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2021-03-31-accounts

Company number: 02443288 Charity Number: 1010129 Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited trading as Saffron Sheffield Report and financial statements For the year ended 31st March 2021

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Reference and administrative information for the year ended 31st March 2021 Charity name Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited also known as Saffron Sheffield Company number 2443288 Charity number 1010129 Registered office 44 Daniel Hill, Sheffield $6 3JF & operational address Trustees Trustees, who are also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows.. Susan Bridgeford Teresa Allewell Judith Dodds Ahmina Akhtar Stephanie Allan Pam Marshall (Chair) (Treasurer from AGM on 16 November 2020) (Treasurer until AGM on 16 November 2020) Olivia Sinclair Carol Jepson (Resigned 7 February 2021) Key management Katherine Myles personnel Sarah Smart (Chief Executive, until May 2021) (Chief Executive, from May 2021) Bankers Co-operative Bank plc PO Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale WN8 6WT Independent Examiner Christy Lau FCCA CTA DChA, Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6JG

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021. Included within the trustees, report is the directors, report as required by company law. Reference and administrative information set out on page I forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association of Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited ("the company" or "the charity" or "Saffron Sheffield") and the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102. Objectives and activities The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity ha5 achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purposes. Objectives The objectives of Saffron Sheffield, a5 set out in its governing document, are: to promote and protect the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls, in particular through the provision of coun5elling and psychotherapy, and to advance the education of the public with regard to the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls. The following key strategic aims help Saffron Sheffield meet the above objectives: rvi To provide free, accessible and high quality psychotherapy and group programmes for women in Shefffield who have experienced trauma or abuse. inin To provide training and support for other agencies and practitioners to enable them to work more effectively with women who have experienced trauma or abuse. Awareness raisin and cam nin To raise awareness of the needs of women who have experienced trauma or abuse and campaign for better services. Securin our future To build a sustainable future for Saffron She￿Ield so that it can continue to support women who have experienced trauma or abuse.

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 Activities undertaken for public benefit The trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the set aims and objectives. The most direct beneficiaries of our activitie5 are women in Sheffield aged 16 and above who have experienced trauma or abuse in childhood or adulthood, including.. Sexual abuse, sexual violence, rape or sexual exploitation Domestic abuse and domestic violence, including coercive control Honour-based violence and female genital mutilation Torture and trafficking Being a victim or witness of a crime or an accident 'County lines" or the exploitation of children and vulnerable people to aid illegal drugs distribution Emotional abuse Childhood neglect Our clients usually suffer from complex post-traumatic stress symptoms due to chronic or repeated instances of abuse or trauma. We provide free psychotherapy as well as therapeutic and well-being group activities for these women. Women accessing our services tell us that the support they receive has enabled them to maintain healthier relationships. In many cases, therapy also helped women maintain employment when they were struggling with their mental health. Our work has wider, additional benefits for the families and communities of the women we directly support. Our clients often tell us that therapy has made them better parents and that they find it easier to attend community activities because of our services. Our activities include providing training, signposting and informal support to other professionals and agencies who work with women and girls who have experienced trauma or abuse. By sharing our expertise, we are able to benefit women who are clients or service users of these other agencies. Achievements and performance All of Saffron Sheffield's charitable activities focus on improving the mental health and wellbeing of women and girls who have experienced abuse or trauma, and are undertaken to further Saffron Sheffield's charitable purposes for the public benefit. Activities Covid-19 Impact Since March 2020, and throughout the reporting period, the Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our clients and how we deliver our services.

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 Our clients have told us that the pandemic impacted them by exacerbating their trauma symptoms. Some experienced the lockdowns and associated loss of agency as similar to being in a coercive controlling relationship. For this reason, it had a destabili5ing impact on their mental health, worsening their depression, anxiety, panic attacks, flashbacks, self-harm and suicidality. Some clients have been impacted negatively by economic pressures, job loss or job insecurityi family members being affected by Covid-19, children not being in school and bereavement. Bereavement, in particular, has been incredibly traumatic due to restrictions on family members attending hospitals, care homes and funerals. These events have had a compounding impact on clients, experiences of trauma and abuse. In March 2020 we shifted to offering our services via telephone and video-call facilities. Delivery of therapy by exclusively digital means was a significant unplanned change and required the rapid development of new policies, procedures, training and support. We provided our therapists with additional support and training for working from home, providing therapy online and preparing clients to access therapy in their own homes. Our core team are now all certified online and telephone therapists. Initially, at the start of lockdown, some client5 suspended their I.. I therapy as they wished to wait until they could resume face-to-face therapy but, several months into the pandemic, many changed their minds and took up the offer of remote support. We did not encounter any digitally excluded service users as the telephone offer in particular (whereby clients receive an incoming call for therapy) was highly accessible. Similarly, we opted for a user-friendly web-based video-call software that did not require the client to have a particular account or app to join the call. However, we did find that school closures, and entire families being at home, impacted our clients, ability to find a private location and commit to particular slot for therapy each week. For these clients, caring responsibilities meant face-to-face therapy would also have been impossible. For a minority of clients we felt remote l.. I therapy would not meet their needs. In those cases we offered remote wellbeing support and/or regular supportive phone calls from one of our therapists, who also liaised and advocated to SUPPOrt clients to access other services. For clients who were still actively at risk of abuse, self-harm or suicide, our therapists adapted their implementation of safeguarding and risk management protocols while working remotely. This helped ensure that any signs, symptoms or disclosures of abuse and self-harm were carefully managed and referred to relevant agencies. This was supported via thoughtful management, supervision and reflective practice. For some clients the suspension of normal activity during lockdowns andlor while on furlough has enabled them to focus on their trauma without needing to meet the outside world's demands. For others, the restrictions andlor time on furlough were experienced as a loss of control similar to their experiences of abuse. It has been essential to recognise that a shared experience can impact individuals in very different ways. During the pandemic additional sources of funding became available regionally and nationally to mitigate the negative mental health and domestic abuse effects of the lockdowns and the pandemic. We were successful in our bids to several of these funding sources, which has enabled us to grow our staff base

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 and infrastructure. This put us in the position of being able to increase service delivery and the number of women we were able to help in the reporting period. I:1 Therapy Assessments In the reporting period Saffron Sheffield offered 361 hours of assessment sessions (2020.. 260) and these were attended by 142 women (2020: 109)- 90/0 of our assessments {2020.' 60/0) were missed without prior arrangement. We carried out comprehensive clinical assessments in order to obtain a detailed picture of client symptoms, to assess risk and to inform a personalised offer of therapy. The increase in assessment sessions reflects the growth in clinical staff, following recruitment undertaken in Autumn 2020 and the subsequent opening up of the waiting list. Th ssion 116 women benefited from I.. I therapy sessions {2020.' 118), from the 1,697 1.. I therapy sessions that were offered (2020: 1,453). Only 60/0 of these sessions were not attended without prior arrangement. 44 clients completed therapy in this time. Wellbein Sessions We provided 148 hours of l.. I wellbeing support, attended by 41 women. Therapeutic groups Due to lockdown restrictions we could not undertake any face-to-face group therapy sessions during the reporting period. However, we quickly established a IOOOkn digital service delivery and offered an online wellbeing group activity. We provided 31 sessions of group wellbeing support attended by six women. Recruitment and team development We have recruited two new staff therapists and one associate therapist. All underwent rigorous selection and demonstrated they had a good depth of experience in delivering psychotherapy before starting with us. Alongside this we have also recruited, trained and supported two new volunteer therapi5tS to gain experience in delivering specialist trauma psychotherapy. One of the volunteer placements was a final year Clinical Psychology student at the University of Sheffield, who began in October 2020. Alongside clinical work and supervision, she has initiated a Service User Involvement Project (further details on page 8) and facilitated a monthly reflective practice group for all clinical staff. The opportunity for the reflective practice group was received positively by all attendees, who appreciated the additional peer to peer support. This activity will continue monthly into 2021-22. As part of our response to the Covid- 19 pandemic all of our staff were provided with additional support and training (as applicable to their roles) for working from home, providing therapy online and preparing clients to access therapy in their own homes. Our core therapy team are now all certified online and telephone therapists.

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 The clinical team had further group training to increase awareness and understanding of Saffron Sheffield's evaluation and monitoring process. Partnership working We belong to Sheffield Psychologies Board (SPB), where all psychology services commissioned by the NHS meet every month to share practice, collaborate on service impmvements and develop client/patient pathways. Our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has developed strong relationships with the Directors of Psychology at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust and Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust through attendance at this meeting. Consequently, mental health practitioners across the city are better aware of our specialist service and how to signpost clients to us. We are also better able to support clients to access other mental health services. We are well embedded in existing pathways and regularly liaise with other health and social care practitioners to ensure continuity of care. Initially, SPB met weekly in response to Covid-19 to better support each other and have a better city- wide picture of the situation. This has now changed to fortnightly, with no plans to return to monthly for the foreseeable future. Saffron Sheffield also regularly meets and shares with the South Yorkshire's End Violence Against Women and Girls (WAVES) network and is an accredited member of the Survivor's Trust. We are also a member of the Sheffield City Council's domestic and sexual abuse provider network. Our clinical lead attends regular meetings for clinical leads of local counselling services. Beneficiary Outcomes Therapy Sessions Our work in this period has had a profound impact on our clients. We were uncertain whether remote work would achieve the same standards for building therapeutic relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and reducing trauma symptoms, anxiety, and depression. However, our clinical results are as strong as ever and client testimonies demonstrate that our service has been critical to clients at this challenging time. During April 2020 - March 2021 we collerted information on 22 different trauma symptoms from all 44 clients who had completed therapy, using an evidence-based statistically validated tool - The Trauma Symptom Inventory-Il (TSI-21. Of the 44 women that completed therapy in the reporting period.. IOOO/o had a statistically significant reduction in their trauma symptoms 980/0 felt more self-confident 93010 felt better able to say "no" and be assertive when they needed to be 910/0 felt better able to have healthy boundaries in their relationships 900/0 achieved a personal goal 90010 felt they were better able to recognise abuse in a relationship 86010 felt less isolated

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 We received feedback forms from 43 of the 44 clients 1980/0) who completed therapy. These showed a positive trend among clients in self-reported improvements in physical health and mental health-related emergency visits: 510/0 said their physical health has improved 38010 were visiting their GP less often 190/0 were visiting A&E less often The feedback forms also showed how clients felt about Saffron Sheffield.. IOOO/o were happy with the service they received 990/0 would recommend Saffron She￿Ie1￿ to a friend 990/0 were satisfied with their initial contact and response Wellbein Sessions Of the 41 clients who completed their l.'I wellbeing sessions, IOOO/o saw a reduction in depression Symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and 93010 experienced a decrease in their general anxiety as measured by the Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) 7 scale. Client Voices from 2020 - 2021 on the difference that therapy has made for them "This service has been invaluable to me. It has allowed me to process my past trauma, understènd how to deal with traumatic memories and reach goals that I never thought would be p055ible for me to accomplish. I will be retuming to the service after a break to continue the work I have been doing with [my therapist], who h35 been è god-send to my recovery. I feel for the first time that I have a future that could be happy and I kvould not have gotten to this point without the help of the Saffron team. "I am not the same person as lèst year for sure, and I am 100 % sure the sessions are very helpful. Everytime I repeat to myself, "it is Ok" you are safe" "it is your decision" and I really think opening the old wound5 helped me a lot. Talking about how things are related to my past and that now I can change things made me feel safer and helped me to cope with things better than before. "I feel the best I have done for a long time. I have noticed my behaviour and communication is better, meaning I can stand up for myself better and explain myself to others in a clearer way. I have found that I do not feel rejected èll the time anymore. I find I don't dwell on the past anymore ènd go over and over the bad things that have happened. I am very happy and lucky that I could acce55 the therapy and the well being support." "I have found it easier to talk to someone than I thought it would be, although I have been through counselling before, I did not find my previous experiences successful. I have found everyone at Saffron Sheffield to be approachable, professional and informative, making sure I wos aware of the process throughout.

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 "I feel the help I received has enabled me to put my experience into context and help me get my life back on track. I felt [my therapist] listened to me and helped me realise what was happening and what had happened. When I first started counselling, my head was so foggy I was unable to think clearly or make any deci5ion5,' 1 had no sense of who I was and vvhat I wanted or how to get out of the me55 1 felt I was in. I was finding the responsibility of work and looking after my daughter5 overwhelming. [My tlJerapist] helped me to recognise those feelings, manage them and find some clarity. It has been è slow process, but l am now able to recogni5e when I feel lost, or agitated and can use strategie5 to help. There 15 Still some way to go with getting back to being me, but [my therapist] has helped me take a very big step. "[My therapist] is an amazing therapist and I can not thank her enough for how much she has helped me. I feel like a new person with a new lease of life. I finally feel like me again, to feel like I'm not crazy anymore is such an emotional and happy feeling because when you doubt your sanity, you doubt everything in your life, and you don't know what is true, right and wrong. She is so profe55ional and understanding and I vvould recommend [my therapist] and this service to everyone. Thank you to everyone involved. Service User Involvement Project In further recognition of the importance of client voices, the main aim of the Service User Involvement Project, initiated by our new volunteer student therapist from the University of Sheffield, was to ensure that all development work is informed by client experience. We wanted to gather the views of our clients as service users their expectations of and opinions about the work we do, and their suggestions for improving our service. In February 2021 we invited past clients who had completed therapy to participate in the project and have a voice in the wider organisation. Seven women responded and we will be working with these women and continuing to invite others into this project throughout 2021-2022. Financial review At the end of the reporting period the charity held funds of £342,639 (2020.. £249,622). Of this £62,275 {2020'. £0) is restricted funds and £280,364 (2020.. £249,662) is unrestricted funds. Of the unrestricted funds, £33,341 (£25,000 from Lloyds Bank Foundation and £8,341 from trading income and donations} has been designated to fund operating costs for the new financial year 2021-2022. Of the total funds £146,050 (2020.. £149,795) is held in tangible fixed assets {our therapy centre at 289 Abbeydale Road) and £196,589 {2020'. £99,827) is held in net current assets. Thus, the charity holds £100,973 in free reserves as of 31st March 2021 {2020'. £99,827). Income The Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (SCCG) has continued to acknowledge the importance of our work in Sheffield, award ing us £83,021 in the reporting period. We are very appreciative of the fact that our role as a specialist service provider continues to be recognised by the SCCG and that our grant agreement has been renewed until March 2022.

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 Alongside this we were fortunate to be awarded 17 grants and donations totalling £209,648 (2020.. £39,000) from local and national charitable trusts. This included £90,046 in extraordinary Covid-19 funding. Our enterprise activity via the rental of therapy space from our premises on Abbeydale Road was severely affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Income from this activity was reduced to £719 {2020- £24,538). Our community fundraising activity was also hindered by the pandemic, with events having to be cancelled or postponed. However, we were able to mitigate this loss of income by securing additional grant funding as noted above. Expenditure As a provider of specialist services, our therapist costs are our main expenditure. We strive to ensure balanced team that includes experienced as well as trainee and newly-qualified therapists. Because of this, there is a requirement for paid as well as voluntary therapists. We are proud to be a hub of learning for those volunteer therapists who come to us to develop their skills in trauma work as part of an experienced and supportive team. Reserves policy The Trustees review the reserves each year in line with Charity Commission guidance. Should it become necessary to wind up the charity, a sufficient level of reserves is maintained to enable Saffron Sheffield to meet its commitments to beneficiaries, suppliers, staff (including redundancy payments) and others. The charity holds £100,973 in reserves as at 31 March 2021. This amount covers just over 4 months fixed and essential running costs (as per forecasted costs for the financial year 2021-2022) as well as a provision of £4,600 to ensure the charity would be able to meet statutory redundancy commitments. Designated Funds The Trustees have designated funds of £33,341 to fund otherwise unfunded operating costs in the charity's 2021-2022 operating budget. Plans for the future In February 2021 our CEO, Katherine Myles, gave three months, notice of her resignation from Saffron Sheffield. A rigorous recruitment process followed and, in May 2021, Sarah Smart was appointed Saffron's new CEO. Sarah brings with her over 15 years of experience in the charity sector. She has worked in leadership roles both in the UK and overseas with international development and relief charities. The Covid-19 crisis continues to impact our ability to raise income via our trading and community fundraising artivities. Our trading income stream is unlikely to be fully recovered for some time, even

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 with adjustments to ensure Covid-19 safety. To mitigate this, we continue to work hard to ensure we raise sufficient funds needed to continue and increase our current level of service delivery. At the time of writing this report due to our succe55 in securing multi-year grants we are fully funded for our forecasted level of service delivery until the end of the 2021-2022 financial year. Our intention during 2021-22 is to offer a blended therapy service - seeing a return to face-to-face therapy when it is safe to do so for clients who prefer it. We will also continue to provide therapy virtually, either online or over the telephone. The additional funding secu red in 2020-21 enabled us to grow our clinical staffing base and put us in a position to increase our therapy hours and overall number of clients. Our aim is to be able to continue this growth trajectory in 2021-22. Our current main premises at Daniel Hill in Sheffield has become unfit for purpose over the recent lockdown period and we need to find a suitable alternative. After considering the current situation and looking into various possibilities, the Trustees agreed in September 2021 that due to the loss of our trading income from premises at Abbeydale Road and the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we would cease the hiring out of rooms at Abbeydale Road from 31st October 2021 and make that building our main premises for at least the next 12 months. This decision will allow the charity to take stock as the UK emerges gradually from the impacts of Covid- 19 and to adjust forward strategy appropriately as the long-term effects of Covid-19 become clearer. Structurei governance and management Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15 November 1989 and registered as a charity on 26 March 1992. Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited adopted the trading name Saffron Sheffield in 2019. The company was established under a memorandum of association which set out its objects and powers and is governed by its articles of association. Members of Saffron Sheffield guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 11 to the accounts. A person wishing to become a trustee must be aged 18 or over and either recommended by the trustees or nominated for election by a member. All trustees must retire at each AGM but can offer themselves for re-election or further co-option. Trustees can at any time co-opt someone to be a trustee, but the total number of co-opted trustees cannot be more than half of the number of elected trustees. Trustees delegate responsibility for the day-to-day management of the charity to the CEO. io

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31st March 2021 Risk management The trustees have reviewed the charity's risk register, which identifies the major risk5 to which the charity is exposed. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been updated and/or established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. A significant risk area is the potential for a loss of funding. With this in mind a funding strategy is being developed which works towards a mixed economy of funding and the generation of unrestricted income reserves. Risks are minimised by a clear system of authorisation and well-documented financial controls approved by the trustees and regularly reviewed. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with the health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors to the charity's premises. This now includes a risk assessment for returning to face-to-face therapy sessions during the Covid- 19 pandemic. li

Sheffield Womenís Counselling and Therapy Service Limited

Trusteesí annual report

for the year ended 31st March 2021

Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

The trustees (who are also directors of Sheffield Womenís Counselling and Therapy Service Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trusteesí annual 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 trustees to prepare financial statements 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 that period.

In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and 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.

Additionally, the trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companiesí regime of the Companies Act 2006.

The trusteesí annual report has been approved by the trustees on 18 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by

Susan Bridgeford Chair

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Independent examinerís report

to the members of

Sheffield Womenís Counselling and Therapy Service Limited

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31[st] March 2021 which are set out on pages 14 to 33.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the 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 (ëthe 2006 Actí).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the 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 companyís accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (ëthe 2011 Actí). 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 companyís gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member 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 member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ëtrue and fair viewí which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Christy Lau FCCA CTA DChA

Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Ancoats Manchester, M4 6JG

Date 26 November 2021

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Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited

Statement of Financial Activities

(including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
9,680
Charitable activities
4
32,000
5
719
Total income
42,399
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
6
12,962
Charitable activities
7
(1,305)
Total expenditure
11,657
9
30,742
Net movement in funds for the year
30,742
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
249,622
Total funds carried forward
280,364
Other trading activities
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year		 Restricted
funds
£
-
260,669
-
260,669
-
198,394
198,394
62,275
62,275
-
62,275		 Total funds
2021
£
9,680
292,669
719
303,068
12,962
197,089
210,051
93,017
93,017
249,622
342,639		 Total funds
2020
£
8,349
119,997
24,838
153,184
14,596
191,167
205,763
(52,579)
(52,579)
302,201
249,622

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.

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Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Company number 02443288

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2021

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Note 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 14 146,050 149,795
Total fixed assets 146,050 149,795
Current assets
Debtors 15 7,360 10,904
Cash at bank and in hand 16 256,373 139,406
Total current assets 263,733 150,310
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year 17 (67,144) (50,483)
Net current assets 196,589 99,827
Total assets less current liabilities 342,639 249,622
Net assets 342,639 249,622
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds 19 62,275 -
Unrestricted income funds 20 280,364 249,622
Total charity funds 342,639 249,622
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For the year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' (trustees') responsibilities:

These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

The notes on pages 17 to 33 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the trustees on 18 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Susan Bridgeford (Chair)

Teresa Allewell (Treasurer)

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Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2021

Note
2021
£
Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
23
116,967
116,967
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
139,406
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
256,373
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents in the year		 2020
£
(23,398)
(23,398)
162,804
139,406

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Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Accounting policies The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows.. a Basis of preparation The financial statements have been prepared in accordance 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 l FRS 102), second edition - October 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 1021), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabil ities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and l labilities within the next reporting period. c Income Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item{s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Income from government and other grants, whether 'capital' grants or 'revenue' grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 17

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) d Donated services and facilities Donated professional Se￿iceS and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees, annual report for more information about their contribution. e Interest receivable Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity. this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank. f Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity. g Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. h Operatlng leases Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. i Tangible fixed assets Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows.. Land & buildings Improvements to property Fixtures & fittings Equipment 50 years 4 years 3 years 4 years 18

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) j Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. k Cash at bank and In hand 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. I Creditors and provisions Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. m Financial instruments The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. n Pensions Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution 'money purchase, scheme. The charity's contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 10. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end. The costs of the defined contribution scheme are included within support and governance costs and allocated to the funds of the charity using the methodology set out in note 8. The money purchase plan is managed by The Pensions Trust and the plan invests the contributions made by the employee and employer in an investment fund to build up over the term of the plan a pension fund which is then converted into a pension upon the employee's normal retirement year age when eligible for a state pension. The total expense ratio of the plan is 0.45010 for the main fund, and total expense ratio is less than 0.520/0, and this is deducted from the investment fund annually. The trust has no liability beyond making its contributions and paying across the deductions for the employee's contributions. Legal status of the charity The charity is a company limited by guarantee regISte￿d in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page l. 19

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) Income from donations and legacies Total 2021 Tot812020 Donatioris HMRC Job Retention Scheme 7,622 2,058 8,349 Total 9,680 8,349 All donations and legacies income is unrestricted. Income from charitable activities Current reporting period Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 NHS Sheffield CCG Sheffield Town Trust J.G. Graves Charitable Trust The Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust The Cutlers, Company Charitable Trust Henry Smith Charity Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport IDCMSI South Yorkshire PCC / Moj Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund Rosa's Covid-19 Response Fund People's Postcode Trust SYCF, Fund in Memory of Molly Hurst Brelms Trust February Foundation Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust Virgin Money Foundation James Neill Trust Fund 83,021 4,000 83,021 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 58,300 1,000 58,300 25,000 25,000 35,109 26,186 35,109 26,186 20,000 9,937 9,720 20,000 9,937 9,720 5,000 3,396 3,000 5,000 3,396 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 Total 32,000 260,669 292,669 20

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) Income from charitable activities (cont.) Previous reporting period Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 NHS Sheffield CCG Evan Cornish Foundation The Talbot Trusts Donald Forrester Trust Sheffield Town Trust J.G. Graves Charitable Trust The Scurrah Wainwright Charity The Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust The Albert Hunt Trust Ecclesiastical Movement for Good James Neill Trust Fund The Zachary Merton and George Woofindin Convalescent Trust The Barnaba5 Charitable frust The Cutlers, Company Charitable Trust Hyman Winstone Foundation 80,997 10,000 5,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 80,997 10,000 5,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1.000 1,000 500 500 500 500 Total 1,500 118.497 119,997 21

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) Income from other trading activities 2021 2020 Room hire Training income 719 24,538 300 719 24,838 All income from other trading activities is unrestricted. Cost of raising funds 2021 2020 Staff costs Fundraising costs 9,285 3,677 9,285 5,311 12,962 14,596 All expenditure on cost of raising funds is unrestricted. 22

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities Total 2021 Total 2020 Staff costs Recruitment Supervision Associate therapists Staff training Staff travel & subsistence Volunteer costs User costs Subscription & reference Office supplies Consultancy fees & expenses Events & conferences Awareness raising Premises costs Office costs Equipment & repairs Depreciation Governance costs (see note 8) 134,130 1,066 937 28,604 558 131,022 1,385 450 20,276 350 352 19 190 253 3,119 5,715 481 1,097 16,244 3,344 378 3, 745 2,747 277 1,036 5,243 10,258 4,412 4,675 3,745 2,148 197,089 191,167 2021 2020 Restricted expenditure Unrestricted expenditure 198,394 (1,305) 126,075 65,092 197,089 191,167 * Office costs include the costs of setting up new remote working systems during Covid-19 23

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) Analysis of governance and support costs Basis of apportionment Governance Total 2021 Independent examination fees Accountancy services Legal and professional Governance Governance Governance 480 960 708 480 960 708 2,148 2,148 Previous reporting period Basis of apportionment Governance Total 2020 Trustee5 training Independent examination fees Accountancy services Legal and professional Governance Governance Governance Governance 860 480 960 447 860 480 960 447 2,747 2,747 Net incomel(expenditure) for the year This is stated after charging/(crediting)'. 2021 2020 Depreciation Operating lease rentals.. Property Other Independent examiner - accountancy fees Independent examiner's fee 3,745 3,745 2,750 2, 750 1,273 800 400 800 400 24

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 10 Staff costs Staff costs during the year We￿ as follows.. 2021 2020 Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs 130,783 1,960 10,672 124,249 6,118 9,940 143,415 140,307 Allocated as follows: Cost of raising funds Charitable activities 9,285 134,130 9,285 131,022 143,415 140,307 No employee has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2020- Nil). The average number of staff employed during the period was 7.0 {2020'. 7.4). The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees and Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £37,026 (2020.. £40,113). 11 Trustee remuneratlon and expenses, and related party transactlons Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2020: Nil). Aggregate donations from related parties were £420 (2020: £nil). There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2020.. Nil). 25

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 12 Government grants The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows: 2021 2020 NHS Sheffield CCG Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) South Yorkshire PCC / Moj 83,021 80,997 35,109 26,186 144,316 80,997 The unfulfilled conditions and contingencies attaching to the grants were to complete restricted projects {see note 19). 13 Corporation tax The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. 14 Fixed assets: tangible assets Property & improvements Fixtures & fittings Equipment Total Cost At l April 2020 Disposals 191,840 3,607 2,283 197,730 At 31 March 2021 191,840 3,607 2,283 197,730 Depreciation At l April 2020 Charge for the year Disposals 42,045 3,745 3,607 2,283 47,935 3,745 At 31 March 2021 45,790 3,607 2,283 51,680 Net book value At 31 March 2021 146,050 146,050 At 31 March 2020 149,795 149,795 26

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 15 Debtors 2021 2020 Grants receivable Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 5,000 688 10,216 2,360 7,360 10.904 16 Cash at bank and in hand 2021 2020 Cash at bank and in hand 256,373 139,406 256,373 139,406 17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2021 2020 other creditors and accruals Deferred income 7,544 59,600 4,333 46,150 67,144 50,483 18 Deferred income 2021 2020 Deferred grant brought forward Grant received Released to income from charitable activities 46,150 59,600 (46,150) 14,000 46,150 (14.000) Deferred grant carried forward 59,600 46,150 27

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds Current reporting Balance at period l April 2020 Balance at 31 March 2021 Income Expenditure Transfers NHS Sheffield CCG Sheffield Town Trust The Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust The Cutlers, Company Charitable Trust Henry Smith Charity Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales (DCMS) South Yorkshire PCC Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund Rosa's Covid-lg Response Fund People's Postcode Trust SYCF, Fund in Memory of Molly Hurst Brelms Trust February Foundation 83,021 4,000 (34,592) {4,000) 48,429 2,000 (2,000) 1,000 58,300 (1,000) (58,300) 35,109 26,186 (35,109) (26,186) 20,000 (10,374) 9,626 9,937 (9,937) 9,720 (5,500) 4,220 5,000 3,396 3,000 (5,000) (3,396) (3,000) Total 260,669 (198,394) 62,275 28

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (cont.) Previous reporting period Balance at l April 2019 Balance at 31 March 2020 Income Expenditure Transfers Big Lottery Fund - Reaching Communities NHS Shefflield CCG Evan Cornish The Talbot Trusts Donald Forrester Trust Sheffield Town Trust J.G. Graves Charitable frust The Scurrah Wainwright Charity The Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust The Albert Hunt Trust Jame5 Neill Trust Fund The Zachary Merton and George Woofindin Convalescent Trust The Barnabas Charitable Trust 7,578 (7,578) 80,997 10,000 5,000 (80,997) (i 0,000) (5,000) 5,000 4,000 (5,000) (4,000) 3,000 (3.000) 3,000 (3,000) 2,000 (2.000) 2,000 (2,000) 1,000 (1,000) 1,000 (1,000) 1,000 (1,000) The Cutlers, Company Charitable Trust 500 (500) Total 7,578 118,497 (126,075) 29

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (cont.) Name of fund Descrlptlon, nature and purposes of the fund NHS Sheffield CCG Providing counselling and psychotherapy to women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Sheffield Town Trust Towards the cost of providing vital one-to-one counselling sessions for women who have experienced trauma or abuse. The Sheffield Church Towards the cost of providing vital one-to-one counselling sessions for Burgesses Trust women who have experienced trauma or abuse. The Cutlers, Towards the cost of providing vital one-to-one counselling sessions for Company Charitable women who have experienced trauma or abuse. Trust Henry Smith Charity Towards the running costs of the organisation and in particular to maintain the core post of Head of Clinical Service and to fund a Senior Psychotherapist post. South Yorkshire PCC Extraordinary Covid- 19 Funding (Ministry of Justice) Towards the cost of maintaining and adapting therapy provision to meet needs of clients in changing circumstances relating to Covid- 19. Coronavirus Mental Towards the cost of one-to-one wellbeing sessions and one-to-one Health Response Specialist Trauma Therapy to support survivors of trauma and abuse Fund impacted by Covid-19. Rosa's Covid-19 Response Fund Towards the cost of therapy provision for women who have experienced trauma or abuse and a contribution towards the cost of the Office Coordinator post to enable the coordination of remote therapy provision. People's Postcode Trust Toward5 the cost of providing one-to-one and group skills for wellbeing sessions for women who have experienced trauma or abuse. SYCF, Fund in Memory of Molly Hurst Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund in memory of Molly Hurst Supporting young women to recover their mental health and rebuild their lives after trauma and abuse. Brelms Trust Toward5 the cost of maintaining the core post of Head of Clinical Service. February Foundation Towards the cost of providing one-to-one counselling sessions for women who have experienced trauma or abuse. 30

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 20 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds Current reporting Balance at period l April 2020 Balance at 31 March 2021 Income Expenditure Transfers General fund Contingency fund Business continuity fund 249,622 34,058 (11,657) (25,000) 25,000 247,023 25,000 8,341 8,341 249,622 42,399 111,657) 280,364 Previous reporting Balance at period l April 2019 Balance at 31 March 2020 Income Expenditure Transfers General fund Redevelopment fund 249, 774 34,687 (35,467) 628 249,622 3, 723 (3,095) (628) Business continuity fund 41,126 (41,126) 294,623 34,687 (79,688) 249,622 Name of unrestricted fund Description. nature and purposes of the fund General fund The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds Contingency fund New development fund for renewals at 289 Abbeydale Rd Business continuity Designated to fund otherwise unfunded operating costs in the 2021122 fund organisational budget Redevelopment fund Development fund for website and planned renewals at 289 Abbeydale Rd 31

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 21 Analysis of net assets between funds Current reporting period General fund Designated funds Restricted fund5 Total Tangible fixed assets Net current assets/(l labilities) 146,050 100,973 146,050 196,589 33,341 62,275 Total 247,023 33,341 62,275 342,639 Previous reporting period General fund Designated funds Restricted funds Total Tangible fixed assets Net current asset5/(liabilities) 149,795 99,827 149,795 99,827 Total 249,622 249,622 22 Operating lease commitments The charity's total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is as follows for each of the following periods: Property Equipment 2020 2021 2020 2021 Less than one year 2,750 2. 750 636 2,750 2, 750 636 32

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) 23 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities 2021 2020 Net income/(expenditure) for the year Adjustments for: Depreciation charge Decrease/{increase) in debtors Increase/(decrease) in creditors 93,017 (52,579) 3,745 3,544 16,661 3,745 (6,497) 31,933 Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 116,967 (23,398) 33