EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Our activities aim to challenge, prevent and reduce domestic and sexual abuse by increasing awareness; developing, promoting and implementing early interventions; and strengthening inter-agency work, mostly, but not restricted to, the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire areas.
Objects
62.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARD THEPREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PERSONS WHOHAVE BEEN OR ARE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN NOTTINGHAMSHIREIN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, WORKSHOPS,SEMINARS AND INFORMATION; AND62.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY AGENCIES, PROFESSIONALSAND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, ITSCAUSES AND PREVENTION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus and total reserves of £886,089, comprising £764,580 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor. The organization relies on a mix of local government funding, trusts, and income generation to deliver its services.
What the accounts disclose
“Charitable activities 4 69,130 1,395,001 1,464,131 1,268,960” — page 14
“As at 31st March 2025 we held £154,035 in free cash reserves. The Board of Trustees reviewed the reserve policy and confirmed that unrestricted funds should equate to no less than 3 months running costs for the organisation.” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £1,328,113 — grants £1,328,113 (9); 89% of the £1,494,020 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £1,017,916 — contracts £1,017,916 (3); 75% of the £1,355,122 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 1
- Government income: £1,102,693 — grants £1,102,693 (9); 92% of the £1,194,345 total gross income on the same return
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.4m | £1.2m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £995k | £839k |
| 31/03/2021 | £673k | £614k |
Common questions
Is EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus and total reserves of £886,089, comprising £764,580 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditor. The organization relies on a mix of local government funding, trusts, and income generation to deliver its services. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer.
Who funds EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST, THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND).
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting victims of domestic abuse in Nottinghamshire |
| J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | FY2021 | £1k | Welfare |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/03/2021 | £10k | Help a Friend |
| UK government | 31/07/2020 | £7k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/08/2018 | £10k | Equations Domestic Abuse Service for Men |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £31k |
| THE THOMAS BRINGTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £28k |
| DAVID LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED | 1 | £6k |
| THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
| DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE
- EQUALITY NOW
- NOTTINGHAM FINANCIAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP
- RIGHTS AND EQUALITIES IN NEWHAM
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | £1.5m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED | £2.3m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE | £94k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE | £1.7m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| EQUALITY NOW | £2.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAM FINANCIAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP | £90k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |