**Charity Registration No. 1127779 Company Registration No. 06766164 (England and Wales)** **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** |**Legal and administrative**|**information**| |---|---| |**Trustees**|Alistair MacFarlane (S. A. MacFarlane)| ||Charlotte Pexton (R. C. Pexton)| ||Andrea Clarke| ||Mark Oliver| |**Secretary**|Lou Moore| |**Charity number**|1127779| |**Company number**|06766164| |**Principal address**|PO Box 58| ||Chichester| ||West Sussex| ||P019 8UD| |**Registered office**|PO Box 58| ||Chichester| ||P019 8UD| |**Independent examiner**|Jordan Abbott BSc ACA| ||Jones Avens Limited| ||Piper House 4 Dukes Court| ||Bognor Road| ||Chichester| ||West Sussex| ||P019 8FX| |**Bankers**|Lloyds Bank pic| ||10 East Street| ||Chichester| ||West Sussex| ||P019 1HJ| 2 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## **Contents** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Executive summary 4
Objectives and activities 8
Counselling 8
Email counselling 9
Adults 9
Under 18 10
Achievements and performance 11
Helpline and text service 12
Training 13
Administration 14
Fundraising and financial review 14
Income breakdown 14
Financial review 15
Reserves policy 15
Risks 16
Plans for future periods 16
Structure, governance and management 17
Organisational structure 17
Statement of trustees' responsibility 19
Independent examiners report to the trustees 20
Statement of financial activities 21
Balance sheet 22
Note to the financial statements 23
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3 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## **Executive summary** Lifecentre's vision is to bring hope, guidance and fresh possibilities to those who have Mission had an unwanted sexual experience and are on a journey of transformation. We achieve this by provide in therapeutic services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse of all genders and ages and their close supporters. The services we provide include in Our mission is to guide journeys of transformation by: person, telephone, online or email counselling and a telephone and text helpline. We also provide tr  Creating **a** ining to organisations. safe haven where people feel empowered to share their story without judgement, The charity's objectives are:  Providing a consistently first-class service delivered by highly experienced and - qualified counsellors, to relieve persons who have suffered sexual abuse by providing counselling - Bringing together a compassionate team of people with a thirst for transformation services. - and a commitment to help others live lifto develop services which will empow **e** to the full. r individuals and families where sexual violation has created dysfunction in their ordinary life, - to promote public awareness of the issues which surround trauma-inducing life experiences, particularly those of sexual violation, - Values to strengthen people who are supporting survivors of sexual violation, be that parents, partners or close friends. ## **Lifecentre's values are:** ## **We create safety** - Enabling others to open up freely. We help people to feel comfortable and have safe conversations free from fear and the disturbances of the outside world. ## **We cherish diversity** Seeing the unique potential in everyone. We welcome people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds without preconceptions, and listen deeply to their stories. ## **We show kindness** Ensuring every person in our community feels valued. We relentlessly care for those in need of support, tending to their physical, mental and spiritual needs. ## **We nurture hope** Believing in a brighter future. We approach every challenge with an infectious optimism, inspiring others to see light in the darkest times. ## Annual summary 4 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** This year, we planned to employ a youth outreach worker and develop our group support offer. Both were put on hold due to the impact of the pandemic and lockdown, effecting our ability to meet in groups and engage young people in schools and clubs. We do still intend to develop these in the next financial year. During this financial period, Lifecentre has continued to deliver its aims by supporting individuals of all ages and all genders with counselling and helpline support. Lifecentre has seen a slight but steady growth in referrals over the last few years and this pattern continued into this financial period. At the end of this financial period, we had taken a total of 6,974 referrals since commencing counselling in 2001. Demand for counselling has grown every year and we are currently the busiest we have ever been. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Demand for our helpline exceeds our capacity to provide, with many callers unable to get through due to high demand. There were 3,512 call attempts during the period and our volunteers took 975 calls. There has also been a growth in clients supported over the last few years. We experienced a slight reduction this year, supporting 503 clients. This was due to the disruptions in our services caused by the pandemic. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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5 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** We have achieved results this year which show counselling with Lifecentre makes an incredible difference to the lives of our clients. They report having fewer issues with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and addictions to name a few. “(My) anxiety has lessened, (I am) feeling confident and back in control of my life – I’m going out more and realised this wasn’t my shame or fault.” Despite the pandemic, we continued to provide high quality support to clients who wanted it. The pandemic changed our counselling service delivery as we moved our support to telephone or online counselling, instead of in person. During this period 54% of our counselling was provided over the telephone, with 23% provided online and 23% provided in person. Some clients preferred the anonymity of remote support. Some clients did not want to receive a remote service and waited for in person counselling to resume. “The whole experience in general has been extremely positive. I have actually found it much more comfortable on zoom .. because I am relaxed in my own environment and I definitely felt a lot less pressure. I have learnt a lot of methods and strategies to cope with “ .. varied things we experience in day-to-day life in a much more positive way.” Unfortunately, we were unable to support our primary school children through the first lock down and had to stop our group support. Advice from our professional bodies led to the decision not to provide this non-verbal support remotely. We resumed the service as soon as we were safely able to do so. At the beginning of 2021, we employed additional children’s therapists to extend our capacity. 6 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** We are delighted that we were able to secure funding to provide additional support to our clients through this difficult and challenging time. Our counsellors provided some additional telephone support to waiting clients. We also introduced legal clinics to support clients with help from Irwin Mitchell Solicitors. We have invested in Thrive, an NHS approved app to support client wellbeing, which will be rolled out next year. In 2021 we celebrate 20 years of supporting clients in West Sussex and to mark this anniversary, we have been working on developing a new website, which launches in May. To develop the site, we worked with the trustees and the senior leadership team to review our vision, mission and values. The new site will include a resources hub with information to support clients on their journey, including information on reporting to the police, help with experience flashbacks and self-harm to name a few. 7 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** The challenges the pandemic bought, necessitated the development of our communications and IT infrastructure. At the end of June, Rape Crisis Surrey and Sussex closed. With the support of the Police and Crime Commissioners office and NHS England, we managed to maintain the therapeutic support that their clients were already receiving, by taking on the RCSAS counsellors. This made a significant different to the lives of those receiving support. “This therapy has given me my life back. I am stronger and happier than I have ever been in my whole life.” ## **Objectives and activities** ## **Counselling** The effect of sexual abuse and rape on our clients is devastating. Those who have experienced sexual abuse or rape are more likely to have a range of physical and mental health conditions including anxiety, flashbacks, sleep problems, stress, eating disorders, personality disorders, lack of confidence and lack of trust in others. Not surprisingly, survivors can find it difficult to manage everyday life. Abuse and rape also put great pressure on other family members, we also support siblings, parents and other close family members. Our clients referred to us with the following issues in this period: - 73% were or had been depressed, - 50% of our adult clients and 24% of under 18 clients were not in education, employment or training when referred. - 48% of the clients we met in this period had thought about suicide; 33% attempted suicide, - 47% had self-harmed, - 28% were facing drug and/or alcohol related issues. - 27% had mental health issue,  27% had an eating problem, The traumatic effects are often severe and deeply rooted, which is why Lifecentre offers up to 18, hour-long counselling sessions and more by agreement. 40% of those clients who responded in this period, said that the sexual abuse/rape had taken place in a domestic context. Counselling has been delivered during 2021 by thirty paid counsellors and play therapists, all of whom have a service contract with Lifecentre. All counsellors and play therapists receive monthly supervision from an external professional supervisor. Supervisors meet three times a year for regulation of clinical guidelines. Prior to commencing counselling, all new referrals attend a comprehensive initial assessment to 8 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** assess their suitability for the service, their mental health and specific needs. We are committed to work in collaboration with other professionals involved in the client's care and to liaise with them as necessary before counselling starts. We delivered a total of 6,192 sessions during this period to 503 clients. These sessions were spread fairly evenly across Chichester, Worthing and Crawley although Worthing was slightly busier this year. This period, due to the pandemic 54% of our support was delivered by telephone counselling, 23% online and 23% in person. Counselling is offered free of charge, but adult clients are asked to consider making a donation towards the costs of their counselling if they are able to do so. “I feel I’ve been able to talk about things I have never spoken about with anyone.” ## **Email counselling** We had 26 adult survivors engage through our email counselling service which continued to provide an important service to survivors who are not yet ready to see someone in person. Our email counselling service delivered 226 sessions. ## _**Adult counselling**_ All of our clients have experienced some form of sexual abuse or are a close family member or supporter of someone who has. This is the primary issue they wish to work through in counselling. During the period we have received 902 referrals for counselling, 710 in 2020 and 192 in the first three months of 2021. 667 (74%) of these were from adults, 570 (85%) were from women, 87 (13%) men and the rest either not stating or were transgender clients. 9 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## Adult referral source **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Adult referrals Adult referrals were from the following sources: 49% self-referral 9% police 8% mental health services 6% Sussex partnership NHS trust 6% Rape Crisis Surrey and Sussex 5% SARC 5% Children’s services 12% from other agencies including Worth Services, family members, housing support and charities. Adult referals and gender “It’s an amazing centre with very capable and experienced therapists. I’ve never felt this positive exiting therapy. I can’t thank you enough.” **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## _**Under 18 counselling**_ During the period, 239 referrals were received from those under the age of 18. 80% of our clients under 18 were aged 11-17 years. 20% were 10 years of age and under. Of these, 201 (84%) were female, 33 (14%) were male, and 4 (2%) were transgender. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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10 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## **Under 18 referrals** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Our under 18s were referred by the following: 16% Children’s services 15 % Social services 12% family member 11% police 11% Youth emotional support (YES) 10% self-referral 25% from other agencies including Worth Services, schools, mental health and medical services, SARC and other charities. “Very satisfying (and) pleasing. (It) gave her a release. A port of call to focus on” – parent of under 18 ## **Achievements and Performance** All counselling clients are invited to complete evaluation forms at the start, middle and end of counselling. These offer Lifecentre and the client a means to assess the outcomes of the counselling and to identify areas for improvement. Levels of satisfaction remained high with those completing feedback demonstrating that their counselling had been of benefit. Other outcomes this year include: - 75% improvement in overall client experience of trauma/abuse - 72% improvement in overall client experience of depression - 72% improvement in overall client experience of anxiety/stress - 74% improvement in overall client experience of self-esteem - 83% Improvement in overall client experience of addictions - 77% improvement in overall client experience of eating disorders - 67% improvement in overall client experience of cognitive/learning related problems - 46% improvement in overall client experience of interpersonal relationships - 67% improvement in overall client experience of personality problems - 67% improvement in overall client experience of physical problems - 55% improvement in overall client experience of work/academic related problems 11 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## **Helpline and text services** During the period we tried to maintain a consistent level of service on Lifecentre's telephone helpline service. During the first lockdown we did experience some disruption as a large percentage of our volunteers were over 70 and needed to self-isolate. The telephone helpline was for most of the period, open for 4 evening sessions a week. All lines were operated by a mixed gender team (currently 37 trained volunteers) who gave over 1,040 hours of their time. We received 3,512 attempted calls and took 975 phone calls. This tells us that demand outstrips what we are currently able to deliver. "The only time I feel safe is when I'm on the phone to you at Lifecentre" - teenage helpline user. We received 27,248 texts in the period to our text helpline, which is also staffed by volunteers, who sent out 19,087 texts to clients reaching out to the text helpline. This supported 877 clients, 646 of them were new clients Our helplines provide a valuable service to those survivors of sexual abuse and rape who do not feel ready to undertake counselling but nonetheless need to talk through their experiences. It also supports those who cannot get to Lifecentre venues, due to 12 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** rural isolation, being disabled or housebound. Callers come from a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Each has a different story to tell but with many common themes including sexual assault by family members, rape from people known and unknown, exploitation by paedophile rings, ritual abuse, grooming by text and internet, drug rape and forced involvement in making pornography. Callers can be distressed, frightened, even suicidal; some have mental health issues and drugs/alcohol problems. "It's only Lifecentre that has kept me alive this year - you are the only ones who have believed me' - helpline user ## **Training** Lifecentre provided less training to other agencies, organisations and charities this year, due to the impact of the pandemic. This is something we intend to develop next year. We did provide some training to the Southern Housing Group Limited. We have continued to take appropriate opportunities to raise awareness of the issues surrounding sexual violation and of the services available through Lifecentre. We have been active on social medial such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 13 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## **Administration** The administration of the charity has been delivered by an Operations Manager, a post which we made full time in November 2020. The Operations Manager oversees the smooth running of our offices. During this period, we reduced to two part time client support officers (down from three part time CSOs), who spend all their time assisting and supporting clients and counsellors. We employed an additional 1.5 administrators to support the senior leaders and undertake administrative duties. We also have a part time Communications Assistant, who writes our newsletters and updates our website and posts on social media. She also gives a proportion of her time to supporting fundraising activity. In November 2020 we seconded a project co-ordinator to support our work implementing a new database, developing the communications infrastructure and help us find a suitable premises in Crawley in the next financial year. ## **Fundraising and financial review** Fundraising activity is undertaken by a contracted fundraiser on a part time basis. ## **Income breakdown** We are tremendously grateful to all those individuals, trusts and organisations that support Lifecentre, including those who donate anonymously. We were unable to arrange fundraising events and challenges this year due to the pandemic. 14 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** Grants were the main source of our income this period, they included: The Ministry of Justice Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Michael and Betty Little Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales Sydney & Phyllis Goldberg Memorial Trust Woodger Trust The Bassil Shippam and Alsford Trust The Leathersellers' Company St. James Place Foundation Sussex Community Foundation Clothworkers Foundation Grocers Charity Boltini Trust Client donations and training Ernest Kleinwort Donations and gifts Littlehampton Town Council Grants Chichester City Council West Sussex Travel Society Services provided under contract Rathbone Trust Investments and premises Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Other Monroe Charitable Trust Rotary Club Littlehampton ## **Financial review** |**Charity funds**|**At 31 March 2021**|**At 31 December 2019**| |---|---|---| |General unrestricted funds|£299,122|£206,485| |Restricted funds|£289,342|£212,081| |Total charity funds|£588,464|£418,566| |Unrestricted free reserves*|£293,789|£204,849| * excluding unrestricted tangible fixed assets totalling £5,333 (2019: £1,636). The financial statements show a surplus of income for the year ended 31 March 2021 of £169,898 (2019 surplus £4,767) and the yearend balance sheet position totalled £588,464 (2019 £418,566). ## **Reserves policy** Lifecentre policy is to have unrestricted reserves of between 3 and 6 months of expected expenditures. The reserves policy is regularly reviewed by trustees and used in day to day management of the charity. ||**31 March 2021**|**31 December 2019**| |---|---|---| |Unrestricted reserves|4 months of 2021/2 budget
expense|4.61 months of 2020
budgeted expenses| We are pleased that the unrestricted reserves fall within our policy. 15 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** ## **Risk Management** The trustees are responsible for the overseeing of the risks faced by Lifecentre. Detailed considerations of risk are delegated to the Senior Management of the charity. Risks are identified, assessed and controls established throughout the year. A formal review of the charity’s risk management processes is undertaken on an annual basis. Risk is managed under the headings of governance, finance, operations and legal. The main risks identified and the plans to manage those risks are: - **Reduce capacity within staff team.** Lifecentre’s ability to deliver services depends upon having the right team in place. We manage this risk through recruitment to key posts, recruiting a project co-ordinator to increase capacity within the team, succession planning and a pay review in this financial year to help with staff retention. - **Not securing income required.** Our ability to continue providing services to clients is reliant on funding. We anticipate challenges with this moving forward due to the ongoing financial impact of the pandemic. This risk is managing by developing diversified income streams, diversifying services to support clients in a variety of ways, contingency planning for reduced funding, maintaining contract performance and our reserves policy. We have already secured 83% of income for 2021/2 financial year and are confident that we will meet next year’s target. - **Managing increased referrals following the pandemic.** We anticipate an increased level of referrals after the pandemic due to abuse suffered throughout lockdown. We are actively recruiting for counsellors to increase our capacity, particular for the under 10s. We continue to diversify our income streams to fund this work. - **Not having enough counselling rooms in Crawley.** Pre-pandemic we were using rooms at the SARC and Broadfield Children and Family Centre, both of which continue to be unavailable to us. We are currently renting some temporary space which is not sufficient moving forward. We will manage this risk by securing a 2- year rental to support our work, while we raise funds for a more permanent solution. ## **Future plans** We aim to continue to provide high quality services to those who have experienced an unwanted sexual experience and their close supporters. Making sure that our services are available and accessible to those who need them, regardless of age, gender or any other factor. As part of this we want to make sure we are promoting our services across West Sussex so that clients know we are here for them and with a view to recruiting counsellors and volunteers. As 2021 is Lifecentre’s 20[th] year we aim to host an open evening to support this aim. To make sure we are accessible, we aim to ask our clients about their needs and any potential barriers to accessing our services, including specific groups we feel might be underrepresented in our client group. 16 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** We want to develop new client services, including extending our group offer, which will include support for parents of the children we work with. These plans were delayed due to lockdown, but we intend to develop them this year. We would like to develop an offer to support schools, colleges and universities with the issues of a harassment culture they are facing highlighted by the Everyone’s Invited website and the recent Ofsted review. We will scope out what the need is in West Sussex and develop a plan to deliver. We aim to develop our data management systems this year to improve the client experience. We will continue to develop our training offer for partners and local organisations. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and established by memorandum and articles of association, incorporated on 4 December 2008 as amended by special resolution dated 12 February 2009. The Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: - Alistair MacFarlane (S. A. MacFarlane) - Charlotte Pexton (R. C. Pexton) - Andrea Clarke - Mark Oliver Lifecentre is an incorporated charity limited by guarantee. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. The Board of Trustees regularly review and monitor the skills represented on the board with a view to highlighting any gaps in the expertise needed. This awareness will inform recruitment and appointment of new trustees and names will be put forward by the existing trustees or management. An informal evening is held for any provisional new trustees to meet members of the current board and management. An induction pack of information is provided to provisional new trustees and a CV is requested. All new trustees are required to uphold the vision and values of the Charity and comply with the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association. All of the Trustees are members of the Company and guarantee to contribute £10 in the event of a winding up. ## **Organisational structure** Each trustee takes responsibility for monitoring the charity's activities. The Trustees met four times in the year. 17 **Lifecentre: Trustees’ report for the period 1 January 2020 – 31 March 2021** The charity's Chief Executive is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the charity and manages the staff of the charity on behalf of the trustees. The work of the Charity is delivered through four departments: counselling; helpline and text services; operations and finally fundraising and communications. Each department is managed by designated staff, who have responsibility for the staff and volunteers within that department. A pay policy was published this year, which outlines the pay scales and process for review for key staff roles. The trustees review CEO pay and counsellor pay on an annual basis. Supervisors are contracted in to supervise the clinical work of the counsellors. The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Lifecentre is an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. The company has taken advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the report above. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report (including directors' report) above. ……………………………………………………. Trustee Dated: ………………………………….. 18 ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** ## _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ The Trustees, who are also the directors of Life Centre 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 Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that Period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. - 19 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** ## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF LIFE CENTRE** I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Life Centre (the Charity) for the Period ended 31 March 2021. ## **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 financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). Having satisfied myself that the financial statements 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 the Charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable 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 the ICAEW, 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 that in any material respect: - 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or - 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or - 3 the financial statements 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 - 4 the financial statements 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 financial statements to be reached. ## **Jordan Abbott BSc ACA** Jones Avens Limited Piper House 4 Dukes Court Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8FX Dated: ......................... - 20 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|**funds**|| |||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/20 to**|
**01/01/19 to**|**01/01/19 to**|**01/01/19 to**| |||**31/03/21**|**31/03/21**|**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**|**31/12/19**|**31/12/19**| ||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Income from:**|||||||| |Voluntary income|**3**|225,001|542,570|767,571|142,158|166,823|308,981| |Charitable activities|**4**|188,621|-|188,621|170,333|50|170,383| |Investments|**5**|-|-|-|1,113|-|1,113| |**Total income**||413,622|542,570|956,192|313,604|166,873|480,477| |**Expenditure on:**|||||||| |Raising funds|**6**|28,110|9,788|37,898|47,596|-|47,596| |Charitable activities|**7**|292,875|455,521|748,396|255,967|172,147|428,114| |**Total resources expended**||320,985|465,309|786,294|303,563|172,147|475,710| |**Net income for the Period/**|||||||| |**Net movement in funds**||92,637|77,261|169,898|10,041|(5,274)|4,767| |Fund balances at 1 January|||||||| |2020||206,485|212,081|418,566|196,444|217,355|413,799| |**Fund balances at 31 March**|||||||| |**2021**||299,122|289,342|588,464|206,485|212,081|418,566| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the Period. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006. - 21 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2021**_ |**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**11**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**12**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**13**
Net current assets
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Income funds**
Restricted funds
**15**
Unrestricted funds|**01/01/20 to**
**31/03/21**
**£**
**£**
202,333
38,685
349,623
388,308
(2,177)
386,131
588,464
289,342
299,122
588,464|**01/01/19 to**
**31/12/19**
**£**
**£**
205,098
22,899
225,849
248,748
(35,280)
213,468
418,566
212,081
206,485
418,566|**01/01/19 to**
**31/12/19**
**£**
**£**
205,098
22,899
225,849
248,748
(35,280)
213,468
418,566
212,081
206,485
418,566| |---|---|---|---| ||||418,566| ||||212,081
206,485| ||||418,566| The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the Period ended 31 March 2021. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the Period in question in accordance with section 476. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on ......................... .............................. ## **Trustee** **Company Registration No. 06766164** - 22 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **Charity information** Life Centre is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 104 The Hornet, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7JR. ## **1.1 Accounting convention** The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2019). The Charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The Charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. ## **1.2 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. ## **1.3 Charitable funds** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the Trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the accounts. ## **1.4 Income** Income is recognised when the Charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the Charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised as incoming resources when receivable. Where grants are given in relation to a set period which straddles a year end, recognition of an appropriate portion of the grant is deferred. Donated counselling sessions are included in voluntary income. They are valued at the cost usually payable to the counsellor providing the session. - 23 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **(Continued)** ## **1.5 Expenditure** Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and includes attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. Expenditure is either allocated or apportioned to cost categories based on the estimated amount attributable to that activity in the year. These estimates are based on staff time. Governance costs are those associated with constitutional and statutory requirements. They include both direct costs and a share of indirect staff costs. ## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. All single purchases of fixed assets of less than £1,500 are written off in the year of purchase unless forming part of a more comprehensive scheme where the total cost is £1,500 or more. Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows: Leasehold property Over 125 years Fixtures, fittings & equipment 20% straight line The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities. ## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets** At each reporting end date, the Charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). No such impairments were noted for the Year Ended 31 March 01/01/20 to 31/03/21. ## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. - 24 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **(Continued)** ## **1.9 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 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 payments 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. ## **1.10 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 the Charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. ## **1.11 Retirement benefits** Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. ## **1.12 Reporting period** The company's reporting period has changed from 31 December to 31 March, so the financial statements are presented for a fifteen month period. The primary reason for the change was to bring the accounting period more in line with the typical time frame that funders use for reference. Because of this comparative amounts presented in the financial statements (including the related notes) are not entirely comparable. - 25 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **2 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 ongoing 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. ## **Key sources of estimation uncertainty** ## **Depreciation** The annual depreciation charge is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful lives and residual value of the assets. The residual values are re-assessed annually and amended where necessary. ## **3 Voluntary income** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**funds**|**funds**||funds|funds|| ||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/20 to**|01/01/19 to|01/01/19 to|01/01/19 to| ||**31/03/21**|**31/03/21**|**31/03/21**|31/12/19|31/12/19|31/12/19| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|£|£|£| |Donations and gifts|37,121|-|37,121|38,008|675|38,683| |Grants|187,880|542,570|730,450|104,150|166,148|270,298| ||225,001|542,570|767,571|142,158|166,823|308,981| - 26 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** ## _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ |**4**|**Charitable activities**||| |---|---|---|---| |||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/19 to**| |||**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**| |||**£**|**£**| ||Counselling and support services|33,198|40,731| ||Services provided under contract|131,974|123,250| ||Other income|23,449|6,402| |||188,621|170,383| ||Analysis by fund||| ||Unrestricted funds|188,621|| ||**For the Period ended 31 December 2019**||| ||Unrestricted funds||170,333| ||Restricted funds||50| ||||170,383| |**5**
**6**|**Investments**
**Total** Unrestricted
funds
**01/01/20 to**
**31/03/21**
01/01/19 to
31/12/19
**£**
£
Interest receivable
-
1,113
**Raising funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds 01/01/20 to**
**31/03/21**
**01/01/19 to**
**31/12/19**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Fundraising costs
Staff costs
28,110
9,788
37,898
47,596
28,110
9,788
37,898
47,596| |---|---| - 27 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **7 Charitable activities** ||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/19 to**| |---|---|---| ||**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**| ||**£**|**£**| |Staff costs|191,654|78,651| |Depreciation and impairment|7,889|11,796| |Supervisors' & counsellors' fees|259,595|207,558| |Premises & utilities|67,271|26,868| |Office running costs|139,258|43,627| |Legal and professional fees|8,115|1,200| |Other costs|21,942|636| ||695,724|370,336| |Share of support costs (see note 8)|40,510|47,666| |Share of governance costs (see note 8)|12,162|10,112| ||748,396|428,114| |**Analysis by fund**||| |Unrestricted funds|292,875|255,967| |Restricted funds|455,521|172,147| ||748,396|428,114| |**For the Period ended 31 December 2019**||| |Unrestricted funds|255,967|| |Restricted funds|172,147|| ||428,114|| - 28 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **8 Support costs** |Staff costs
Legal and professional
Analysed between
Charitable activities|**Support**
**costs**
**Governance**
**costs**
**01/01/20 to**
**31/03/21**
**£**
**£**
**£**
40,510
-
40,510
-
12,162
12,162
40,510
12,162
52,672
40,510
12,162
52,672|Support
costs
Governance
costs
01/01/19 to
31/12/19
£
£
£
47,666
-
47,666
-
10,112
10,112
47,666
10,112
57,778
47,666
10,112
57,778| |---|---|---| The trustees consider that all support and governance costs should be allocated to the charitable activities of the charity Governance costs includes amounts payable to the independent examiners of £1,500 (01/01/19 to 31/12/19- £1,368) and legal fees of £10,662 (01/01/19 to 31/12/19- £8,731). ## **9 Trustees** None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the Period, and none of them were reimbursed any expenses. ## **10 Employees** The average monthly number of employees during the Period was: ||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/19 to**| |---|---|---| ||**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**| ||**Number**|**Number**| |Administration and fundraising|5|3| |Counselling and client support|2|3| |Total|7|6| |**Employment costs**|**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/19 to**| ||**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**| ||**£**|**£**| |Wages and salaries|252,700|162,430| |Social security costs|12,611|8,554| |Other pension costs|4,751|2,929| ||270,062|173,913| - 29 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **10 Employees** ## **(Continued)** The total amount of employee benefits received by key management personnel for the period was £62,660 (01/01/19 to 31/12/19: £19,098.53) including pension contributions. The salary costs in 2020/1 are for a 15month period compared to the 12 month period of 2019. In addition to the different time-period, the increase also reflects additional CEO salary as there was no CEO for part of 2019. There was also additional spending on CSO, admin, operations and fundraising to account for growth in the charity and some challenges with working remotely that required additional hours. Life Centre also employed a project manager in 2020/1 to improve the charity’s information technology infrastructure, partly required by the pandemic and need for remote working The Full Time Equivalent (FTE) number of employees during the period was 7 (01/01/19 to 31/12/19: 6). There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000. ## **11 Tangible fixed assets** |**11**|**Tangible fixed assets**|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**Leasehold**|**Fixtures,**|**Total**| |||**property**|**fittings &**|| ||||**equipment**|| |||**£**|**£**|**£**| ||**Cost**|||| ||At 1 January 2020|217,114|43,330|260,444| ||Additions|-|5,122|5,122| ||At 31 March 2021|217,114|48,452|265,566| ||**Depreciation and impairment**|||| ||At 1 January 2020|23,435|31,909|55,344| ||Depreciation charged in the Period|2,121|5,768|7,889| ||At 31 March 2021|25,556|37,677|63,233| ||**Carrying amount**|||| ||At 31 March 2021|191,558|10,775|202,333| ||At 31 December 2019|193,679|11,419|205,098| |**12**|**Debtors**|||| ||||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/19 to**| ||||**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**| ||**Amounts falling due within one year:**||**£**|**£**| ||Trade debtors||83|309| ||Prepayments and accrued income||38,602|22,590| ||||38,685|22,899| - 30 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** ## _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/19 to**| |---|---|---|---| |||**31/03/21**|**31/12/19**| ||**Notes**|**£**|**£**| |Deferred income||-|28,706| |Trade creditors||-|291| |Accruals and deferred income||2,177|6,283| |||2,177|35,280| ## **14 Retirement benefit schemes** ## **Defined contribution schemes** The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Charity in an independently administered fund. The charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £4,751 (01/01/19 to 31/12/19 - £2,929). ## **15 Restricted funds** The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes: |||**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**|||**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Resources**||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Resources**||**Balance at**| ||**1 January 2019**|**resources**|**expended**|**1**|**January 2020**|**resources**|**expended**|**31**|**March 2021**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**| |Worthing|||||||||| |fund|195,542|-|(1,862)||193,680|-|(2,121)||191,559| |Website|||||||||| |Awards 4 All|3,062|-|(1,780)||1,282|-|-||1,282| |Arun|||||||||| |Counselling|-|2,000|(2,000)||-|-|-||-| |Boltini Trust|-|-|-||-|5,000|(5,000)||-| |Counselling|||||||||| |Chichester|-|2,484|(2,484)||-|-|-||-| |Chichester|||||||||| |City Council|-|-|-||-|2,246|(1,685)||561| |Counselling|||||||||| |25 & under|-|5,552|(5,552)||-|-|-||-| |Play Therapy|||||||||| |Room|-|5,000|(5,000)||-|-|-||-| |Project|-|5,000|(5,000)||-|-|-||-| |EKW Mental|||||||||| |Health|-|-|-||-|3,000|(3,000)||-| |Women and|||||||||| |Girls Ministry|||||||||| |of Justice|-|96,142|(96,142)||-|158,760|(158,760)||-| |Salary Ops|||||||||| |Manager|-|23,994|(23,994)||-|30,401|(26,339)||4,062| - 31 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ |**15**
**Restricted funds**
Rent -
Woodger
Trust
Littlehampton
Midhurst
Bognor
New Building
Garfield
Weston
Helpline
Helpline
2019
Grocers
Lloyds
Foundation
Ministry of
Justice
COVID
Monroe
Charitable
Trust
National
Lottery
NHS England
PCC COVID
PCC Safe
Space
SCF
St James
Place
West Sussex
Travel
Society|-
-
-
-
16,491
-
2,260
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
217,355|15,000
(15,000)
675
(675)
500
(500)
500
(500)
-
(8,023)
-
-
2,692
(3,634)
7,334
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
166,873
(172,146)|-
-
-
-
8,467
-
1,318
7,334
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
212,081|**(Continued)**
15,000
-
15,000
3,665
-
3,665
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3,534)
4,933
20,000
-
20,000
-
(822)
496
2,000
(9,222)
112
5,000
(5,000)
-
6,710
(6,710)
-
51,723
(51,723)
-
1,000
(1,000)
-
48,218
(48,218)
-
69,120
(28,171)
40,949
43,593
(43,593)
-
50,941
(50,941)
-
9,984
(5,261)
4,723
9,720
(9,720)
-
2,000
-
2,000
538,081
(460,820)
289,342|**(Continued)**
15,000
-
15,000
3,665
-
3,665
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3,534)
4,933
20,000
-
20,000
-
(822)
496
2,000
(9,222)
112
5,000
(5,000)
-
6,710
(6,710)
-
51,723
(51,723)
-
1,000
(1,000)
-
48,218
(48,218)
-
69,120
(28,171)
40,949
43,593
(43,593)
-
50,941
(50,941)
-
9,984
(5,261)
4,723
9,720
(9,720)
-
2,000
-
2,000
538,081
(460,820)
289,342| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||289,342| - 32 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **15 Restricted funds** **(Continued)** ## Worthing Fund This fund represents the net book value of long leasehold premises which are used to deliver counselling and helpline services in Worthing. The premises were purchased in 2009 with a grant given in 2008 for this purpose. ## Website Awards for All This fund is to provide the value of volunteer supervision costs, helpline partnership subscript, the cost of the phone and internet, volunteer recruitment costs, fundraising costs and stationery costs to support the helpline. ## Arun counselling This fund represents the value of counselling for clients in Arun purchased with a restricted grant. ## Boltini Trust Counsellor fees. ## Counselling Chichester This fund represents the value of counselling for clients in Chichester district purchased with a restricted grant. Chichester City Council Counsellor fees Chichester young people. Counselling 25 and under This fund represents the value of counselling for clients of 25 and under purchased with a restricted grant. ## Play therapy room This fund represents a proportion of the running cost of the play therapy room. ## Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Counsellor fees and play therapy resources. ## Strategy building project This fund covers the cost of support with developing the fundraising strategy and social media training. - 33 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** ## _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **15 Restricted funds** **(Continued)** Rape and Sexual Abuse support fund Ministry of Justice This fund represents a proportion of the value of support for female and/or male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including recent and non-recent child sexual abuse. ## Salary ops manager This fund represents a proportion of the value of the operations managers salary purchased with a restricted grant. ## Rent This fund is to provide the value of rent on the Chichester Office purchased with a restricted grant. ## Littlehampton This fund represents the value of counselling for clients in Littlehampton purchased with a restricted grant. ## Midhurst This fund covers the cost of the value of counselling for clients in Midhurst purchased with a restricted grant. ## Bognor This fund represents the value of counselling for clients in Bognor and Bersted purchased with a restricted grant. ## New building This fund represents the balance of donations made to Lifecentre towards the cost of premises. ## Garfield Weston Core costs. ## Helpline This fund is to provide helpline training, venue hire for training, resources, and virtual control centre upgrade. ## Grocer's Charity Counsellor fees, staff salaries and office running costs. - 34 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** ## _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ ## **15 Restricted funds** ## **(Continued)** Lloyds Foundation Operational support. Ministry of Justice COVID Additional funds to allow the charity to continue to support survivors and enhance remote support particularly of the helpline throughout the pandemic. Monroe Charitable Trust Counsellor fees Chichester young people. ## National Lottery To support the work of the helpline and develop our website to provide online resources for survivors. ## NHS England To pay for the cost of taking on the supporting of clients who were being provided by RCSAS. ## PCC COVID Additional funds to allow the charity to continue to support children and young people and enhance remote support of the counselling throughout the pandemic. PCC Safe Space Promote awareness and support young people. Sussex Community Foundation To support play therapy clients and children through the disruption of services caused by the pandemic. Funding towards Lifecentre finding a building in Crawley. ## St James Place Counsellor fees to support young people. - 35 - ## **LIFE CENTRE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** ## _**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**_ |**16**|**Analysis of net assets**|**between funds**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |||**funds**|**funds**||funds|funds|| |||**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/20 to**|**01/01/20 to**|01/01/19 to|01/01/19 to|01/01/19 to| |||**31/03/21**|**31/03/21**|**31/03/21**|31/12/19|31/12/19|31/12/19| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|£|£|£| ||Fund balances at 31||||||| ||March 2021 are||||||| ||represented by:||||||| ||Tangible assets|5,334|196,999|202,333|1,636|203,462|205,098| ||Current assets/||||||| ||(liabilities)|293,788|92,343|386,131|204,863|8,605|213,468| |||299,122|289,342|588,464|206,499|212,067|418,566| - 36 -