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2023-12-31-accounts

wellspring therapy & training AnnuaL report 2023

“I have got my life back and my smile.”

Wellspring counselling client

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Contents

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Foreword
and Values
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Group and
Counselling Schools work
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Wellspring
Volunteering Counselling
and Fundraising Centres
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Statement
of Financial
Governance Activities
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Registered Charity
Number: 1100420 Independent
Company limited by
Examiner’s
guarantee Number:
4728609 Report
Training
Service
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All quotes are clients’ words used anonymously and no images of clients are shown to maintain confidentiality.

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A 44%

increase in client numbers since 2021

A 6.2%

growth in mental health conditons locally[1]

A 32%

more client referrals since 2021

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Foreword

John Wood Emily Fullarton Chair of Trustees Executive Director

2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Wellspring Therapy & Training. We were delighted to celebrate with 120 supporters attending a celebration gala dinner that raised £7,000 towards our life-saving work. We also held a thanksgiving service at St Andrew’s, Starbeck welcoming current and past supporters with special guests, including the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, our Patron, Bishop Nick Baines and trustees from Trusts and Foundations.

In a year where many charities were forced to close or reduce their services, we were delighted to continue our work and see a small growth in the number of sessions we were able to offer.

We also opened our first Wellspring Counselling Centre in partnership with a charity, Shine, based out of St Stephen’s Church in Bradford.

We have a strong and well respected, reputation in our community, and have established relationships with other services and schools. Our local Mental Health Children’s Commissioner supports

“Wellspring helps alleviate the growing pressure on NHS Children & Young People’s services.”

our work stating, “Wellspring helps alleviate the growing pressure on NHS Children & Young People’s services and makes a real difference to the lives of children and young people.”

In the UK, 1 in 6 children aged from 5 to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2021, a huge increase from 1 in 9 in 2017[2] .

Sadly, only 1 in 3 children and young people with a diagnosable mental health condition get access to NHS care and treatment. 76% of parents said that their child’s mental health had deteriorated while waiting for support from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Nationally, data suggests suicide rates in young people aged 15 to 19 rose by a third from 2020 to 2021[3] .

Last year, 34% of adults said their mental health had worsened due to pressures from the cost-of-living crisis, which was on top of an already increased rate due to the COVID pandemic.

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  1. Community Mental Health Transformation, North Yorkshire & York 2. NHS

  2. The Office for National Statistics, analysed by YoungMinds

Wellspring’s 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner

We know that private counselling is too expensive for many. We have seen a 44% increase in clients within our counselling services since 2021.

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, in 2023, our community, churches and generous individuals gave us £101,012. We are also grateful to Trusts and Foundations who contributed £127,926. By the end of 2023 we had a deficit of £48,490 which was well covered by our reserves policy.

Thank you for your continued support.

Emily Fullarton John Wood Executive Director Chair of Trustees

“One of the best courses I have been on.” Training course attendee

Our values inform all the work we do

Community

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

Christian

The charity is motivated by our Christian faith and values.

Generosity

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

Professionalism

We are committed to practising professionalism.

Ethical

We endeavour to be ethical in all decisionmaking and practice.

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An Ode to Wellspring

“I’m fine, ’’ is my standard reply, thanks for asking But deep down inside I know that’s a lie. I struggle to do things, my interest has waned, My tummy’s in turmoil, my heart feels pained.

I cannot snap out of it, however hard I try, I have so many questions of what, when and why? There’s anxiety, fear, worry and stress, Each day of my life seems like one big mess.

Thankfully for me, I heard of this place, Where you can sit down and talk in a comforting space. With people who listen, , don’t judge and who care Don’t mind who you are or what you might wear. They just want to help, to make you feel fine, To bring out the best in you, so you can shine. For as long as you need, there’s no rush at all, The best thing I did was to make that phone call.

What a warm welcome I got from reception, And each week thereafter, without exception. My counsellor was lovely, so patient and kind, She soon helped me leave those bad feelings behind. I learnt new ways to manage, and techniques to cope, After just a few weeks, a renewed sense of hope. “I’m fine, ’’ and this time it’s true, thanks for asking Wellspring I thank you for all that you do.

Wellspring counselling client

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Counselling

People who experience our counselling benefit from high-quality, professional, supervised psychotherapy provided face-to-face.

Our counselling team is made up of both experienced and trainee counsellors, as well as voluntary and employed 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 2023, 36 people volunteered with us as counsellors.

In 2023, we offered 5637 sessions. We supported 381 adults and 65 children with counselling from our centre in the year.

446

clients seen in 2023

We’re helping more people each year

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401 65
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n No of Children
and Young
People (C&YP)
n No of Adults
2021 2022 2023
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Number of counselling referrals received (adult and youth)

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476 [513]
A 388
8%
2021 2022 2023
more referrals in
2023 versus 2022
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One of our CYP counsellors, Helen

Exploring issues

Of the 271 adult clients who ended their counselling in 2023, family relationships were most commonly explored by 69% of clients. Just over two-thirds wanted assistance with anxiety, followed by help with self-esteem and partner relationships.

Looking ahead

We are committed to continuing to grow our counselling offer, hopefully to 200 sessions by the end of 2024. Through our Route One partnership we expect to support people who will benefit from our service thus preventing them needing NHS treatment. We expect to see a slight increase in referrals of frailer clients due to new referral channels into Route One from the NHS’ Older People’s Mental Health Service.

Route One

to Wellness

is a partnership between four

key VCS providers of mental health support in the Harrogate area: Claro Enterprises, Mind Harrogate, Orb Community Arts and Wellspring Therapy & Training .

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.

Age brackets of clients

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Number of sessions clients had...

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48%
39% 38%
28%
24% 22%
12 20 20+ 12 20 20+
Adults CY&P
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sessions on average 16 per C&YP and adult client

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Waiting times
n % of clients seen
within 12 weeks
94%
64%
n % of clients
happy with the
time they waited,
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100% of clients felt their counsellor listened and understood them

Where did clients hear about us

Church 2%

Internet 14%

Employer/ school/ college 4% Empower 1%

Other organisations 11% NHS 27% Previous client 11%

Friend or family 28%

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“Counselling helped me understand why I felt helpless and what I could focus on.” Wellspring counselling client

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The impact on clients

At Wellspring we use a nationally recognised wellbeing measure called CORE-OM. We ask clients to complete a 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 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.

Core scores: 84% of clients who completed a core-om had an improved wellbeing score from the start to the end of their counselling.

Personal Changes

% of clients who experienced this significantly/ to some extent

CORE banding

n Before counselling n After counselling

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68% of clients ended counselling in the healthy to low level banding compared to 17% at the start and 36% being severemoderately severe at the start compared to 12% upon ending.

Social outcomes

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:

counselling, our clients have:
…been able to stay in work 33%
…taken on voluntary work 3%
…stopped self-destructive behaviour 30%
…maintained relationships 50%

Other ways in which clients have been impacted: become less aggressive, been able to move house, gained employment for the first time, gone back to education, come to terms with health condition and become a better mother amongst others.

Client contributions

47% of adult clients pay £15 or less for their counselling; the average donation per session in 2023 was £15.50.

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 ).

Our ACS service is a full fee paying service, comparable to the lower end of the private sector. In 2023, this was priced at £50 per session. 27% 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.

£15

was the average donation per session in 2023

Client contributions per session

n 47% pay £15 or less n 53% pay more than £15

Breakdown of clients using our counselling services

n Affordable counselling service – 73%

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n Associate Counsellor Service (ACS) – 27%

27%

Looking ahead

Following a review of client contributions we will be implementing a new charging policy from 2024. This policy will carefully take into account affordability.

“Having someone to talk through my thoughts, fears and anxieties has lessened them.” Wellspring counselling client

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“I can now do a full week at school, I have a better relationship with food and my relationships have got better.” Wellspring youth client

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Group and schools work

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“It was good to understand the things that weigh me down.” Empower feedback

young people benefited from our Empower Course in 2023

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 and which offers those aged 11-18 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 funding our work in 2023. They are an excellent funder, who understand the needs of children and young people, through listening to their opinions and needs. In 2023, a three year large grant towards therapy sessions for children and young people came to an end but we continued to benefit from small grant 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.

Neuro-divergent support

Early support for neuro-divergent children is vital. Strong research evidences meeting the needs of children as early as possible is more effective than securing a diagnosis. We will continue to support families as quickly as we can; right for children and saving the health and social care system significant money[1] .

Looking ahead

We are grateful that we can continue to run Empower until 2026 thanks to funding from the

National Lottery Community Fund.

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Schools

Wellspring school counselling service between Jan-Dec 2023 across two schools:

1163

appointments offered

251

students and staff supported through individual sessions

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

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.

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

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

School Counsellor Lucy Karfopoulos

It is a real privilege to work therapeutically

with young people. To offer a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space where they are able to express their thoughts and feelings is so valuable and can have such a huge impact. It is an honour to be part of the life journey of every client I work with and to support their personal growth and developing sense of autonomy.

Issues

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

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

Some of our youth feedback...

“Through these sessions my perspective has changed and I realise that stuff is not such a big deal.”

“I can concentrate better. I am no longer self-harming and having less panic attacks.”

“I’ve found ways to be more calm and cope with stuff like my lessons.”

“I felt listened to and my confidence got better.” Youth feedback

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 few short self-care workshops which were delivered to Church Leaders, a local Primary school, and a series of four wellness workshops designed and delivered to Orb.

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

A 61%

more courses delivered in 2023 versus 2022

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 Sandtray Therapy Training workshops.

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Our Training and Education Coordinator, Liz

18 30% courses run more attendees in 2023 for 2023

In 2023, we ran 18 courses with 173 people attending either a single training event or a series of workshops, compared to 11 courses and 134 people in 2022.

We delivered training to a wide variety of audiences including counsellors, schools, church leaders, businesses, young adults with learning difficulties and community groups with very positive feedback.

Counselling Training to work with Children and Young People 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, we have developed a strategy to deliver a new course based on the BACP curriculum and competencies to train existing counsellors with the skills to counsel children and young people (CYP) aged 11-18. A trainer who has numerous qualifications and vast experience in counselling CYP has been engaged to design and deliver the 14 days of training.

The course will be split into two; a 4-day Introduction and 10-day Diploma plus assignments and placement hours. It is a comprehensive training course, with a start date of April 2024 for the Introduction, and September 2024 for the Diploma. This is an exciting development for Wellspring and our region.

attendees for MHFA Training

MHFA One-day MHFA Refresher 63 MHFA Adult two-day attendees for MHFA Youth two-day

attendees for Bespoke & Pastoral Training

Tastelife

Write for Wellbeing Wellbeing for School staff Church Leaders Self-care MHA for Young Adults with Learning Difficulties Wellness Workshops for Orb (series of 4)

“...a heartfelt and deep introduction to working with trauma and vulnerabilities.”

Training course attendee

Looking ahead

Our ambition for 2024 is to continue to manage the high-quality training provided to counsellors, businesses, and the local community.

We also aim to establish ourselves as ‘the place to go’ for high quality Counselling C&YP training by developing a robust and effective course which we will roll out this coming year with our first Introduction course in April 2024 and our Diploma starting in September 2024.

Sandtray

In 2023, many of our counsellors used Sandtray therapy in their sessions and we trained 27 professionals from all over the country in this therapy. Wellspring is the leading training provider in the North of England for this special therapeutic service.

Sandtray is a creative therapy in which clients represent their personal world in symbolic form by working with objects in a sand-filled tray. Working in this way can powerfully enhance a client’s awareness and promote expression, exploration, and resolution of a variety of issues. In 2024, we expect more counsellors to learn this innovative therapy with us.

32 attendees for CPD Training

Working with Self-harm Attachment Theory Working with Trauma & Bereavement

27 attendees for Sandtray Training

Introduction to Sandtray Therapeutic Sandtray Play with Children

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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.

Our regular volunteers include:

a team of 36 trainee and qualified counsellors who 9 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 G been developing our outside area into a peaceful, tranquil space;

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

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individuals who make up our subcommittee led by trustees including Finance Committee.

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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.

Fundraising

Thanks to the fundraising efforts of many individuals, trusts and foundations, and organisations, the work of Wellspring was able to develop and grow in 2023. 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.

Alison volunteered with us twice a week welcoming clients in person and on the phone

Fundraising events

Five courageous women from H&A raised over £3,000 with their ‘High Flying Birds’ Skydive.

In 2023, 47% of adult clients paid £15 or less per session for counselling. The average donation was £15.50. The cost to run a session was £50; we have to fundraise to make up the difference.

Your donations were doubled in May and December through our BigGive match funding campaigns.

As a charity, every pound raised supports our service. We are so grateful to the many different individuals, businesses and organisations who fundraise for us every year. Whether they raised £1 or £10,000, every donation makes a difference.

HPH Chartered Accountants chose Wellspring as their Charity of the Year, taking part in the Nidderdale Walk and Dress Green.

Here are some of the fun draising activities in 2023…

Our teams took part in the Nidderdale Walk to raise over £1,600.

The S tray No t es Choir o rgan i se d mus i c a ctivities and ra ised £2,000.

Dress Green Day In October, we encouraged people to wear something green for a day to raise awar eness of mental health and fundraise for us. Special thanks to HPH Chartered Accountants, Crown Hotel Harrogate and Fineline Global Group.

Empower lead and Youth counsellor Kelly raised £450 hiking 24 miles with her daughter.

We are thankful for the trusts and foundations that gave generous amounts of funding towards our work including... n Harrogate Church House Trust n Maurice & Hilda Laing Charitable Trust n Northern Consortium

n Starbeck Community Trust n The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust n The George A. Moore Foundation n The Hobson Charity

n Postcode Neighbourhood Trust

£50 – £15.50 = ? Running cost per Average donation counselling session per session

We rely on donations to fund our shortfall

20th Anniversary Celebrations

Our founder, Elaine Wainaina joined us for our Service of Celebration & Thanksgiving, alongside many people who championed, supported or benefitted from Wellspring over the last 20 years.

Thank you to our brilliant Gala Dinner sponsors and to everyone who contributed to the evening to raise over £7,000.

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Development of Wellspring Counselling Centres

Over the last six 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.

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.

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 setup, deliver and grow an affordable counselling service based on our own model.

Shine, St Stephen’s Church in West Bowling

21%

of our clients in 2023 travelled from York, Leeds and Bradford to Wellspring House

Shine, West Bowling

Our first centre opened at Shine, St Stephen’s Church in West Bowling, Bradford in summer 2023, seeing adult clients from the local area. 54.4% of residents in Bowling are Asian.[1]

The Belfrey, York

During 2023, we worked with The Belfrey, York to explore the possibility of them opening a Wellspring Counselling Centre as part of their Social Action programme. The centre was able to open its doors to clients in May 2024, with a Counselling Service Manager and a small team of enthusiastic counsellors. They are expecting to grow quickly as they seek to meet the needs of people in their local community.

  1. 2021 Census – City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Looking ahead

This development helps us learn about what works to improve mental health in different environments, with a broader mix of clients. Looking ahead we will investigate using this model to improve reach into rural areas.

We are developing a church partnership supporting retail and hospitality workers right in the heart of Leeds. 2024 will see this partnership grow into very special and needed provision to improve the mental health of these workers.

The Cinnamon Incubator

We were nationally honoured by the Cinnamon Network as one of five projects that make an impact on our society.

In January 2023, we began two years of valuable advice and training from The Cinnamon Incubator.

Cinnamon have supported many charities to replicate projects 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 with Therapeutic Lead Sarah James at the Cinnamon Incubator Residential

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Governance

Trustees and principal offices

Mr John Wood – Chair

Mr Roger Elliott – Deputy Chair

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.

Mrs Chris Holland – Secretary Mr Stuart McKee – Treasurer

Mrs Pippa Bogle

Mr Andrew Bull

Rev Phil Carman

Miss Margaret Castro

Ms Angela Hall

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.

2023 Governance: Items of Significance Wellspring Therapy & 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

We are halfway through our three-year business plan and have made strong progress on five of our nine strategic objectives with steadier progress on four.

Strong progress

Progress: Three new members of staff joined the team in 2023 during which time three new development projects were started.

1. Training

Objective: To have a full training schedule providing prevention work to the community by the end of 2023.

4. Spread our model

Progress: A commissioning process has resulted in Mental Health First Aid, Pastoral Training and a suite of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses. These are now established and repeatable. Attendance has been high and evaluation metrics have shown high degrees of engagement and efficacy.

Objective: Develop a replicable model for Wellspring Counselling Centres Progress: One centre up and running through a church in Bradford.

5. Maintaining our Christian identity

Objective: To have a clear concept of what being a Christian organisation means to us. Progress: Staff engagement around our Christian faith is strong, with staff leading daily prayers in the office and taking part in church services telling congregations about our work. Many staff take part in monthly online prayer meetings with supporters.

2. Children and Young People Counselling Capacity

Objective: To increase our offer to Children and Young People Progress: We designed and developed a unique course in Children and Young People’s Counselling. Whilst training centre accreditation from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) has not been available, direct feedback from potential children and young people counsellors has given us a strong indication that we will receive a boost in the numbers of children and

Steady progress

6. Increase provision

Objective: 227 session offered a week. Progress: In 2023, we averaged 144 sessions offered per week, a 1.4% increase on 2022. To deliver the additional 83 sessions,

we’d have needed an improve rate of 57.6%. We funded 20 hours of counselling capacity from our reserves. Our number of volunteer counsellors decreased slightly from 37 in 2022 to 36. Increasing provision was a significant challenge especially given higher rates of acuity in the people we have supported.

young people counsellors seeking placements with us meaning we can help more families.

3. Development work

Objective: Increase core staff to free up time for development projects and income generation.

Overall, our income for the year was £27,241 (7.2%) higher than in 2022 while our expenditure increased by £76,450 (20.3%), very largely in terms of staff and volunteer costs as we executed our planned increase in service provision as referenced above.

7. Increase income

Objective: Significantly increase income Progress: A new fundraising strategy was developed, which included a bold new approach to build strong relationships with local benefactors. Care was taken to find and work alongside the right person who matches our values and had good links with local influential people and organisations.

Of the £48,490 deficit, £47,890 arose from unrestricted activities with the remaining £600 resulting from restricted activities.

8. Reduce health inequalities

Objective: Grow our partnership with Route One to Wellness.

At the end of 2023, total funds held were £384,085 (2022: £432,575) of which £751 are restricted and £383,334 are unrestricted. Of the unrestricted reserves, £225,970 (2022: £238,300) are in designated funds and £157,364 (2022: £192,924) are in undesignated funds.

Progress: We have continued to develop our relationship with statutory sector services, with an increase in support provided particularly to people on low incomes with very poor mental health.

9. Holding space

Objective: To better support those people waiting to use our service. Progress: Lack of funding to develop a holding space has slowed down progress. Strong research and consultation helped us identify some external group provision that we could partner with.

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.

Financial Review

The Statement of Financial Activities shows a net deficit of £48,490 for the year ended 31 December 2023. This presents a decrease of £49,209 on the result for the prior year. This deficit was largely anticipated as investment was made in counselling resources to allow for a greater number of weekly sessions to address an extremely high level of ongoing demand.

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 £151,655. Cash reserves are held partly in a current account to allow for monthly fluctuations in cashflow and partly in interest-bearing

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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 2023, free reserves calculated on this basis, equate to 6.2 months.

Statement of Directors’

and Trustees’ Responsibilities…

The purpose of this statement is to distinguish the Directors’ and Trustees’ responsibilities for the accounts from those of the Accountants as stated in their report. Company and charity law require the Directors and Trustees respectively to 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;

  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.

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

For the year ended 31 December 2023, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

By order of the Directors and Trustees Mr John Wood, Chair of Trustees Date 13 May 2024

M r J o h n W oo d Chair of Trustees

WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Unrestricted
Note
funds
INCOME
£
Donations and legacies
3
180,849
Charitable activities
4
118,317
Other trading activities:
Fundraising
35,629
Room Rental
5,140
Investments
5,732
TOTAL INCOME
345,667
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
6.1
379,631
Raising Funds
13,926
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
393,557
(47,890)
Transfers between funds
12,13
Net movement in funds
(47,890)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
12,13
431,224
Total funds carried forward
12,13
£ 383,334
Net (expenditure) / income before transfers		 Restricted
funds
£
12,460
46,719
-
-
-
59,179
59,779
-
59,779
(600)
-
(600)
1,351
£ 751		 2023
£
193,309
165,036
35,629
5,140
5,732
404,846
439,410
13,926
453,336
(48,490)
-
(48,490)
432,575
£ 384,085		 2022
£
223,215
130,125
16,254
6,935
1,076
377,605
369,859
7,027
376,886
719
-
719
431,856
£ 432,575

All activities derive from continuing operations. The notes on pages 35 to 42 form part of these accounts.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 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		 £
£
205,970
4,173
205,114
209,287
(31,172)
178,115
384,085
£ 384,085
751
225,970
157,364
£ 384,085
2023		 £
£
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		 £
£
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
432,575
£ 432,575
1,351
238,300
192,924
£ 432,575

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023, 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 13 May 2024 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 2023

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 (expenditure)/income to
net cash flow from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Interest income
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors
(Decrease)/Increase 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
£
(46,572)
5,732
-
(40,840)
232,944
£ 192,104
(47,890)
12,330
(5,732)
1,017
(6,297)
£ (46,572)
22,104
170,000
£ 192,104		 Restricted
funds
£
4,737
-
-
4,737
8,273
£ 13,010
(600)
-
-
-
5,337
£ 4,737
13,010
-
£ 13,010		 2023
£
(41,835)
5,732
-
(36,103)
241,217
£ 205,114
(48,490)
12,330
(5,732)
1,017
(960)
£ (41,835)
35,114
170,000
£ 205,114		 2022
£
5,967
1,076
-
7,043
234,174
£ 241,217
719
13,187
(1,076)
(1,188)
(5,675)
£ 5,967
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 2023

1 GENERAL INFORMATION

The Charitable Company is a private company limited by guarantee, which is incorporated and registered in England and Wales (no.04728609). It was registered as a charity on 30 October 2003. The Charity number is 1100420.

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

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1 Basis of preparation of accounts

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

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.

2.3 Fund accounting

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 2023

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.

2.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Donations and gifts
Gift Aid
Grant income		 Unrestricted
Funds
2023
£
60,899
4,484
115,466
£ 180,849		 Restricted
Funds
2023
£
-
-
12,460
£ 12,460		 Total
Funds
2023
£
60,899
4,484
127,926
£ 193,309		 Total
Funds
2022
£
80,786
4,187
138,242
£ 223,215

Restricted donations and legacies in 2022 was £46,648.

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
Church Centres
Training		 104,268
6,000
8,049
£ 118,317		 44,719
-
2,000
£ 46,719		 148,987
6,000
10,049
£ 165,036		 122,986
-
7,139
£ 130,125

Restricted income from charitable activities in 2022 was £41,358

5 TOTAL STAFF COSTS

Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Employer Pension Contributions
Other Staff Expenses		 306,445
13,231
11,146
3,023
£ 333,845		 43,246
1,867
1,573
-
£ 46,686		 349,691
15,098
12,719
3,023
£ 380,531		 260,154
10,128
8,763
1,608
£ 280,653

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 2023 was 23 (2022 - 21).

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 £123,895 (2022 - £114,876).

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

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
Bad Debts
Materials
Support Costs (below)
Overhead Allocation
6.2 Support costs
Independent Examiners Fees		 Funds
2023
£
287,159
11,792
6,410
5,774
13,696
1,488
1,856
1,358
1,321
9,192
2,090
7,504
2,012
183
12,330
409
24,741
117
82
700
(10,583)
£ 379,631
700
£ 700
Unrestricted		 Restricted
Funds
2023
£
46,686
1,570
-
-
-
-
90
-
195
600
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55
-
10,583
£ 59,779
-
£ -		 Total
Funds
2023
£
333,845
13,362
6,410
5,774
13,696
1,488
1,946
1,358
1,516
9,792
2,090
7,504
2,012
183
12,330
409
24,741
117
137
700
-
£ 439,410
700
£ 700		 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

Restricted expenditure in 2022 was £90,157.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

7 RELATED PARTIES

No trustees received remuneration during the year (2022 - £nil). Expenses incurred on the charity’s business were paid to no trustees (2022- none) amounting to £nil (2022 - £0).

During the year The Charity paid £1,158 (2022- £1,158) 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 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
Depreciation
At 1 January 2023
Charge for year
At 31 December 2023
Net Book Amounts
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022		 Leasehold
Improvement
£
265,710
-
-
265,710
49,713
11,563
61,276
£ 204,434
£ 215,997		 Equipment
£
8,227
-
-
8,227
5,924
767
6,691
£ 1,536
£ 2,303		 Total
£
273,937
-
-
273,937
55,637
12,330
67,967
£ 205,970
£ 218,300

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

9

DEBTORS
Trade Debtors
Prepayments
Other Debtors		 2023
£
782
2,198
1,193
£ 4,173		 2022
£
1,047
1,286
2,857
£ 5,190

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

10 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		 2023
£
5,979
11,660
1,274
-
12,259
£ 31,172
16,918
(4,659)
£ 12,259
12,259
-
£ 12,259		 2022
£
3,932
9,380
1,824
78
16,918
£ 32,132
22,466
(5,548)
£ 16,918
6,922
9,996
£ 16,918

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 2023
Comparative year
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
At 31 December 2022		 Undesignated
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
-
205,970
176,277
20,000
(18,913)
-
£ 157,364
£ 225,970
Undesignated
Designated
Funds
Funds
£
£
-
218,300
218,134
20,000
(25,210)
-
£ 192,924
£ 238,300
Unrestricted
Unrestricted		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
13,010
(12,259)
£ 751
Restricted
Funds
£
-
8,273
(6,922)
£ 1,351		 Total
Funds
£
205,970
209,287
(31,172)
£ 384,085
Total
Funds
£
218,300
246,407
(32,132)
£ 432,575

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

12 RESTRICTED FUNDS

Current year
BBC Children in Need
Schools Contracts
North Yorkshire County Council
Northern Consortium
Comparative year
BBC Children in Need
Schools Contracts
COVID-19 MHRS
North Yorkshire County Council
Yorkshire Building Society		 Balance at
1 January
2023
£
-
-
1,351
-
£ 1,351
Balance at
1 January
2022
£
-
-
-
1,502
2,000
£ 3,502		 Income
£
12,460
44,719
-
2,000
£ 59,179
Income
£
38,296
41,358
8,372
-
-
£ 88,026		 Expenditure
£
(12,460)
(44,719)
(600)
(2,000)
£ (59,779)
Expenditure
£
(38,296)
(41,358)
(8,372)
(151)
(2,000)
£ (90,177)		 Balance at
Transfers
2023
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
751
-
-
£ -
£ 751
Balance at
Transfers
2022
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,351
-
-
£ -
£ 1,351
31 December
31 December		 Balance at
Transfers
2023
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
751
-
-
£ -
£ 751
Balance at
Transfers
2022
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,351
-
-
£ -
£ 1,351
31 December
31 December
£ 1,351

Restricted Funds 2023

BBC Children in Need: Supporting therapeutic group work for young people. Schools Contracts: Counselling support for young people in two local secondary schools. North Yorkshire County Council: Locality Budget for equipment and planting for the Wellspring Garden Project. Northern Consortium Grant award: for the provision of the course; Diploma in counselling children & Young people running in 2024.

Restricted Funds 2022

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, 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.

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WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

13 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Current year
Designated
Fixed Assets
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
2023
£
218,300
20,000
238,300
192,924
£ 431,224
Balance at
1 January
2022
£
231,487
50,000
20,000
301,487
126,867
£ 428,354		 Income
£
-
-
-
345,667
£ 345,667
Income
£
-
-
-
-
289,599
£ 289,599		 Expenditure
£
(12,330)
-
(12,330)
(381,227)
£ (393,557)
Expenditure
£
(13,187)
-
-
(13,187)
(273,542)
£ (286,729)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
£ -
Transfers
£
(50,000)
-
(50,000)
50,000
£ -		 Balance at
31 December
2023
£
205,970
20,000
225,970
157,364
£ 383,334
Balance at
31 December
2022
£
218,300
-
20,000
238,300
192,924
£ 431,224

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 2023, 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.

Sarah Wearing, FCA, DChA 23 July 2024�

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

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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