SIMEON CEKfRR COUNSELLING SERVICE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL ATEmENTs YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Regtstered ChaAty Number: 1098428 SMITH & GOULDING LIMllED Ch•rt4r¢d Ae¢onDtsnts & R¢gtst4T Apdltori 24 S•uthyort Road CHORLEY
SNKUN CV4TRE COUNSELLING SERVICE TRiISTELS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THK YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2025 REFERThCE A]¥D ADMINisfRATIVE DETAILS R¢8tstered CknAJ4ty Nyrnber 1098428 Prlndpal Addn VictoriaHall KnOW¢Y Street Bolton 14nwhire BLI 2AS Mr RBradl¢y Mt P Gre¢ M$ C Greer (Ryigned on 18106r2024) Ms J Orrell M8 E tAwis Mr N Mailanaphy (appoint¢d on 06112t2024) Mr RHuTst [appolnt¢d on 06112t2024) MrK llli]yvorth (4)polnted on oiioir2Q26) IndepgDdellt Kumln¢r Smith & Goulding LIMited CharterAI Accountants 24 Southport Road ctwrley Lanc&8hlT¢ PR7 ILD sniucTUR4 COVERNANCE & MANAGEMRNT Gov¢Tnln¥ document Th& Simeon Centr¢ Counsellittg rVIce is ¢ottlroll¢d by Its gov¢mln8 dooument, a deed of tnL4t dated 27 ma 2(M)3 (revised In 20U8 and 2016) aTLd constittrt¢8 an unInWOr4led ¢harity. It 18 a non-profit m8king orgAntsatiOA #nd its tThtteS aVoI[te¢[S. The Ciwity w98 re8iSt¢MI on 8 July 2003. R¢¢rulth•nt •nd Tr8lnth8 of Tru¥teei The Irwtees oppoint¢d by the membors of th¢ organisatloD at the Anuugl Oenernl Meeting aad the V5tKs have the power under the govoTUin& d0Ments to ¢OvQPt individuals who support the objects of the organisotion lo fill vacgfficl¢s on th¢ Board of MaDa8emenL As p8rt of th¢lr indu50 new ttwte4s are provided with infonn&tton aboui the ¢harity, th¢ mattagernent structure, its hlstory aThd worklng pr4CtIGe& In addltion, th¢y aiso provid¢d witk extr13 of the M¢morat)dutn and ArticlM of Assotslatlon plus fffjnadon from IIK Ch•rity Commisslon te8arJlDgthE duties aA i¢spon5ibilitics ottrustees. OBJKCTIVES AND AcfIvITIES 1fv Objectiv a¢¢iviti¢s tsf th¢ Ch4rity ar¢ to offer ¢iJNfldontial ¢outllelling in a safr accepting ¢nvirowneni to all meMbS of th¢ community lffespectlve of race, rnllglon or gender. We offer 8 generic ¢OUn8¢11iDg 5ervi¢¢ that Is ttr¢¢ at point of need. Th¢ ch4rlty alms lo w¢)vide a on¢ to one cDutLselling 5orvke In a pe4rUI, safe Énd a¢¢epfiftg enVirent people Can tim6 out to talk fre¢5y withou¢ feDr of bBing judged.
Pub¢ B¢nefJ¢ We have refetted to artd hfj complled wlib th? guld4nce in th¢ ChaTIty Comrnission¥ geneMI guld8nBe on public benefrt when revlewlng our alms and obje¢tivts aad In planning our tljture ¢vetsts. In psrtieular th trustees ¢on8lder how Plat9 a¢Èivitie5 wlll coThtributs to th¢ alms hnd obje¢tlv¢¥ ihoy have both tbroush the of unrestt'icted and r¢strict¢d fuTth where opproprlats. Th¢ past fuwicial y¢ar h&5 seen mony changes to our Gharlty, ¢entred around our move from th¢ GTrater Mala81¢¥ Mvrt41 Healih 4nd NHS England contr8¢ts, whlchw¢ h4ve held sin¢¢ 2014. As th¢sc public bodies commltted to c¢4sttig contract$ wlth voluntary services across Bn8lalld 8Dd Wal&q for the provision of COUTelli8 s¢rvio¢s fmn Janu8ry 2025, in lin¢ wilh thgir new NHS Talking Theraples M4nual. Slmeon Centr¢ Counselling SVIce and its partners htve seen the l¢m of their ¢oro source of fundingl¢&vln8 an uncertain fuwre for ourjolnl community benefjt so¢iety. As we lovk to n¢w 50ur¢M of incomo for the next financioi year, we have tho benefit of Iw¢lve montk running costs, that to th¢ f¢1&] prudence forWd.Ibik1n¥ of our manag¢meDt tehtw. Ineluditig the current and fomKrhe8d8 of 8etth4 and ty]r outstanding i0rd of tru5kes. Whil¢ ow SOU of clieits ¢wLe to an end vi4 Greater M8nchthr Mentsl Health and NHS Engiattd. our new p&rtn¢rshlps wTth Bolton Y&t Home (via their Mapbus&dors and UCAN Centre progrommes). Boltoll GP Federation, ILmmAu4 Funding Futsi. and other community benefit s¢rviGe8 across ow town have mean tbat w¢ have still b¢m ablcto support 500 Clients thls year. As w¢ look towards another year. filleil with exciting Challenges and change. we look ba¢k with deep grntitude to the oveT fifty Yolimteer couns¢llw3 who hav¢ supported the charity across this tra11t10Th. Their 4rlng attd epAthiC nature. gonerosity of spirit rnettnt the people we serve has not BxperA¢n¢ed any drop in th¢ EXC¢Ptional servlce th¢y aolOU31Y delivertoth¢m All, ntee B¢twe¢n 1st April 2024 and 5] MarGh 2025, we ha 69 volunte¢r counsBllors In totsl: QualifiwJ= 53176.8%) 14 mote thwn th¢ ptevious year Placem¢nt- 16123.2%) 14 less tharl the pr¢viow8 year eerA BetWtt 1st Aprll 2024 8nd 31st MJr¢h 2025, we lost31 VL>ILTnt¢¢r ¢oungellors: Qualified- 21 (67,7Yo) *15 more than the PLvIous y PlaceAnent- 10 (32.3%) l¢ts thanthe previous ye A breakdoMTA of the rwjns volEnteercounselloT¥ Stopp¢d se#lng clients for w is &8 follows: Ber6ttvement= l (3.2%) Employment E 13 (41.9%) HeThlth Jssues 4 (12.9%) Lett8th of Suvico= 4 (12.9%) Moved Oyt4)f Bolton= 3 (9.7%) Plattment Completed? 4 (12.9%) Other- 2 {6.5%)
CliBn¢ Su l)Je to system chang¢5, we do not hkve a breakdowD of the total 5esslons offered between 1st April 2ff24 aNd 31s¢ March 2025. How¢Yer, we are proud to report that w¢ have supported 500 cli¢nts dwlDg ihis Ume wlth one4Trone ¢ou1]lIng each being offettd a Slllnlmwn of ten appointmenty. led lure Conts¢ts and Rol The past finattdal yew has Seen many changes to our Charlty, ¢entr¢d around ovr thov¢ from the Or¢ater Manchester Mentsi H¢8lth and NHS Englaiid contracts. which we held since 2014. As these public bodios wnmitt¢d to ceasingcontrpds with voluntary service¥ aem5s England and Wales for the provision of counselling servi¢¢8 from Jlnuary 2025, in line wtth their NÈLS Talking Therapies Manual. Slmeon Centre Counselling Scrvi¢¢ And 118 partnw8 have the loss of th8ir Core sour¢¢ of nding leAYiDg an uncertain fuwKfor our jolnt fommutiity beDeflt society. AS we look to new sourcos of incom¢ for th¢ next financial year, we have the bcDEfit of twelv¢ monthy nll)ning oo$ts i1w3 ts th¢ finan¢lai pnmlence aDd forward-thinking of our mmagemenl team¥, includlng the currnt smd fomier h#ds of ¥eTvlc4 aTKi our outst8ndlng boord of tswteas. Whll¢ our sour¢¢ of ¢lients wne to end vla Gre&tBr Man¢h¢sler Mental He81th and NHS Bngiatml, our new partTher5hips with Bolton at Home (TAath¢ir MaThbas$adors and UCAN C¢nire prmme$). Bolton OP F¢deratiO Emmaw, Fundlng Futur6s, attd other wnmunity benefit servl¢e8 [OsS our town have mean that w¢ have still been able to support 500 cli¢nls this year, ribute to Lon Tho very ¢ore of Simeon Co]tr¢ counsel11% S¢tvl¢e 15 the teara of volunteer5 vkno Dke ow woJ tty support the local cojnraunlty posslble. We would like fv pay a $pecial trlbuto to thv ft>llOwl. AlenH. who has volunte¢r¢d for since Msreh 2010 Joan. h•J vuluntKred for w since March 2010 Fozil who voluntethrd for us sin¢e Fcbnwy 2014 Wendy. who has voluntcer¢d for us since Aprll 2016 Ana, who has volunt¢¢red for ussin¢¢ June 2018 ChtisitnA whD Volunteer for us 51ttce Octobu 2018 ltt &ddition to our long-standi08 tfflm ijf volunteer ¢ouns¢llors, wwld also likc to pay a spe¢lat trlbut¢ to th¢trte05 our board who have strK)d by and 5UPWrted our ¢barlty far many years.. Bob, who has been 8 trustge SI August 2008 Jill, who has teen &ixyslee since Augult 2008 Poiey, who h&4 been 4 truste¢ siiiE6 August 2008 Emw whohas beena trCe sinceNovombvr 2016
e Sheet 2JanuarY 2026.. We h&v¢ contljhued to $upport the people of Bolton over tIK fiWK¢nt finftn¢ial yeor with access kn hlg Inteity% viltrtlle counselllng. thoth in SIlf1¢&t part to our new partnen and r¢traI routes. We have be¢n proud to have also extended out Off ¢0 those living in neitht)urlng areas. Tljanks io the belp of B¢acon Court8ellin& Bohon CV& Provi11 Walsh Trust, and our funding ¢orAsuhant frum CHIS. w¢ h4Ye wltsred all fUtIng optlors on how we can ¢ontinue to effectively Tun ¢bis murh n¢¢ded mental heolth servlce thot hos been sUp)rtIng ih¢ town we love slnee 1999. UnfoTwn)tety as thlngs sknd our path forwards 8ftdly YetIn5 4Tr tserta>ll one. As our fina]¥1 ytserves eoncluded at the end of Decembcr 2025. our Board ofTruste¢5 made the dlfflcult dLlion to ce4se orttations (once 1r ¢urMt ¢li¢nts ¢ompl¢lryl their swsions). effectivcty puttlng th¢ Charty into stASiY whll¢ we ¢ondnu¢ lo work hard to fll new outcom¢s. W8 would like to a Sp111 trlbute to Lisa How#rth (Servlce Coordinats)r) and Robert Hwst (Board of Trustees) who have don¢ vutytandingwork loading our gross rools fi[aL9]ng and media ¢PaIgn$ and to Daniel Liv¢3ey (Bolton Home- hlJanba5sndors) wb) Iw done a subslaDti81 amowit to roise aw8rene$s of ou[pdICamertt on social medlo plarfornts,
NANC RE[w mmlry ofth¢Yur The financl41 results for th¢ yeaT IT the px8ltion at the Ye6nd gre s¢t ITh the followlng ReIpts and Payin¢Dt8 acc¢)uni attd StatemelltofAssets and Llabilitbe5. Th¢ In recosnis¢ that the m05t SigCant risk of ihe charlry 18 that of loss of ext¥mal fimdi Contr8¢t5 beCen IpoiTtt and the NHS are r¢view¢d on a regvlaT basis. usually ¢ov¢rJng 4 thre¢-yeHT peri(¥J. Fash renè8Oti&tion perlod reprwents a risk for Ipoint and for th¢ Simeon Cetth. Due W th¢ nature of OUT work. o sudden ce85aiiOn of s¢rvic¢ 15 likely lo havp d¢tiimentai Impact on ow ¢lieAts. Furthenllo should ¢urr¢nt l)Jnding cvag4 the most likely sour¢¢ of alternativ? Income would b¢ vla a gr4nL Appllcatlon Prdre$ tor grants tend to be l¢n8thy at)d drawn ou( fiwther impacting On lh¢ tbility of ihe charity to oThunue providltt8 s¢fviG¢5. Res¢rv¢i Poliq To effectlvely manage th¢ risk de5Ctibed Èbov¢ ihe IrustB¢s h&v¢ reviewed tho regerves policy this yw and dld¢d that sery ¢qual to one y¢w'$ rnnnlng sIuld be Jet asldo. Th¢ amount will be revi¢wEd regularty. Invtjtbnent Poll tnvvJttnent dls1*S are m&de by the management commltte¢, Currently, 3urpluy fiumts held in a hi interest 5Jvlngs awoiiftt, Surplus funds afe ld for the purpose5 of maintainlng resetves As Jes1bd ab¢Jve. DECLARATION The trustees decl th&tthey bav¢ 8pproThI the Tnthe'j Report 4bov¢. Sl8ned on b¢1]f of th¢ thwity's tNSte¢3 Sl8llatur¢: Full Name,. Posltlon.. Mr P Green Chalr Dats.. 3 0
INDEPENDENf EXAMINERIS REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS TO THE TRUSfEES OF SIMEON CEKTRII COUNSELLING SERVICE l rnport to the ttuste¢y on my ¢xamlThailon of tILe accounts of simeo Centr¢ Counselling Servi¢¢ fw. th¢ year ended 31 March 2025, Wi¢ are 3et out on the followlng pages. Rtspobilblllt1¢8 bx8ts of rnport As tIK charily ttlJSte¢s ypu 8re r¢3potulbl¢ for the pr¢parlon of the accounts in ac¢ordAnc# wlth th¢ requir¢ments of tho rIti Act 2011 ('the Ace?, The chArity's trustees ¢onsidt th4t An &udlt i8 not r¢quiTed for this year uThJeT 8¢Ction 144 (2) of the Act alld that an lndepuertt ¢xamination is needed. l T¢POrt in t¢5pEcI of my ¢xamination of the Tru8tee$' 4¢counts wrled out und¥r 8,145 of 2011 Act atHI in wrying ijth my examinatlon I havc followed all the &ppli¢&ble DiT¢rtions glven by the &rlty Qsrnmission under Bection 145 (5) (b) of tho 2011 ACL Jndepettdent ¢X•llhlneri' B¢hteYthent My examsn&tlon was eaLTied out In a¢cordonc¢ wlth the Qenoral D1ctIonS glven by th8 Charlry Commlssioll. An ¢xainin&tion iThcludes a ieview of the &ccounting re¢ords kept by ihe charlty and a cOparISOn of the ac¢ountJ presentui with those records. It also Include5 conslderation of any unusual Items or di8¢105ufBS h) the )ccouniS and seeking explanations from you as tru8tee8 ¢otJL6rning any su¢h maltU5. Th¢ prLkns uThJertokth do not provid¢ 311 the ¢viden¢¢ thot would be required an audlt, and ¢on5eou¢ntly opinioll is given as to wh¢iher the accoutts pment a 'tru6 and falr view, avd ttre report ts Ilmited to those matters set out in th¢ 5t4tem¢nl b61ow. Ind4)eDdent exarniner i #tatem¢n¢ I h&ve ¢omplet¢d the exllminatlon l Confirm that no mllterlai matters have come w my attention iii connEclion wlth the examinatlon givingme caweto beli¢ that in any materlal TWPf¢t: (1> ac¢ountiThg rrtords Ivwc tt kept in rwpect ofthe Thtst as YoquIr by s. 130 of th# Actr, or (2) the o¢count5 do Trot accord with those DJ¢ords; Attention is drnwn to the disclo$ur85 r¢lalin¥ lo post balanc¢ sheet ev¢nts Ill the TNstees' Rep(rt in tesp¢t of the Charity ¢¢iD80P¢r&1ios un1 such ati]A¢ as Dew SOue5 of fimdingbecom¢ Jvallable. I confiiw L have come across no other matters in ¢onneclion wlth the ¢xatttlnatlon to whi¢h attention slwuld be drawn in thi8 report in ordor ts> ellable & prop¢r unilernlaJKling of the accounts to be reached. Andr¢iv Slmm &S¢ FCA Chartered AetollntADt SMITH & GOULDING LIMITED
4 Southport Road CHORLEY L51T¢ PR7 ILD DBted:
SIMEON CENniE COUNSELLING SERVICE srATEMKNT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 Unrtstrl¢ted fund• R¢strlcted thds Totsl 211Z4 MoN¢t•ry Assets Cash at current a¢count Cosh at bank- d¢posi¢ acc4unt Cash In hathd 27,827 52,125 314 27,827 51125 21,025 78,761 63 NoOn¢rY atsets Fid usots The Charity5 fd a5s¢ts wbich aYe8t&lvJ At ¢051 ar# nltlled on a regulor basi$ and are all iti go1 condition. Fixtsr45. fittings and eqtsiptsnt (a¢qviYed frt>m 2013 to 2025) 7,618 7.618 7238 Other ssJ¢ts D¢btor5- Ipolnt 21,450 Uabllfitl 2,333 2,333 1,167 1.942 247 240 PAYB Petision T4lephon¢ Expens¢5 ¢18ims AQuntarY fee 250 250 3,075 3.U15 I,soo Th¢ a¢ts wete approved by th¢ Board of Th]stees on..... . behalf by: glld weTe 518n¢d th¢lr Mr P GM,
SIMEON cEKfRE COUNSELUNG SERVICK RECKIPTS AND PAYMENfs ACCOUNT R TUE YEARENDED 31 MARCll 2112S Ur1Cted fund8 Restrlct¢d tUDds Total 2ty24 Rt¢¢lpti DoThtttion8 aift Aid clain ProvI51ts of ¢oun3ellin8 smiires Deposit illt6r¢yl 2.069 1069 1,582 7155Q 71550 64 79560 187 83 84 Tt)tal receipts 7638J Direct ¢harlt¥ble ¢xpendltsrt SupeTvlsloD and tralning Travel prurlOn8l subs¢riptioi]s Oth¢r 23,512 23J12 16,732 3,522 1.848 714 120 37 120 37 Other 8llPPOrt ¢ts Wages and pEJJsion Ren( rates ortd watet InsuraTJG¢ Telephone Postage Btallonery Sundri¢5 MeetlngexpeA Aontn¢Y PTofession81 fe¢s CoDwltm¢y setvl¢e8 EqlPCnt Puh8$eS REP4iFS 8ndmolTbtengn 51.445 14.000 807 2,049 51,445 l4,000 807 1049 847 747 128 1.575 551 45,686 12,940 776 1019 723 716 94 1,032 512 747 128 1,575 551 189 189 95 28 Totsl pa)rylltnts 89 recelpts forthe year (19.983) (19,983) (4,91 l) BaTdL and &sh Baiat at 31 March 2024 100 14JO Bank and Cdsh Balanceg 31 March 2025 NOTE:Th¢se accounts have been pr4yaRd on the Recetyts & Payments B451s and mmply wlth the approwi&te Iwl r4arent5 for this bwis to Apply,