**1095964** ## **Charity Number.** ## **THE LISTENING EAR** ## **CHAIRMAN’S ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** CHARITY NUMBER 1095964 PRINCIPAL OFFICE VO9, 203-205 Charminster Road, Bournemouth BH8 9QQ TRUSTEES T. Linder, W. Weldon, K. Stankiewicz-Lammin, K. Williams, J. Humpheys INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Phillip Polden FCCA Brett Pittwood Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 8 Bourne Gate 25 Bourne Valley Road Poole Dorset BH12 1DY BANKERS Barclays Bank plc 61 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth Dorset BH1 1ER The Listening Ear - Annual Chairman's Report Date: 30 Aug 2022 Charity No: 1095964 Covering period: March 2021 to March 2022 This past year saw the world slowly returning to some sense of normality as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic started to ease. However, this also meant an increase in demand for mental health support as families dealt with the lingering effects of the crisis, straining an already overloaded healthcare sector. Through this time, The Listening Ear (TLE) continued to provide vital counselling services to children and young people in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole. In fact, the number of clients supported rose to 312 over the course of the year and the number of counsellors working with TLE grew to 30 by July 2022. As schools opened up, and in-person interactions were allowed, TLE was able to once again engage closely with its partner schools, working in 82 across BCP by July 2022. This allowed TLE to stay actively engaged with helping children and young people cope with mental health issues that were amplified by the pandemic. Due to economic uncertainty, there continued to be limited funding available for smaller charities like TLE with more funding and attention going to larger organisations. Still, TLE was able to secure grants for £6000 and regular donations to keep the charity actively supporting children and young people throughout the year. Additionally, fundraising events such as a Golf Day and providing parking guidance for the Christchurch Chilli and Cheese Festival helped to increase the charity’s income. Going forward, securing a steady stream of funding continues to be the main challenge facing the charity. Through the course of the year TLE’s team of 9 trustees focused on helping the charity refresh its strategy and its overall business model. By the summer of 2022, several trustees chose to step down from their role due to personal commitments. Consequently, there are now 5 trustees on the TLE board, Chairperson- Kasia Stankiewicz-Lammin, Secretary- Lee Weldon, Treasurer- Jonathan Humphreys, as well as Theresa Linder, and Kim Williams. The board continues to be committed to helping the charity grow and evolve in order to support the high demand for TLE’s services. In addition to the Board of Trustees, the charity was able to add a new staff member, Samantha Cake as an administrative assistant to support Anita in the office starting from July 2021. As we move beyond the crisis of the pandemic, we know that we will still feel the lingering effects on mental health issues with children and young people for years to come, and TLE is committed to providing as much support as possible for the community. On behalf of The Listening Ear Kasia Stankiewicz-Lammin- Chair Charity Number. J095964 THE LISTENING EAR TRLsfEES' REPORT AND FIIIAIiCLiL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 THE LLsfENKNG EAR CONTENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Page Statement of financial aGtivtties BalatKe sheet Not&s to th¢ fitjancial statelnents THE LISTENING EAR page I CHAIUTY NUMBER 1095964 PR￿CIPAL OFFICE V09 203.205 Road Bournewouth Dorset BH89 TRusfEES T Lindcr W Weldon J Humphreys K StsDkiewi K Williams INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Phillip J Polden FCCA Bfftt Pittwood C])artered Certified Aca)untants Suite 8 Bourne Ga 25 Bourne Valley Road Poole DoTset BH12 IDY Barrlay5 BaDk pl¢ 61 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth Dorset BHI IER THE LISTENING EAR page 3 INDEPENDELYf EXAIVIINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE UNAUDITED FLNANCIAL STATEMENIS OF THE LISTENING EAR I report on the financial statements of The Listening Ear for the year ended 31 March 2022 whi¢h wrnprise the statern￿t of finan¢i818¢tivities, balance sheet ¥lld related notes on pag&s 4 to 6. These financial StstCm￿Lts have bee Prep￿ed under the historical cost convetLtion al￿ the accouDting policies set out therei Respective responsibilities of trustets and examiner As the chaTity's trLLStees, you are rwllsible for the preFofdiOll of the ￿l￿nts in a(Yordance with the requireffjents of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). The c]]aTyty's tnL8teoq consider that an audit 15 not Tryuired for this y￿. I report in respect ot. my examination ot" the Trnst's accounts CArried oth undtr sects.on 145 ot" the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examiJuti0￿ I have followed all the applieable Dire£tioDs givcn by the Cfftwity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of th¢ Act. IndepeDdent examiner's statement I hav¢ ￿Mpleted my exami￿0￿ l confirm that TKY rnatsriai matt￿S have (%Trme to my attention in connection with the ¢xamination wbich gives me (2u5e to believe that any D￿t￿laI res the a¢¢ounting re£ords were not kept in a(ya)rdan¢x wtth section 130 of the Charities Act: or . the accounts did not accord with the a(￿u￿ting TecDr(Ls" or the accounts did not ¢omply with the appliuble Tequire￿ellts (x)ncerniDg the forni and content of ￿coUnts set out in the ch￿itieS (Accounts alld RetK>rts) Regulation5 2008 other than any reqUire￿ent that thc accounts givc a'true and fair, view which is not a matter consider&1 as part of an Inde￿￿ent exwninatio I have no ¢on¢¢rns and have come across no other Tnatters in connection with the eXa[nir￿tiO￿ to w])icb &ttentKOll Should drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understaL(kng of the accouttts to be reached. Phillip J Poldell FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant Brett Pittwood Chartered Certified Accollnknts Suite 8 Bourne Gate 25 Bourne Valley Road Poole Dorset BH12 IDY THE LISTENtNG EAR page 4 YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 2022 Unr£stricted Funds 2021 Unrestricted Funds INCOMING RESOURCES lllcotlling resources from charitxble athitses: Couns¢llillg s¢rvic¢s Grants received Donations Fundraising events income Mis¢ellolleous illGom¢ 124.542 5.000 15.226 4.362 4,005 37,553 2,607 796 149.130 44,961 Incoming resoure£s from generated funth: Bal￿ detM)sit a(WUllt illtere5t 149.131 44,964 RESOURCES EXPF.NDF.D Activities in furtbernllce of the cbaiity's objects: Counsellors, services Sellior COUDsellor Trninitig and supervision costs Security checks Evellts fulldrnisiug Governance eosts: Ch2rity director Ad]ni￿tratOr Counsellors, services for administration Stationery. postsge and office supplies Telephone and internet Insurance Room hire Accountancy Misc¢llaneous 83.644 100 5.830 626 379 27,427 1,447 455 10.065 4,180 8,250 105 409 484 220 624 34 174 294 484 384 40 107.190 39,455 NET INCOMING RESOURCES £41.941 £5.509 THE IJSTKNtNG KAR page 5 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCII 2022 Note 2022 2021 CURREF4T ASSETS DebtoTs Bank cunEnt account Bank dep)sit account 10.122 60.660 1,820 18.606 £77,878 £27,522 CREDrroRS: falling due ithin one year Creditors and accruals 15.778 7.363 £15.778 £7,363 NET CURRENT ASSETS 62,100 20.159 TOTAL A&SETS LESS CURREKf LiABILmES £62,100 £20,159 RESERVES UDrestricled funds: surp1￿8 brougbt fonvard Surplus for the y 20.159 41.941 14.650 5.509 Surplus ¢attied forward £62.100 £20.159 These financial statements were approved by the Tru5tec5 On ..... 2022 alld sigu¢d on its bchalf by: ewi Chair THE LisfENING EAR page 6 NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMEKt3 YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES a) Accounting convention The fjnanciat statements are pret￿￿ the bistoricai cost convention and the Charities Acts. Thcy follow the r￿0MMendatIonS in 'AcLOUtLling and Rewting by cP￿rities. Statement of Recommended Pra¢ti¢e' issued in 2005. and comply witb Charlties (Awunts and R¢￿￿) Regulatiolls 2(K)5 issued under ttLe Charities Act 1993. The charity h&$ taken advantage of the exemption iti FRSI from the requiTemeDt to produc¢ a cashfiow b) llleomillg resourc All income apart from donations is illclutsl in full the financial statem¢llts when receivabl& Donations are included receive ¢) Resourtes expeuded R￿UrCeS exFnderts) Regulation5 2008 other than any reqUire￿ent that thc accounts givc a'true and fair, view which is not a matter consider&1 as part of an Inde￿￿ent exwninatio I have no ¢on¢¢rns and have come across no other Tnatters in connection with the eXa[nir￿tiO￿ to w])icb &ttentKOll Should drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understaL(kng of the accouttts to be reached. Phillip J Poldell FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant Brett Pittwood Chartered Certified Accollnknts Suite 8 Bourne Gate 25 Bourne Valley Road Poole Dorset BH12 IDY THE LISTENtNG EAR page 4 YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 2022 Unr£stricted Funds 2021 Unrestricted Funds INCOMING RESOURCES lllcotlling resources from charitxble athitses: Couns¢llillg s¢rvic¢s Grants received Donations Fundraising events income Mis¢ellolleous illGom¢ 124.542 5.000 15.226 4.362 4,005 37,553 2,607 796 149.130 44,961 Incoming resoure£s from generated funth: Bal￿ detM)sit a(WUllt illtere5t 149.131 44,964 RESOURCES EXPF.NDF.D Activities in furtbernllce of the cbaiity's objects: Counsellors, services Sellior COUDsellor Trninitig and supervision costs Security checks Evellts fulldrnisiug Governance eosts: Ch2rity director Ad]ni￿tratOr Counsellors, services for administration Stationery. postsge and office supplies Telephone and internet Insurance Room hire Accountancy Misc¢llaneous 83.644 100 5.830 626 379 27,427 1,447 455 10.065 4,180 8,250 105 409 484 220 624 34 174 294 484 384 40 107.190 39,455 NET INCOMING RESOURCES £41.941 £5.509 THE IJSTKNtNG KAR page 5 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCII 2022 Note 2022 2021 CURREF4T ASSETS DebtoTs Bank cunEnt account Bank dep)sit account 10.122 60.660 1,820 18.606 £77,878 £27,522 CREDrroRS: falling due ithin one year Creditors and accruals 15.778 7.363 £15.778 £7,363 NET CURRENT ASSETS 62,100 20.159 TOTAL A&SETS LESS CURREKf LiABILmES £62,100 £20,159 RESERVES UDrestricled funds: surp1￿8 brougbt fonvard Surplus for the y 20.159 41.941 14.650 5.509 Surplus ¢attied forward £62.100 £20.159 These financial statements were approved by the Tru5tec5 On ..... 2022 alld sigu¢d on its bchalf by: ewi Chair THE LisfENING EAR page 6 NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMEKt3 YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES a) Accounting convention The fjnanciat statements are pret￿￿ the bistoricai cost convention and the Charities Acts. Thcy follow the r￿0MMendatIonS in 'AcLOUtLling and Rewting by cP￿rities. Statement of Recommended Pra¢ti¢e' issued in 2005. and comply witb Charlties (Awunts and R¢￿￿) Regulatiolls 2(K)5 issued under ttLe Charities Act 1993. The charity h&$ taken advantage of the exemption iti FRSI from the requiTemeDt to produc¢ a cashfiow b) llleomillg resourc All income apart from donations is illclutsl in full the financial statem¢llts when receivabl& Donations are included receive ¢) Resourtes expeuded R￿UrCeS exFnde