Carmarthenshire Counselling Service
Annual Report 2023 for the Charity Commission Return
We have maintained a good level of service via telephone, virtual and returning to face to face counselling, and have delivered 1627 sessions during the year, slightly above target number of 1500.
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We have recruited paid and voluntary counsellors as positions became available and now operate with three paid and nine volunteer counsellors.
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Training for counsellors has continued to be provided during the year.
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Face to face counselling has been available to clients at two centres.
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Core score assessments have indicated successful treatments and client feedback has endorsed this.
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Waiting lists have been reduced to more acceptable levels with the reintroduction of face to face sessions.
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Carmarthenshire Counselling Service continues to work within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Reserves held by Carmarthenshire Counselling Service are for.
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a) general purpose use in any area of the budget where funds are needed to support projects at short notice,
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b) providing administrative and co-ordination support, and volunteer expenses in any gaps in external funding and
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c) ensuring that further bids can be made as necessary for additional funding, or that the Counselling Service can be brought to an ethical close should continuing funding cease to be available.
The level of reserves in monitored by trustees on a regular basis at executive committee meetings.
CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE
| Income and Expenditure Sept 22 to Aug 23 2022 Resources Arising Client + Individual Donatons 100.00 Local Health Board 85,596.00 Bank Interest 2.05 Training - COVID Funds - Easy fundraising 25.06 Ext fundraising - Room use - M&G Book gain Pety Cash pre payment for 2024 year Total Income Received 85,723.11 Resources Used change in pety cash - Insurance 2,694.63 Professional fees 1,574.88 Accommodaton 5,093.00 Telephone rental + charges 861.98 Volunteers expenses 36.80 Subscriptons/membership - Training for volunteers + staf 420.00 Supervision 5,024.75 Sundries 2,115.39 Ofce equipment - Franking machine 827.02 DBS - Utlites 495.33 Staf salaries 51,956.26 Staf pensions 1,848.23 PAYE 12,207.77 Staf travel expenses 194.40 Client/Counsellor travel - TOTAL EXPENDITURE 85,350.44 372.67 SURPLUS/DEFICIT |
2023 |
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Resources Arising Client + Individual Donatons Local Health Board Bank Interest Training COVID Funds Easy fundraising Ext fundraising Room use M&G Book gain Pety Cash pre payment for 2024 year Total Income Received Resources Used change in pety cash Insurance Professional fees Accommodaton Telephone rental + charges Volunteers expenses Subscriptons/membership Training for volunteers + staf Supervision Sundries Ofce equipment Franking machine DBS Utlites Staf salaries Staf pensions PAYE Staf travel expenses Client/Counsellor travel TOTAL EXPENDITURE SURPLUS/DEFICIT |
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| 306.42 94,529.00 1.10 - - 21.79 - - - 7,733.00 |
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| 87,125.31 - 2,353.76 1,574.88 6,241.50 952.30 150.00 - 1,190.00 5,705.55 2,572.83 1,032.53 1,126.73 - 1,258.13 53,864.35 1,238.00 12,909.40 212.10 - |
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| 92,382.06 - 5,256.75 |
CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE
BALANCE SHEET
| Assets as at 31 August 2022 Barclays bank account 21,266.72 Cash in hand 25.61 M & G Charifund 59,157.00 Assets at 31 Aug 2022 80,449.33 increase in charifund reserves 240.00 Annual defcit - 5,256.75 Total 75,432.58 |
Assets at 31 August 2023 Barclays bank accoun23,742.97 Cash in hand 25.61 M & G Charifund 59,397.00 income for 2024 - 7,733.00 75,432.58 |
Assets at 31 August 2023 Barclays bank accoun23,742.97 Cash in hand 25.61 M & G Charifund 59,397.00 income for 2024 - 7,733.00 75,432.58 |
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| 75,432.58 |
SIGNED BY:
CHAIR Date TREASURER Date AUDITOR Date
CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE BALANCE SHEET ON 31.8.23 Balance as at 31 Au ust 2022 Barclays bank account Cash in hand M & G Charifund Increase in Charifund reserves Income recelved for 2024 year Annual Deficit Assets at 31 Au ust 2023 Barclays bank account Cash in hand £ 21,266.72 25.61 £ 59.157.00 240.00 7.733.00 5,256.75 £ 23,742.97 25.61 M & G Charifund £ 59,397.00 Total £ 83,165.58 £ 83,165.58 CHAIR Date Secretary Date Treasurer Date i)gl