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wellspring therapy & training Annual repo t 2022

We seek to restore hope, develop resilience and facilitate positive change in the lives of children and adults suffering from emotional distress.

Contents

5 Foreword and Values 8 19 Counselling at Wellspring Group and House Schools work 21 23 27 Development of Wellspring Volunteering Counselling and Fundraising Centres 28 32 43 Statement Independent of Financial Examiner’s Governance Activities Report Training Service

Wellspring House

78 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LW 01423 881 881

office@wellspringtherapy.co.uk wellspringtherapy.co.uk Registered Charity Number: 1100420 Company limited by guarantee Number: 4728609

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“I feel happy and much more confident in the way I approach every day. Getting counselling has changed my life, Thank you.” Client feedback

Foreword

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John Wood Emily Fullarton
Chair of Trustees Executive director
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As working and social patterns stabilised with the end of restrictions in 2021, in 2022 we all had to find our new normal after 2 years of living with COVID-19 constraints and loss. The impact of the pandemic is still not fully known, although the trends that were seen in 2022 sadly show a continued decline in poor mental health.

Mind reported that 30% of adults said their mental health had worsened because of the pandemic and in Feb 2022 the BBC reported a 77% rise in the number of children and young people needing specialist mental health support.

Growing demand

Whilst we have grown, sadly the demand for services continues to grow quicker, also compounded by the cost-of-living crisis, which threatens many charities’ support, including ours. Facing these risks, we are choosing to continue to be an ambitious, hope filled organisation, holding onto hope and transformation for our clients.

Wellspring continues to grow to try and meet the increase in demand. From Jan 2022 to Dec 2022, we increased the number of weekly sessions we offer to children and adults to 150 sessions per week, from our centre, a 22% increase.

“...an ambitious, hope filled organisation, holding onto hope and transformation for our clients.”

‘Growing up in North Yorkshire 2022’ gathered information from children and young people in the county, reporting that:

In 2022, we managed to grow our staff team from 16 to 21 part-time staff members, to prepare for growth in years to come. We also started two work on two new projects: Wellspring Counselling Centres and an Accredited L5 Training Course in Children and Young People’s Counselling.

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Both initiatives push our resources, knowledge and skill but we are choosing to ‘have a go’ for the sake of those it will benefit: children and adults suffering from poor mental health. More information about these initiatives is within the report below.

Growing for the future

We are grateful to partner with others working in the same sphere as us, to provide hope for those suffering from emotional distress.

Route 1, a collaboration with three other

local mental health charities, celebrated its first operational team meeting this year where we were able to celebrate the difference our partnership work is making to people’s lives.

This partnership has established a better relationship with the social prescribing teams, offering those in the community more holistic support and streamlined referral pathways. We are also proud to be affiliated to the Association of Christians in Counselling , who continue to professionally represent Christian, faith-based counsellors within the sector.

Decision makers need to make sure that they put mental health provision and prevention at the heart of our economic and social recovery. With funding in danger due to high inflation and the rise of cost of living, we are anticipating a difficult couple of years.

“...we hope to build corporate, church and individual relationships with our community...”

As the charity celebrates its 20th Birthday in 2023, we hope to build corporate, church and individual relationships with our community in North and West Yorkshire to support and sustainably fund the organisation for the next 20 years.

Grateful thanks

As always, we are extremely grateful to our team of over 50 volunteers and 21 staff who make our work possible; they are committed, passionate and invaluable. Financially, we are encouraged by the amazing amount that was raised and donated by the community and generous individuals. We are also grateful to Trusts and Foundations who realised the need to broaden their offer, allowing us to access new funding streams. In 2022, we increased our fundraising efforts and managed to cover the costs of our service which was £376,211 in 2022 compared to £274,974 in 2021.

Thank you for your continued support.

Emily Fullarton John Wood Executive director Chair of Trustees

Our values inform all the work we do

Professionalism

We are committed to practising professionalism

Ethical

We endeavour to be ethical in all decision-making and practice.

Community

We are a welcoming community to all who are involved in our organisation.

Christian

The charity is motivated in its Christian activities by faith and values.

Generosity

We foster a culture of generosity to both our team and our clients.

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Counselling at Wellspring House

As we come out of a two-year pandemic, the Mental Health Foundation reports that the current and continuing cost-of-living crisis is essentially another two-year plus pandemic that makes it impossible for us to be emotionally healthy.

How adults are feeling in the UK[1]

How clients chose to engage with counselling

Findings released in November 2022 from The Mental Health Foundation, looking at the impact financial circumstances in the previous month had on mental health.

n 80% face to face sessions

Feeling 10% hopeless

n 20% online sessions

Feeling 34% anxious Feeling 29% stressed 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Number of counselling referrals received (adult and youth)

476 388 A 23% 2021 2022 more referrals in 2022 versus 2021

We believe that for meaningful, long-lasting change to happen, individuals need personalised long-term support, which is quite different from the short-term goal-focused therapy often provided through the NHS.

99% of our clients felt their counsellor listened and understood them

  1. Mental health and the cost-of-living crisis report: another pandemic in the making? | Mental Health Foundation

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Counsellors Julie & Sally

We’re helping more people each year

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n No of Children
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Route 1 to Wellness is a partnership between four key VCS providers of mental health support in the Harrogate area: Claro Enterprises, Mind Harrogate, Orb Commuity Arts and Wellspring Therapy & Training .

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clients seen in 2022

Our Counselling team is made up of experienced counsellors and students on placements, and emplyed as well as voluntary counsellors. With a diverse team of counsellors, all bringing different skills, knowledge and experience we are able to really match our clients’ needs to an appropriate counsellor. In 2022, 37 people volunteered with us as counsellors.

In 2022, we offered 6804 sessions, seeing up to 150 children, young people and adults at our centre every week by the end of the year, we supported 311 adults and 90 children with counselling from our centre in the year.

Looking forward

We are committed to continuing to grow our counselling offer, hopefully to 220 sessions by the end of 2024. Through our Route 1 partnership . We were able to employ two part-time counsellors to our adult service at the start of 2022.

Our aim is to improve the health, well-being and life opportunities of individuals experiencing or at risk of the effects of poor mental health.

We want to work together to ensure mental health support is more easily accessible for those in need, that there are better working relationships between our services and statutory support and to secure larger funding pots that would otherwise not be available to us.

Issues

Of the 210 adult clients who ended their counselling in 2022, just over half experienced anxiety. 67% wanted to talk about relationships, which was the most common issue followed by anxiety, depression and abuse.

Age brackets of clients

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Number of sessions clients had...

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84%
66%
51% 49%
34%
16%
12 20 20+ 12 20 20+
Adults CY&P
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Waiting times
n % of clients seen
within 12 weeks
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69%
n % of clients
happy with the
time they waited,
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Where did clients hear about us

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n Church n Internet
4% 16%
n Employer/ n Other
school/ organisations
college 12%
4%
n NHS & Local
n Word of mouth Authority
39% 24%
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sessions on average per C&YP and adult client

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“I feel so much stronger to be able to face what life throws at me.”

Client feedback

The impact on clients

At Wellspring we use a nationally recognised wellbeing measure called CORE-OM. We ask clients to complete a 34 or 10 point questionnaire at the start and end of their therapy. The questions assess their risk, wellbeing, symptoms and physiological state. These questionnaires are only appropriate with children 12+. Due to the nature of counselling work and unplanned endings, we do not have complete CORE scores for all clients so the following is a snapshot from those we received forms from.

Personal Changes

61%

70%

Core scores: 90% of clients who completed a core-om had an improved wellbeing score from the start to the end of their counselling.

CORE banding

Social outcomes

n Before counselling n After counselling

Counselling not only has an impact on someone’s emotional health but also their socio-economic situation. As a result of counselling, our clients have:

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…been able to stay in work 32% …taken on voluntary work 7% …stopped self-destructive behaviour 33% …maintained relationships 50%

Other ways in which clients have been impacted: been able to move house, they’ve given up alcohol, been able to stay in education, come to terms with health problems and become a more

69% of clients ended counselling in the healthy to low level banding compared to 15% at the start and 36% being severemoderately severe at the start compared to 7% upon ending.

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Client contributions

49% of adult clients pay £15 or less for their counselling; the average donation per session in 2022 was £14.27.

£14.27 was the average donation per session in 2022

Alongside our affordable counselling service, where clients choose an amount to contribute to their sessions from as little as £5 per session, we also run an Associate Counsellor Service (ACS ).

Client contributions per session

Our ACS service is a full fee paying service, comparable to the lower end of the private sector. In 2022, this was priced at £45 per session. 28% of our clients chose to use this service, funded either by themselves, their employer or a group/ church they are supported by. We use contracted counsellors within this service so it has a separate waiting list. Any profit generated by our ACS service supports the affordable waiting list whilst also providing paid work for counsellors, which they deserve after years of training.

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n 49% pay £15
or less
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Breakdown of clients using our counselling services

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n Affordable
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service – 72%
n Associate
28%
Counsellor
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“I am much more self-aware... I understand my relationships with others much better. I value myself much more.” Client feedback

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“I am hopeful about my future and things feel lighter”

Student feedback

“I have learnt ways to calm my anxiety – noticing when it starts is so helpful.” Empower feedback

“It has helped me to talk. I feel better when I talk about what is going on.” Student feedback

Group and Schools Work

Empower

In addition to regular counselling, we offer young people the chance to take part in ‘Empower’. This is an 8-week course written and facilitated by professional youth counsellors which offers those aged 12-18 the opportunity to develop their confidence and self-esteem within a supportive peer group. ‘Empower Network’ is a follow-on support group which young people can join after having been on an Empower course.

We are so grateful to BBC Children In Need for continuing to fund our work. They are an excellent funder, who understand the needs of children and young people, through listening to their opinions and needs. In 2022 we were in our 3rd year of funding for a large grant towards therapy sessions for children and young people and in our 10th year of funding for our Empower Group.

The aim of this group is to promote and maintain healthy levels of self-esteem and emotional wellbeing through activities and topical discussions.

In 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic we moved our groups onto

video call to adhere to guidelines and restrictions. Our Empower Network Group have decided this suits them better so this monthly group now meets online.

“I understand myself better and I feel more confident.”

62 young people benefited from our Empower Course in 2022

Empower feedback

Some of our parent feedback...

“FC has loved working with you on the course and we really recognise the difference to her emotional well-being, particularly self-esteem and coping skills. Thanks so much for all your support.”

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Schools

Wellspring school counselling service between Jan-Dec 2022 across two schools:

1113 appointments offered

300+

students and staff supported through individual sessions

The Wellspring school counselling service has reached children who would not have otherwise received therapeutic intervention.

Issues

Students have presented with the following issues: anxiety, panic attacks, low mood, low self-esteem, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, anger, trauma, bereavement, grief, friendship and family relational issues, identity and intrusive thoughts,

Often children who are in school, but struggling, are overlooked by mental health services and only come to their attention when they have become so overwhelmed that they have started to engage in risk-taking behaviour.

Staff members have also sought advice on issues such as anxiety, low mood, stress, perfectionism and relationship issues.

Our professionally qualified therapists work in the school to meet with children who have been identified by pastoral staff as needing support.

Some of our client feedback...

“The sessions helped me concentrate better because I am not thinking of my problems.”

This early intervention allows young people to find ways of dealing with their distress and supports them to stay in education.

“It has helped me to talk, I feel better when I talk about what is going on.”

Training

Wellspring offer a wide range of high-quality training events throughout the year. Our training courses are aimed at equipping individuals, professionals, businesses, and organisations with the skills needed to enhance personal wellbeing, and the ability to support others:

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

Bespoke Training

We deliver training tailored to specific needs. This year we designed and delivered a half-day Pastoral Care workshop to a local church group.

We provide the internationally recognised Mental Health First Aid Training to individuals, businesses and organisations.

Continuing Professional Development

Courses are held for counsellors and other health professionals to develop their skills. Experts are brought in to deliver topical training. Our CPD suite includes our specialised and ever popular Sand Tray Therapy Training workshops.

“I am motived to try new things, I know it is okay to be different from “It has also my friends.” made me feel more confident in myself.” Student feedback

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Training Service Update

Our new Training and Education Coordinator started in February this year. This, in conjunction with slowly leaving Covid behind has enabled us to re-establish our place in the marketplace as a high-quality training centre and be more pro-active in arranging and advertising training.

62 134 training sessions people attended run in 2022 training courses

The training programme for this year has been very successful. Here is what some of the attendees had to say:

We have made great strides in the ambition to get our offer of MHFA, pastoral education & support and CPD back up to pre-pandemic levels, with 11 sessions being run this year and 134 people attending courses provided by Wellspring in comparison to 54 people the previous year.

“Great course and great delivery, the instructor was both professional and friendly.”

“Very good speaker, easy to understand, knowledgeable.”

“Trainer was really knowledgeable – thank you.”

The training we have provided has been delivered to a range of audiences including counsellors, businesses, community groups and churches.

“I really enjoyed the training. I came away with new understanding that I will hold and think about in my work.”

Sessions in 2022 Month No of Particpants Therapeutic Sand Tray Play February 6 with Children October 10 MHFA – Two-day course March 12 MHFA – Two-day course March 15 Transgender Awareness training July 16 for counsellors Neurodiversity training September 10 for counsellors Mental Health Awareness October 18 sessions for business November 21 Introduction to Sand Tray October 9 Deeper in the Sand November 5 Pastoral Training November 12

Accredited Counselling Training

to work with C&YP Development Project In 2022, 18% of children aged 7 to 16 years and 22% of young people aged 17 to 24 years were diagnosed with a mental disorder. This is supported by the number of referrals for children and young people that we continue to get.

Unfortunately, we continue to identify a lack of counsellors experienced in counselling children and young people in our region and often have to close our waiting lists to children and young people.

To help us to be better able to respond to this need, important work has continued, and progress made, in our quest to establish ourselves as an accredited centre for CPCAB (Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) training. Work is now underway to develop the course and gain accreditation with an aim to be able to offer this course starting in September 2023 or Jan 2024.

Our ambition for 2023 is to continue the growth in high quality training provided to counsellors, businesses, and the local community and to establish ourselves as the new local provider of the Level 5 CPCAB qualification in Counselling Children and Young People.

“Very informative, clear and structured” Attendee feedback

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“The charity couldn’t run without its volunteers.” Wellspring Welcomer

Volunteering and fundraising

We are privileged to work with many dedicated, skilled volunteers who support our work on a weekly, monthly or one-off basis.

We are extremely thankful for the way our volunteers generously give their time; without them we would be unable to offer our affordable services to the community.

Our regular volunteers include:

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a team of 25-30 trainee and qualified counsellors who see 3-6 clients every week;

a team of welcomers who welcome people into the building and support staff with administrative tasks;

a gardening group who have been developing our outside area into a peaceful, tranquil space;

a team of 9 trustees. Their collective experience includes: psychotherapist, corporate solicitors, teaching, clergy in the Church of England, financial planning & accountancy and health and safety/ governance expertise;

individuals who make up our subcommittees led by trustees, including our External Relations Committee and Finance Committee.

Thanks to the fundraising efforts of many individuals, trusts and organisations, the work of Wellspring was able to develop and grow in 2022. Whilst we are dependent on fundraising and donations, we also work hard to generate income from our services to enable us to be more sustainable.

Fundraiser Rachel McKee ran The Big Half

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Fundraising Events

49% of adult clients pay £15 or less for their counselling. The average donation per session in 2022 was £14.27. The cost to Wellspring to run a session was £45; we have to fundraise to make up the difference.

Many different individuals, businesses and organisations fundraise for Wellspring every year.

As a charity every pound raised goes to supporting our service and we are grateful to all our fundraisers; whether they raise £1 or £10,000, every donation makes a difference.

Here are just some of the creative

ways our supporters did that in 2022...

February Concert sung by Knot Another Choir £2,000

Oakdale Golf Club Ladies official charity of the year £2,505

October Dress Green Day to raise mental health awareness sposored by McInroy & Wood

St Robert’s, Harrogate through their Lent Project £10,000+

Marathon July running by The Stray Notes Mike and Summer Concert Rachel McKee £700

£3,300

John Ibison cycled the Camino Frances £908

November December Made for Giving Cycling 50 miles fair & St. Aidan’s in santa suits by Junior Choir Wetherby Velo £800 £310

We are very thankful to the trusts and foundations that gave generous amounts of funding towards our work. With the variety of income streams and the wonderful dedication of our supporters, Wellspring is in a stable financial position going into 2023.

£45 – £14.27 = ? Running cost per Average donation counselling session per session

We rely on donations to fund our shortfall

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Development of Wellspring Counselling Centres

Over the last five years, Wellspring has been approached by like-minded, community facing charities and churches who see a need for counselling in their communities and want to do something about it. Many churches and charities have a passion to see people suffering from emotional distress receive hope and support through counselling, but feel they lack the confidence or resources to know how to offer this service.

St Stephen’s Church in West Bowling

19%

of our clients in 2022 travelled from York, Leeds and Bradford

As the need for mental health support

continues to grow, with the NHS overwhelmed and private counselling still unaffordable for many, Wellspring’s team have felt moved to create a new project, in partnership with churches and charities. 19% of clients who had counselling at Wellspring House, Harrogate came from York, Leeds and Bradford.

Our heart behind this project is... that more people can receive professional, affordable counselling

Our heart behind this project is to share our knowledge so that more people can receive professional, affordable counselling as well as alleviate the demand on our Harrogate centre.

Wellspring Counselling Centres bring together Wellspring’s 20 years of experience in delivering affordable professional counselling services with a church or charity who is in touch with their community and ready to help. Through partnership working we will support a church to set-up, deliver and grow an affordable counselling service based on our own model.

Shine, West Bowling

Our first centre will open at Shine, St Stephen’s Church in West Bowling, Bradford in summer 2023 and we are excited to have other churches in Leeds and York interested in partnering with us over the next couple of years.

The Cinnamon Incubator

We are also pleased to have two years of advice and training starting in January 2023 from The Cinnamon Incubator.

Cinnamon have supported many charities before us to replicate in partnership with the local church and we are pleased to have been chosen as one of their cohort.

Picture above: Executive Director Emily Fullarton at the Cinnamon Incubator Finals 2022

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Governance

Public Benefit

We have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and we are confident that Wellspring meets the public benefit requirement. Our clients are asked for a donation according to means and this may mean that for some, the sessions will be free. Equal access to our service is important and we see anyone regardless of gender, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, age (unless not Gillick competent) or any other factor. The impact and public benefit of our work goes beyond the client by reducing the distress suffered by families and friends and having a positive impact on schools and local communities. The consequences of alleviating psychological distress are far-reaching. We estimate that our service reduces the demand on the Prison and Youth Justice Services, the NHS, and Social Care.

Structure, Governance & Management

The organisation is a Charitable Company limited by guarantee, company number 04728609, incorporated on 9 April 2003 and registered as a charity on 30 October 2003, charity number 1100420. The Governing document of the Charitable Company is the Memorandum and Articles of Association, which we revised and updated in 2018.

Trustees and principal offices

Mr R. Elliott – Chair until November 22, November 22 onwards Deputy Chair

Mrs. C. Holland – Secretary

Mr J. Wood – Deputy Chair until November 22, November 22 onwards Chair

Mr S. McKee – Treasurer

Miss. M. Castro

Rev B. Giblin

Mr P. Hudson

Mrs H. Godfrey

Mrs. E McCombe

Recruitment and Training of Trustees

Prospective trustees meet with The Executive Director, Chair, and other trustees (if appropriate). References are taken and they are invited to a trustee meeting as a guest. Once appointed, they are given an induction pack and a tour of the facilities to ensure they have a clear overview of the activities of the Charitable Company. They are encouraged to attend appropriate external seminars where these are relevant to their decision-making roles.

The registered office is 78 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LW.

2021 Governance: Items of Significance

Wellspring Therapy and Training have a Governance Sub-Committee, which meets quarterly, adhering to its agreed Terms of Reference. In the reported year, no non Business as Usual matters were raised to the sub-committee for consideration or action.

Plans for the future

In January 2022, the Trustees and Executive Director met to develop the next 3-year business plan for 2022-2025. This has been written and includes the following objectives:

  1. To have a clear concept of what being a Christian organisation means to us, and for every team member to take responsibility for it, with a clear expectation through the “Belonging and Believing” document.

  2. To open 5 days a week and thus provide an additional 90 counselling sessions a week to adults and young people (meaning we are operating at 90% capacity from our building), taking sessions offered in the building to 227 per week. For this increase to be delivered, volunteer hours, centrally funded Wellspring counsellors, and paid counselling hours through Route 1 partnership work are required. This increase in provision should result in a decrease in waiting times.

  3. To have a full training schedule providing prevention work to the community. The details are to be researched and established by the Training & Education Officer from February 2022. This should include MHFA, Pastoral Training and CPD.

  4. To become an accredited CPCAB

training centre and start running the Level 5 course in Children and Young People’s Counselling. This will partly serve to increase the number of youth sessions offered to children and young people through creating additional placements.

  1. To recruit more staff into new roles as outlined in the organisational chart to strengthen the infrastructure of the charity; free up more time for those in strategic positions to work on development projects and increase the charity’s income and service delivery.

  2. To develop a holding space for those on the waiting list or who need other support other than counselling.

  3. To significantly increase the charity’s income and stakeholder partnerships to support the growth of the organisation, and to have a stronger strategy for raising the funds needed for the charity to grow.

  4. To develop a replicable model for Wellspring Counselling Centres, a church-based counselling service and have partnered with five churches in offering this.

  5. To grow our partnership work with Route 1, thus supporting more clients and establishing better links with statutory services through this work.

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Financial Review

The Statement of Financial Activities shows a net surplus of £719 for the year ended 31 December 2022, which is a decrease of £65,535 on the 2021 surplus. This is largely because of a large one-off donation received towards the end of 2021 and utilised in 2022, coupled with a material planned increase in expenditure in the year ended 31 December 2022.

Overall, our income in 2022 was £36,411 (10.6%) higher than in 2021 while our expenditure increased by £101,946 (36.8%), largely in terms of staff and volunteer costs as we executed our strategic plan and materially increased the number of counselling sessions that we were able to offer.

Of the £719 surplus, £2,151 was in respect of restricted activities – unrestricted activities having achieved a £2,870 surplus.

At the end of 2022, total funds held are £432,575 (2021: £431,858) of which £1,351 (2021: £3,502) are restricted and £431,224 (2021: £428,354) are unrestricted reserves. Of the unrestricted reserves, £238,300 (2021: £301,487) are in designated funds leaving £192,924 (2021: £126,867) in free reserves. It is planned that we will again materially invest in additional resources during 2023, in part by utilising our free reserves.

Sources of Funding and Support

The continued support of staff and volunteers, who gave so generously of their time, and the financial support received from Friends of Wellspring and many others have ensured that we have been able to consistently deliver client and training services effectively during this past year. We are especially grateful to the many trusts, foundations, companies, individuals and churches who have donated generously to our work in this financial year.

Reserves Policy

In accordance with the Charity Commission guidance, the Trustees have considered the reserves needs of the Charity. The Trustees have established a policy of holding free cash reserves which equate to six months budgeted unrestricted expenditure less committed unrestricted funds for the same period. This amounts to £193,000. Cash reserves are held partly in a current account to allow for monthly fluctuations in cashflow and partly in interest-bearing accounts. Wellspring Therapy & Training do not earn any fixed or certain income for their services. In line with our Christian values and ethos, a significant proportion of clients are asked to contribute towards counselling services based on their ability to pay. It is therefore feasible for the charity to incur payroll and building costs without earning any significant levels of income. The Trustees therefore regard six months budgeted, unrestricted expenditure, less committed unrestricted funds for the same period, as being an acceptable level of free reserves to be held by the Charity. At the end of 2022, free reserves, calculated on this basis, equated to 8 months.

The Director and Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charitable Company and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act of 2006 and applicable charity law. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charitable Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.

Exemption

Statement of Directors’ & Trustees’ Responsibilities…

For the year ended 31st December 2022, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The purpose of this statement is to 2022, the company was entitled to distinguish the Directors’ and Trustees’ exemption from audit under section 477 responsibilities for the accounts from of the Companies Act 2006. those of the Accountants as stated in their By order of the Directors and Trustees report. Company and charity law require Mrs. C. Holland, Honorary Secretary the Directors and Trustees respectively to Date: 24.05.23 prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the Charitable Company’s state of affairs at the end of the year and of its financial activities for that period. In preparing those accounts, the Directors and Trustees are required to:

1) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

Mr John Wood Chaire of Trustees

2) make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

3) state whether applicable accounting

standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;

4) prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the Charitable Company will continue in operation.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Unrestricted
Note
funds
INCOME
£
Donations and legacies
3
176,567
Charitable activities
4
88,767
Other trading activities:
Fundraising
16,254
Insurance claim
-
Room Rental
6,935
Investments
1,076
TOTAL INCOME
289,599
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
6.1
279,702
Raising Funds
7,027
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
286,729
2,870
Transfers between funds
12,13
Net movement in funds
2,870
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
12,13
428,354
Total funds carried forward
12,13
£ 431,224
Net (expenditure) / income before transfers		 Restricted
funds
£
46,648
41,358
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88,006
90,157
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90,157
(2,151)
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(2,151)
3,502
£ 1,351		 2022
£
223,215
130,125
16,254
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6,935
1,076
377,605
369,859
7,027
376,886
719
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719
431,856
£ 432,575		 2021
£
207,908
119,465
9,870
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2,864
1,087
341,194
263,086
11,854
274,940
66,254
-
66,254
365,602
£ 431,856

All activities derive from continuing operations.

The notes on pages 35 to 42 form part of these accounts.

WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 Company registration number: 04728609

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
8
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
9
Cash at Bank and in hand
LIABILITIES: amounts falling due
within one year
10
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Restricted Funds
12
Unrestricted Funds
- Designated Funds
13
- Undesignated Funds
13
TOTAL FUNDS		 £
£
218,300
5,190
241,217
246,407
(32,132)
214,275
432,575
£ 432,575
1,351
238,300
192,924
£ 432,575
2022		 £
£
231,487
4,002
234,174
238,176
(37,807)
200,369
431,856
£ 431,856
3,502
301,487
126,867
£ 431,856
2021		 £
£
231,487
4,002
234,174
238,176
(37,807)
200,369
431,856
£ 431,856
3,502
301,487
126,867
£ 431,856
2021
431,856
£ 431,856
3,502
301,487
126,867
£ 431,856

For the financial year ended 31 December 2022, the Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The Members have not required the Charitable Company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part VII of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The notes on pages 35 to 42 form part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the trustees on 14 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

S McKee - Trustee

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest income
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
year
Notes:
Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to
net cash flow from operating activities
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Interest income
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand
Notice deposits (90-120 days)
Total cash and cash equivalents		 Unrestricted
funds
£
23,661
1,076
-
24,737
208,207
£ 232,944
2,870
13,187
(1,076)
(1,188)
9,868
£ 23,661
62,944
170,000
£ 232,944		 Restricted
funds
£
(17,694)
-
(17,694)
25,967
£ 8,273
(2,151)
-
-
-
(15,543)
£ (17,694)
8,273
-
£ 8,273		 2022
£
5,967
1,076
-
7,043
234,174
£ 241,217
719
13,187
(1,076)
(1,188)
(5,675)
£ 5,967
71,217
170,000
£ 241,217		 2021
£
49,905
1,087
(3,068)
47,924
186,250
£ 234,174
66,254
12,853
(1,087)
(61)
(28,054)
£ 49,905
64,174
170,000
£ 234,174

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

GENERAL INFORMATION

The address of its registered office is 78 High Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LW.

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Wellspring Therapy & Training meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

2.2 Going Concern policy

The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charitable Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.

The trustees have a defined policy for identification of different types of income:

2.4 Income

All income is recognised in the statement of financial activities when the conditions for receipt have been met and there is reasonable assurance of receipt. Except for the following:

Grants receivable

Grants for immediate expenditure are accounted for when they become receivable. Grants received for specific purposes are treated as restricted funds. Grants which are received for a future accounting period are deferred and recognised in those periods.

Capital Grants for specific fixed assets are included in restricted income when received. Once the asset is purchased these monies are transferred to unrestricted funds unless there is a restriction on the disposal of the asset. If so, the net book value of the asset is shown as a restricted fund.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on a accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Fixed assets for the Charitable Company to use are capitalised at cost, for items above £1,000. Donated assets are valued at market value on donation. They are stated in the accounts at cost/original value less depreciation.

Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

Freehold Property 2% straight line basis Leasehold Improvements 25 years straight line basis Equipment 25% straight line basis

2.7 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.

WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Donations and gifts
Gift Aid
Grant income		 Unrestricted
Funds
2022
£
80,786
4,187
91,594
£ 176,567		 Restricted
Funds
2022
£
-
-
46,648
£ 46,648		 Total
Funds
2022
£
80,786
4,187
138,242
£ 223,215		 Total
Funds
2021
.
93,914
2,367
111,627
£ 207,908

3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Restricted donations and legacies in 2021 was £ 76,541.

The Charitable Company also benefits greatly from the involvement and enthusiastic support of its many volunteers. Volunteers donate their time through the following activities: administration, reception cover, counselling, building and garden maintenance, event planning and fundraising. More details of the important role volunteers play, is given in our annual report. In accordance with Charities SORP, the economic contribution of general volunteers is not recognised in the accounts.

4 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Counselling
Training		 81,628
7,139
£ 88,767		 41,358
-
£ 41,358		 122,986
7,139
£ 130,125		 115,342
4,123
£ 119,465

2.8 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

2.9 Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the Charitable Company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Restricted income from charitable activities in 2021 was £ 43,435

5 TOTAL STAFF COSTS

Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Employer Pension Contributions
Other Staff Expenses		 199,276
9,129
7,764
1,469
£ 217,638		 60,878
999
999
139
£ 63,015		 260,154
10,128
8,763
1,608
£ 280,653		 169,607
4,865
5,559
611
£ 180,642

2.10 Financial Instruments

The Charitable Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

No employee earned £60,000 per annum or more in the year.

Number of employees

The head count of employees on the payroll as at December 2022 was 21 (2021 - 16).

2.11 Pension costs

The Charitable Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged in the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

The key management personnel of the Charitable Charity comprise the trustees and the senior management team. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel, with only senior management team members being paid, was £114,876 (2021 - £73,923).

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

6 ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE

6.1 Charitable activities
Staff Costs
Supervision Costs
Sales Promotions
Training Department
Computer Maintenance and Software
Rents and Rates
Telephone and IT Costs
Postage and Stationery
Sundry Expenses
Repairs and Renewals
Insurances
Gas, Water and Electric
Bank Charges
Professional Fees
Depreciation
Travel Costs
Associate Counsellor Service Costs
Materials
Support Costs (below)
Overhead Allocation
6.2 Support costs
Independent Examiners Fees		 Funds
2022
£
217,638
10,762
2,225
3,470
2,723
1,434
1,704
2,482
3,109
3,868
1,939
4,588
1,746
12
13,187
498
21,394
9
675
(13,761)
£ 279,702
675
£ 675
Unrestricted		 Restricted
Funds
2022
£
63,015
-
3,554
-
720
-
95
36
563
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,200
213
-
13,761
£ 90,157
-
£ -		 Total
Funds
2022
£
280,653
10,762
5,779
3,470
3,443
1,434
1,799
2,518
3,672
3,868
1,939
4,588
1,746
12
13,187
498
29,594
222
675
-
£ 369,859
675
£ 675		 Total
Funds
2021
£
180,642
12,747
275
2,870
6,392
1,434
1,727
1,590
3,252
5,427
1,706
2,452
1,555
915
12,853
3,311
23,035
288
615
-
£ 263,086
615
£ 615

Restricted expenditure in 2021 was £ 113,406

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

7 RELATED PARTIES

During the year The Charity paid £1,158 ( 2021- £660) to Assured Risk Management Solutions Ltd for training services provided to the charity, on an arms length basis,a company in which the Trustee R Elliot is a Director.

8 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Cost
At 1 January 2022
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2022
Depreciation
At 1 January 2022
Charge for year
At 31 December 2022
Net Book Amounts
At 31 December 2022
At 31 December 2021		 Leasehold
Improvement
£
265,710
-
-
265,710
38,150
11,563
49,713
£ 215,997
£ 227,560		 Equipment
£
8,227
-
-
8,227
4,300
1,624
5,924
£ 2,303
£ 3,927		 Total
£
273,937
-
-
273,937
42,450
13,187
55,637
£ 218,300
£ 231,487

The property is leased to the Charity on a peppercorn rent of £1 a year until 2041.

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DEBTORS
Trade Debtors
Prepayments
Other Debtors		 2022
£
1,047
1,286
2,857
£ 5,190		 2021
£
1,975
1,495
532
£ 4,002

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

LIABILITIES: Amounts falling due within one year
Trade Creditors
Payroll & Other Taxes
Accruals
Other Creditors
Deferred Income (below)
Deferred income
Balance brought forward
Amount deferred / (utilised) in the year
Balance carried forward
Analysis: Resticted
Unrestricted		 2022
£
3,932
9,380
1,824
78
16,918
£ 32,132
22,466
(5,548)
£ 16,918
6,922
9,996
£ 16,918		 2021
£
8,137
5,332
1,794
78
22,466
£ 37,807
49,376
(26,910)
£ 22,466
23,899
(1,433)
£ 22,466

10 LIABILITIES: Amounts falling due within one year

At the balance sheet date the Charitable Company was holding funds received in advance of providing services, which is fully released in the following financial year.

11 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Current year
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
At 31 December 2022
Comparative year
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
At 31 December 2021		 Undesignated
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
-
218,300
218,134
20,000
(25,210)
-
£ 192,924
£ 238,300
Undesignated
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
-
231,487
142,209
70,000
(15,342)
-
£ 126,867
£ 301,487
Unrestricted
Unrestricted		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
8,273
(6,922)
£ 1,351
Restricted
Funds
£
-
25,967
(22,465)
£ 3,502		 Total
Funds
£
218,300
246,407
(32,132)
£ 432,575
Total
Funds
£
231,487
238,176
(37,807)
£ 431,856

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

12 RESTRICTED FUNDS

RESTRICTED FUNDS
Current year
BBC Children in Need
Schools Contracts
COVID-19 MHRS
North Yorkshire County Council
Yorkshire Building Society
Comparative year
BBC Children in Need
Schools Contracts
Two Ridings Community
Route One to Wellness
Awards For All
Arnold Clark Community Fund
COVID-19 MHRS
Harrogate Brigantes
North Yorkshire County Council
Yorkshire Building Society		 Balance at
1 January
2022
£
-
-
-
1,502
2,000
£ 3,502
Balance at
1 January
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
£ -		 Income
£
38,276
41,358
8,372
-
-
£ 88,006
Income
£
30,142
36,185
5,457
7,250
9,999
1,000
23,543
500
3,900
2,000
£ 119,976		 Expenditure
£
(38,276)
(41,358)
(8,372)
(151)
(2,000)
£ (90,157)
Expenditure
£
(30,142)
(36,185)
(5,457)
(7,250)
(9,999)
(1,000)
(20,475)
(500)
(2,398)
-
£ (113,406)		 Balance at
Transfers
2022
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,351
-
-
£ -
£ 1,351
Balance at
Transfers
2021
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3,068)
-
-
-
-
1,502
-
2,000
£ (3,068)
£ 3,502
31 December
31 December
£ 3,502

Restricted Funds

BBC Children in Need: Supporting therapeutic group work for young people.

Schools Contracts: Counselling support for young people in two local secondary schools.

COVID-19 Mental Health Recovery Support (MHRS): Grants from Charities Aid Foundation Emergency Fund, United Way Local Grant and the Craven Suicide Prevention Progarmme.

North Yorkshire County Council: Locality Budget for equipment and planting for the Wellspring Garden Project. Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation: Grant to provide laptops for four new staff.

Restricted Funds 2021

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

13 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

Current year
Designated
Fixed Assets
Development Reserve
Repairs fund
Undesignated
Free reserves
Total Unrestricted Funds
Comparative year
Designated
Fixed Assets
Development Reserve
Repairs fund
Undesignated
Free reserves
Total Unrestricted Funds		 Balance at
1 January
2022
£
231,487
50,000
20,000
301,487
126,867
£ 428,354
Balance at
1 January
2021
£
241,272
-
20,000
261,272
104,330
£ 365,602		 Income
£
-
-
-
-
289,599
£ 289,599
Income
£
-
50,000
-
50,000
171,218
£ 221,218		 Expenditure
£
(13,187)
-
-
(13,187)
(273,542)
£ (286,729)
Expenditure
£
(12,853)
-
-
(12,853)
(148,681)
£ (161,534)		 Transfers
£
-
(50,000)
-
(50,000)
50,000
£ -
Transfers
£
3,068
-
-
3,068
-
£ 3,068		 Balance at
31 December
2022
£
218,300
-
20,000
238,300
192,924
£ 431,224
Balance at
31 December
2021
£
231,487
50,000
20,000
301,487
126,867
£ 428,354

The transfers in the year represent unrestricted income being used to support designated projects.

Designated Funds

The Fixed Asset Fund represents the level of money invested in fixed assets less any loans for use of its charitable objects at the Trustees' discretion. The Development Reserve was created to fund development and expansion of the Charity's activities and was made posible by a generous donation during the year 2021 and has now been fully spent.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

Independent examiner's report to the trustees

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Wellspring Therapy & Training (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on pages 32 to 42.

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and the charitable company’s trustees as a body in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My independent examiner’s work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charitable company’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company, the charitable company’s members as a body and the charitable company’s trustees as a body for my independent examiner’s work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

HPH, Chartered Accountants Conyngham Hall Business Centre Bond End Knaresborough HG5 9AY

Sarah Wearing, FCA, DChA 14 June 2023

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Wellspring House

78 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, HG2 7LW 01423 881 881 office@wellspringtherapy.co.uk wellspringtherapy.co.uk

Registered Charity Number: 1100420 Company limited by guarantee Number: 4728609