Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

LIVING WITHOUT ABUSE

To provide support to anyone suffering from abuse in Leicestershire & Rutland

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees

Established: 16 years

www.lwa.org.uk

info@lwa.org.uk

01509550317

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,761	£1,489	£271	£11	£631	£600	4.8	57	40
31/03/22		£1,254	£1,170	£84	£12	£359	£342	3.5	54	50
31/03/21		£1,110	£1,031	£80	£5	£276	£250	2.9	33	0
31/03/20		£958	£915	£44	£38	£196	£184	2.4	41	40
31/03/19		£924	£930	£-6	£45	£153	£137	1.8	39	25
31/03/18		£886	£831	£55	£47	£159	£142	2.1	35	0
31/03/17		£791	£729	£63	£42	£104	£82	1.4	32	0
31/03/16		£468	£489	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£441	£455	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£441	£455	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£370	£374	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£344	£357	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£455	£413	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£386	£377	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£357	£326	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

57 employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£346,200
Ministry of Justice	£240,670
BBC Children in Need	£69,833
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to LWA
£172,800	25/08/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of two Outreach Workers for a project supporting adult survivors of domestic abuse in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£1,989	04/05/2022	Covid response
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	01/04/2022	Volunteer Programme Revenue Costs
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£51,035	26/03/2021	To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£138,600	01/01/2021	To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to LWA
£70,300	08/12/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of a project supporting adult and child survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£16,097	12/11/2020	Provision of Victim Services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Living Without Abuse
£69,833	09/09/2020 18	COVID19 - This project will deliver family support to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, isolated due to Covid-19. The services will result in positive relationships, ....more COVID19 - This project will deliver family support to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, isolated due to Covid-19. The services will result in positive relationships, increase in emotional wellbeing and improved social skills.
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£34,938	22/06/2020	Provision of Victim Services
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to LWA
£103,100	07/05/2020 36	towards two years' salary of two Outreach Workers for a project supporting adult survivors of domestic abuse in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£118,965	01/04/2019	To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - LWA Family Service
£307,370	26/11/2018 60	This project will provide support to children and young people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse, and their parents. Interventions will be developed in response to the needs of individual ....more This project will provide support to children and young people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse, and their parents. Interventions will be developed in response to the needs of individual families. Professional training and support will be provided to partner organisations and volunteers to deliver parts of the programme.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Living Without Abuse
£13,720	16/05/2018 18	This grant will support this DV charity to plan its IT strategy, implement an online referral system, manage risk in its forward planning and help with IIV
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Family Outreach
£302,790	21/10/2015 36	Families in Charnwood and North West Leicestershire will be supported to escape abusive situations and rebuild their lives. Each will receive individual assessment of their needs and risks to help ....more Families in Charnwood and North West Leicestershire will be supported to escape abusive situations and rebuild their lives. Each will receive individual assessment of their needs and risks to help them as a family. A support plan will assist them in moving on through one to one guidance and help with areas such as security, housing and finance through to child contact, legal options, court and emotional support. Around 540 survivors of domestic abuse and their families will benefit.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Living Without Abuse
£18,900	28/08/2013	The charity provides support for victims of domestic abuse across North Leics. The grant will support the role of Outreach Manager. This will ensure speedy and appropriate response to victims, ....more The charity provides support for victims of domestic abuse across North Leics. The grant will support the role of Outreach Manager. This will ensure speedy and appropriate response to victims, providing volunteer support and supporting self help groups
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Outreach Service
£485,077	09/06/2010 72	This project supports victims of domestic abuse to escape the abuse they are experiencing and to re-establish their lives. The service covers Charnwood and North West Leicestershire. The current ....more This project supports victims of domestic abuse to escape the abuse they are experiencing and to re-establish their lives. The service covers Charnwood and North West Leicestershire. The current level of service cannot meet the existing demand and this grant will double provision. Support is provided on a one-to-one basis to both female and male victims and the flexible nature of the service ensures each client receives a unique package of advice, information and support depending on their individual needs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 57-80

CHRISTINE JACOBS Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Academic Researcher

PATRICIA BARTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer

RUTH SINCLAIR Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

RADMILA BALAC Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Partner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2007, number: 1121923
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/2006, number: 05908380

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR13: 107 days late,

Main office

42 Glebe Street
LOUGHBOROUGH
Leicestershire
LE11 1JR

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PHYSIOLOGICALLY AND SEXUALLY, BY A SPOUSE, PARTNER, PARENT, CHILD, SIBLING OR CO-HABITEE.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY MAY PROVIDE CENTRES WHERE WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN CAN ENJOY REST AND PROTECTION FROM ATTACK AND PERSECUTION.TO PROVIDE OUTREACH SUPPORT FOR MEN, WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PHYSIOLOGICALLY AND SEXUALLY, BY A SPOUSE, PARTNER, PARENT, CHILD, SIBLING OR CO-HABITEE. ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR EXISTING ACCOMMODATION WHERE POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE.TO DO ALL OTHER SUCH PROVIDE ACCESS TO ANY NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, ADVISE, COUNSELLING AND LEGAL ADVICE FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN.ASSIST WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF BOTH STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY BODIES IN THE PERMANENT RE HOUSING OF SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AND TO ASSIST WHERE NECESSARY IN OBTAINING PROPER EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN.TO CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSE OF AND WAYS OF PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY SUCH GRAVE OR PERSISTENT MALTREATMENT AND TO PUBLISH FACTS FOUND BY SUCH MEANS AS MAY BE PROPER IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.TO ENLIST THE SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF MALTREATED WOMEN (AND MEN) AND THEIR CHILDREN.TO ENLIST THE SERVICES OF VOLUNTARY HELPERS INTERESTED IN THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.TO DO ALL OTHER SUCH THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE

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