and Flnandal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mavth 2024 crfty Number. 1159779
Ind•x to the Hn•nd•l St•tem For the Year Ended 31 Marth 2024 Report of the Trustees Recelpts and Payments Account Report of the Reportln8 Attountant
for the Year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 The Trustees hebY present their report with the financial ststements of the Charitsble Incorporated Organisation forthe year ended 31 March 2024 Constltutlon: The charitsble incorporated or8anlsatlon was e5tsblished on 5 January 2015 and is 8overned by its constitutlon Rqlst•rod Charlty Numb•r. IIS9779 The appolntment of trusteesls by slmple majorlty ofthe existln8 trustees in accordan¢e with paragraph 12 of the constltution. The trustees during the period under review are: Rel A 8ud8ell Iresl8ned 29 AprS120241 Mrs CA Cole Mr P G Gibson IChalr} MrJJ Hepburn Correspondent: Mr D C Slndalr Addrem; Hare Cotta8e 20 Woodlands Hazelbury 8ryan Stumlnster Newton Dorset DTIO 2DD Sue Wlntle Independent Examlner 27 Bascott Road Boumemouth tyorset BHII 8R) Ctroperatlve Bank pk PO Box 101 l Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP Governance The ChatsbIe Incorporated Organisation is run by the Trustees on a voluntary basls. Day to day management and control 15 exercised by the servi Manager. Page I
Wessex Psyd and CnStI11 CIO for the Ye•r ended 31 March 2024 Rlsk Management The Trustees are aware of their responsibilty for mantyng risk and seek professional advlce and where appropriate put insurance cover in place. The charSty malntslns reserves equlvalent to one rnonth's expendlture. Cfvers48ht The Trustees meet with the Ser¥lce Manager at roughly four monthly InteThals to be kept up to date wlth monthty actlvlty stattstlcs and accounts and dlscu55 the future dlrectlon of the tharlty. Name Chanie Havln8 received the consent of the Charity Commisslon to change the name of the charlty to Wessex Pastoral Counselllng CIO to better refiect the wlder range ol help It offer5 and carries out the Trustees ratified thb decision on 9 May 2024. Oblactlwi and A¢tMtl The object and prlnclpal actlvlty of the Charltable Incorporated Or8anl4tlon Is to prornote fi)r the publlc benefit the mental. emotlonal, splrltual and physlcal heakh of persons resident in Dorset and (at the dlscretSon of the Charity Trustees) other countie5 by provldSng psychotherapy and counsellln8 and by such other meaDS as the Charlty Trustees may from tlme to time dedde Indudin8 superrflslon and tralning. Athlwem•nts and perfom The counsellln8 team was joined by a placement tralnee between September 2023 and January 2024. The tearn of 3 12023.2) counsellors delivered 120 12023: 2561 counsellln8 hours 47% compared to the year endin8 In 20231 helplng 1412023.131 individuals and I {2023:31 couplelsl. The team continue to counsel nationally. remotely, online from counsellors, homes as well as face to face locallv. Flnanclal Revlew The flnancial Statements are exempt from the audit requirements of Sectlon 144{21 Charltles Act 2011 but have been subjected to an Independent Examination. In the year under review the charity generated income from counselling of £S.483 {2023: £10.4031153% compared to the year ending in 20231 at a cost of £5,93912023- £11,729) (51% compared to the year endin8 in 20231. The charlty also reoi¥ed donations of £724 {2023: £8161 Includlng related Income tax recoverable. Page 2
Report of the Tnstees forthe Year ended 31 ma 2024 Publlc Benefft We confimi that the trustees have pald due regard to the Charftles Comm5sslon 8uldance on public benefrt in planning the activities the charity should undertake. Truste resp1b1lltlls In rdatlon to Ilnandal statem The trustees are responslble for preparbn8 the Annual Report and the financlal ststements In accordance wlth applkable law and regutatlons. The trustees are requlred to prepare finandal statsments for each financlal year in accordance with Unlted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practlce (United Kingdom Accountin8 Stsndards and applkable lawl. The financlal statements are requlred by law to glve a true and falr vlew of the stste of affalrs of the charity and of Its Incomln8 resources and application of resourw ot the charity for that perfod. In preparlng these Ilnanclal statements, the trustees should follow practlce arKI. • select sultsble accounting pollcles and then apply them conslstently; • make Jud8ments and estirnates that a reasonable and prudent; • stste whether applicable UK Accounting Stsndards have been followed: and epare the finandal ststements on the golnq concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume that the Crity wlll contlnue In operatlon. The trustees are responslble for keepSn8 aceountln8 records whlch dlsclose w]th reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posltlon of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financlal ststements comply WFth the appllcable law. regulatlons and the trust deed. They are also responsible for safe8uardin8 the assets of the tharlty and hence for taking reasonable steps for the pr•v•ntlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irre8ularlti*s. Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mln•r Sue Wintle. Independent Examlner. has expressed her wllllngness to continue •5 "Independent Examineff of the Charltable incorporated orgènlsatlon. Approv by the tru5te•s and slgned on thdr behallby. Carol Cole-Trustee Dated: 25 June 2024 Page 3
Re¢elpts and Payments Account forthe Y¢ar ended 31 March 2024 yle 31->24 yle 31->23 10403 Counselllng Fees Donatlons non-glft aided gift aided 724 816 724 6207 816 11219 C¢)sts of generntlng funth SulKontrartor's fees SupeNlslon f*es Travellin8 103 4548 0 8158 Chrltsbh Artl¥ftl•s Office Equlpment Communications Phone Prlnting Postage Statlonery Insufance Admln15tratlon Welfare 2145 131 199 120 ios 166 122 51 122 5(Kl 122 5(X) Sundrles 1106 3286 Governance Costs Independent Examlnees Fee Inform4tion Commlsslomrs Olfice 250 250 35 285 11729 22 Ex¢essllDelkft) of rrfelpts over paym•nts Bank balance as at 31 March 2023 Bank balance as at 31 March 2024 {510} 1394 1394 Uabllltlos Independent Examlnerfs Fee 250 250 These accounts were appr by the Board of Trustee5 on 25 June 2024 and slgned on It5 behalf by: Chalr Peter Glbson Trustee Carol Cole Pa8e 4
Wessex Psychotherapy and cosellIng CIO INDEPENDErir EXAMINEWS REPORTON THE ACCOUNTS Report to the trustees of Wessex Psydtherapy and Qjunselling CIO. on accounts forthe year ended 31 Marth 2024 ReSpe(d respon5ibllilies of Trustees and examlner The chari$ trustees consider that an audit is not required forthis year (under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 {the Artll and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to". Examine the accounts lunder sertion 145 of the Art): To follow the prdureS laid down in the General Directions 8n by the Charity Commission (under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act), and To state whether particular matters ht come to my attention. 8as1s of Independent examlner's statem My examination wa5 carried out in accordance with Genernl Directions 8iven by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accountln8 records kept by the charlty and a coMparin of the accounts presented with those records. It al includes consideration of anv unusual items ordisclosuresin theaccounts. and seeking explanationsfrom you as trusteesconcerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that 44x)uld be required In an audit, and consequently no opinion is glven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view and the report is limited to those matters set ¢>ut in the statement below. Independent examlnerfs ststement In the course of my examin*ion. no matter has come to my attention: l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that. in any material respect. the Members of the PCC have not met the requirements to ensure that: Proper accountin8 record5 are kept lin accordance with section 41 of the Artl: and b. Accounts are prepared which agree with the accountin8 records and comply with the accounting reqUIrnents of the Act: or 2. To which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. Signed_S4ai...-.... Dats... 2810812024..... Sue Wintle A5sociatlon of Charity Independent Examiners 27 Bascott Road Bournemouth Dorset BHII 8RJ Page 5