Report of thè Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 for Wessex Pastoral Counsellin8 CIO Charity Number.. 1159779 Wessex Pastoral Counselling CIO Index to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Page Report of the Trustees Receipts and Payments Account Report of the Reporting Accovntant Wessex Pastoral Counselling CIO Report of the Trustee5 for the Year ended 31 Marth 2025 The Trustees hereby present their report with the financial statements of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year ended 31" March 2025 Trust Information. Structure. Governan￿ and Management.. Constitutlon: The charitable incorporated organisation was established on 5 January 2015 a5 Wessex Psychotherapy and Counselling CIO but changed its name on 9 May 2024 to Wessex Pastoral Counselling CIO to better reflect the wider ranee of help it now offer5 and carries out. It is governed by it5 constitution Registered Charity Number: 1159779 Trustees: The appointment of trustees is by simple majority of the existinE trustees in accordance with paragraph 12 of the constitution. The trustees during the period under review are.. MrsCACole Mr P G Gibson IRetired 24 June 20241 Mr l J Hepb￿rn (Chairl Corre$pondent'. Mr D C Sinclair Address: Hare Cottage 20 Woodlands Hazelbury Bryan Sturminster Newton Dorset DTIO 2DD Independent Examiner- Sue Wintle Independent Examiner 27 Bascott Road Bournemouth Dorset BHII 8RJ Bankers- Co-operative Bank plc PO Box 101 l Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP Governance The Charitable Incorporated Organisation is run by the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Day to day management and control is exercised by the Service Manager. Page I Wessex Pastoral Counselling CIO Report of the Trustees forthe Yearended 31 March 2025 Continued Risk Management The Trustees a￿ aware of their responsibility for managing risk and seek professional advice and where appropriate put Insurance cover in place. Reserves The charity maintains resetves equivalent to one month's expenditure. O¥ersl8ht The Trustees meet with the Service Manager at roughly four monthly inteNals to be kept up to date with monthly activity and accounts and to discuss the future direction of the charity. Objectives and Activities The object and principal activity of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is to promote for the public benefFt the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health of persons resident in Dorset and lat the discretion of the Charity Trustees) other counties by providing psychotherapy and counselling and by such other means as the Charity Trustees may from time to time decide including supetvision and training. Achlevements arrfl performance The team of 112024=31 counsellorlsl delivered 2612024- 1361 counselling hour5, helping 6 12024-141 individuals and I12024'.11 couple. The team have ceased counselling to focus on delivering training in parenting and pastoral care. Financial Review The financial statements are exempt from the audit ￿qUirementS of Section 144121 Charities Att 2011 but have been subjected to an Independent Examination. In the year under review the charity generated income from counselling of £1,11512024.. 5,4831 at a cost of £2,643 12024.. £5,939). The charity also received donations of £868 12024.. £7241 including related income tax recoverable. Page 2 Wèssex Pastoral Counselling CIO Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 31 March 2025 Continued Public Benefit We confirm that the trustees have paid due regard to the Charities Commission guidance on public benefit in planning the artivities the charity should undertake. rrustèès. rÈsponsibilities in relation to financial statements The trustees Bre responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the finantial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted AccountinE Prattice (Uniled Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable lawl. The financial 5tatemer)ts are required by law to give a tTue and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of it5 incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that pèriod. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees should follow best practice and- select suitable accounting policie5 and then apply them consistently; make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether applicable UK Accounting Standard5 have been followed.. and prepare the financial statement5 on the going concern basis unle55 It ths inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting recoids which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statement5 comply with the applicable law, regulations and the trust deed. They are also responsiblÈ for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detettion of fraud and other irregularities. Indepèndent Examiner Sue Wintle, Independent Examiner. has expressed her willingness to conlinue as 'Independent Examiner" of the charitable incorporated organisation. Approved by the trustees and signed on thèir behalf by: Carol Cole- Trustee Dated.. 29 April 2025 Page 3 Wessex Pastoral Counselling ao Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31 March 2025 yle 31-3-25 1115 Counselling Fees Donations non*ift aided gift aided yle 31-3-24 5483 868 724 724 6207 1983 Costs of generating funds Subcontractor's fees Travelling 875 875 103 4548 Charltsble Activlties Communications Phone Printin$ Postage Stationery Insurance Administration Sundries 569 181 105 166 122 51 85 li 137 5LX) 122 500 40 1106 1483 Governance Costs lftdependent Examiner's Fee Information Commissioners Office 250 35 285 250 35 285 5939 264 Excessl{Deficltl of receipts over payments Bank balance as at 31 March 2023 Bank balante as at 31 March 2024 16601 1662 l(XJ2 268 1394 1662 Liabilitles Independent Examiner's Fee 250 250 These accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 29 April 2025 and ssgned on tts behalf by: Chair Josh Hepburn Trustee Carol Cole Page 4 ssex Pastoral Counselling CIO INDEPEP4DENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOU￿5 Reportto the trustèes of We55ex Pastordl Counselling ao* on accounts for the yearended 31 Marth 2025 RespertEve responslb11￿leS of Trustees and wmlner The charivs trustees consider thatan audit is not required forthi5 veèr lunder sectÉon 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the ALtII an(J that Bn independent eDminatton Is needed. tt is my Tesponsibilityto.. Examine the actovnts lunder sectlon 145 of the Actl- To follgw the procedures laid down in the General Direciions given bythe Charity C¢)rnmi55ion lunder section 14515llbl of the Attl, and To state whether particular fnatters have came to my attentton. 8asis of Independent &yarnlner's statement My examination was carried out in accordènce with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indtsdes a review of the accounting record5 kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. Ft also includes cons*deration of any unusual items oi disdosures in the accounts. andseeking explanationsfrom you astrustees COn￿rning any SL*ch matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required in an audit. ar*d consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present è'true and fair Vie￿ and the report is limiteil to those matters set out in the ststement below. Independent &yaminerfs statement In the course of my examination, no matter ha5 cometo my atte￿0￿. l. Which gives me reasonable causÈ to believe that. in any material respect, the Members ol the PCC ha￿ not rnetthe requiremerkts to ensure that-. Proper accounting records are kept lin accordance with sect5on 41 of the Artl; and b. Accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records cornply with the accounting requirements of the Art,- or 2. To which. in my opÈnion, attention should be drawn Ill orderto enable a proper understandlng olthe accounts to be reathed. Signed..S4ai......... Date... C*10912025._.. Sue Wintle Assoaation of Charity Independent Examiners 27 Bascott Road Bournemouth Dorset BHII 8RJ Page 5