LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
Company No. 05999650 Charity Registration No. 1117324
LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
CONTENTS
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| Trustees’ Annual Report | 2 |
| Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities | 8 |
| Auditor’s Report | 9 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 13 |
| Balance Sheet | 15 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 16 |
| Notes forming part of the Financial Statements | 17 |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
The trustees are pleased to present their annual report for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, Companies Act 2006, Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice (Sorp 2015) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1[st] January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
To relief of persons in England and Wales who are in conditions of poverty, sickness and distress, with the purpose of relieving such persons .
To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnership working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes within the area of benefit.
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on Public Benefit requirements in setting the objectives.
ACHIEVEMENTS, SERVICE DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR
2021/22 initially followed a similar ‘pattern’ to 2020/21 with the COVID 19 pandemic situation and the requirement for rigid ‘infection control’ measures to ensure the safety of the staff and beneficiaries of Listening Ear.
On 8 March 2021, England began a phased exit from lockdown. A four-step plan entitled “the roadmap out of lockdown” was announced, which was intended to reduce lockdown restrictions “cautiously but irreversibly”. The government intended to lift restriction in all areas at the same time, as opposed to a return to the tiered system that had previously been in place, due to infection levels being generally similar across England
The preparation that had been put in place by the staff and board of Listening Ear, from the 18th March 2020, was very robust and enabled the organisation to continue to provide services as previously reported. During the financial year, we were able to start the process of ‘opening’ up our buildings to provide in person support. The SMT produced a number of Covid 19 health and safety risk assessments during the year, and these were distributed to all staff to ensure the approach taken to resume activities both at external venues and our own venues were safe and proportional.
One trend that we continued to witness, was the preference for remote support, particularly within the adult counselling service, however children and young people’s services were in a different situation, as we found that the engagement process wasn’t as successful as it had been with the adult clients. The previous year, we had attempted to return to schools working face to face with CYP, but this was hindered by the various lockdowns that occurred. Following further discussions during the start of the year with a number of our CYP commissioners, we restarted to work face to face, within school premises, from July.
In May, we distributed a staff questionnaire with regards to the opinions of staff returning to the workplace, with a hybrid model of attendance, and we then implemented a three-phase return to work.
- Phase 1 Return - July 2021
Return to 174 for CYP Staff and limited back-office staff attendance at Halewood
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• Phased 2 Return - September 2021
Phased 2 Return was for the Central Services Staff and Adult Counsellors to return to working in Halewood office and for the clinical rooms to be operational here. However, there was no requirement for the clinical service to resume face to face at that time, as there had been no clients requests received.
- Phased 3 Return - October 2021
Phased 3 Return to work and the full opening of both buildings. This occurred 1 month later than the original planned return due to the successful delivery of the CYP Phase 1 Return to Schools delivery model, 174 Phased 2 Return and EYC group delivery within outreach venues.
During 2020/2021, we were reasonably successful in applications to the grant distribution sector for emergency income to cover potential losses. This also allowed us to purchase new IT equipment and mobile phones that enabled Listening Ear to relatively easily transition the whole agency to remote working. During this financial year, this source of income was less bountiful, however, we were able to include the IT equipment and mobile phone requirements of our services to be included in other grant and contract applications that we submitted
The helpline service continued during the financial year and was extended to cover Halton, as part of a new bereavement service for local residence that also included counselling. This area of work will hopefully be extended across the next year and builds on our expertise as a specialist open age bereavement service.
In terms of our business plan, we continued to focus on the following broad thematic developments:
Profile development Business development Services development Income development
Whilst there were challenges to this aspect of our work, we continued improving the stability of the organisation despite the ongoing Covid pandemic.
The broad highlights include several actions within these themes that were achieved, including: The continued growth of Amparo across England – AMPARO doubled in size The number of team leaders increased
The number of Amparo workers increased
The development of our Trauma Informed model of Care supporting those who have experienced ACEs, whilst delivering more whole family approaches to therapy
Within Amparo service footprints, we continued supporting the development of SOBS groups and the provision of a counselling offer where none currently exist
To fully fund our existing (under-funded) charitable services in existing delivery areas, specifically with DiAmond: Emotional Support for People Affected by Domestic Abuse
With the ongoing impact of Covid, during 2021/22 Listening Ear went through a period of sizable growth. This is all made possible both by the dedicated staff, volunteers and board members who work to deliver excellent interventions, and the support required for this to happen from the team that work ‘behind the scenes’. All of this ensures we continue to meet our aim of delivering more services to more people in more areas.
In children’s services, Listening Ear positively completed therapy with 342 children and young people presenting with issues around bereavement and other forms of loss including divorce and separation, children looked after and those affected by domestic abuse in the home. This represents an annual
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
increase of 52%, which was as a direct consequence of the Covid position and the return of in person support compared to the previous year
In 2021/22 Listening Ear delivered counselling and support services for:
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Those affected by suicide, bereavement, loss and domestic abuse
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Looked After Children and Carers
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Those experiencing issues affecting their ability to work or engage in education
We processed 2,832 (increase by 49% by year on year) referrals
Offered 1,508 (increase 6% year on year) clinical assessments, 18,883 one-to-one appointments and group sessions (up by 40% year on year).
Engaged with 1,902 (29% increase by year on year) of which 1,639 achieved a planned ending (36% increase year on year)
Evidenced mental health improvements for 1,410 (27% increase by year on year) people using outcomes monitoring tools
97.44% of adult beneficiaries rated the overall experience as excellent or good Mindset Training launched the Level 4 diploma in CYP counselling.
70.5% of children completing therapy showed improved mental health and wellbeing scores at end of therapy using an evidence-based impact monitoring tool.
92.6% of children and young people said that attending our service made them better able to concentrate in school.
Within the adult services team, Listening Ear offered therapy to 256 residents of Knowsley presenting with mild to moderate mental health issues.
1,651 (3% year on year increase) assessments, appointments and group sessions were scheduled, with an attendance rate of 77%
78.9% of adults completing therapy indicated they had the correct amount of session 100% said that they felt fully informed at every stage of the counselling or listening process 98.96% said their overall experience of the service was excellent or good
Listening Ear’s VIDA occupational health service saw 604 beneficiaries accessing support/therapy 85% saw a positive improvement in their wellbeing (2% decrease year on year) The engagement rate across all VIDA contracts was 85%
AMPARO, the suicide postvention service continued delivering services to people directly affected by suicide, and geographically increased the level of support to now include all of Lancashire, South Yorkshire, Cheshire and Merseyside, Kent and Medway, Kent and Medway and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight servicing a total population of 10.1 million people, double the reach from the previous year (18.2% of the population of England).
During the year there were 509 (63% year on year increase) referrals into the service with 392 (77%) engaging to become beneficiaries. The contact process to all beneficiaries was within our 24-hour target (21 hours was the average time), and appointments were offered within our 7-day target. AMPARO continues to consistently achieve these targets ensuring there is no waiting list. Following the coroner audit of all our beneficiaries, none went on to take their own lives, which for Listening Ear is the most important outcome.
Human Resources
As with 2020/21, and the successful applications to several statutory organisations for contractual activity and trusts/ foundations for grant activity, the permanent number of FTE staff increased from 19.5 to 39.9, a 104% increase. We still retained ‘casual workers’ who provided additional support to assist with front line service delivery. This growth in FTE staffing is witness to the financial growth of Listening Ear and was predominantly based on front line delivery staff.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
Measures will take place during the next financial year to ensure an investment into more team leaders and additionally to other functions required such as the HR department, specialist safeguarding workers and contract compliance workers. These current role functions are delivered by team leaders and the senior management team, however with the growth of Listening Ear, there is a requirement for these to be delivered by specialist staff.
Corporate
As previously reported, and with the ongoing restrictions during the year due to COVID, we are aiming to conclude the business plan in March 2023. During the year we have been able to increase our focus on the plan with the majority of activities started and on-going “Income” Development
Fully funding our existing charitable services in existing delivery areas – in progress Driving an increase in donations from individual givers and from companies – in progress Increasing charitable income from grant giving trusts – in progress Increasing income through trading – in progress Only applying for appropriate public sector tender opportunities – in progress Supporting the growth of VIDA and AMPARO – in progress Retaining existing contracts- in progress
“Business” Development
Continuing to increase the number of clinical Team Leaders in the business in order to directly support an increased number of volunteers – on going, with a number of new team leaders recruited into the organisation
Investing in a HR administrator –we will be recruiting an HR manger in the first instance during the next financial year
Continuing to support CPD for all staff – on going
“Service” Development
Employing an optimum number of dedicated telephone assessors and Suicide Liaison Workers to respond to referrals quickly – on going
Developing an alternative (to counselling) therapeutic offer for social prescribers – on going Offering a Trauma Informed model of Care that will support those who have experienced ACEs – on going
Continuing to deliver time-limited, short-term counselling interventions, and enabling beneficiaries to continue to receive support following the completion of counselling – the Emotional Youth Club has now been launched, with additional work required for Adults and AMPARO beneficiaries
In areas where Amparo operates, we will support the development of SOBS groups and the provision of a counselling offer (where appropriate) where none currently exist – in progress
“Profile” Development – with activities that include:
Securing BACP Accreditation for the CYP Service - completed
Developing and growing a new business arm – completed Mindset training which launched its first ever 4 counselling qualification
Leading on the development of a Third Sector consortia for Occupational Health contract delivery – no current update
Growing Amparo – on going
Becoming part of Thrive development and delivery in Knowsley – on going
Continuing to develop our research on cost benefit analysis of therapeutic services for CYP and
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
expanding to other areas of service delivery– no current update Publishing a range of our products and services– no current update
Donations and Grants received
Our thanks are due to all those individuals and organisations that made donations and provided grants to Listening Ear within this reporting period. A comprehensive list of supporters is detailed at the back of the annual report. All contributions were gratefully received and as you can see from this report, were wisely invested in the services provided at Listening Ear. Thank you.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Total income in the year was £1,496,301 (2021: £1,005,443) of which £319,863 (2021: £243,114), related to funding for projects upon which restrictions are placed.
Total expenditure in the year was £1,244,626 (2021: £881,456), leaving a surplus for the year of
£251,675 (2021: Surplus £123,987).
At 31[st] March 2022 the charitable company’s reserves stood at £1,022,893 (2021: £771,218) of which £405,622 (2021: £421,815) represented restricted funds
Reserves Policy
The trustees have agreed a reserves policy of three months’ operating costs and Listening Ear are working towards this financial target through strict financial control and increased revenues from unrestricted sources to include the sales of goods and services to third party organisations.
Listening Ear has realised this ambition, which was challenging, particularly in light of the austerity measures implemented by central Government. The board approved an annual budget that was then implemented by staff within Listening Ear, and made every effort to identify appropriate cost savings.
At the end of the financial year, unrestricted funds totalled £617,271 of which £43,863 is represented by tangible assets and £7,909 represented by intangible assets (see note 7), leaving surplus free reserves of £565,499 (2021: surplus £337,390). The charity has set aside a redundancy provision of £61,353 and requires £227,143 for three months’ running costs, total of £288,496.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15[th] November 2006 and registered as a charity on 20[th] December 2006 and amended by special resolution on 8[th] June 2015, and a further resolution on the 16[th] November 2020. The Governing Instruments under which the charitable company operates comprise the Memorandum and Articles of Association together with the policies made from time to time by the trustees. Clauses 1 to 8 of the memorandum of association are deemed to have been deleted and transferred as amended to the articles of association of the company by virtue of the provisions of section 8 of the Companies Act 2006 In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
Listening Ear is run by an overall active team of trustees and all have voting rights. This team form the Executive Committee of Listening Ear and we are delighted to have a cross section of backgrounds, experiences and skills that inform the strategic direction of all our services.
The Executive Committee meets on a quarterly basis, with any additional meetings as required. The trustees are elected members and have a responsibility to act in the best interest of Listening Ear. They are responsible for the organisation’s governance, sustainability and accountability.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Name Listening Ear (Merseyside) Company Number 05999650 Charity Number 1117324 Registered Office St Nicholas Centre, 70 Church Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 6LB Trustees Keith Bennet Jane Case (Resigned 29[th] June 2021) Karl J Connor Patricia Ann Farrell Heidi E. Hunt Patricia J. Lunt (Resigned 1[st] November 2022) Roderick P. MacGregor Thomson Accountants Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2AH Auditors BWM Suite 5.1, 12 Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, L2 2DT Bankers HSBC, 99-101 Lord Street, Liverpool L2 6PG
Disclosure of information to auditor
In so far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity’s auditors are unaware. Additionally, the trustees have taken all necessary steps that they ought to have taken as trustees in order to make themselves aware of all the relevant information and to establish that the charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
Auditor
BWM were appointed as auditor to the company and a resolution proposing that they be re- appointed will be put at a general meeting.
Small company provisions
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees
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Patricia Ann Farrell, Chair of the Executive Committee
Dated: [23 January 2023]
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees, who are also the directors of Listening Ear (Merseyside) for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards ( United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice)
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees should follow best practice and:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principle in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue as a going concern;
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state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departure disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
The Trustees are responsible for maintaining 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 financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Listening Ear (Merseyside) (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
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the information given in the trustees' report, which includes the trustees' report prepared for the purposes of company law, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the trustees' report included within the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report included within the trustees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the trustees of the charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
Irregularities,including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
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the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with trustees and other management;
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we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment and health and safety legislation;
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we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
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identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
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making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
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considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
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performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
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tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
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assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and
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investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
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agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
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reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and
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enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations
to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Louise Casey ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of BWM
Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor
26/01/2023
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME & EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
| Current financial year Notes Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2022 2022 Income and endowments from: £ £ Donations and legacies 3a 12,578 - Charitable activities 3b 1,154,292 319,863 Investments 3c 68 - Other Income 3d 9,500 - Total income 1,176,438 319,863 Expenditure on: Charitable Activities 4 908,570 336,056 Total expenditure 908,570 336,056 Net (expenditure)/ income, net movement in funds 267,868 (16,193) Total funds brought forward 13,14 349,403 421,815 Total funds carried forward 12-14 617,271 405,622 ======= ======= |
Total Funds 2022 £ 12,578 1,474,155 68 9,500 1,496,301 1,244,626 1,244,626 251,675 771,218 1,022,893 ======= |
Total Funds 2021 £ 12,306 983,524 113 9,500 1,005,443 881,456 881,456 123,987 647,231 771,218 ======= |
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The notes on pages 17 to 29 form part of these accounts.
All the above amounts relate to continuing the activities of the charitable company.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME & EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
| LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME & EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED31ST MARCH 2022 |
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| Prior financial year Notes Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2021 2021 Income and endowments from: £ £ Donations and legacies 3a 12,306 - Charitable activities 3b 740,410 243,114 Investments 3c 113 - Other Income 3d 9,500 - Total income 762,329 243,114 Expenditure on: Charitable Activities 4 630,108 251,348 Total expenditure 630,108 251,348 Net (expenditure)/ income, net movement in funds 132,221 (8,234) Total funds brought forward 13,14 217,182 430,049 Total funds carried forward 12-14 349,403 421,815 ======= ======= |
Total Funds 2021 £ 12,306 983,524 113 9,500 |
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| 881,456 | |
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| 123,987 647,231 |
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| 771,218 ======= |
All the above amounts relate to continuing the activities of the charitable company.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) BALANCE SHEET AT 31[ST] MARCH 2022
Company Number 05999650
| Notes 31st March 2022 £ £ Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets 6 446,347 Intangible fixed assets 7 7,909 Current assets Debtors 8 122,383 Cash at bank and in hand 929,254 1,051,637 Current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 9 (483,000) Net current assets 568,637 Total assets less current liabilities 1,022,893 ======= Funds: Unrestricted funds 12,13 617,271 Restricted funds 12,14 405,622 1,022,893 ======= Included within Unrestricted Funds: Designated Funds 13 61,353 ======= |
31st March £ 155,948 614,221 770,169 (422,141) |
2021 £ 423,190 - 348,028 771,218 ======= 349,403 421,815 771,218 ======= 61,353 ======= |
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These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies’ regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
Approved by the Board on 23[rd] January 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
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Patricia Ann Farrell Director and Chair
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
| Note 31st March 2022 Cash flows from operating activities £ £ Cash (used)/generated from operations 17 358,579 Investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets (35,349) Purchase of intangible fixed assets (8,265) Interest received 68 Net cash generated from in investing activities (43,546) Net cash generated from financing activities - Net increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 315,033 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 614,221 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 929,254 ======= Represented by: 31st March 2022 £ £ Cash at bank and in hand 929,254 ====== |
31st March £ - - 113 = 31st March £ = |
2021 £ 382,333 113 - |
|---|---|---|
| 382,446 231,775 |
||
| 614,221 ====== 2021 £ 614,221 ====== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
1. Limited Liability
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. Each member’s liability is limited to £1.
2. Accounting Policies
Basis of accounting
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (SORP 2015) (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1[st] January 2019), Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.
The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
Going concern
At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are the Charitable Company’s free reserves available for the trustees to apply in accordance with the charitable company’s charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific restrictive conditions imposed by the donor. All restricted funds are accounted for as restricted income and expenditure for the purposes is charged to the fund.
Designated funds are the Charitable Company’s unrestricted funds which have been set aside by the trustees for specific purposes.
Income recognition
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty of receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Donations and legacies comprise of donations and general grants which are recognised in the accounts when received, with the exception of known legacies which are accounted for when their receipt is certain.
Income from charitable activities is recognised on an accruals basis. Grants receivable are recognised on the date on which their unconditional payment is confirmed by the donor.
Income from investment relates to bank interest received and is recognised when the amount is certain.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
Expenditure recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charitable company to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the Statement of Financial Activities. Support and governance costs are applied to unrestricted funds unless specifically included in the restrictions, as specified by the donor.
Expenditure on charitable activities relate to the operation of the charity comprising of direct charitable expenditure to meet the objectives of the charitable company. Support and governance costs relate to the management and operation of the organisation and also compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements in producing the annual report. These are dealt with in the Statement of Financial Activities when payment has been approved by the charitable company.
Tangible fixed Assets
Capital expenditure is stated in the balance sheet at cost less accumulated depreciation. All capital expenditure of £500 and above are treated as fixed assets. Depreciation is provided to write off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life as below:
Computer & Equipment 20% per annum straight line basis Fixtures & Fittings 20% per annum straight line basis Freehold Land & Property 2% per annum straight line basis on building and Improvements elements
Intangible fixed Assets
Capital expenditure is stated in the balance sheet at cost less accumulated depreciation. All capital expenditure of £500 and above are treated as fixed assets. Depreciation is provided to write off the cost of each asset over its expected life.
Website Costs 20% per annum straight line basis
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other shortterm liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.
Financial instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Taxation
Income and gains are exempt from taxation as they are received and applied for charitable purposes only. The charitable company benefits from various exemptions from taxation afforded by tax legislation and is not liable to corporation tax on income or gains falling within those exemptions.
Pension
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
Contribution payments are charged to the SOFA. Any amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the balance sheet
Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when there is a clear decision or commitment to terminate the employment or provide such termination benefits.
Leases
Payments made under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charges to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
3. Income and endowments from
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| a. Donations and Legacies | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Donations | 12,578 | - | 12,578 | 12,306 |
| ====== | ====== | ====== | ====== | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| b. Charitable activities | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Children In Need | - | 42,530 | 42,530 | 41,853 |
| Charities Aid Foundation | - | - | - | 10,000 |
| Counselling Services | 1,119,292 | - | 1,119,292 | 716,010 |
| Independent Age | - | - | - | 12,000 |
| Julia & Hans Rausing Trust | - | - | - | 34,769 |
| KMBC DA Better Together | - | - | - | 20,000 |
| Liverpool Carers | - | - | - | 5,000 |
| Liverpool City Council- Covid 19 | - | 11,030 | 11,030 | 6,000 |
| Masonic Charitable Trust- EYC | - | 17,140 | 17,140 | 4,351 |
| Neuromuscular centre | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | - |
| National Lottery community fund | - | 62,353 | 62,353 | 16,377 |
| Outdoor Therapy community | - | 30,845 | 30,845 | - |
| foundation | ||||
| SESF (Social Enterprise | ||||
| Support Fund) | - | - | - | 22,700 |
| Steve Morgan Foundation | - | - | - | 20,505 |
| Steve Morgan 3/DCMS | - | 155,965 | 155,965 | 45,189 |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | - | - | - | 4,370 |
| Truemark Trust | - | - | - | - |
| Training | 25,000 | - | 25,000 | 24,400 |
| ------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | |
| 1,154,292 | 319,863 | 1,474,155 | 983,524 | |
| ======== | ======== | ======== | ======== | |
| c. Investments | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank interest | 68 | - | 68 | 113 |
| ====== | ====== | ====== | ====== | |
| d. Other Income | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Telephone Mast Income | 9,500 | - | 9,500 | 9,500 |
| ====== | ====== | ====== | ====== | |
| 9,500 | - | 9,500 | 9,500 | |
| ====== | ====== | ====== | ====== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
4. Expenditure on Charitable Activities
| Direct | Support & Total 2022 |
Total 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable | Governance | ||
| Expenditure | Costs | ||
| £ | £ £ |
£ | |
| Provision of counselling facilities | 1,061,373 | 183,253 1,244,626 |
881,456 |
| and service | |||
| ======= | ======= ====== |
====== | |
| a.Analysed as follows: | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Direct charitable expenditure: | £ | £ | |
| Staff salary costs | 976,218 | 644,154 | |
| Therapists | 13,264 | 14,040 | |
| Running costs | 19,531 | 18,361 | |
| Resources | 5,487 | 6,553 | |
| Room Hire | 6,287 | 2,850 | |
| Office Costs | 14,038 | 16,180 | |
| Events and Outings | 200 | - | |
| Travel Expenses | 7,498 | 923 | |
| Supervision costs | 18,850 | 13,972 | |
| ------------- | ------------ | ||
| 1,061,373 | 717,033 | ||
| ------------- | ------------ | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Support & Governance costs: | £ | £ | |
| Staff salary costs | 71,048 | 60,174 | |
| Office costs | 14,038 | 16,180 | |
| Refreshments | 1,973 | 19 | |
| Insurance | 4,791 | 3,371 | |
| Training | 6,502 | 3,097 | |
| Advertising and marketing | 29,627 | 23,313 | |
| Legal and Professional | 13,677 | 9,074 | |
| Computer costs | 16,517 | 35,025 | |
| Accountancy | 3,209 | 2,000 | |
| Irrecoverable VAT | 4,218 | (1,329) | |
| Audit Fees | 4,800 | 3,250 | |
| Bank charges | 305 | - | |
| Depreciation | 12,192 | 10,249 | |
| Amortisation | 356 | - | |
| ------------ | ------------ | ||
| 183,253 | 164,423 | ||
| ------------- | ------------ | ||
| Total expenditure on charitable | activities | 1,244,626 | 881,456 |
| ======= | ====== |
£336,056 (2021: £251,348) of the above expenditure relates to restricted funding. Prior year have been restated to reflect the reclassification of employees by direct and support.
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| LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST | MARCH 2022 | |
| b. Staff Costs | 2022 | 2021 |
| £ | £ | |
| Gross wages and salaries | 952,014 | 642,039 |
| Social security costs | 71,596 | 46,903 |
| Pension costs | 23,656 | 15,385 |
| -------------- | ------------ | |
| 1,047,266 | 704,328 | |
| ======== | ======= |
c. Particulars of employees:
The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable activities | 51 | 35 |
| Management and administration | 3 | 3 |
| ------- | ------ | |
| 54 | 38 | |
| ==== | ==== |
One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year (2021:nil).
The trustees are not remunerated for their services and are not included in the above number of employees.
No out of pocket expenses were reimbursed to trustees in the year (2021: £nil).
5. Auditor’s remuneration
| Auditor’s remuneration | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Audit Services | 4,800 | 3,250 |
| ==== | ===== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
6. Tangible Fixed Assets
| Computer & | Fixtures |
Freehold Land | Freehold Land | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | & Fittings |
& Property | Total | ||
| Cost | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Balance at 1stApril 2021 | 64,762 | 1,322 |
465,889 | 531,973 | |
| Additions in the year | 35,349 | - |
- | 35,349 | |
| Disposals during the year | (11,439) | (870) |
- | (12,309) | |
| ----------- | ----------- |
------------- | ----------- | ||
| Balance at 31st March 2022 | 88,672 | 452 |
465,889 | 555,013 | |
| ------------ | ------------ |
------------- | ------------ | ||
| Depreciation | |||||
| Balance at 1stApril 2021 | 62,962 | 1,232 |
44,589 | 108,783 | |
| Charge for the year | 3,184 | 90 |
8,918 | 12,192 | |
| Disposals during the year | (11,439) | (870) |
- | (12,309) | |
| ------------ | ----------- |
------------- | ------------ | ||
| Balance at 31st March 2022 | 54,707 | 452 |
53,507 | 108,666 | |
| ------------ | ------------ |
------------- | ------------ | ||
| Net book value at 31st March 2022 |
33,965 |
- |
412,382 | 446,347 | |
| ======= | ======= |
======= | ======= | ||
| Net book value at 31stMarch | |||||
| 2021 | 1,800 | 90 |
421,300 | 423,190 | |
| ======= | ======= |
======= | ======= | ||
| Intangible fixed assets | |||||
| Intangible Fixed | |||||
| Assets: Website | Total | ||||
| Costs | |||||
| Cost | £ | £ | |||
| Balance at 1stApril 2021 | - | - | |||
| Additions in the year | 8,265 | 8,265 | |||
| Disposals during the year | - | - | |||
| ---------- | --------- | ||||
| Balance at 31st March 2022 | 8,265 | 8,265 | |||
| ---------- | ---------- | ||||
| Amortisation | |||||
| Balance at 1stApril 2021 | - | - | |||
| Charge for the year | 356 | 356 | |||
| Disposals during the year | - | - | |||
| ---------- | ---------- | ||||
| Balance at 31st March 2022 | 356 | 356 | |||
| ---------- | ----------- | ||||
| Net book value at 31st March | 2022 | 7,909 | 7,909 | ||
| ===== | ====== | ||||
| Net book value at 31stMarch 2021 | |||||
| - | - | ||||
| ===== | ====== | ||||
| - | 23- |
7. Intangible fixed assets
LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
8. Debtors
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Debtors and prepayments | 122,383 | 155,948 |
| ====== | ====== | |
| 9. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trade Creditors & accruals | 25,036 | 11,959 |
| VAT | 62,066 | 38,177 |
| Taxation and social security | 33,890 | 10,391 |
| Deferred Income (See Below) | 353,283 | 358,337 |
| Other Creditors | 8,725 | 3,277 |
| ------------- | ------------- | |
| 483,000 | 422,141 | |
| ======== | ======= | |
| 10. Deferred Income | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Balance at 1stApril 2021 | 358,337 | 44,295 |
| Amount deferred in the year | 353,283 | 358,337 |
| Amount released to incoming resources | (358,337) | (44,295) |
| -------------- | ---------- |
|
| Balance at 31st March 2022 | 353,283 | 358,337 |
| ====== | ====== | |
| Deferred income represents income for activities in future accounting years | ||
| 11. Financial instruments | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Carrying amount of financial assets: | ||
| Debt instruments measured at cost | 1,048,504 | 767,324 |
| ======== | ======== | |
| Carrying amount of financial liabilities: | ||
| Measured at cost | 33,762 | 15,235 |
| ======== | ======== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
12. Analysis of Net Assets between Funds
| 2022 | Intangible | Tangible | Net Current | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Fixed | Assets | ||
| Assets | Assets | |||
| Unrestricted Funds | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| General Fund | 7,909 | 43,863 | 504,146 | 555,918 |
| Designated Fund | - | - | 61,353 | 61,353 |
| ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | |
| 7,909 | 43,863 | 565,499 | 617,271 | |
| ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | |
| Restricted Funds | ||||
| Department of Communities and Local Government |
- | 402,485 | 122 | 402,607 |
| National Lottery for EYC | - | - | 1,515 | 1,515 |
| Truemark Trust | - | - | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| ------------ | ------------ | -------------- | ------------ | |
| - | 402,485 | 3,137 | 405,622 | |
| ------------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------ | |
| Totals | 7,909 | 446,348 | 568,636 | 1,022,893 |
| ======== | ======== | ======== | ======= | |
| 2021 | Intangible | Tangible | Net Current | Total |
| Fixed | Fixed | Assets | ||
| Assets | Assets | |||
| Unrestricted Funds | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| General Fund | - | 12,013 | 276,037 | 288,050 |
| Designated Fund | - | - | 61,353 | 61,353 |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | |
| - | 12,013 | 337,390 | 349,403 | |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | |
| Restricted Funds | ||||
| Department of Communities and Local Government |
- | 411,177 | 123 | 411,300 |
| Hays Travel | - | - | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Liverpool City Council- Covid 19 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||
| - | - | |||
| National Lottery for EYC | - | - | 1,515 | 1,515 |
| Truemark Trust | - | - | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| ------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | |
| - | 411,177 | 10,638 | 421,815 | |
| ------------ | ----------- | --------- | ----------- | |
| Totals | - | 423,190 | 348,028 | 771,218 |
| ======= | ======= | ====== | ====== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022 13. Unrestricted Funds
Movements in the year
| 2022 | Resources | Income | Expenditure | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Beginning | at End | |||
| of year | of Year | |||
| £ | £ | (£) | £ | |
| General Fund | 288,050 | 1,176,438 | (908,570) | 555,918 |
| Designated Fund | 61,353 | - | (-) | 61,353 |
| ------------ | ------------- | --------------- | ------------- | |
| 349,403 | 1,176,438 | **(908,570) ** | 617,271 | |
| ======= | ======== | ========= | ======= | |
| 2021 | Resources | Income | Expenditure | Resources |
| at Beginning | at End | |||
| of year | of Year | |||
| £ | £ | (£) | £ | |
| General Fund | 164,723 | 753,435 | (630,108) | 288,050 |
| Designated Fund | 52,459 | 8,894 | (-) | 61,353 |
| 217,182 | 762,329 | (630,108) | 349,403 | |
| ====== | ======= | ======== | ====== |
General Fund is used to finance the charitable company’s general activities and core costs as outlined in the Trustees’ Report.
Designated Fund comprises a provision for redundancy costs
14. Restricted Funds
| Movements in the Year | Movements in the Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Resources | Income | Expenditure | Resources |
| at | at End | |||
| Beginning | ||||
| of year | of Year | |||
| £ | £ | (£) | £ | |
| BBC Children in Need | - | 42,530 | (42,530) | - |
| Department of Communities and Local Government |
411,300 | - | (8,693) | 402,607 |
| Hays Travel | 1,500 | - | (1,500) | - |
| Liverpool City Council- Covid 19 | 6,000 | 11,030 | (17,030) | - |
| Masonic Charitable Trust-EYC | - | 17,140 | (17,140) | - |
| National Lottery community fund | - | 62,353 | (62,353) | - |
| National Lottery for EYC | 1,515 | - | - | 1,515 |
| Outdoor Therapy Community | - | 30,845 | (30,845) | - |
| Foundation | ||||
| Steve Morgan 3/DCMS | - | 155,965 | (155,965) | - |
| Truemark Trust | 1,500 | - | - | 1,500 |
| ------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- | |
| 421,815 | 319,863 | 336,056 | 405,622 | |
| ======= | ======= | ======= | ====== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
| 2021 Resources at Beginning of year £ BBC Children in Need - Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) - Department of Communities and Local Government 419,992 Hays Travel 1,500 Independent Age - Julia & Hans Rausing Trust - KMBC DA better together - Liverpool Carers - Liverpool City Council- Covid 19 - Masonic Charitable Trust-EYC - National Lottery - National Lottery for EYC 5,099 PH Holt 1,958 SESF (Social Enterprise support Fund) - Steve Morgan 3/DCMS - Steve Morgan Foundation - The Clothworkers Foundation - Truemark Trust 1,500 430,049 ====== |
Movements in the Year Income Expenditure Resources at End of Year £ (£) £ 41,853 (41,853) - 10,000 (10,000) - - (8,692) 411,300 - - 1,500 12,000 (12,000) - 34,769 (34,769) - 20,000 (20,000) - 5,000 (5,000) - 6,000 - 6,000 4,351 (4,351) - 16,377 (16,377) - - (3,584) 1,515 - (1,958) - (22,700) - 22,700 45,189 (45,189) - 20,505 (20,505) - 4,370 (4,370) - - - 1,500 243,114 (251,348) 421,815 ======= ======= ====== |
Movements in the Year Income Expenditure Resources at End of Year £ (£) £ 41,853 (41,853) - 10,000 (10,000) - - (8,692) 411,300 - - 1,500 12,000 (12,000) - 34,769 (34,769) - 20,000 (20,000) - 5,000 (5,000) - 6,000 - 6,000 4,351 (4,351) - 16,377 (16,377) - - (3,584) 1,515 - (1,958) - (22,700) - 22,700 45,189 (45,189) - 20,505 (20,505) - 4,370 (4,370) - - - 1,500 243,114 (251,348) 421,815 ======= ======= ====== |
|---|---|---|
| 421,815 ====== |
Description of Funds
These are monies given to the charitable company to be spent at the discretion of the Charity’s Board of Trustees for specific charitable purposes:
BBC Children in Need – Supporting the ‘Butterflies’ service for children and young people affected by bereavement, divorce or separation.
Department of Communities and Local Government – To purchase and refurbish a derelict building in Whiston.
Hays Travel – Towards the Emotional Youth Club (see below).
Independent Age – To deliver bereavement counselling to 50 older people
Julia & Hans Rausing Trust – to retain our marketing and staff training budget, invest in a new amparo micro website and invest in a new server
KMBC DA better together – For clinical supervision for third sector leaders
Liverpool Carers – to contribute to recruit and equip counsellors that will replace volunteers as at the time we had no onsite clinical supervision
Liverpool City Council- Covid 19 – Contribution towards bereavement and befriending
support during Covid 19 pandemic.
Masonic Charitable Trust- EYC – to fund the costs of one (of four) fortnightly, Emotional Youth Clubs to be established by Listening Ear.
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
National Lottery – Contribution towards coronavirus community support.
National Lottery for EYC – The Emotional Youth Club, a monthly peer support group for children and young people that have been through therapy but need a little extra support.
Outdoor Therapy Community Foundation - To expand the group's workforce to meet the rising number of residents referred. To offer counselling sessions in local community settings, green spaces, in homes or gardens, for those in care homes, or for those who find normal counselling settings off-putting.
PH Holt – Contributions towards salary costs for a staff member for 2 days per week to develop a diploma course in CYP Therapy.
SESF (Social Enterprise support Fund) – to contribute to retain our marketing and staff training budget, invest in a new Amparo micro website and invest in a new server
Steve Morgan3/DCMS – to provide support for the salaries of our Senior Management Team (SMT) - CEO, Deputy CEO and Head of Clinical Services - until 31[st] March 2023.
The Clothworkers Foundation – Purchase of IT
Truemark Trust – Towards the Emotional Youth Club (see above)
15. Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration paid to the senior management team, who are considered to be the key management personnel was:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Remuneration | 181,689 | 149,607 |
| ====== | ===== |
16. Operating Lease Commitments
Financial commitments under non-cancellable operating leases relating to a photocopier lease will result in the following payments falling due at 31[st] March 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Within 1 year | 8,724 | 10,366 |
| Between 2- 5 years | 5,170 | 6,328 |
| ---------- | ---------- | |
| 13,894 | 16,694 | |
| ====== | ===== |
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LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022 17. Cash generated from operations
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) for the year | 251,675 | 123,987 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Investment income | (68) | (113) |
| Amortisation | 356 | - |
| Depreciation | 12,192 | 10,249 |
| Movements in working capital: | ||
| (Increase)/Decrease in debtors | 33,565 | (76,771) |
| Increase/(Decrease) in creditors | 65,914 | 10,939 |
| Increase/(Decrease) in deferred income | (5,055) | 314,042 |
| ------------- | ------------ | |
| Cash generated from operations | 358,579 | 382,333 |
| ======== | ======== |
18. Related Party Transactions
There were no material related party transactions during the year which require disclosure (2021: none).
19. Guarantees
As at 31[st] March 2022, 6 members had given a guarantee of £1 each in the event of the charitable company winding-up. Total: £6 (2021: 9 members £9).
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