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. - We have recruited paid and voluntary counsellors as positions became available and now operate with three paid and eight volunteer counsellors. - Training for counsellors has continued to be provided during the year. - Face to face counselling has been available to clients at two centres in Carmarthen and in our offices in Llanelli. - Core score assessments have indicated successful treatments and client feedback has universally endorsed this. - 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. - 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. - a) general purpose use in any area of the budget where funds are needed to support projects at short notice, - b) providing administrative and co-ordination support, and volunteer expenses in any gaps in external funding and - 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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