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Son Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
COMMISION | From Period start date To Period end date
Charity name) Sage Counselling :
Registered charity number (if any)
Charity’s principal address |60 Stockbridge Road
Chichester
West Sussex
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) ate“ tent ror respite bre haelou entitied
1 Gina Howard Chair Management Committee
2 Mary Lou Harris Counsellor Management Committee
3 Robert Hambrook Treasurer Management Committee
4 Paul Gupta Management Committee
5 Jane Oswin Counsellor Management Committee
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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## { ee ## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) |||Section B|Structure, governance and management| |---|---|---|---| |||Description ofthe charity’s trusts|| |||Type ofgoverningdocument Conetitution|| |||Howthe charity is constituted Association Model|| |||||| |||Trustee selection methods Byappointmentandendorsed atAGM|| ||||Additional governance issues (Optional information)|| |,
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foroverseeing ourTraining Programme and Planning.| |**|**||relevant, about:
e policies and procedures
adopted forthe induction and
training oftrustees;|AsaMemberofBritishAssociation ofCounselling andPsychotherapy
(BACP), thegoverning bodyforcounselling practices and organisations,
SAGE Counselling abides bytheethical code ofpractice issued bythe
BACP.| ||||@
the charity's organisational
structureand anywidernetwork |From January2023wetookoutan umbrella insurancepolicywithMarsh
withwhich the charityworks;
Commercial (formerlyOxygen). This coversSage Counselling against
e relationshipwithanyrelated
Professional indemnity,andincludesEmployer'sLiabilityandPersonal
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Accident Insurance
parties;|| |||e trustees’ consideration of
SAGE Counselling continuestowork inpartnershipwiththeMNDAto
majorrisksandthesystemand |offercounsellingtoselected clientssufferingfromMotorNeuroneDisease
procedures tomanagethem.
and the clients’ immediatefamilies/ carerswithin theWestSussex area.|| ||||Since December2022,wehavealsobeenworkingwiththe EastSussex
branch of the MNDA.| ||||We aremembers ofCrawley Community Action (CCA) and derive support| ||||fromthem on advertising and various areas of administration| ||||In addition toCCA, we are members ofVoluntary Action Arun&| ||||Chichester(VAAC), Mid-Sussex VoluntaryAction (MSVA) andVoluntary| ||||Sector Support, Horsham District Council. These are local authority| ||||funded agencies thatheip charitieswith all aspects oftheirfunctioning,| ||||from fund-raising to statutory responsibilities, andweusetheirplatforms| ||||foradvertising and togain information aboutcounselling inthe local| ||||communi| |||SectionC|Objectivesandactivities| 2: **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |To|promote|the|mental|well-being|of those|adults|in|our area who|suffer| |from|reduced|mobility|by the|provision|of a|domiciliary|counselling|service.| |charity set out|in|its governing|||[Vest]|[Sussex.]| |||Summary of|the objects of|the|The organisation is based|in Chichester and is available to residents of| |document|.|.|.|_|oan|:|.| |While we|continue|to function|primarily|as|a|domiciliary|counselling|service,|.| |we|now also|offer|counselling|by|phone|and|via|a video|link.| |To|ensure|quality|standards|set|by the|BACP|in the|achievement|of this| |objective,|there|is|regular|statutory|supervision|of all|counsellors|as|well|as| |training|days|on|relevant|topics|such|as|Resilience,|Personality|Disorders,| |Bereavement,|Making|The|Most Of Supervision.|All|Sage|counsellors|are| |expected|to|attend|these|training|events,|and|they|are|also|available|to| |members|of other|agencies,|and|are|therefore|of benefit|to|a wider| |audience.| |In|the|post-pandemic|era,|most|counselling|took|place|online,|and|this|is| |particularly|suitable|for|clients who|five|in|areas|of the|county where we| |Summary|-|Sead|have no counsellors available for home visits. However, now that people| |Do|lo|~netonmain teres activities|havepreference more c f|o|rnfidence counsell|in|goingg|on a out, face-to-face many clientsbasis, haveand expin|res|ponsesed|a to this,| |objects (include within|this|we now offer a|service|of hybrid counselling.| |section|the|statutory| |declaration that Prstes: have|At the end of counselling,|clients|are offered the opportunity to supply| |had|regard|to the guidance|written feedback either online or on a|printed form.| |issued|by|the|Charity| |Commission on|public|benefit)| |Sage|Counselling|is|a|fully|professional|home|visiting|counselling|service| |delivered|by volunteer counsellors|for|adults|with|limited|mobility|living|in| |West|Sussex who|are|unable|to|access|other|counselling|services| |unaided.|Mobility|issues|can|arise from|increasing|age,|medical|conditions,| |end|of|life|illness,|disabilities|and|severe|mental|health|issues|such|as| |anxiety|and|agoraphobia.|Sage|Counselling|is|unique|in West|Sussex|and| |allows|a|specific|marginalised|client group|to|access|counselling|help.| **----- End of picture text -----**
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We are not a grant-making organisation
We do not have sufficient reserves to develop an income stream from
investments. We only run a simple savings account.
Youfurther maystatements, choose towhere include or hia paiiaaslee. clients when such contributions are
relevant, about: Counsellors undertake the counselling work as unpaid volunteers,
° policy on grant making; although those counsellors who work on behalf of MNDA clients are paid a
° policy: programme related claimfixed forrate mileage by this expensesagency. In andaddition, from Junequalified 2022,counsellorscounsellors arein allowed training to
investment; : . :
could also claim for mileage expenses, but at a lower rate than qualified
e contribution made by counsellors.
volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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~ ||Section|D||||Achievements and performance|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||F
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,|| |||||||Although we continue to offercounselling bytelephone and video link,|| |||||||there is evidence that clients are nowmore willing to ask forface-to-face|| |||||||counselling, andwe believe that this will bring more clients to our|| |||||||organisation.|| |||||||Positive feedbackfrom clients|| |||||||Our organisation offers placements for second year students of|| |||||||counselling and psychotherapy. This gives studentsthe opportunityto
developtheircounselling skills ina safeenvironment undersupervision.||| |||||||We aiso offerplacements tostudents inyears 3and4 oftheirstudies
who areworking toward a higher qualification such as a BA or MA. In|| |||||||addition, wework with qualified counsellors who are working towards|| |||||||accreditation tothe BACP or other professional associations.
A number|| |||||||ofstudent counsellors have become fully qualified during theirplacement|| |||||||with Sage Counselling.|| |||||||We have continued to develop our virtual office system usingthe G-Suite|| |||||||platform. All Sage personnel are nowcomfortable with using this office|| |||||||forstorage and retrieval ofdocuments, as well as using this facilityto|| ||||||||disseminate information toothers in ourorganisation.|| |||||||In April 2023we published our Business Planwhich offers a|| |||||||comprehensive overview ofhowwe work, a description ofourmain|| |||||||policies, ourfinancial historyand our strategies forpreparing forthe|| |||||||future.|| 5. * ||Section E|Financial review|| |---|---|---|---| |||To avoid being in debt, any delving into reserves is seen as an amber|| ||Briefstatement ofthe|warning of potential financial difficulties.|| ||charity’s policy on reserves||| |||We have published a Reserves Policy, which states that a fund of£6000|| |||must be available in the event thatthe organisation has to closedown.|| |||The sum of£6000 has been identified as the amount that would be|| |||required to run down our activities in an orderlyfashion and ensure that|| |||creditors are paid off.|| ||Details ofany funds materially||| ||in deficit||| ||Furtherfinancial review details|(Optional information)|| ||.
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the charity's principal
sources offunds (including any|Duringtheyear,werevised ourfeestructure, withtheapprovalofthe
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considerably lessthanthefeescharged byconventional counselling
services.However,whenclientsarefinanciallydisadvantaged,wewill
acceptanamountthattheycan afford.|| ||fundraising),|The increase in clientfees has certainly boosted our income, andasa|| ||°
howexpenditure has
result, thiswas the firstyear in some time that our income, mainlyfrom
supportedthekey objectives of | client contributions,was sufficienttoenable ourorganisation tobe
the charity;
financially independent.Wethereforehad no need toapply forany|||| ||e
investment policyand|external funding, aswehaddone in previous years.||| |:|objectives including any ethical
investment policy adopted.|.
Ourorganisation is also indebted to the efforts ofMarian Stapley, a
member ofour Management Committee,who organised a fundraising|| |||waikwhich brought us a donation ofalmost £1000.|| |||Expenditure ison supervision and mileage costs, promotional activities,|| |||educational costs such as training and CPD and administration|| |||Noinvestments.|| ## Section F Other optional information **----- Start of picture text -----**
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Full name(s) [ Robert JohnJonn HambrookHambrook | Mrs Gina Howard
Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, | Treasurer and Trustee Chair and Trustee.
etc)
Date | 06 Dec 24 04.12.2014
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=| CHARITY COMMISSION ,
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES|SAGE Counselling 1088917
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period To
from 01/03/2023 28/02/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Last year
funds funds funds Ls ie 7
tothe nearest £ to the nearest£ to the nearest£ to the nearest£ to the nearest£
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CCXX R9 accounts (SS) 9 11/12/2024 * Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period i ||||||Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |vate|:|ta|||funds||funds|funds| ||||||to nearest£||to nearest£|to nearest£| |||(e||||||| ||||||6,053||es|ed|| |||(agreebalances|with receipts|and payments||||| |||||account(s))||||| ||||||Unrestricted||Restricted|Endowment| ||||||funds||funds|funds| |||Detalls|||to nearest£||to nearest£|to nearest£| |==||||||||=| |||Details|||Fund towhich
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approval| |||Hi|IYO||GINA HOWARD|||20.12.2024| |||Worry|||RogenT|HMNBReD||| CCXX R10 accounts (SS) 10 41/12/2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES ••• Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of SAGE Counselling On accounts for the year ended 28 February 2024 Charity no {if any) Set out on pages 1-10 'emember lo ii)¢ludp the paoe i)umbEis DI dddiliorial shppl%i I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 2810212024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention ( ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. 11. 12. 2cI Independent examiner's statement Signed: Date: Name.. Sarah Bestley Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ACA Address: Carter Nicholls Limited, Victoria House, Stanbridge Park, Staplefield Lane Staplefield, West Sussex RH17 6AS Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.