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2021-12-31-accounts

Still the Hunger (A company limited by guarantee)

Report and Unaudited Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2021

Charity number 1151004 Company number 8324984 (Registered in England and Wales)

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Contents

Contents


Directors and Trustees Report
Reference and Administrative Information 3
Structure, Governance and Management 4
Objectives and Activities 5
Our Approach 5
Future Plans 6
Financial Review 6
Statement of Directors Responsibilities 7
Members of the Trustee Body 8
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees 9
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2021 11
Balance Sheet at 31 December 2021 12
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 13

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Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name Still the Hunger Charity Registration No. 1151004 Company Registration No. 8324984 Registered Office 11 Glebe Road, Reading, RG2 7AG

Trustees

Stephen Hogg, Chair (Appointed 10 December 2012) David Metson (Appointed 29 January 2015) Rachel Hogg (Appointed 30 June 2021)

Secretary

Beverley Hutton

Steering Group

Beverley Hutton (Project Director) Stephen Hogg David Metson Paul Hutton Monia Conforti Georgina Lindsay

Independent Examiner

Holy Brook Associates

Accountant

Rachel Belshaw

Bankers

Barclays PLC, 2 & 4 Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AE

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Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 10[th] December 2012 and registered as a charity on 28[th] February 2013. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustee Body

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Trustee Body. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the members of the Board of Trustees are elected to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting.

New Trustees are recruited by direct invitation from the existing Board of Trustees and are identified either by the Board of Trustees or by referral to the Trustees. In extending invitations, account is taken of the skills present and needed around the Board table. Potential Trustees are invited to attend Trustee meetings as observers and enabled to familiarise themselves with the organisation. Once mutual agreement as to the suitability of the appointment has been established new Trustees may be appointed to serve in association with the Board of Trustees until the next round of Board elections.

Risk Management

The trustees carried out regular risk assessment exercises throughout 2021 and considered that the chief area of concern going forwards was with regards to the ongoing management of in person clinical work during the pandemic. We made the following changes:

  1. Clinical work with clients would be conducted on-line via Zoom during periods of higher numbers of COVID-19 infection, according to government guidelines, and therapist personal choice, until safe to return to face to face appointments.

  2. All other meetings would be held over Zoom.

  3. All supervision would be held over Zoom.

  4. All training, conferences, and CPD would be carried out via Zoom.

All clinical work continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic of 2021, and clinical work continued to increase with referrals being received nationally and internationally. We continued to offer our courses and training to a wider number of clients and therapists over Zoom.

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Organisational Structure

Day to day operational leadership is delegated by the Board of Trustees to a Project Director (PD) who is supported by a Steering Group. The Board of Trustees is a policy making Board, having adopted the Carver principles of governance. It sets policies that limit the freedom of the Project Director where that is needed and sets policies for the strategic ends of the charity for a rolling 3-5 year plan that are reviewed each year. For governance, the Board of Trustees liaises only with the Project Director, who is free to make decisions within the bounds of the strategic plan and governance parameters. The PD reports back to the Board of Trustees and to the Steering Group about ongoing process and developments, that records progress against objectives and the strategic plan, and any exceptions to governance parameters.

Objectives and Activities

Charitable Objects

  1. To provide a Recovery Programme for people with mental health needs.

  2. To provide a supportive environment within which individuals can work together to overcome dysfunctional life patterns and negative cycles of behaviour and thinking.

  3. For the public benefit, in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs, to assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental illness of any description, or in need of rehabilitation, as a result of such illness, by the provision of facilities for emotional support and recreation

Primary Objective

Still the Hunger aims to help bridge the gap that exists between church and the NHS, and to bring a more holistic approach to the treatment and support of those suffering with enduring emotional difficulties. We aim to:

  1. Respond to need at the point of referral and integrate individuals into an individually tailored programme, where appropriate, and as soon as possible to alleviate suffering and deterioration.

  2. Enable individuals to reach their full potential, take an active role within society, including stable relationships, and engage in work or education.

  3. Build self-esteem, and reduce the stigma and isolation associated with mental illness.

  4. Enable individuals to explore their spirituality in a safe environment and, if desired, help them to develop their faith and understanding of the nature of their difficulties from a Christian perspective.

Our Approach

We provide a service where individuals can receive individual psychotherapy, EMDR, and/or weekly group therapy. Once a month we offer a free support group for anyone

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affected by Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), which is also open to carers, partners, and family members. This is offered in partnership with the BDD Foundation. We started a new similar support group for those affected by Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), which was very much appreciated by current clients affected by this disorder.

Following referral, we meet with potential clients as soon as possible to discuss an individually tailored care package and aim to integrate them into a suitable care plan within 1-4 weeks from first point of contact. Our service is therefore extremely valuable and unique as it can be accessed immediately, either directly by the individual or through a referring clinician or community organisation. Anyone over the age of 18 with longstanding emotional difficulties is eligible to access our evening therapy group, and we accept clients of all faiths and none. We also provide individual therapy for adolescents, and the BDD group attracts some that are younger, who may come accompanied by a parent.

Members of the BDD support group are able to support one another outside of hours through a closed confidential on-line forum. This enables the therapeutic community feel of Still the Hunger to continue. This forum is facilitated by our therapists, who are able to intervene or provide additional advice or support as necessary.

We completed an additional version of the MORE Course material into a teaching resource for therapists working with faith and complex mental health conditions. This was successfully run in 2021. We were then approached with a view to running a webinar on an integrated approach to EMDR for the Association of Christian Counsellors, which we did and was very well attended and well received.

Dr Monia Conforti made the decision to step down from her role within the Steering Group and in her clinical capacity with StH from December 2021. Charles French, who completed his training as a Psychodynamic Counsellor in 2021, took over, and will operate out of the Reading base two days a week.

Future Plans

We intend to offer Intensive EMDR Retreats from 2022. A suitable base for this project to run from was found during 2021. Intensive EMDR is hugely successful in Holland with complex mental health conditions but is not something that is on offer in the UK as far as we are aware so this is an exciting plan, which has the support of the EMDR community and others. This would run from a second base in the UK alongside the Reading office.

Financial Review

Presentation of the financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with The Charities Act (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and The Charity Commission Statement of

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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.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees have set a policy on reserves that there should be sufficient for normal expenditure of a minimum of 2 months, and a maximum of 12 months. During the financial year the reserves were not met and fell below the minimum 2 months. The Trustees continue to work towards rectifying this and, having considered various options, hope that the changes made will enable us to move into a more sustainable financial model which is less dependent on grant giving for the next financial year.

Principle funding resources

The total income from all sources for the year ended 31 December 2021 was £62,953 and total expenditure £63,347.

The main source of income is client fees with the balance coming from donations.

The Charity is no longer dependent on fundraising and has managed to cover it’s costs through an increasing number of referrals for EMDR therapy specifically. Referrals are coming in from a variety of sources, but we have seen an increase in applications from higher earning clients. This has enabled us to continue offering low cost therapy to those on lower incomes/benefits according to our sliding scale of fees, and depending on each therapist’s workload and ability to accommodate to low cost work on a discretionary basis.

Statement of Directors Responsibilities

The Charities Act and the Companies Act require the Directors (who are also the trustees for Charity Law) to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial period. In preparing those financial statements, the directors should follow best practice and:

The Directors are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act

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  1. The Directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors are also responsible for the contents of the Directors’ Report, and the responsibility of the independent examiner in relation to the Directors’ Report is limited to examining the report and that ensuring on the face of the report there are no inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102) and in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Members of the Trustee Body

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

In accordance with company law, as the directors of the company, we certify that:

Independent Examiner

Holy Brook Associates were appointed as the charitable company’s Independent Examiner in 2021 and agreed to continue to act in that capacity.

Approved by the Trustees on 25/10/2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Stephen Hogg (Chair of Trustees)

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Independent Examiners Report

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Still the Hunger members of

On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 31stDecember 2021 Charity no
(if any)		 1151004
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Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of trustees The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement 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 the 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.

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Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached .

Date: 24[th] October 2022 Signed: Name: Rachel Eden Relevant professional ACMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Holy Brook Associates, Curious Lounge, 1st Floor, Pinnacle Building, Tudor Road, Reading, England, RG1 1NH

Section B Disclosure

[NONE ]

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statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) forthe year ended 31 December 2021 2021 2021 Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds 2020 Totsl Funds Note Unrestriaed Funds Income from.. Donations and legacles Grants Donations Chaiitable activities Fees Charged Other trading activities Fundraising Events Book sales and course incom 3.650 9.869 4.018 3.575 7.593 52.305 52.305 39.2% 60 208 2.455 2.455 Total income 58,778 3.575 62,353 53,083 Expenditurè on: Raising funds Charitatle acti¥rities 61.TT3 470 62.243 46.569 Other 360 360 1.411 Total expenditure 62,133 4T0 62,603 41,980 Net incorne I lexpendithrel foi the year 13.3551 3.105 12501 5.103 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 7.465 7.465 2.363 Total funds coriied forwfjrd 4.110 3,105 7.215 7.466 li

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021 2021 2020 Note Fixed assets Tangible as5els Totsl fixed assets 1.114 1,114 647 641 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Total curr&nt assets 2.762 7.473 10.235 1.755 10.166 11.921 Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year 4.134 5.102 Net current assets 6.101 6.819 Total net assets 10 7.215 7.466 The funds of the charity Unrestricted fijnds Restricted income fijnds 4.110 3.105 7.466 Total charity funds 11 7.215 7.466 In preparingthese financial ststementS'. lal The trustees are of the opinion that the company is entitled to the exemption from audit conferred by Section 477 of the Companies Art 2(K)6; Ibl No notice has been dep051ted under Section 476 of the Companie5 Art 2(X)6. and Icl The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for: lil ensuringthat the company keeps accounting records which comply with Section 386 of the Companies Act 2(￿. and 1111 preparing accounts which give a true and fairvlew of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its income and expenditure for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sertions 394 and 395, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Art 2￿. so far as applicable to the company. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provi5ion5 applicable to companies subjert to the smaller companies regime within Part of the Companies Act and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 IFRS 1021. Approved by the Trustees on 2511012022 and signed on their behalf by: step en Hogg Chair of Trustees Company Registration No. 8324984

Notes fonning part ol the financbal Statements lor the year ended 31 December 2021 1 Accounting pol￿￿$. a) stil the Hun9er a reystered chÈrty Ènd a tharlablè cDtnpèny lmltd by guarantte nctsrporated in EngLand and Wa￿9 The regstered office s 11 G￿be Road, Readhi9. RG2 7AG. bl The fmanaal statements have been prepared n accordance wfth Accounting and Reportng by Charthes.. StstenEnt of Recomended Practre applicabk to charitts preparing ther accounts li accordance wth the Fianual Reporting standard Jpplicab hl the UK and Republr of keland IFRS 1021 leffect￿e 1 Januory 201514CharEs SORP FRS 1021 the Financkil Reporbng Standard jppIub￿ In the UK and Reput)Ic of Ire￿n￿ IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act2006. The Jccounts h8ve been prepared underthe hBlorical cost convenbDn wth temj recognued Jt cost or transJdh)n value otherW￿e stated ￿ the rekvanl acc(}unt￿g PDlcy note5 The Jccounts Jre prep&red in slertng which is the funcbonal currency of the corryany. Monetary arrounts in these accounts are rounded tD the ne&reyt £ The charty constitutes 8 public benefrt entity as defned by FRS 102. The charty has a reasonob expectatb)n that there are adequate resources lo continue li oper8tth)nal ex￿tenCe forthe forseeabk future. I has therefore continued to Jdopt the ooing concern basLS n prepuring its fhijncijl ¥tatements. cl Vobntary incorre vs receNed by way of OonJti)nJ and grjnts, and LS ncluded In the Staterrent of Financ￿81A￿￿it￿ when there i4 SUff￿ent certaty th&t recept of the InCOw￿ L% prob&ble and the amDunt can be ￿￿5￿[ed rel￿￿b￿. The value Df services pfovKled by vD￿nteerS has not been induded dl Expendrture ￿ recogni%ed on an accruab bas&%. Detai of the ah)catJn of thB expendure ￿ shown under Note 3 headed Yotal ExpenditJre-. Support costs bicbjde central fUn¢t￿nS ènd have been alouled on the bas¥ of resouces used. el Deprec￿t￿ft is pro¥hYed at rates cjèukiled to wrrte off the cost of each asset over rts expected useful life. which n all case¥ ¥ estimled al 4 years of are capalJed where the purchase pnce exceetts £500. fi Debtors are rec)gnised al the Sett￿￿ernt affount. PrepaY￿ernts are vabJed atthe arnounl prepll￿. gl Cash at bank and In hand in¢￿￿e$ ￿$h hehy at a bank current account. h) Credrtor$ and provsw)n$ are recognsed a$ soon 8$ there ts a kyal or constructive oblgation cJ)mlh'ng the chartyto th&t expendlure where rt ts probabk that settkmenl wll be required and the obligalKin can be measured rehab￿. i The charty has financ￿1 Jssets and fhijnojl Ikqbitbe¥ of J kind that qualify JJ basic finjnckil nstrurrenls Bas f￿8￿C￿l ￿StrU￿￿t8 are reciignLsed at trans&d￿n V&￿e and 8ubsequentW measured attheir settknentvalue. U￿restr￿ed funds are donations and other incorrthig resources recer4oble or genernted for the obi?cts of the charty wrthout further speCif￿d purp kl Reslricttd funds aretts be used for spècffic purposes as kvj down bythedonors. 2 Taxat￿￿ The charrtabk Company B exempt frorn corporatv)n t&x on ts charitabk ' J Totsl Expenditure Other- Governance costs Other- Support costs Charitab actiw*Es funds Tota12021 Total 2020 Unre$tTkted staff costs PenS￿D costs Trahing and travel Flent EMDR equ￿￿￿t Courses. and bDO Tekphone Prmlfft9 and stat¥)nery Marketsno Cornpulef costs and website Sundry expenses hisurance Fund raLShlg Costs TherapMI feej PrOfess￿n￿l Fees Bookkeeping Fees SubscrptsDn5 kndependenl Examiier hlinor office equprftnt and repars Bank charges Deprec¥31ion 35.475 1.797 400 8.160 1.281 1.915 35,475 1.797 400 8.160 1.281 1.915 24,352 1,878 744 8.760 1.205 324 40 1,587 40 1,557 81 152 429 100 2.610 4.375 879 628 429 100 2.610 4.375 879 626 360 519 430 Tottsl UnrestrKte 360 13

Not•s forniinq part of th• financial stat•m•nts for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2021 Icontdl 3 Total Expenditure cont'd Other- GoveTnance cosls Other- Supwrt cosls Raising funds CharilatAe actmties Total 2021 Total 2020 Restrlcted Staff Cost5 Minor il&ms of equipment 470 470 389 1.978 470 470 2,367 4 Staff Costs 2021 2020 Staff Cost5 Pension cost5 35.945 1.797 37.742 24.741 1.878 26.619 The *Èrage number offull time ÈquN31Ènt em[￿tyéeS.. I categories No employees had emolurnenls in excess of £60.000. 5 Gtants Received 202 Unrestricted riath TtU5t 1.650 1.650 Restricted AJb&rt Hunt Trust SFYingboard 2.000 2000 6 Truste￿ expenses iemunerotio 2021 203) Costs of meetings. briefings and conforentes Rernun&ration No remuneration or r&imbJrsed expenses w&re psid to any of th? trust&es in the year. 7 Tangible fixed assets Office & IT oifice 8 IT È4uipment equipmÈnt Cost At 1 Janu8ry 2021 Additions In the year Disposals In the year At 310ecetnber 2021 1.599 855 2.605 839 1845 1,599 2.454 Depreciation At 1 January 2021 Charge for the year Oisposals In the year At 31 December 2021 952 388 2.050 192 952 Net book value al 31 0ecembeT 2021 6¢7 14

Notès lo￿1n9 part of thè finaneial statèmÈ1￿ for thè yèar Èndèd 31 DÈeembÈr 2021 Ic¢)nedl 2021 2020 8 Debtors Clients. fees Pre-payments 2.388 374 1.400 355 1.755 2021 2020 9 Credilots.. arnounts falling due within oDe yeai T8X8tion and social secuiity Other creditors and accruals 413 159 4.943 5.102 4.134 10 Analy51¥ of net a￿ets belween funds 2021 Totsl Funds io Total Funds Unrestrlded Funds Restr1e￿d Funds Tangl￿8 fixed asset5 Current assets 1.114 10235 41M 7.215 1.114 10.235 647 11.921 5.102 7.466 Total nei assets ai 31 December 2021 7.215 11 Pkntemeni In fiJnd$ At1Jan 2021 lthtomÈ ExpÈnditurÈ At 31 DÈt 2021 Unrestricted fijnds Restricted income fijnds Total funds 7.465 58.T18 3.575 62.353 62.133 47D 62.603 4.110 3.105 7.215 7.465 12 Control The Company is under the joint eontrol of the 3 Directors gu3ranleÈ the li2bilitiÈs of the Compaw up to a maximum of £1 each There is no one ultirnale controllin9 party. 13 Relatsd Party Tra￿￿ctionS There are no related party transactions in the period. 15