## **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 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 **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)**|| |You**may choose**to 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| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||