Carmarthenshire Counselling Service
Annual Report 2024 for the Charity Commission Return
We have maintained a satisfactory level of service via telephone, virtual and face to face counselling, and have delivered 1586 sessions during the year. The contract target level is 1500.
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We have recruited paid and voluntary counsellors as positions became available and now operate with three paid and eight 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 in Carmarthen and in our offices in Llanelli.
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Core score assessments have indicated successful treatments and client feedback has universally endorsed this.
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Waiting lists for face to face counselling are 2-3 months in Llanelli and 5-6 months in Carmarthen and further efforts are targeting on reducing the latter.
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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.
CCS
Income and Expenditure Sept 23 to Aug 24
| Resources Arising Client + Individual Donations Local Health Board Bank Interest Training M and G Income Easy fundraising Ext fundraising Room use M&G Book gain Petty Cash Income TOTAL INCOME Resources Used change in petty cash Insurance Professional fees Accommodation Telephone rental + charges Volunteers expenses Subscriptions/membership Training for volunteers + staff Supervision Sundries Office equipment Franking machine DBS Utilities Staff salaries Staff pensions PAYE Staff travel expenses M and G Book Reduction TOTAL EXPENDITURE DEFICIT |
2023 2024 306.42 140.00 94,529.00 96,903.00 1.10 1.71 - - - 1,088.38 21.79 38.66 - - - - 7,733.00 - 87,125.31 98,171.75 - 2,354 2,510 1,575 1,575 6,242 6,647 952 1,050 150 642 - 1,190 879 5,706 6,129 2,573 3,299 1,033 986 1,127 2,107 - - 1,258 1,620 53,864 57,277 1,238 1,268 12,909 13,235 212 196 - 92,382 99,419 5,257 - 1,247 - |
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