## Counselling Pastoral Trust (A Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee) Company No: 2848495 Registered Charity No: 1027526 ~~Annual Report and Accounts 1st September 2024 to 31[st] August 2025~~ **Established in 1993, the Counselling Pastoral Trust is a grass-roots community-based counselling and training charity, with a growing national and international reputation for its work in helping individuals to breakthrough negative behaviours and recover from chronic stress/anxiety and depression.** Counselling Pastoral Trust, 24 Hurlingham Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, London SW6 3PA by Putney Bridge underground pg. 1 2 ## **1. Snapshot of the Year** ## **Our mission** To support individuals and families in healing relationships and overcoming trauma through counselling, psychotherapy, and training. ## **This year at a glance** - Supporting over **130 individuals and families each week** - Continued delivery of **accessible therapy (in-person and remote)** - Ongoing **Schema Therapy training programme** - Over **70% of clients supported with bursaries** ## **2. What We Do & Why It Matters - where appropriate ‘keeping families together’** Childhood trauma has long-lasting effects on emotional and physical health. Without support, many individuals experience anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties into adulthood. CPT works to: - Help people **heal trauma and build emotional resilience** - Support **healthier relationships within families** - Train new therapists to **meet growing national demand** ## **Our approach** - Therapy is designed to address **deep relational patterns** - A “ripple effect” model — helping one person can transform entire families - Focus on **accessibility** , especially where public services are limited ## **Impact** - Over 130 people supported weekly; affordable care through **extensive bursary provision** - • Continued support despite high demand and NHS service gaps pg. 2 3 ## _**Compassionate people, transforming lives.**_ ## **3. Our Work This Year** ## **Service delivery** - Maintained flexible **face-to-face and remote therapy** - Expanded support during continued high mental health need ## **Training** - Continued professional training to ensure **new therapists enter the workforce** - Strengthened supervision, including **remote delivery models** ## **Organisation** - Retained experienced practitioners - Strengthened administrative support to improve delivery and planning ## **4. Financial Overview** ## **Income sources** - Charitable funding & Donations (including former beneficiaries) **Key principle** We prioritise keeping therapy **accessible and affordable** , supported by donor funding and bursaries. - Total income: £56,251 - Total expenditure: £52,964 - Surplus/(deficit): £3,287 pg. 3 4 ## **5. Looking Ahead** We will: - Continue expanding access to **affordable therapy** - Grow training to address the **shortage of qualified professionals** - Strengthen community awareness of **trauma-informed care** - Maintain high-quality, relationship-focused support ## **6. Governance** **Location:** Hurlingham Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, London SW6 3PA **Trustees & leadership:** Dr Agnes Sullivan, Sanjeev Virdee, Lissa Shortt, Cathy Vasey, Alex Blythe ## **Thank You** We are deeply grateful to our funders, supporters, and volunteers who make this work possible. pg. 4 5 ## **7. Accounts – Trustees responsibilities in respect of the accounts** The Trustees are required by UK law to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. The Trustees confirm that suitable accounting policies have been used and applied consistently and that reasonable and prudent judgments and estimates have been made in the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025. The Trustees also confirm that applicable accounting standards have been followed and that the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Trustees acknowledge their responsibility for keeping proper accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Companies policy on reserves** The Trust established a reserves guideline sixteen years ago whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible assets (“the free reserves”) should be set at six months’ unrestricted expenditure. The Charity is working towards £12,500 free reserves to cover 3 months expenditure. The Trustees will be addressing the matter of increasing these Funds within the next two years to the level required by the above policy. ## **Risk assessment by the Board** The Trustees continue to actively review the major risks that the charity faces on a regular basis. The Trust has established systems and procedures to mitigate these risks and periodically conduct system audits and risk assessments to ensure these procedures continue to correspond with the needs of the charity. Examples of specific risks include: 1. Approach from more people in need of longer-term help with no/low income status (needing subsidised and sometimes free counselling 2. Having to vacate premises – e.g. in event of non-extension of lease, reasons outside of Trust’s control 3. Reduction in numbers of volunteers and/or professionally trained staff due to relocation, changes in family circumstances or illness. Although some of these risks materialised, we worked to mitigate them during this financial year. ## **Form of this Report** This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, by Simon Lewcock, and in compliance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities. Our special thanks to Mr Lewcock. ## **Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees** Michael Exton – Company Secretary Date: 25 May 2026 pg. 5 COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST IA Charitable company limited by guarantee) REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS Year gnded 31 August 2025 Company No: 2848495 Registered Charity No: 1027526 COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST (A charitable company limited by guarantee) Rèports and Accounts year ended 31 August 2025 Contents Page Accountant's Roport Balanco Sheet Staternent of Flnanclal Actlvltles Not85 to tho Accounts COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST (A charitable company lirnited by guarantee) ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES On the unaudited financial statomonts of Counselling Pastoral Trust for the year ended 31 August 2025. In accordance with the engagement letter dated 2 November 2012. 8nd in order to assist you fulfil your duties under the Companies A¢t 2006,1 have compiled the financial slatemenls of the company, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Balance Sheet and related notes, from the accounting records and information and explanations that you have given me This report is made to the companls trustees, as a body, in accordance with the temis of my engagement. My work has been undertaken so that I might ￿MplIe the financial statements that I have been engaged to compile. report to the company's trustees that I have done so. ans slate those matters that I have agreed lo stale to them in thls ￿pOrt and for no other purpose. To the fullest exient permitted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company arhy the compan￿5 trustees, as a body, for my work or for thi5 report. I have carried out this engagement in accordan￿ with the technical guidance issued by the Association of Chartered Certrfied Accountants, and have compiled with the ethical guidan￿ lawj down by the Association relating to members undertaking compilabon of financial statements. You have acknowledged on the Balan￿ Sheet your duty lo ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and lo prepare financial statements that gNe a tfue and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year. I have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, I have not verified the accuracy or completeness either of the accounting records or of the information and explanations which you have given to me, and I do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements. S.K Lewcock FCCA Windsor Lodge Millfield Road Hounslow Middlesex TW4 5PN 27th May 2026 COUNSELLING PAsfoRAL TRUST la charilable cornpany llrn#ed by guarnntèel Balanca s￿** as at 31 August 2025 202S 2024 FIXED ASSETS Tang*k Fixed As8els forcharflys us• 2.196 2,926 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 8,585 6.217 CAsh at Bank and In Han(f 6.118 10.018 14.703 16.235 CREDITORS.. M40UNTS FALUNG Due WITHIN ONE YEAR Creditois and k¢cru>15 15.599 NÉT CLIRRENT ASSETS 18961 5,298 CREOITORS.. AMOUNTS FAWNG DUE AFfER MORE THAN ONE YEAR Loan 14.5921 114,8031 TOTAL ASSETS 292 57 CAPITAL AND RESERves Capilal 10 Incoff* and Expenditu•B Atsxiunt Resirfcied Funds 13.136 Unresbkted F￿ndS (3.292) 119.7151 STATEMENT REQUIRED ay SECTION 47512) OF THE COIIPPIIIES AGT 2006 Tha TNstoes fA)nspJerlh8t 1h¢ comp8ny 15 8Trt￿￿d. under th• prnvlstons of S8CtKJn 477111 of th8 Conwanks A¢i 2006, to exenwlk)n frorn the Rqulr8m&nt lo have 8n audit. No fflambgfs have i%8ued a nolts under Sethn 476{11 requlthg 8n aud Th& Tru8te8$ ac*novthlg8 th8irfesponsbiliti&$ forensuring thal th8 wrwany keeps alxounting recorr]s which compty vAth Se¢tiDfi 386 ¢1 th8A¢t, and lor prepathg financial st8ten*nt5whkh gI¥e a true and law view of th? slate of affairs of th8 wnwany as at Iha &nd of the I￿lanc￿l ygar and of its 5vrplu$ OF dèficit forlhe perfod then ended. In acCo￿an the requtsrnants ofSed¥)n 394. and vthkh othèThvS58 conwly *ilh Ihg ￿qu￿ementS of the fèLqiin9 to attount4 so (aTa8 applrcabje to Ihe company. Th•so finandal statemnts hgvo bggn pr•patsd in arxortlance Ihe p￿￿trn8 ollhg Coffpafi*$A¢t 2006 Trlating io $nHI ￿Mpan[•s. and In 8C(x)rdaneè the Flnoneial R8POrthiB Standard for Smalèr Enltths (6116clwe Aprfl 20081 Approved byth8 Trust8es on and slgngd by: . Twstee RGhJLS S￿lI1￿1￿j TnJste8 COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST (a company limited by guarantee) statemgnt of Financial Activitias For the year ended 31 August 2021 Restricted Unrestricted Funds Funds Total Funds 2025 Total Funds 2024 Note Income and Endowments Counselling fees Donations and grants Gift Ad Training fèes Interest 36,920 2,454 36,920 4.454 46,826 3,800 450 47.454 41 2,000 14,841 36 14.841 36 Total income 2,000 54.251 56,251 98.571 Expgndrture Charf(able expenditure Fundiaising and publicity Governance 15,136 35,505 5Q.641 84.886 217 1.940 2,139 2,139 Total •xpgndlturo 37.828 52.964 87.023 Net Incom61 {expendlture} for the year {13.1361 16A23 3,287 11,648 Balance brought forward at I Seplembèr 2024 13.136 {19,715} (6,5791 {18,1271 Balance carrled forward at 31 August 2025 3.292 3,292 6.579 COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST (a charitable CA)mpany limit8d by guarante8) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for thè y¢ar ended 31 August 2025 Accountlng Pollcles Basis of preparntion of accounts The accounts have been pr8pared under thè historical cost COn￿nItOn 8nd indude the results ofthe operations which are described in the Tru5tee5' Report and all of which are continuing. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with th8 Statèmènt of Recomm&nded Pr8¢ti¢e Accounting and Reporltng by Charities (the SORP 2015). The charity has aken advantage of the exemption in Finanaal Reporting Standard No. 102 from the requirement lo produce 8 ¢ash flow statement on the grounds that il qualifies as a small company. Tanglblg fixgd as$gts for usg by the charlty and deprerlalloD Tangible fixed a$$els foT us8 by the chaTity are slated at cost less depreciation. Depre¢ialion is provided al rates calcJJlated to writo off the cost or valualion of fixed assets. lèss their estimated residual value, over their expected useful Itve5 on the following base3'. Fixiures filtings Computer equipment 25% on reducing balance 25% on reduang balance In¢omo Voluntary income and donations are accounted for as received by the charity. Income from fundraising ventures is shown gtQ5s. wilh associaled costs included In fundraising costs. No permanent endowments h8ve been T8￿1¥ed in the period. Value added tax Value added lax is not rets)ver¥ble by the charity and, as such. 15 included in the relevAnt cosls in the Statement of Financial Activltios. Fundralslng costs Fundraising eXpend￿l￿￿ ¢omprise8 costs incurt8d in inducing people and organisalions lo contribute finan¢ialty lo the ¢harity$ work. This includes the cost of advertising for donations. Govornan¢• costs Expenditure on govemance costs includes a p8rc8ntage of relevant catègcKi8s of expenditure. such as salary ¢osls, travel and offi¢e costs. COUNSELLlhlG PASTORAL TRUST (a charitable company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 August 2025 (continued) Charitable Expendlture 2025 Total 2024 Total Restrlcted Unrestrlcted Bank charges & interest Cleaning Couns811ing & Lecturer Depreciation of equipment Insurance l.T. & website costs Literature & materials maintenan￿ & repairs Printino and stslionery Rent and rates Subscriptions Telephone Travel & accommodation Utilities 1,081 2,094 111.7461 732 1.081 2,094 3.390 732 844 5,225 1,009 2.035 34,295 976 809 6.527 15136 5.225 350 1.998 25,025 3.116 3.998 128 2,660 350 1,998 25,025 3.116 3.998 128 2,660 179 2,466 25,375 4.244 3,739 177 3,035 15.136 35,505 50,641 Fundralslng & Publlclty Administration l.T.& websrte costs Marketing & Advertising Printing and stationery Telephone & office supplies 112 112 140 31 41 31 41 38 39 184 217 Governance Accountant's fees & expenses Administration Catering 250 250 280 280 844 351 809 Insuran Legal costs Prinling and slalionery Rent & rates Telephone & office supplies Travel & accommodation 31 642 82 10 31 38 651 77 14 82 10 2.139 2,139 1,940 COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST la d)&ritablè Ix)mpany limiled by guarantÈ81 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the ygar ended 31 Augugt 2025 (Continued) Staff Costs Th8 company h88 th8 semces of 15 part and full kn'me votunt8er cJJunsellors and 1 fv11 time voluntser adtnink%tratoi. The value of their 5erwTr5 15 eSti￿ated at appioximatgly £450,Ch)O. Tanglble Flxed AsBets Flxtures & Fittings Compuigr Equlprnant Total Cost at 1 SÈptèrn￿r 2024 Addits"ons Disposals 8t 31 Augu512025 8.2S3 27.748 36.011 8.283 21,748 Depreeiatlon at 1 Seplember 2024 Charge for the year Di8posa15 at 31 August 2025 7,628 159 25,455 573 33.083 732 7.787 26.028 Net Book Value at 31 August 2025 at 31 August 2024 476 635 2.293 Debtors 2025 2024 Gift Aid Rent Deposit Prepwd exp8nse8 750 3,500 4,335 750 3.500 1.967 8.585 6.217 Credltors: amount8 falllng due ￿thIn ong year 2026 2024 Credit card aceount Bounce bad( loan Delerred Income AeeruÉd èxpènsès 138 10,408 4,803 188 10,000 771 15,599 Creditors.. amounts falllng due after more than one year 2025 2024 Boun￿ bad( ban 14.803 14.803 10 Capltal The o)mpany ts a company l¥nited by guarantee with the liability o18ach m8mb6r limrt8d by £1. 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Unygsffithd Fund5 54,251 t37.8261 (A charitable company limited by guarantee) ## **COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST** ## **ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** ## **On the unaudited financial statements of Counselling Pastoral Trust for the year ended 31 August 2025.** In accordance with the engagement letter dated 2 November 2012, and in order to assist you fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, I have compiled the financial statements of the company, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes, from the accounting records and information and explanations that you have given me This report is made to the company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with the terms of my engagement. My work has been undertaken so that I might compile the financial statements that I have been engaged to compile, report to the company's trustees that I have done so, ans state those matters that I have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's trustees, as a body, for my work or for this report. I have carried out this engagement in accordance with the technical guidance issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and have compiled with the ethical guidance laid down by the Association relating to members undertaking compilation of financial statements. You have acknowledged on the Balance Sheet your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year. I have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, I have not verified the accuracy or completeness either of the accounting records or of the information and explanations which you have given to me, and I do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements. S.A. Lewcock FCCA Windsor Lodge Millfield Road Hounslow Middlesex TW4 5PN