 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers 19 Brooklands Avenue Virgin Money Seacroft 10 Austhorpe Road Leeds Crossgates LS14 6SG Leeds LS15 8DL Independent examiner Simon Bostrom FCIE West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 3 May 1990. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association as amended by special resolution 3 March 2017 . The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

Initial applications for selection are scrutinised by the Chair, if the skills and experience of the applicant are deemed useful to the organisation they are then invited to meet the Management Committee/Trustees and staff. Any positions offered are subject to suitable references and a DBS check. To reflect the objectives of the organisation the Trustees are all female. At each AGM the Trustees retire and being eligible offers themselves for re-election.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

The provision, and assistance in the provision, in the interests or social welfare, for female inhabitants of the City of Leeds and the neighbourhood, of facilities for education, and for recreation and other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

The charity's main activities

Our aim is to ensure that through our provision young women are enriched emotionally, mentally and physically and that they have chances to increase their positive choices in life. We recognise that women can be discriminated against in our society and we seek to offer a space where young women can feel comfortable enough to negotiate the challenges life offers.

We are committed to the following core values:

Public benefit statement

In planning our activities for this year the trustees have complied with the duty in section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard of public benefit guidance published by the commission. Through our annual staff and trustee "away day" we mapped strategy and goals for the future which are then reported on at the Management Committee meetings.

Achievements and performance Individual Support

Supported 22 young women through Safe Space support re young women and safety

Counselling support x 12 sessions offered for 35 young women aged 16-25.

Longer term Complex Needs Support offered for 21 young women

Additional support re young women and mental health, housing, hardship crisis

170 Christmas presents & wellbeing packs

90 Household support grants distributed

Group work/ Holiday programmes/ School groups/

725 young women participated in group work programmes,

Weekly Groups held:

8-11—New group for girls aged 8-11, 11-13, 13-16, Girls space 13-16, She writes- creative writing group, Proud to be mum’s group, Our Space, yoga, Cooking Together Groups, Safe space groups.

Therapeutic groups for young women aged 16-18/ 18-25

14 school groups facilitated including Safe Space, Girls Talk.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance (continued)

Drop in/ Food

Drop in/ Healthy Meals provided Mondays and Fridays before groups

Crèche

Crèche established 3 days per week for daytime groups

Voice and Influence/ Social Action groups including:

Design and Development of the Hills with young women.

Events held

Resources/ Research Produced:

w – Changemakers Resource re Racial Inequality in schools. Link to access Creative Hub Getaway Girls

Financial review

The net income for the year was £59,307, including net income of £7,420 on unrestricted funds and net income of £51,887 on restricted funds.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £118,934.

The level of reserves to be maintained is between 3 and 6 months of operational costs. Funds are retained in order to enable the smooth running of the charity and to allow for an orderly winding up should the charity need to close.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by the board of trustees on 11/10/2025

Diane Law (Trustee)

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Getaway Girls

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 14.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the charitable 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 charitable 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 ('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 charitable company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow 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 fellow of ACIE which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

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.

Simon Bostrom FCIE

15/10/2025

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Getaway Girls

Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
Income from:
Grants and donations
(2)
7,099
Sales, fees and contributions
219
Room hire
1,670
Bank interest
4,299
Contract income
7,389
Other income
150
Total income
20,826
Expenditure on:
Employment costs
(3)
8,089
Premises
-
Office and administration
253
Insurance
-
Professional fees
649
Project costs
812
Freelance and delivery partners
-
Depreciation
3,603
Independent examination
-
Grant repayment
-
Total expenditure
13,406
Net income / (expenditure)
7,420
Fund balances brought forward
374,503
Fund balances carried forward
(4)
381,923
2025
Restricted
funds
£
343,800
-
-
-
-
-
343,800
186,197
7,186
18,615
2,881
864
47,132
27,392
-
1,646
-
291,913
51,887
141,538
193,425
2025
Total
funds
£
350,899
219
1,670
4,299
7,389
150
364,626
194,286
7,186
18,868
2,881
1,513
47,944
27,392
3,603
1,646
-
305,319
59,307
516,041
575,348
2024
Total
funds
£
254,199
3,109
-
12,832
-
400
270,540
184,102
15,024
16,641
2,220
4,299
55,336
22,883
5,734
1,764
3,250
311,253
(40,713)
556,754
516,041

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Getaway Girls

Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
(5)
262,989
Total fixed assets
262,989
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
31,575
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
109,200
Total current assets
140,775
Current liabilities:
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and accruals
(8)
21,841
Total current liabilities
21,841
Net current assets
118,934
Net assets
381,923
Funds
Unrestricted funds
381,923
Restricted funds
-
Total funds
381,923
2025
Restricted
£
-
-
28,529
166,021
194,550
1,125
1,125
193,425
193,425
-
193,425
193,425
2025
Total
£
262,989
262,989
60,104
275,221
335,325
22,966
22,966
312,359
575,348
381,923
193,425
575,348
2024
Total
£
266,592
266,592
30,476
221,009
251,485
2,036
2,036
249,449
516,041
374,503
141,538
516,041

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 11/10/2025

Diane Law (Trustee)

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Getaway Girls

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

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 the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Donated goods for resale are valued at the amount actually realised upon their sale.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Freehold land and buildings: nil Equipment: over 4 years at 25% Fixtures and fittings: over 4 years at 25%

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

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Getaway Girls

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

2 Grants and donations
BARCA Leeds
BBC Children in Need (CIN)
Brighter Futures
ITV
JD Sport Neighbourly
LCC Community Committee
Leeds City Council (LCC)
Leeds Community Foundation (LCF)
Leeds Older Peoples Forum (LOPF)
Leeds Women's' Aid
National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF)
Places for People
The Bartlett Foundation
The Mayor's Safer Communities Fund
The Pilgrim Trust
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)
UK Youth Changemakers
Ashtons Charitable Trust
British Gas
Centrica Management Limited
Charities Trust
People Health Trust
UK Youth
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Other donations
3 Staff costs and numbers
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions
Staff cover
Payroll company charges
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,099
7,099
2025
Restricted
funds
£
18,528
15,000
8,000
-
5,000
5,000
44,603
49,212
5,000
19,564
65,943
21,500
20,000
18,710
29,708
10,576
7,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
456
343,800
2025
Total
funds
£
18,528
15,000
8,000
1,000
5,000
5,000
44,603
49,212
5,000
19,564
65,943
21,500
20,000
18,710
29,708
10,576
7,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,555
350,899
2025
£
176,213
11,301
(5,000)
7,430
3,518
824
194,286
2024
Total
funds
£
19,882
15,000
-
-
-
-
42,885
20,000
5,000
25,126
46,703
1,000
20,000
-
-
-
-
3,340
25,350
5,000
1,000
5,090
11,200
2,884
4,739
254,199
2024
£
167,755
11,121
(5,000)
8,036
-
2,190
184,102
The average number of employees during the year was 13.7, being an average of 6.9 full time equivalent
(2024: 13.8, 6.7 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
Defined contribution pension scheme 2025 2024
£ £
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year 7,430 8,036
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end (1,511) -

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Restricted funds
Balance b/f
£
Awards for All
-
Banstead UKSPF
-
Bartlett Found Foundation
20,000
Big Sisters Com. Fdn.
-
Places for People
-
Change Makers 4
-
CIN - Impact fund
11,015
Community Foundation - Jimbo's
12,943
Flint Family Fund
5,000
Girls Zone UKSPF
-
Hardship Fund
-
Healthy Hols Christmas
-
Healthy Hols Easter
3,468
Healthy Hols Summer
-
JD Sport Neighbourly
-
LCC East
789
LCF Resilience Fund
9,453
Million Hours Fund
-
No Limits
6,000
Pilgrims Revive
-
LCF Core
-
Safe Space 2021 Yr3
16,709
Safer Lives Mayor
-
Safer Streets
-
Seacroft Girls Zone
2,137
The Fore Trust
16,052
Training 7 Star
-
Violence Reduction Unit
-
Leeds Women's Aid WLL 2
4,615
Leeds Women's Aid WLL 3
213
Leeds Women's Aid
-
Young Change Maker 2
1,863
Young Women Wellbeing Group
-
LCC Youth Work
-
LOPF Cost of Living Grant
500
NLCF - Cost of Living Grant
4,726
The Centre for Youth Impact
705
British Gas Mini bus fund
25,350
141,538
Incoming
£
19,996
5,000
20,000
8,000
21,500
7,000
15,000
-
5,000
10,576
5,000
3,769
986
14,457
5,000
18,528
15,000
45,947
-
29,708
10,000
-
18,710
12,667
-
-
456
16,936
-
12,564
2,000
-
5,000
15,000
-
-
-
-
343,800
Outgoing
£
10,404
5,000
-
8,000
-
4,285
12,717
12,943
913
10,576
4,500
3,769
4,454
13,777
-
18,401
24,453
31,151
2,000
11,554
-
16,661
18,710
12,667
2,137
-
-
16,936
4,615
12,777
1,000
1,863
5,000
14,719
500
4,726
705
-
291,913
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance c/f
£
9,592
-
40,000
-
21,500
2,715
13,298
-
9,087
-
500
-
-
680
5,000
916
-
14,796
4,000
18,154
10,000
48
-
-
-
16,052
456
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
281
-
-
-
25,350
193,425

Fund name

Purpose of restriction

Awards for All Towards Wellbeing Groups including Crèche. Banstead UKSPF Towards research/ workshop re Banstead Park. Bartlett Found Foundation Towards core costs. Big Sisters Com. Fdn. Towards Big Sisters mentoring Programme. Places for People For Refurbishment of building in Harehills Change Makers 4 Group work and produce resource with black young women re mental CIN - Impact fund Contribution to core costs and social media/centre worker salary. Community Foundation - Jimbo's Towards Wellbeing Groups for Young Women with crèche.

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Restricted funds (continued)

Fund name

Flint Family Fund Girls Zone UKSPF Hardship Fund Healthy Hols Christmas Healthy Hols Easter Healthy Hols Summer JD Sport Neighbourly LCC East LCF Resilience Fund

Million Hours Fund No Limits Pilgrims Revive LCF Core Safe Space 2021 Yr3 Safer Lives Mayor Safer Streets Seacroft Girls Zone The Fore Trust Training 7 Star Violence Reduction Unit

Leeds Women's Aid WLL 2 Leeds Women's Aid WLL 3 Leeds Women's Aid Young Change Maker 2 Young Women Wellbeing Group LCC Youth Work LOPF Cost of Living Grant NLCF - Cost of Living Grant The Centre for Youth Impact British Gas Mini bus fund

Purpose of restriction

Towards the costs of 8 – 11 years group. Towards Harehills Girls Zone, social action project. To purchase vouchers for young women for cost of living. Holiday activities for girls and young women. Towards a Youth club activities. Holiday activities for girls and young women. Towards sports program with girls Working with young woman in the East Leeds area. Contribution to the core cost and consultancy for the future sustainability and growth of GG.

Towards New group work programmes. Towards a multi media project – digital worker. Counselling and therapeutic group work with young women 16-25. Towards Management salaries and core costs. Support for young women and girls at risk of sexual exploitation. Towards targeted support young women and girls. Towards violence against women and girls. Working with 8-11 year girls group work. Core funding for part of the director's salary and running costs. Bursary funding for young women.

Project reduction of young women offending and violence against women and young girls.

Working with complex needs – one to one work. Working with complex needs – one to one work. Towards consultation young women’s safety . Social action black young women and mental health.

Funding for Wellbeing/ Peer Support groups for young women aged 18-25. Towards group work activities and leadership programme. Help with the cost of Living.

Provide food vouchers for young women struggling with the cost of living. For monitoring support. Towards purchasing a mini bus.

Tangible assets
Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for year
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
£
270,195
-
270,195
3,603
3,603
7,206
262,989
266,592
Land and
buildings
£
7,419
-
7,419
7,419
-
7,419
-
-
Fixtures
and fittings
£
18,636
-
18,636
18,636
-
18,636
-
-
Equipment
Total
£
296,250
-
296,250
29,658
3,603
33,261
262,989
266,592

5 Tangible assets

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

6 Debtors and prepayments
2025
£
Debtors
31,575
Prepayments
1,440
Accrued income
27,089
60,104
7 Cash at bank and in hand
2025
£
Cash at bank
274,471
Cash in hand
750
275,221
8 Creditors and accruals
2025
£
Accruals
2,889
Deferred income (see note below for analysis)
9,031
Taxation and social security
10,217
Other creditors
829
22,966
Deferred income
Deferred to
next year
£
DARS Behind Close Doors
9,031
9,031
Item name
Reason for deferral
DARS Behind Close Doors
Income received in advance. The project work will be delivered
2024
£
-
7,692
22,784
30,476
2024
£
220,359
650
221,009
2024
£
2,036
-
-
-
2,036
Released
from last year
£
-
-
next year.

9 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

During the year 3 trustees were paid a total of £60 in respect of travel (previous year: 2 trustees and £127).

Details of remuneration and benefits
Sharandeep Flora
Freelance fees and to provide disco training
for the girls
2025
£
1,050
1,050
2024
£
380
380

Reason for remuneration

The trustee provided DJ workshops and disco training for the girls.

Legal authority for the payment

The legal authority for the payment is via a provision within the charity's governing document.

No other trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £52,420 (previous year: £53,647).

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Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
Income
Grants and donations
7,099
17,153
Sales, fees and contributions
219
3,109
Room hire
1,670
-
Bank interest
4,299
12,832
Contract income
7,389
-
Other income
150
400
Total income
20,826
33,494
Expenditure
Employment costs
8,089
182
Premises
-
31
Office and administration
253
-
Insurance
-
-
Professional fees
649
-
Project costs
812
527
Freelance and delivery partners
-
98
Depreciation
3,603
5,734
Independent examination
-
-
Grant repayment
-
-
Total expenditure
13,406
6,572
Net income / (expenditure)
7,420
26,922
Fund balances brought forward
374,503
347,581
Fund balances carried forward
381,923
374,503
2025
Restricted
funds
£
343,800
-
-
-
-
-
343,800
186,197
7,186
18,615
2,881
864
47,132
27,392
-
1,646
-
291,913
51,887
141,538
193,425
2024
Restricted
funds
£
237,046
-
-
-
237,046
183,920
14,993
16,641
2,220
4,299
54,809
22,785
-
1,764
3,250
304,681
(67,635)
209,173
141,538
2025
Total
funds
£
350,899
219
1,670
4,299
7,389
150
364,626
194,286
7,186
18,868
2,881
1,513
47,944
27,392
3,603
1,646
-
305,319
59,307
516,041
575,348
2024
Total
funds
£
254,199
3,109
-
12,832
-
400
270,540
184,102
15,024
16,641
2,220
4,299
55,336
22,883
5,734
1,764
3,250
311,253
(40,713)
556,754
516,041

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