Charity registration number: 1055224 North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum also knovm as Clarity Annual Report and Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 '// WESTCOTTS eHlhR TRREO ACCOUNTANT5 a Jusiwess ADVISEPS
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Contents Reference and Administrative Details Trustees, Report 2to6 Independent Examinetrs Report Receipts and Payments Account Staternent of Assets and Liabilltles Notes to the Financial Statements 10t017
North Devon Mental Health Servlce Users Forum Reference and Adminlstratlve Details Trustees: Mathew Jones (appointed 24 January 2024) Bryony McDonald Elliot Harris (appointed 9 Aprll 2024) Dr Richard Holman Frank Biedemian (appointed 9 January 2024) James Craigie (appointed 24 January 2024) Christopher McDonald Dr Christopher Arber (resigned 11 July 2024) Charty Registration Number 1055224 Principal Office 104A Boutport Street Barnstaple Devon EX311SY Independent Examlner Westcotts (SW) LLP 47 Boutyort Street Bamstaple Devon EX311SQ Page 1
North Devon Mental Health Servico Users Forum Trust085' Report Message from the Chalr of the Board- Dr Rlthud Holman 2024 has been a year of ¢onsdlrI41ion and cautlou5 for cloty. wSth 8 fvndlng decision from Tho Nath>n Lottery RebIng Communluw In lat6 2023 Crean9 new stsbli ty in meating Our coro Costs. The unexpecied deparlure of a long-standlng memb8r of the team eorfy In the year allowed us to reslruckn our senlor managemenVcounselliThJ team arKI further strength•n our foundations. We now have new Skill sets to call on. and rnorg fl8xiblty in Iha day4+>day delE¥ery of our JervlrB and development of our Infrastruclure. The BMA (Britijh Medkal hjsodallon) reports thal befDre th& Covi&19 pandemlc, ratss of mental Illrw In Englan(t had been $kny and Stea ii8irq. The e5drnalion of the preval8nc8 of cornmon ntal disord8rs {e.g. anxjety or depresslon) am¢)ng adults had rigen from 17.5% in 2000 to 18.9% In 2Q14. The number ol peopfe SeeA9 treatment m•amthle, hod grown at 8 muth fastsr rale than the number of pèople èsttmated to h•ve a monlal Illness, Ihe percentage ot adults a cornmc Mental dlsordor, who wern 4cce8slng menlal healh trealrnent had ri5tin from 23.1% In 200010 39.4% In 2015- an InCre of over two thlrds. Co¥id-19 h8s only a¢Tented thls trend, thIng an Incrgase In tha number rf people In wita¢t IS rn131 hèalth revjlved a record 5 milllon teferra15 In England durfng 2023 - an 0133% from 2019. ft is fatmthus that morq pgoplg arp Kcessthg mental healh seMce8, and thL4 15 tn no ynall part due to numerous campalgns that have reduced Ihe stlgma long ettaehed lo mental heanh. However, NHS servlces laGk the resources to meet the Increased demand resulllng in hh thre¥hoids and Iw vrnits for treaknenL Latest esllmates put the waltlng118t at 1 rnlllion people fn 2024 wawng for rnental health 5port from the NHS. However, survey dala from the Nalmal Audlt Office In 2021 showed that an esomated 8 mlllion people wth Mental health needs were rnt in n1&t W5th NHS mtal heahh ser¥lces. Th8 servlce gap Is huge, and much of it [8 beirYJ mat by 1he voluntary sgctor. As none of th8 bi9-nam8 natlonal mental charftl8s have a prnsence in Norh De%Th, Ihts gapls belng fl11gd by Cl8rty. InterKtlngty, data from NHS Dlgltsl Mental Health Servlces sh¢)ws that tha numbgr of people In cOnCt 1h menlal he8lih sepAee8 is hlghesl in those Imng In the 1st declle of the Index ol Mthtiple Deprivation (IMDI. aarlty13 based In on8 of the most economlcally dlsadvanlaged nglghbourhoods In Devon - central Bamstaple - In the 1st declle of Ihe IMD. so15 belng squefrzed fr¢)m b¢)th des, but recelves no fundlng from statutory gour¢es lo meet Ihese needs In our cThnmunlty. We provTd¢(l up to 1S sesslons of Counsel1j for 148 peopla Sn 2024, which was g wonderful aL*leveMenl given Ihal all our eounselllng l¥ gtven by volunlaers. However, 529 people lotned our vRIUng list In 2024. 2VA of the peoplo who Mnty¢te¢f us were re¢>)mmended to us by thelr 1>. Our counsellt)FS are all voluntsers, elther fully qualifd and glvhg thelr IFme freely to support the l&ss fortunalo In our comrnunty, or final Jpar students puulng thelr leamlng Inb waciice. Thank8 to them we am to contlnue offorfng frge counseWm9 (donati4X5 are encouraged when aflordabl? However. both demand and costs rs8e year ¢n Jear, and we are left wonderfng wthat the fubjre l)dds ror the people supporL and for our dwrlty. Dr Rlthanl Holmon (GP Partner- rettred) Pag? 2
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Trustees, Report (continued) Tha trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1. Our Purpose To provide accessible, timely and affordable counselling and therapeutic group support to those experiencing mental health and emotional issues within the communities of North Devon. Ourvision That everyone over the age of 18 in North Devon can receive prompt, professional and high-qualty mentsl health care no matter their income or background. Our Ethos We believe in every person's right to have access to therapeutic service5 that meet their twds and will improve their mental wellbeing. To provide eXllen in the counselllng and group work we dellver, we wlll always promote a cutture of sensitivity. trust and SpeCt for those who need our services. Our Public Benefit The charity operates for the public benefrt by providlng mental health support to adults in North Devon by VRY of counselling and group therapy, using appropriately and professionally trained counsellors. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charty Commlssion's guidance on public benefrt when reviewing the charitys aims and objectives and in plannlng future aclivities. Our Strategy We remain committed to supporting as many people as possible, with the shortast possible wailing time, but without compromlslng In the quallty of the support we provide. In order to achieve thls our strategic goals are as follovls: to identify and meet the menlal health needs of the communty by expanding arKI developing the range of therapies available. to ensure continuing growth and development. by reviewing and provldlng the appropriate skills and expertise required to support the seNice and community. to continue developing the counselling tearn and supporting them in their Continuing Professional Development. to provide a welcoming. supportive and safe environment for therapy, and investing in our premises and resources as required to meet this goal. to ensure that Clarity is well known Io(311y for the service it provides, with easy and accessible self-referral for the public, or referral processes for other organisations. in order to meet the strategic aims and needs described. to develop and increase fundraising activities and income generation from both public and private sources. Page 3
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Trustees. Report (continued) Our Objectlves for 2025 In line with the strategy outlined above. this coming year we have set the following objectlves: To increase the number of volunteer counsellors by offering additional clinical placements to final year student counsellors. Our offer of peer support, line management and free clinical supervision makes Clarity a desirable clinical placement provider, and we are proud to be a teaching and leaming charity. To increase the number af qualified and experienced counsellors that gift their time to Clarity by providing more teaching and leaming opportunities through a CPD programme that meets the needs identified by them, as well as the needs of our clients identified through our assessments. and monitoring and evaluation process To continuously evolve our group therapy programme in line with feedback from service users to ensure it remains pertinent. and relevant to the needs of our community. Our organisation continues to assess the evolving landscape of NHSE funding and ICB structural refomi in England. recognising the potenlial implications for our operations and the communities we serve. Our Fundraising Activity 2024 YRS a pivotal year for Clarity, wtth Ihe announcement of a further thr88 years of funding from The National Lottery Reaching Communitles Fund, creating a solid foundation from which to grow our funding pipeline. We are gratefvl to all those funders who have placed thelr trust In Clarlty In 2024, desplte the very difficult economic climate, including: Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, The Schreler Foundatlon, Focus Foundatlon, Barnstsple Town Council. The Grocers Charlty, Devon Communlty Foundatlon and Postcode Local Trust. Some of this funding was secured late in the year and is being carried forward into our seNice delivery ft)r the early part of 2025. We also express thanks to Tumstyle Designs for their ongoing support of Clarity and our local cornmunity through their corporate support. Our Flnanclal P•rformance Trustees took the decision to alter the finandal year end to 31 December in 2023, resulting in a nine-month financial year for 2023. The comparisons between 2023 and 2024 will therefore refer to periods of different length. Our total receipts for the calendar year 2024 amounted to £122,460 (2023 nine months: £98,333) reflecting a 7% decrease this year pro rata. Total payments for the year were £116,094 (2023 nine months: £107.792). a fall of 19% pro rata. and resulted in net receipts of £6,366 (2023 nine months: net payments £9,459>. The 70A pro rats decrease in receipts in the year to 31st December 2024, compared to the previous nine month period. is as a result of the first grant for National Lottery Hear Together of £17,338 being received in December 2023, prior to the start of the project in January 2024. Thus, only three quarters of the grant were received in 2024, totalling £52.015. Payments We minimised in the early months of the year due to previous uncertainty relating to funding and the nature of the subsequent funding. resulting in staff vacancies and restructuring in the early stages of 2024, The overall net position was positive in 2024, compared to a net payment position in 2023. Page 4
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Trustees. Report (continued) We have also received substantlal one-off grants from the Trusthouse Charltable Foundalion and from the Postcode Local Trust in the current year. Reserves Pollcy The truslees have set a reserves pollcy which includes a cessation fund to allow a structured dosure of the charity should operational reserves deplete to a level at which the charty is no longer sustainable. This designated fund is reviewed annualty and currently stands at £11,189 (2023 £13,591). This decrease represents the contlnued funding of a significant proportion of the cost of service provision. payroll costs and overheads by long-term restricted funds. The resulting cessation fund would cover the cost of long-tenn leases and the professional fees required to implement closure. At their meeting in January 2025, trustees unanimously agreed to designate the generous unrestricted grant of £15,000 from the Postcode Local Trust for the purpose of funding the 2025 sessbonal and professional fees crucial to the operation of the charity. Due to the nature of our service, the trustees have also set an UnStrICted reserve pollcy of a minimum of three months total costs to ensure that the charlty Is able to support Its cllents safely through the wind-down period. Based on current expectatlons, this amounls to approxlmately £18,000 in addition to those costs represented by the deslgnated fund Identlfied above for cessation of the charity. Currently, unrestricted reserves are £35,990 {2023: £30,338). This represents 3.72 months of anticipated total costs. The trustees feel thal unrestricted funds are sufficient to support the charity in its day-to-day operations In 2025. The trustees also believe that the designated fund totalling £11,189 is, in current circumstances. sufficient to support the additional costs required for a structured dosure of the charity, if necessary, but consider that the charity is sustainable for the immediate future. Our Organisational Structure Clarity registered as a charity in May 1996. The charity is managed by a Board of Trustees who are responsible for ensuring financial stabllty and providing professional and strategic advice on policy and resource management. The trustees are responsible for the overall management and control of tha charlty and receive regular reports from the clinical team involved in the day-to-day service delivery, and from the administrative and fundraising team tasked wlth maintaining. recording and safeguarding the Charitys finances and supporting the cllnlcal leam. All matters and p)wers of strategic management and control are vested in the Boar(l. The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity Is exposed in the year and have taken steps to mitigate these risks. Meeting quarterly, the Trustee Board bring a range of skills to Ihe charitys govemance including health, marketing. communications, dlgital marketing. strategic planning, local government and finance. Twstees also bring lived experience of mental health concems either through the experience of close family members, or Iheir own personal journey. For them, joining the Board of Clarity is an opportunity to give back by bringing their expertise to our cause. All give their time freely. New trustees are appointed by existing trustees, who actively recruit based on experience and skills, and four new Trustees with relevant and transferrable skills joined the Board in early 2024. Chris Arber retired from the Trustee Board and as Secretary In July 2024 having made a significant, valuable contribution to the charity. Page 5
N•)rth Devon Mental Health Swvlce Users Forum Trustees. Report (contlnued) Clty1> trarfrtknnal a volunteer led diity. wNch has to Indudg a 8rn811 ¥tsff team at the helm Ihe charlty grows to meet demand. The tfUStee8 Wld Kke to acknowledge arKI thank th¢ comnthient and carè thai has been g5van by gtaff, c4unsdlt)rn. students and voluntear3 the statement ol truste45' responslbllltleg Tha t ara rtsponsTrJlg for prppariny the Trusle88' Pnnual Report and fho fiMnciÈl stat8m8nls acGordance th appllmble law and Ur&ad rjdarn Aecounllng Slandard5 (Unlted larydom Generally AaPtsd Acednting Prathcel Law appll¢ablo to tharfues In Eland aNI Wales requirns the trustees lo prepare firvancSal stalen*nts for each finan year whlGh glv8 a ttue and lalrkny ol the drfty aThl of the Incomlng resources appllca11on of resourcos of Ihe ¢h8rfty for that swr. In preparlry the5B financlal gtatornents the trustees are requlfed to: selact tUiiabFo anI1j policies and then appty them con8i$tenty, Obser the method8 ond prfndplos In th8 Chaiitles SORP,. makehAgements and estlrnates that are rea¥onable and prudenl; stete vrtiether appilGabl6 UK AcGrAmlkng StAndordg h8vo bwi foifowed, 8ubie¢t lo any meterial departur95 dl¥Glo¥od and eXaIned ffi the financial siatements,, and propar) the finaTal statements on the goin9 eoncem basi8 unless It is inappwrtats to presume that the cherity wlll ojntinue in q?eraII. The Trustee8 arn rneponslbie for keeplrvJ wopor 4ntIa rncords dis¢l03e reasafAble acciiracy al Jry tho fffiandal position of the charity and enable Ihem to ensure that the Ilnandal ststements compty with the Charftie5 Act 2011 and Ihe Charity (Accourrts and Reports) RagukliOrt# 2008. They are also responslble for 9afeguarding #10 ass•tg of the chaTty end henc8 for tskkng re&80nable st?P8 forth• prgvgntion and detectiffj offraud aftd other irr89ularities. On behall ef tho board Dr Rlcjwd Ilolman Chalr of Thte$ Page 6
North Devon M8ntal Health Service Users Forum Independent Exarninerfs Report to the trustees of North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum I report to the truslees on my examlnation of the accounts of North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibllftlas and basls of report As the charity trustees of North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wlth the requirements of the Charlties Act 2011 {'the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dlrectlons given by the Charity Commisslon under section 145(5)(b} of the Act. Independent examinevs ststsment I have completed my examination. I confinn that no materlal matters have come to my attention in connectlon with the examination giving rne cause to belleve Ihal in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of North Devon Menlal Health Servlce Users Forum as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. or I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Catherine Williams FCA DChA Independent Examinar Westcotts (SW) LLP 47 Boutport Street Barnstaple Devon EX311SQ Page 7
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Unrestri¢tsd funds Rèstrlctsd funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Not8 Receipts: Donations and grants Charitable activities Investrnent income 35,809 2,454 1,822 82.375 118,184 2.454 1,822 95,716 1,073 Total receipts Payments: Ernpkjyment costs Other staff costs Self employed costs Estsblishment costs Telephone and IT costs Travel costs Legal and profe&sional fees Accountancy fees Office costs Management costs Sundry expenses Fundraising costs Total payments Net recelptsl(payments) Cash brought forward 40,085 82.375 122.460 98,333 (17,196) (4,457) {13,286) (7,850) (1,570) (5,257) (679) {3,834) (304) (38,866) (960) (17.196) (4,530) (21,191) {8,712) (3.453) (5,368) (679) (3,834) (1,517) (41,760) (1,930) (5,924) (18,846} (111) (25.872) (8,782) (6,482) (4.947) (493) (3,470) (4,341) (23,721) (1,195) (9,532) 107,792 (73) (7,905) (862) (1,883) (111) {1,213) (2,894) (970) 5,924 21,835 94,259 116,094 18,250 (11,884) 50,304 6,366 (9,459) 103,692 43.929 94,233 Cash carried forward 62.179 38.420 100,599 94,233 All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2023 is shown in note 7. The notes on pages 10 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 8
North Devon Mentsl H•afth Servlce Users Forum (Registratlon number: 1055224) Statement of A989ts and Llabllltles as at 31 December 2024 ¢*1 at bank and In hand 100.599 94.233 Reslrlcted Incom• lund$ 38,420 Unr&sirl¢ 5ncamo funds Unr£stiict8d funds Deslgnatgd fvnds To131 unraslrlcted fund6 35.990 26.189 30,338 13,591 2.179 100.599 43,929 94.233 Total funds The fmanclal statements ork page8 8 to 17wwg gpprydwJ by the truste86, and authorf8ed lor IB8UO on J.t.L>-S and slgned on thelr bthalf by. Dr Rlctiard Fldman Trustse Tho notes on pages 10 to 17forni an Wrat part (rf these fjn&n¢ial slatements. Page 8
North Devon Mental Health Servlce Users Forum Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year End8d 31 December 2024 1 Accounting pollcles Basis of proparatlon North Devon Mentsl Health Sarvice Users Forum meets the definition of a public benefit enllty under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. Going Concern The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitys ability to continue as a going concem. Incom• and endowments All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity re¢6ives the income. The following speclfic policies are applied to particular categories of Income: Donations are received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in tha Receipts and Payments Account when received. Grants, includlng grants for the purchase of red assets. are recognlsed in full in the Recelpts and Payments Account in the year in which they are ceiVed Fees are included in the Receipts and Payments Account when recelved. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included. ExndIture Expenditure is recognised on a payments basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is r8POrted as part of the expenditure to whid) it relates. Cash and cash equlvalents Cash and cash equivalents comprtse cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term hlghly liquld investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Fund structure Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees dlscretion in furtherance of the obleotlves of the charty. Designated fvnds are unrestrlcted funds set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a partlcular area or for speclfic purposes. the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose. Page 10
North Devon Mental Health Servlce Users Forum Notes to the Flnanclal Ststemonts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 2 Income from donations and legacies Unrestricted funds General Restricted funds Total 2024 Donations > £100 Donations < £100 Grants received Regular giving Government grants Fundraising income Counselling donations 1,452 543 20,000 539 330 1,782 543 48,880 539 53.165 3,674 9,601 118,184 28.880 53,165 3,674 9,601 35,809 82,375 Unrestrictod funds General R•strlcted funds Totsl 2023 Donations > £100 Donations < £100 Counselling donations Grants received Regular giving Government grants 8,500 1,103 7,801 6.500 753 1,500 10,000 1,103 7,801 35,640 753 40,419 95,716 29,140 40,419 71,059 24,657 Clarity is grateful to the following funders for making unrestrictsd grants that make our work possible: Tumstyle Designs (https:Ilwww.turnstyledesigns.comlsustainabilty) The Postcode Local Trust Devon Community Foundation See note 7 for details of these funders Page 11
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 3 Income from charltable activitl Unrestricted funds General Totsl 2024 Counselling Travel costs 2,280 174 2,280 174 2.454 2,454 Unrestricted funds General Total 2023 Counselllng Travel costs 1 ,350 194 1,350 194 4 Investment income Unrestricted fund$ General Total 2024 Bank interest recelved 1,822 1,822 Unrestrlcted funds General Total 2023 Bank interest received 1,073 1,073 Page 12
North Devon Mental Health Servlce Users Forum Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 5 Staff costs The aggregate payToII costs were as follows: 2024 2023 Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Pension costs 16.909 287 18,525 321 17,196 18,846 The monthly average number of persons (including senior management I leadership team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows: 2024 No 2023 No Employees No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during Éhe year Page 13
North Devon Mental Health Servlce Users Forum Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) 6 Taxation The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. 7 Funds Balance Balance at31 December 2024 January Incoming Resources 2024 resources expended Transfers Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds 30,338 40,085 {21,835) (12,598) 35,990 Designatod funds Cessation fund Postcode Local Trust 13,591 (2,402) 15,000 12,598 11,189 15.000 13,591 26,189 Total unrestricted funds 43,929 40,085 21,835 62,179 Restricted funds Break the Cycle Dannys Line Fu15abrook CIC John's Charity National Lottery - Hear Together David Gibbons Trust Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Hendy Foundation North Devon Counsellors Bamstaple Town Council Grocers Charity Schreier Foundation Focus Foundation 296 15,530 5,000 7,200 17.338 2,000 296 15,860 330 (5,000) (5,244) {69,353) (2.000) 1,956 52,015 10,000 10,000 2,940 (2,940) (1,150) (3,640) 1,150 8,000 2.000 3,000 5,880 4,360 2,000 (3,000) (1,932) 94,259) 3,948 38,420 50,304 82,375 Total funds 94.233 122,460 (116,094) 100,599 Page 14
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Notes to the Financial Statem8nts for the Year Endod 31 December 2024 (continued) Balance at 31 December 2023 Balance at 6 April 2023 Incoming Resources resources èxpended Transfers Unrestricted funds General Unrestricted funds 12,057 27,274 {35,402) 26,409 30,338 Designated Cessation fund 40,000 (26,409) 13,591 Total unrestricted funds 52,057 27,274 (35,402) 43,929 Restrfctsd funds National Lottery - Hear Together National Lottery - Reaching Communities Break the Cycle Dannsls Line Fullabrook CIC Devon Community Foundation David Gibbons Trust Hendy Foundation John's Charity Trusthouse Charitable Foundation 17,338 17,338 25,125 1.478 14,030 23,081 (48,206) {1,182) 1.500 5,000 15,530 5,000 2,000 2,000 2,940 7,200 {2,000) 2,000 2,940 7,200 11,002 (11,002) 10,000 71,059 10,000 (72,390) 51,635 50,304 Total funds 103,692 98,333 107,792 94,233 Purposes of unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds are used to further the objects of the charty, but a subject to no restrictions on their use within these objects. Designated funds are used to cover potential costs if the charity finds that it is unable to continue to operate {cessation fund) or are set aside for olher specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees, for example. the Postcode Local Trust funding. Page 15
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) Unrestrlcted grants and donations Turnstyle Designs are a North Devon based manufacturer of luxury door hardware for bespoke and high-end residential, commercial and yacht projects, They strive wherever possible to support local and glve back to the community, which indudes a generous donation to Clarty toward the costs of supporting mental health. Postcode Local Trust supports smaller charities and good causes in West of England to make a dffference to Ihelr community for Ihe benefrt of people and planet. Their unrestricted funding will help us meet essential staff costs through 2025. Devon Community Foundatlon kindly provided a community grant towards our core expenditure. funding such essential costs as insurance, professional fees, premlses and office costs. Purposes of Rostrlcted Funds Break the Cyclo - is an initiative funded by North Devon Poll to provide counselllng to reduce the repelitive behaviour of Individuals that results in police at a small amount of residual funding from this fixed tem initSallve is carried forward to tendance to Incidents. In addition to supporting the individuals concemed, this intervention frees up police time, reduces the need for other emergency services and reduces the Impact on the wider community. Dannys Line - is an ongolng fundraising initiative to provide a telephone support service, staffed by experienced counsellors, to help individuals experlencing suicidal thoughts and intention. This community fundraised sum is currently held secure as a restricted reserve while investigating whether this is delivererable by Clarity, or better suited to another VCSE organisation Glbbons Family Trust - kindly gave funding to support our team of volunteer counsellors in their essential work in 2023 inlo 2024. We provide our volunteers wlth free clinical supervision and also regular line management, peer support, CPD tralning opportunities and travelling expenses. Fullabrook CIC is a North Devon based grant maker that gave fundlng that contributed to volunteer support costs for 2023 into 2024, which includes travel costs, free clinical supervision and support, or opportunities for training. Hendy Foundatlon met the costs of running one of the charitys bvelve-week groups in 2024. Our therapeutic groups aim to create a peer support network for the beneficiaries. and involve a wide variety of direct and indirect costs including group facllitstors, group development and administration, clinical lead input, clinical supervision, monltorlng and evaluation. as well as venue costs. John's Charlty - In 2023 we were fortunate to receive fvnding identified to cover the significant travel costs of the charitys tsam of voluntser counsellors through 2024 and beyond. The grant is being used for mileage and parking costs incurred, ensuring that these crucial volunteers are not financially impacted by their generous support to the charity. Page 16
North Devon Mental Health Service Users Forum Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) The Natlonal Lottary - Hear Together grant commenced in 2024 for a pariod of three years, covering the costs of key personnel, the charitys premises costs and also its core business professional support costs. The support of the National Lottery continues to be the comerstone of funding for the charity in the absence of any financial support from tha govemment. Trusthouse Charitable Foundation has generously provided funding towards the core costs of the charity. It would not be possible for the charity to maintain its premises and counselling operations without this financial support. Focus Foundation is providing an essential grant to support Claritys group counselling through its funding of various workshops fulfilling specific needs in the community. Barnstaple Town Council has generously committed to three years of funding for the charitys significant volunteer costs. alongside other funders. which gives the charity longer term certainty that we can continue to attract and support our essential volunteer counsellors. Grocers Charity is klndly supporting Clarty with a further grant towards our volunteer costs, whether that Is covering their Iravel costs, free supeNision and support, or specific training needs. Schreler Foundation has given the charity a generous grant to help cover the costs of essential free supervision for its committed volunteer counsellors. This is a valuable fom of support to the team alongside the mentoring and support provided to them by the charlty In their work with clients. 8 Related party transactions There were no related party transactions in the year. Page 17