2025-04-05-accounts - Share Young People's Counselling Service

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From Period start date To Period end date 06 04 2024 05 04 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

SHARE Young People’s Counselling Service

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1162458

Charity's principal address

Oakley Community Resource Centre

Clyde Crescent

Cheltenham

Postcode GL52 5QJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any)

1 David Furminger
2 Tracey Harper
3 Gordon Hart
4[Ruth Rickman-]
Williams
5 Claire King
6 Christopher Bygrave
7 Lisa Wolf
8 Charlie Roberts

Dates acted if not for whole year

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) SHARE YPCS SHARE YPCS SHARE YPCS SHARE YPCS

SHARE YPCS SHARE YPCS SHARE YPCS SHARE YPCS

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

January 2026

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)	Constitution
How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)	CIO
Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)	By appointment
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Youmay chooseto include additional information, where relevant, about:	We have put the following “Policies and Procedures” in place: Induction Process, Handbook, Safeguarding Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy
●policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;	Organisational Structure We hold Quarterly meetings of Trustees and stakeholders.
●the charity’s organisational	Relationships
structure and any wider	Health and Safety Policy under the umbrella of Oakley Community
network with which the charity	Resource Centre
works;
●relationship with any related	Trustees’ Consideration Risk assessments under the umbrella of Oakley Community Resource
parties;	Centre
●trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.

Section C Objectives and activities

TAR

January 2026

To relieve and prevent suffering caused by mental or physical ill health or by social or economic circumstances among young people up to the age of 25 years old living in Gloucestershire and the surrounding area, in Summary of the objects of the particular but not exclusively by provision of a counselling service. charity set out in its governing document The provision of a self-referring, free counselling service for young people up to the age of 25 facilitated by volunteer counsellors, on-line and face-toface depending on circumstances, at varying times. We provide counselling to up to 12 clients per week. All clients are assessed prior to appointments with their counsellor to establish the level of need and ensure that counsellors are working within their limits. In so doing, the Trustees have acted entirely ethically and appropriately for the public benefit and within the guidelines of our Constitution as approved and agreed by the Charity Commission. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

TAR

January 2026

Our entirely voluntary group consists of 5 trained counsellors, 3 trainee counsellors, 3 supervisors, 2 coordinators, 1 general assistant. As part of our provision of service we accept trainee counsellors at Diploma level who wish to continue their professional development and receive full training and clinical supervision. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

TAR

January 2026

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We have provided regular free counselling, on line and face-to-face for young people in Cheltenham and surrounding areas on 46 weeks of the year. 206 counselling and 60- supervision hours were offered. Client sessions are varied between 6-12 weeks for clients depending on the level of need. Our clients mainly present with the following problems: Emotional/Personal, School/work, Relationship Feedback from our clients collected through questionnaires at the end of their sessions informs us that 83% found our service to be “very helpful”, the remaining 17% considered it “fairly helpful” on a five-point scale.

Written feedback when invited to provide extra comments about their experience included the following examples by our clients: “Helped me talk about things on my mind. I am happier.” “Reflection. A place where uncomfortable thoughts could come to the forefront safely.” “Counselling has been a safe haven, a good place for help”

Section E Financial review

TAR

January 2026

Any reserves (which on 05/04/25 amount to £3,179.42) are held with the Brief statement of the Co-op Bank. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The charity relies solely on donations from clients, the general public and You may choose to include corporate organisations. Key expenditures are the charity's website, additional information, where mobile phone, which is used for all client contact as well as the printing of relevant about: required paperwork and training needs.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Johanna Niehues

Full name(s) Johanna Niehues

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Coordinator (Trustee in 25/26)

Date 01/02/2026

TAR

January 2026

Co-op Bank Account No. 0892996576681300

Date: 5th April 2023

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT 2024/2025

SHARE YPCS Registered Charity Number 116245 shareypcs@yahoo.com

	DATE DESCRIPTION DEBITS CREDITS ACCOUNT BALANCE
	Balance brought forward 06/04/2024 £3,098.44
	08/08/2024 Zurich Plc,Public LiabiltyInsurance £96.00 £3,002.44
	01/11/2024 TraceyHarper LiabiltyInsurance £93.42 £2,909.02
	12/12/2024 Donation Mr T. Ellis £200.00 £3,109.02
	27/12/2024 Wix web site subscription £129.60 £2,979.42
	06/02/2025 Donation Mr T. Ellis £200.00 £3,179.42











	Co-op Bank Account No. 0892996576681300 Balance at 05/04/2025: £3,179.42

	DATE DESCRIPTION DEBITS CREDITS ACCOUNT BALANCE
	Balance brought forward 06/04/2024 £3,098.44
	08/08/2024 Zurich Plc,Public LiabiltyInsurance £96.00 £3,002.44
	01/11/2024 TraceyHarper LiabiltyInsurance £93.42 £2,909.02
	12/12/2024 Donation Mr T. Ellis £200.00 £3,109.02
	27/12/2024 Wix web site subscription £129.60 £2,979.42
	06/02/2025 Donation Mr T. Ellis £200.00 £3,179.42











	Co-op Bank Account No. 0892996576681300 Balance at 05/04/2025: £3,179.42