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2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1[st] April 2020 31[st] March 2021 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS AND POST ABORTION SERVICE

Other names charity is known by IPAC - Options Registered charity number (if any) 1126108

Charity's principal address The Priory Centre 12 Priory Street Wrexham Postcode LL11 1SU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Francis Collins Chair 2 Susan Allen 3 John Hodgkinson 4 Susan Knight 5 Sandra Rowlands Secretary 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR 1 January 2022

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted

By appointment of the board of trustees Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

A Wrexham and Chester based confidential listening and advisory support service for pregnancy and post – loss situations

Summary of the objects of the To provide Impartial Advice and Confidential Support to those women charity set out in its and men who are or have been experiencing emotional stress as the governing document result of an unplanned, unwanted , terminated

TAR 2 January 2022

To provide counselling and other support services across North Wales and Cheshire West by one 2 one advisory sessions. These can be face to face or by telephone or by Zoom. They are taken at the pace which is appropriate to each client . Sessions usually last for up to 3 months.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

TAR 3 January 2022

Section D Achievements and performance

In the previous financial year to 31 March 2020 IPAC had obtained Grant Summary of the main Funding for £10.000 for a development worker to lead a 9 month achievements of the charity Awareness Raising Project. An appointment was made in March 2020 during the year and was immediately frustrated by the Covid Pandemic. The appointee was subsequently furloughed through the employing agency and the project start delayed. Throughout, IPAC has paid the net cost of employment to the agency. Because of the lockdown resulting from the pandemic, face to face counselling and advisory services were curtailed and it was clear that there was a need for a more flexible approach to service provision. As a result, a successful application was made for £4,750 grant aid for training including telephone training, refresher training, and for the establishment of a telephone help line and online counselling facility. As part of this project, all team members undertook 6 months refresher training for Crisis Pregnancy counselling and for post abortion support. In addition, some members of the team undertook training with the Foundation for Infant Loss. During the year the charity received a further Business Support Grant which enabled further refurbishment of the Priory Centre and advertising for the recruitment of a new centre manager to exploit the work undertaken in awareness raising and for redevelopment in the following year 2021-22. The appointment of a volunteer Social Media manager has seen significant increase in the awareness of the public on the availability of impartial support as IPAC-OPTIONS has as its core a policy of no connection with any private sector clinics. There are approximately 2,200 terminations annually in North Wales of which 20% are in each of Wrexham and Flintshire. The charity continues to receive requests from women across the region who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant, or have experienced loss due to miscarriage or termination. Support was also given in a case of failed IVF treatment. In all cases the client feedback has been very positive. IPAC- OPTIONS is affiliated with and receives support and oversight as appropriate from :- • AVOW , Wrexham local council of voluntary services , • Cheshire West Voluntary Action, • Pastoral Care UK [part of the Association of Christian Counsellors] • Pregnancy Centres Network – across the UK

TAR 4 January 2022

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Charity Trustees have agreed that three months salary and overhead costs [utilities] should be held in reserve

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The charity has benefited from significant grants in the current year as well as donations from individuals and organisations in the area.

These grants have secured the future 2-3 years financially for the charity and will enable it to raise its profile and expertise in the year ahead.

At this time, IPAC is awaiting information on 2 grant applications from Welsh Assembly and Wrexham CBC for the extension of the service and refurbishment of the premises.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) F P Collins S Knight Susan Knight Full name(s) Francis Peter Collins Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Trustee etc) Date 21st Jan 2022

TAR 5 January 2022

OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS & POST ABORTION SERVICE
1126108		 CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period
from		 Period start date
1st April 2020		 To Period end date
31st March 2021
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
-
25,000
-
2,151
-
-
-
-
27,151
-
-
-
27,151		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £
-
-
4,750
-
-
-
-
-
4,750
-
-
-
4,750		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
-
25,000
4,750
2,151
-
-
-
-
31,901
-
-
-
31,901		 Last year
to the nearest £
Grants -
Business Support 25,000 -
The CommunityFund(Lottery) - 10,000
Gifts & Donations 2,151 1,291
- -
- -
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 27,151 11,291
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
11,291

DBS checks		 19 - - 19 71
Telephone and helpline costs - 448 - 448 244
General Expenses 388 - - 388 211
Premises Costs 1,725 - - 1,725 298
Refurbishment costs 3,342 - - 3,342 2,129
Payroll Costs - 5,577 - 5,577 600
Subscription,Affiliation & Training - 2,447 - 2,447 598
PublicityPostage & Stationery 47 602 649 192
Social Media and IT costs 240 795 1,035
Admin Support 390 390
Insurance - 195 - 195 106
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 6,151 10,064 - 16,215 4,449
-
-
-
6,151
21,000
-
461
21,461		 -
-
-
10,064
- 5,314
-
8,322
3,008		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
16,215
15,686
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
4,449
21,000 - 5,314 - 15,686 6,842
- - - - -
461 8,322 - 8,783 1,941
21,461 3,008 - 24,469 8,783

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s
own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 S Knight
Signature
F PCollins
Details
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
21,461
3,008
-
-
-
-
21,461
3,008
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Francis Collins
Susan Knight		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
F PCollins Francis Collins 21/01/2022
S Knight Susan Knight 21/01/2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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