EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 February 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04517544
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,494,020
Latest expenditure: £1,403,777
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Equation, Pinnacle House, Indoor Bowls Centre, Beechdale Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 3FH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.equation.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,494,020
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,403,777

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,355,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,210,180

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,194,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,072,171

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £995,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £838,983

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £673,449
Total Gross Expenditure: £613,637

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,494,020
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,403,777
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £1,328,113
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,355,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,210,180
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1017916
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,194,345
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,072,171
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £1,102,693
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £995,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £838,983
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £770,562
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £673,449
Total Gross Expenditure: £613,637
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £460,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 14220
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1464131
Income Investments: 15669
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1494020
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,403,777
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1403777
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8100
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3040
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £154,035
Assets Total Fixed: 12674
Assets Own Use: 12674
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £945,141
Assets Total Liabilities: £71,726
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £886,089
Creditors One Year Total Current: 71726
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £778,018
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 764580
Funds Restricted: 121509
Funds Total: 886089
Count Employees: 37
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 71313
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1268960
Income Investments: 14849
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1355122
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £216
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,209,964
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1210180
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 4670
Expenditure Depreciation: 39898
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £160,218
Assets Total Fixed: 4940
Assets Own Use: 4940
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £883,064
Assets Total Liabilities: £92,158
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £795,846
Creditors One Year Total Current: 92158
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £667,418
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 729065
Funds Restricted: 66781
Funds Total: 795846
Count Employees: 36
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 11229
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1183116
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1194345
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £216
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,071,955
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1072171
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9592
Expenditure Support Costs: 134486
Expenditure Depreciation: 4893
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £489,129
Assets Total Fixed: 6034
Assets Own Use: 6034
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £748,232
Assets Total Liabilities: £103,362
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £650,904
Creditors One Year Total Current: 103362
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £497,037
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 636633
Funds Restricted: 14271
Funds Total: 650904
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 42518
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 952645
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 995163
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,629
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £836,354
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 838983
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1860
Expenditure Support Costs: 115779
Expenditure Depreciation: 4368
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £413,181
Assets Total Fixed: 7506
Assets Own Use: 7506
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £724,834
Assets Total Liabilities: £203,610
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £528,730
Creditors One Year Total Current: 203610
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £616,102
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 413181
Funds Restricted: 115549
Funds Total: 528730
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 85715
Income Other Trading Activities: 219
Income Charitable Activities: 587379
Income Investments: 136
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 673449
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £613,637
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 613637
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 613637
Expenditure Support Costs: 443892
Expenditure Depreciation: 597
Gain Loss Investment: -597
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -597
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £235,000
Assets Total Fixed: 616
Assets Own Use: 616
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £418,226
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,292
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £372,550
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46292
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £360,100
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 234747
Funds Restricted: 137803
Funds Total: 372550
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottingham City
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EQUATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-02-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/08/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/11/2009AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/01/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/06/2013 as amended on 01 Dec 2022
Charitable 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.
Area Of Benefit: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 475792
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORUM

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling