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← The Counselling And Family Centre, Altrincham

2023-12-31-accounts

Company registration number: 07003266 Charity registration number: 1133079

The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Carter Collins & Myer Chichester House 2 Chichester Street Rochdale Lancashire OL10 2BG

The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

Trustees Annual Report for year ended 31st December 2023

Contents

1. Legal and administrative information Legal and administrative information 4
2. Structure, governance and management 5
• Governing document
• Recruitment and appointment of trustees
• Organisational structure
• Risk Management
• CFC's Strategic Plan
3. Objectives and activities 5
• Background to CFC
• CFC Ethos: Vision, Mission and Values
• CFC Core Values
• CCT Vision Statement
• Current Work of CFC
4. Public Benefit 9
5. Financial Review 9
• Income
• Expenditure
• Reserves Policy
• Funds Available
• Financial Responsibilities and Accounting Procedures
6. Statement of Trustees responsibilities 10
7. Independent Examiners Report 12
8. Financial Statements 13

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1. Legal and Administrative Details

Trustees Appointed Resigned Rosalind Allison‐Calvert (Chair) 1 February 2017 Paul Appelbe 22 April 2015 Tony Butterworth 15 June 2016 10 January 2023 Anna Lowe 7 November 2018 Andrew Latham 8 March 2019 Naomi Ledwith 5 November 2021 11‐Oct‐23 Matthew Flukes 1 October 2022 Andrew Wiseman 21 March 2023 Maureen Brown 25 April 2023 Management Team Jo Allen Chief Executive Rukhsana Hemani Clinical Services Manager Sarah Barker CYP Services Manager Hayley Ward Adult Services Manager Alison Hambleton Training Manager Mark Busby Operations Manager Kevin Lau Café Manager

Company Registration Number: 04697545

Charity Registration Number: 1104892

Registered Office:

40 Mayor's Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 9RP

Bankers:

Co‐op Bank, P.O. Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT

Independent Examiner

Carter Collins & Myer Chichester House 2 Chichester St Rochdale Lancashire OL16 2AX

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2. Structure, Governance and Management

Governing document:

The Counselling and Family Centre (CFC) is a company limited by guarantee and not having share capital, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association, dated 9 November 2009.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees:

CFC has a trustee recruitment and appointment process. Adverts are placed locally and nationally for trustees and networks are used. Potential trustees have an initial informal meeting with the Chief Executive and The Chair of Trustees , are given information, and invited to attend trustee meetings as an observer. If they decide they would like to become a trustee and the board consider them acceptable, they are accepted after suitable references have been received. New Trustees are given an introductory pack containing details of formal trustee responsibilities as laid down in charity and company law; CFC's memorandum and articles of association, the latest set of accounts, and they are expected to familiarise themselves with the contents of the pack.

Organisational structure:

CFC’s board has no set maximum number and currently consists of eight members, meeting every‐month mainly via Microsoft Teams. A Chief Executive is appointed by the trustees. Together with other CFC employees, the Chief Executive manages the day to day operation of the charity. The Board has identified key areas of strategic and operational focus and has nominated a ‘lead’ Trustee to ensure that work progresses and appropriate updates are regularly provided to the board.

Risk management:

The Trustees maintain a risk register and regularly assess the major risks identified, in particular those relating to the operation and finance of the organisation, and are satisfied that procedures and systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to risk.

CFC's strategic plan:

This continues to form a part of risk management by providing a clear set of goals for the medium term (the next 3+ years) and has the following key objectives:

3. Objectives and Activities

Background to CFC

The CFC was founded in 1975 in response to a local need for easily accessible support for individuals and families experiencing intolerable stress. The charity has over 45 years’ experience of delivering counselling and therapeutic support mainly, but not exclusively, in Trafford Borough. Over time the organisation has evolved in terms of the focus and range of services offered, but it remains at the heart of its community providing high quality easily accessible services.

Over the past 12 months we have focussed on our collaborative work with other third sector organisations using our knowledge and experience of mental health and emotional well‐being issues to add value to the support available for those in need in our communities. This has been achieved through our counselling offer, through expanding our group work and supportive clinical facilitation and by growing our ever‐expanding training arm. We are also active participants on a number of boards and management groups, including the Trafford Community Collective.

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Despite our expansion both geographically and in staff numbers we continue to operate in the spirit of a local charity, very much rooted in our respective communities. We do this by drawing from the specific geographic locations our large number of valued staff and volunteers who fulfil the whole spectrum of roles from reception to trustees, and by responding to the very specific needs of the those communities.

CFC Ethos: Vision, Mission and Values

We are committed to providing support when it is needed, as quickly as is possible and in such a way that it is easy to access, flexible in its delivery and responsive to changing needs. We are here for:

Whatever Life Throws at You

Our doors are open to everyone ‐ we won't turn anyone away because of where they live or how much they can afford to pay. Our core service is the provision of counselling. Our qualified counselling professionals tailor the service to each individual, couple or family so that we can be here for them when they need us, for as long as they need us, and no matter what is causing the problem. We can help to find a way forward, gain in confidence, lead a happier life, and break the cycle.

We are equally as responsive, flexible and inclusive in our approach to our staff and volunteers and are justifiably proud of our diversity. We are completely blind to anything other than competence or the promise of competence. We are a team, and we all work together. Standards are high but so, we like to think, is the training and support we offer.

CFC Core Values

We have 8 Core Values that underpin everything that we do. They provide a framework for the development of a healthy team, as well as informing the design and delivery of all CFC projects.

CFC Vision Statement

We believe that our model as a mental health charity is one that is capable of replication across a wider geographical landscape. It is a model that will stand up to scrutiny in terms of how we operate for our staff and volunteers, in the outcomes for our service users and the wider community, and in the value for money we achieve for our funders.

Current work of CFC

CFC provides a range of counselling services in line with its vision, mission and key organisational aims from its Centres on Mayors Road, Altrincham and Parkhills Road Bury.

In addition to this we provide counselling from Blue SCI’s centre on the Broomwood Estate, for CleanStart and at The Limelight Centre both in Old Trafford and in junior, secondary and special schools and in colleges. We also supply counselling and additional support services under contract with both the statutory and third sectors.

The remote counselling services deployed as a result of the Covid pandemic have been retained and continue to grow, enabling us to work with clients across the UK.

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We have a skilled team of approximately 50 counsellors, supported by 3 clinical practice supervisors who are themselves supported by the Clinical Services Manager. The background, breadth of knowledge and experience of our clinical team underpins CFC’s ability to offer services in a range of languages and approaches and to ensure the best match to our service users’ mental health and emotional well‐being needs, and at the locations and times that fit best with the demands of their daily life.

We strive to offer a high quality professional service to all our clients, and our counselling services are accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

The majority of our clients self‐refer and have a pre‐start assessment. Our criteria for accepting clients are simply ‘Are they psychologically available?’ and ‘Is there a focus for the work?’ If these criteria are met and the client wishes to proceed, we offer an 8 week cycle of sessions and then re‐assessment and re‐contracting should the client wish to continue for longer. Demand for CFC services increases year on year as gaps in statutory provision continue to grow.

We have an internal referral procedure for clients beginning in one part of the service e.g. Couples, and finding they may be better supported in e.g. our Families service, or for clients who request a different counsellor. We offer all our services free of charge for an assessment and up to 8 counselling sessions for all households on a low income.

We offer counselling for:

Additional to our counselling service we offer a range of support groups, some online, some based in our Community café and at other locations:

Support groups include:

We also have a training arm:

CFC offers a range of training courses for business, counsellors and related professionals, members of the public. This includes, for example:

Mental Health First Aid (accredited programme) Working with PTSD issues Cultural Awareness Mental Well‐Being at Work Managing Change

The majority of training, from half day workshops to 7 day courses, is delivered by an in house team of counsellors/trainers who bring an impressive array of skills and experience to the task. We have an annual programme of 1 day to 6 week courses, and are able to produce bespoke tailored courses on request.

Additionally we continue the collaboration between ourselves and the West Trafford Primary Care Network with the employment and support of a Children and Young Person’s Social Prescriber role working with the GP practices in West Trafford.

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Community Café

Additional developments:

We continue to be actively involved with The Trafford Community Collective (TCC). TCC is a member‐led organisation that supports the development of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Trafford by promoting a collective and partnership approach to service development and delivery. The vision of the TCC sees the sector as an equal partner in improving the health and wellbeing of Trafford’s residents, working with the statutory sector in taking an active part in the planning, commissioning and delivery of services. TCC has 5 sector leads across the North, West, Central and South borough neighbourhoods. CFC is the lead for South Trafford.

During 2023 we have expanded our service to include working from Gorse Hill Studios and Out There, both in Stretford.

CFC Outcomes

As a solution focused/outcomes‐based organisation, it is essential that the need for any work we undertake is evidenced and that projects are deliberately designed to make an impact which can be measured.

Practically we work to achieve this through:

Despite increased demand we saw 50% of people in less than 2 weeks from their first contact with us. The most frequent presenting problem continues to be anxiety and stress, followed by bereavement and loss, interpersonal relationships, depression, trauma/abuse and issues around self‐esteem. Secondary problems reveal anger management and parenting/family problems as frequent issues. The rise in the incidence of self‐ harm and suicidal ideation, particularly in young people is a marked and very worrying trend.

We have an excellent track record of delivering measurable positive change for people of all ages. For those completing their therapy in 2023:

Reduction in symptoms:

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4. Public Benefit

We are committed to offering affordable, easy to access counselling and emotional well‐being services at a time when demand is growing and statutory provision, particularly at a preventative level, is limited.

We listen to our service users, and we use their feedback to develop and refine everything we do. Most recently this has led to the development of courses to widen understanding around the impact of neurodiversity and to support those managing issues around suicide and self‐harm.

We care deeply about the whole experience. We ask everyone ‘What did we do well’? Some of the responses:

As a mental health charity, we are still experiencing the after effects of the 2020 global pandemic. This is exacerbated by the continuous financial stress experienced by so many in our communities and the pressures that exposure to social media places on so many of our young people. It has been manifest in the increasing levels of distress shared by service users and the subsequent resulting increase in the incidence of the need to work on a case‐by‐case basis with the statutory services to ensure the best possible support is provided.

5. Financial Review

On 8 November 2021 CFC signed an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of The Relationship Hub (TRH), another charity providing counselling services based in Bury. TRH’s Income and costs since that date are included in CFC’s figures.

Income

Incoming resources in the year ended 31 December 2023 were £812,879 (2022 £656,151), an increase of 23.9%. Some 27.3% (2022 30.2%) of this was restricted income received in the form of grants. The remaining income comprised:

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Expenditure

Total expenditure in the year was £809,567 (2022 £749,360), a increase of 8%. There was a surplus on unrestricted funds in the year of £42,602 (2022 deficit £89,639), which when taken from unrestricted funds brought forward of £203,057 gives total unrestricted funds of £245,659 at the year end. From this the Trustees have set aside £39,060 into designated funds,for a sinking fund which the Trustees have set up. The Trustees have had estimates produced of the building works that are likely to be necessary over the next 15 years on the property which CFC occupies to ensure that it continues to meet the standards required under its lease and under Health and Safety Regulations. The total estimated costs originally estimated over a 20 year period were £100,000, and the Trustees are therefore setting aside £5,000 per annum to ensure that there are funds available as and when the work needs to be done. After deducting these designated funds, the general fund stands at £206,598.

Reserves Policy

The objective of the Trustees’ reserves policy is to protect CFC and its charitable activities by ensuring adequate liquidity such that, should the need arise, CFC is able to close down or restructure all or part of its operations whilst still meeting all its financial obligations and without compromising CFC's core services. As a result, CFC has set a target of holding unrestricted reserves equating to a minimum of three months and a maximum of six months expenditure. Total unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2023 were £245,659, which is within the parameters set by the policy.

Funds Available

CFC will continue to work to secure further long term grant funding and to nurture opportunities for additional sources of earned income. The Trustees regularly review funding projections for the current and future years to ensure the organisation makes any required changes in a proactive manner should significant funding reductions be experienced.

Financial Responsibilities and Accounting Procedures

CFC regularly reviews its financial processes and procedures to ensure that they remain appropriate to the size and nature of the charity’s operations.

6. Statement of Trustees responsibilities

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 and the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that year. In preparing the accounts the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable it 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 taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, and trustees for the purposes of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 3.

Company Status

The company is limited by guarantee and all members have agreed to contribute a sum not exceeding £10 in the event of a winding‐up.

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Independent Examiner

Carter, Collins & Myer were appointed as the charitable company's independent examiner for 2020 and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (issued in March 2005) and in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

A Fethers

A Fethers

Date:

19 Sep 2024

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The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

7. Independent Examiners Report

To the members on the unaudited accounts of the Counselling and Family Centre for the year ended 31st December 2023.

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st December 2023, which are set out on pages 13 to 26.

Respective responsibilities of trustee and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner’s Statement Report

No matters have come to my attention in the 2023 Financial Statements, which gives me

(1) reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirement of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities

Have not been met; or

R Newman

Carter Collins and Myer Accountants

Date: 19 Sep 2024

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The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
2023		 Total
2022
2023 2023
Note £ £ £ £
Incoming resources
Donations and grants 2 85,126 221,762 306,888 205,596
Income from charitable activities 3 505,991 ‐ 505,991 450,555
Total incoming resources 591,117 221,762 812,879 656,151
Resources expended
Cost of generating funds 4 ‐ 6,600 6,600 7,320
Direct charitable expenditure 5 548,515 254,452 802,967 742,040
Total resources expended 548,515 261,052 809,567 749,360
Net movement in funds 42,602 (39,290) 3,312 (93,209)
Transfers between funds 15 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Total funds brought forward 203,057 65,896 268,953 362,164
Total funds carried forward 15 245,659 26,606 272,265 268,955

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
11
Investments
Current Assets
Stock
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Amounts falling due in one year
13
Net Current Assets
Net Assets
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Total Funds
18		 2023
2022
£
£
95,152
78,819
20,666
20,666
115,818
99,485
268
638
41,073
35,904
150,808
155,551
192,149
192,093
(35,703)
(22,623)
156,446
169,470
272,264
268,955
245,659
203,057
26,606
65,898
272,265
268,955

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Approved by the Board and signed on their behalf by:

A Fethers

A Fethers Date:

19 Sep 2024

The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

Statement of Cashflow for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
Cash Flows from investing activities:
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
Net income / (expenditure) for the reporting period
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Decrease / (increase) in stock
Decrease / (increase) in investment
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
(Decrease) / increase in creditors
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at Bank
Total cash and cash equivalents		 Total
2023
Total
2022
£
£
23,132
(91,206)
(27,875)
(2,330)
(4,743)
(93,536)
155,551
249,087
150,808
155,551
3,312
(93,209)
11,541
11,997
369
(260)
‐
‐
(5,169)
(8,505)
13,079
(1,229)
23,132
(91,206)
150,808
155,551
150,808
155,551

The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2023

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. They have been applied consistently during the year, and in the preceding year.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Executive Committee for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis when a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered and is included as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Operating leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remains with the lessor, are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they fall due.

Tangible fixed assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Individual items costing less than £500 are not capitalised.

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Fixtures and fittings 25%
Computer equipment 25%
Café equipment 25%

Stock

Stock, which relates to items bought for resale in the Charity’s café, is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Pensions

The charity operates a stakeholder pension scheme for its staff. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. Details of the charity’s contribution are given in Note 9 to these accounts.

2. Incoming resources from grants and donations

Grants
BBC Children in need
Trafford Housing Trust ‐ Limelight
Trafford Housing Trust ‐ Collective
Trafford Standing Together
Awards for All
Henry Smith
Pilgrim Trust
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Garfield Weston
National Lottery Fund RC NW Region
Trafford Inclusive Neighbourhoods
Co‐op
Marks & Spenser
Trafford Council
Forever Manchester
Home Instead
Altrincham Healthcare Alliance
Donations
Other donations
Gifts
TOTAL		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
£
£
£
£
‐
22,914
22,914
‐
‐
20,070
20,070
39,633
‐
6,030
6,030
6,730
‐
‐
‐
4,960
‐
‐
‐
10,000
‐
44,000
44,000
43,700
‐
45,000
45,000
15,000
‐
‐
‐
19,963
‐
25,000
25,000
25,000
‐
55,218
55,218
27,201
‐
‐
‐
2,000
‐
2,081
2,081
1,749
‐
‐
‐
1,000
‐
‐
‐
546
‐
750
750
100
‐
700
700
‐
‐
‐
‐
532
‐
221,762
221,762
198,114
85,126
‐
85,126
7,482
‐
‐
‐
‐
85,126
221,762
306,888
205,596

3. Incoming resources from charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Counselling 312,156 ‐ 312,156 317,979
Room hire 2,533 ‐ 2,533 450
Placement contributions 16,124 ‐ 16,124 ‐
Training 47,122 ‐ 47,122 33,969
Consultancy 39,560 ‐ 39,560 14,745
Café sales 87,317 ‐ 87,317 83,412
Bank Interest Received 1,179 ‐ 1,179 ‐
505,991 ‐ 505,991 450,555
4. Cost of generating funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Fundraising costs ‐ 6,600 6,600 7,320
‐ 6,600 6,600 7,320
5. Direct charitable expenditure
Counselling Total 2023 2022
Services Café Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Staff Costs
Salaries and wages 287,377 39,475 326,852 253,380 580,232 518,284
Café staff ‐ 10,658 10,658 ‐ 10,658 13,407
Counsellors 34,301 ‐ 34,301 ‐ 34,301 39,794
Supervision 27,522 ‐ 27,522 1,072 28,594 25,938
Training 8,511 ‐ 8,511 ‐ 8,511 6,620
Admin support 12,586 ‐ 12,586 ‐ 12,586 12,702
Children's service 14,637 ‐ 14,637 ‐ 14,637 12,335
Management expenses 2,216 ‐ 2,216 ‐ 2,216 1,119
387,149 50,133 437,282 254,452 691,734 630,199
Premises Costs
Rates 7,939 2,647 10,586 ‐ 10,586 10,797
Light and heat 3,497 8,160 11,657 ‐ 11,657 8,374
Cleaning and consumables 6,676 1,669 8,345 ‐ 8,345 4,190
Repairs and maintenance 6,431 2,354 8,785 ‐ 8,785 5,885
Insurance 4,757 1,585 6,342 ‐ 6,342 4,665
29,301 16,415 45,716 ‐ 45,716 33,911
Office Costs
IT 8,494 ‐ 8,494 ‐ 8,494 5,524
Telephone and fax 3,417 ‐ 3,417 ‐ 3,417 4,194
Printing, postage and station 480 ‐ 480 ‐ 480 608
Equipment hire 4,380 ‐ 4,380 ‐ 4,380 1,792
Equipment depreciation 11,542 ‐ 11,542 ‐ 11,542 11,997
Subscriptions and licences 2,366 45 2,411 ‐ 2,411 2,807
Sundry 1,394 ‐ 1,394 ‐ 1,394 4,578
32,074 45 32,119 ‐ 32,119 31,500
Advertising and marketing 622 110 732 ‐ 732 4,524
Legal and professional 1,500 ‐ 1,500 ‐ 1,500 9,682
Finance costs 513 1,540 2,053 ‐ 2,053 4,493
Café cost of sales ‐ 29,114 29,114 ‐ 29,114 27,731
Total costs 451,159 97,357 548,515 254,452 802,967 742,040

6. Café

The charity has been operating a community café on its premises since March 2016. The result of the café included in the statement of financial activities on a full costs allocation basis is summarised below.

Sales
Grants received
Total Income
Cost of Sales
Salaries and wages
Other costs
Net contribution		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
£
£
£
£
87,317
‐
87,317
83,412
‐
‐
‐
55
87,317
‐
87,317
83,467
29,114
‐
29,114
27,731
50,134
‐
50,134
49,799
18,110
‐
18,110
20,342
(10,041)
‐
(10,041)
(14,405)

7. Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within S505 of the Income & Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (ICTA 1998) or S256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

8. Net incoming / (outgoing) resources

2023 2022
£ £
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation 11,542 11,997
Accountancy fees 1,080 1,080

9. Staff costs

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension contributions		 2023
2022
£
£
535,714
476,866
31,958
30,338
12,560
11,080
580,232
518,284

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000

The average number of employees during the year, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents, was as follows;

2023 2022
Clinical 12 11
Operational 8 9

10. Trustees remuneration and expenses

Expenses incurred by members of the Executive Committee in connection with their work for the charity totalling £ nil were reimbursed to them during the year (2022 £ nil).

No Trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year (2022 – £ nil).

11. Tangible Fixed Assets

COST
At 1 January 2023
Additions
Transfer Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023
Transfer Depn b/f
Charges
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
NBV
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022		 Land and
Building
Fixtures and
Fittings
Computer
Equipment
Café Fixtures
& Equipment
Total
2023
£
£
£
£
£
84,915
74,124
8,857
61,523
229,419
‐
‐
25,934
1,941
27,875
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
84,915
74,124
34,791
63,464
257,294
25,534
59,966
6,946
58,154
150,600
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
4,499
3,866
3,177
11,542
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
25,534
64,465
10,812
61,331
162,142
59,381
9,659
23,979
2,133
95,152
59,381
14,158
1,911
3,369
78,819

The capital costs of the cafe have been funded by grants (see note 15) which have been transferred to unrestricted funds. Depreciation has been charged on the assets from the month in which the café was opened.

12. Debtors

Trade Debtors
Prepayments		 2023
2022
£
£
36,440
34,959
4,633
945
41,073
35,904

13. Creditors: amounts falling due in less than one year

Trade Creditors
Accruals
Deferred Income
PAYE and NI		 2023
2022
£
£
9,340
7,800
2,613
3,533
10,051
141
13,699
11,149
35,703
22,623

14. Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds

Tangible Fixed Assets
Stock
Investment
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
£
£
£
95,152
‐
95,152
268
‐
268
20,666
‐
20,666
41,073
‐
41,073
124,203
26,605
150,808
(35,703)
‐
(35,703)
245,659
26,605
272,264

15. Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds

Restricted funds
The Henry Smith Charity
National Lottery Fund RC
Awards for All
Trafford Inclusive Neighbourhoods
Children in Need
THT ‐ Limelight
THT ‐ Collective
Traff
Co‐op
Forever Manchester
Garfield Weston
M&S
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Home Instead
Pilgrim Trust
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds
Designated Funds
Total Funds		 At
01.01.2023
Incoming
resources
Outgoing
resources
Transfers
At
31.12.2023
£
£
£
£
£
10,621
44,000
(43,645)
‐
10,976
8,620
55,218
(56,050)
‐
7,788
11,667
‐
(11,667)
‐
‐
2,000
‐
(2,000)
‐
‐
‐
22,913
(17,044)
‐
5,869
9,907
20,070
(39,633)
‐
(9,656)
(2,591)
6,030
(12,427)
‐
(8,988)
1,240
(1,240)
‐
‐
1,450
2,081
‐
3,531
100
750
(850)
‐
‐
18,750
25,000
(25,000)
‐
18,750
833
‐
(833)
‐
‐
18,299
‐
(19,963)
‐
(1,664)
‐
700
(700)
‐
‐
(15,000)
45,000
(30,000)
‐
‐
65,896
221,762
(261,052)
‐
26,606
164,920
591,116
(548,514)
(924)
206,598
38,137
924
39,061
203,057
591,116
(548,514)
0
245,659
268,953
812,878
(809,566)
0
272,265

The table below provides a brief summary of the purpose for which each restricted fund is to be used.

Name of Restricted
Fund		 Nature and purpose of the Fund
The Henry Smith
Charity		 Contribution to counselling, supervision and administrative costs
National Lottery Fund
RC North West
Contribution to counselling, supervision and administrative costs
Awards for All Fundingtowardsgroupsupport includingallotmentproject
Trafford Inclusive
Neighbourhoods		 Grant to deliver a Perinatal Support Group
BBC Children in Need Part time CYP Counsellor funding
THT ‐ Limelight Contribution to counsellingand administrative costs
THT ‐ Collective Grant to support allotment and marketingcosts
Trafford Standing
Together		 Grant to support Adult counselling
Co‐opLocal Grant to cover trainingcost
Garfield Weston Oneyeargrant to July2020 to cover core costs.
M&S via Neighbourly Grant to support CYP counselling services
Masonic Charitable
Foundation		 Grant to support CYP counselling services
Pilgrim Trust Grant to support familycounselling

The transfers from restricted to unrestricted funds relate to grants received for the purchase of assets. Such grants are transferred to a designated fund to cover the depreciation on these assets over the life of the assets. A transfer is made each year to the General Fund to offset the depreciation charge for the year.

In addition, in 2015 a sinking fund was established to cover major refurbishment costs. An estimate of £100,000 was produced as the cost of the building works that are likely to be necessary over the 20 years (the period of CFC’s lease – see note 16) from the date of establishment of the fund to ensure that it continues to meet the standards required under its lease and under Health and Safety regulations. £5,000 is being set aside each year and drawn on as and when the identified expenditure arises

The movement on these funds in the year is analysed below.

Designated Funds
Sinking Fund
Total Funds		 At
01.01.2023
Transfers In
Transfers
Out
At
31.12.2023
38,136
5,000
(4,076)
39,060
38,136
5,000
(4,076)
39,060

16. Lease Commitments

The charity no annual commitments under non‐cancellable operating leases:

Not later than one year Later than one year and not later than five years Later than five years

2023 2022
£ £
‐ ‐

In addition, the building occupied by CFC is owned by Trafford County Council. On 8 March 2017 the Trustees signed a new 20 year lease with the Council. Under this lease the charity will pay a peppercorn rent for the first five years. Thereafter an annual rent will be payable based on 50% of any surplus arising in the preceding financial year, after taking account of any transfers to reserves required to maintain them at the level agreed by the Trustees.

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