ASHFORD COUNSELLING SERVICE LIMITED TRusfEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 01/01123 TO 3V1212023 IpirRODucfioN Wrth the Covid pandemic very much in our rear-view mirror, 2023 has been a year of ￿buIldIn8 and drawing back together a Centre based team. In-person counsellrn8 has ensured a busy celltre, which has returned to a welpused hub. We have devel0k￿d a rn0￿ hybrid way of workir& incorpofaling the benefits of online work but wtth the emphasi5 on Trperson contact. The longer-term effects of CovSd are Ilkely to remaln with u5 for many more years to come. There is noticeable increase in the complextty of client cases and we have found that we are recerrfin8 client referrals from clients Signposted to tss from cther oversubsuibed mental health or8anisations and charities. Our referrals contlnue to increase year on yeaf. SEcfioN A- REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATK)N Ch•rlty rn8lstratlon number. 1169322 Reglrtèrnd ¢harlty: Ashford Counsellin8 ServKe (CIO) Prfndpl Addreo: The Paul 8ower Centre, 123 Church Road. Ashford TN24 OJQ TRusfEES WHO MANAGE THE CHARrrY (Executive Committee) Hu h Cooper John Rampton Susan Smith Darren Sharpe Chair Hon. TreaSu￿r Elerted at AGM 2022 Elected at AGM 2022 Elected at AGM 2022 Elected at AGM 2022 ADVISERS AND AGEpifs Edwards Williams Ltd vacant Ll ds Bank. Ashford Accountant and Independent Exarniner Independent Consultant and Tax Adviser Bankers SENIOR STAFF Durfn8 thls perfod FeMrn￿ Bofis￿r January 2023 to presenl Brlgitte McAndrew Michelle Cage Manager Clinical Lead Administrdtor SECTION B. sfRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The organisation was established in 1987 and is 8o¥emed by its constitution. sin￿ July 2021 the ser¥itÈ is a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Or8ani￿tl0ft) mana8ed by itsTTUStee Body. TheTrustee Body consists of volunteers selected for the skills they can bring to the organisation as well as thelr interest and Commitment to our work. They meet at least quarterly {January. April. Juty and October); in 2022 they met forrnalW ei8ht times. Trustees are voted in each year at the Annual General Meeting by members of Ashford Counsellin8 SeNice plu5 attendees from local Of8anisation5 WIK> have an interest in our work. Following last yearfs AGM trustees appointed H￿h Cooper and Susan Smith as Ctrchairs. The Trustee Body delegates responsibilty for the day to day funnin8 of the or8anisation to the Mana8er who is supported by a Clinical Lead and an Admintstrator: all staff a￿ employed part-time. ADDMONAL GOVERNANCE ISSUES Ashford Counselling Service is an or8anisatSonal member of the 8rltlsh AssoclatK)n of Counsellin8 and Psychotherapy. It adheres to its ethical framework. The agency has a comprehensive Handbook of policies and procedures which is under rollln8 review. The Handbook Includes all asperts of Health and Safety. Risk Assessment, Troubleshooting and problem resolutbon. An appendix includes the new constitution. The organisation does not receive any year-on-year grant from ststutory funders and as a result we have to elicit contrlbutions from our clients. We also attempt to obtain 8rant-fundin8 from appropriate bod*s by submitting bids. This enables us to provide the cllnical support and to continue to provlde a hlgh stsndard of seThice to our cllentk SEclloN C. OBJEcfivES AND AcnvmES The obiectN*es as Set out in the current constitution are as follows: The objects of the CIO are: 111 To provide high quality. Iow<05t counselllng to persons in Ashford and the suffounding area suffering from mental or emotional difficulties. {21 To provide continuous professMJnal development to counsellors. counsellDfs-in-Iralnln8 and others. CONTrIBUTION PJIADE BY VOLUNTEERS It cannot be o¥er*mphèsised that the contribution made by our coun5ellors is the bedrock of the service and they are the means by which we deliver ObjÈrtNe l above. They deploy their skills and experience without remuneration Iwnd minimal expenses. and many of them waive even that. This is what enables ACS to offer a Benuinely affordable service to our d•ents. many of whom may be considered to be 'less well-off. And there is no Compromisi￿ of standards: volunteer counsellors have an intensive inteiview to ensure that they meet the criteria which the or8anisation sets. are DBS checked and are experted to give three counselling seS￿On5 per week All counsellors have group Supe￿iS1on every two weeks with an eXperIen￿d supervisor. During 2023 we have had ihe support of three dinical supervisors. B￿ltte McAndrew. Borbara Akers and Heather Lewis who, in addition to their support for counsellors. have continued to be pivotal in the development of the sewvice. Their remunerAtiDn is ￿nIficantlY below the market rate and they a￿ crucial to the delivery of ObpctNe 2 above. We currently offer eight supeNision Broups and in 2024 we are lookin8 to ex￿nd on this, as will have addit￿nal Supervision capacity. We have made provision for one ifFperson 5uperviwn group back in the centre and hope to estsbli5h a second durin8 2024. Thus, ensufin8 a hybrid system that gives counsellors the cholce. Durin8 the year there were on average 22 counsellors. Brigitte McAndrew is also our ainical Lead and continued during 2023 to ensure the quality and safety of counsellors and the clinical work in conjunction with Barbara and Heather. Sadly. Heather Lewts resigned in December 2023. We are extremely yateful for her support of ACS. particulaty during the difficult pandem￿ years. Recruitment of an addltlonal Supervisor and a Super¥isor-in-Training has taken place. There is a well-re8arded programrne of Continuous Prof￿10￿al De¥*lownent to ensure that our volunteers contlnue to develop their skllb. As well as traIr￿ couTr5ellors we recruit and develop trainee counsellors who are undertakin8 thelr Dlploma In CounsellSn8 at local colleges. training establishments and univer5itie5. Our supeNlsors and volunteers have *￿rked hard throthut 2023 and shown much perseverance in adaptin8 to new systerns. that have helped streamllne and Improve operational procedures. There continued to be some natural lUn￿r ofvoluntttrs durin8 the yeaf: however. this slowed durln8 2023. We continue to welcome new volunteer counsellors from a dr¥er5e range of back8rounds. and we hope your time here will be rewarding. All members of the Trustee Body are themsefves volunteers and wt in many hours of work to ensure the smooth-runnin8 of the service; their role is not only strate8ic= each truslee makes a real 'hands- on, contrlbution to the organisation as well. John Rampton, our Treasurer has spent many hours on rnaintenance to the fabric of the buildlng and continues to follow up on the refurbishment of the toilet. Susan has liaised with the administrator. so that Newsletters are out on time and Darren has facililated excellent EOI training for our counsellors. SEcfioN D- ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE I. HOPES AS EXPRESSED IN PREVJOUS TRLISTEE5 ANNUAL REPORT a. Re*5tabllsh a Cefitre-b￿ team, whkh ¢reate5 • well￿Sed Hub A centre-based team has been re*stablished with either the Manager or Administrator working from the office each day. This has resulted in a rnore engaging environment within the centre. Improved communication at all I￿e15 and a tangible sense of teamwork. Following the establishment of the shared drive the previous year, Michelle Cage our administrator and Femmle Bonsier our Manager have introduced some different procedures and documentation to streamline and improve operations. Like all procedural change. this has not been without teething problems. The most prominent cha￿deS have been to the screenir* woodure. where an appointment systern and new documentation have been introdu￿d. Thanks must be glven to the supervision team for their ctroperatv)n and perseverance during these changes. This system is in its infancy but looks to be Movi￿ forward in the rvdht direction and with amendments along the way, should prove worth the hard work. b. DMIop sw¥ic45 and attrxt fuftdl￿ In onler to reduu rw4tlry times for cllents. The NHS have rented a room on fourday5 a week and ihis is hoped to continue each financial year they are dependent on their allocated bud8et. We continue to monitor this closely, to see if there is any competing demand for counsellin8 roomsfrom counsellors but have not found this to be an issue. This continues to help Ereatly with our finances. The NHS counsellors have become a welcome extension to the ACS team and have on occasion attended ACS CPD events. Their Presen￿ in the building has also assisted by red￿Ing the frequency of chaperone requests. We have limited room hire to outside agencies to one room at a time. to enable our counsellors to book rwms. Effective tar8etin8 of recruitment to match roorn availability ha5 also helped ensure optimum room usage. The excellent admlnlstfatk>n sktllsof MKhelle Cage. who has kept a very tight control on sessK>n dates and payments have ensured that very few payment anomalies or a￿ar$ occurred. Increased counsellor sessions have ￿sUIted In much higher client contributions in 2023 but the Managerfs tlme has not allowed for extra fund1￿ bxls to be sulynitted. Extra fund1￿4 for specific needs, would be useful. For example. update of Cenlre facilities and CPD provision. It co￿$ the service approximatety £35 to wn a counsel11￿ seswn and ACS relies on client contributions to enable It to funrtw)n. c. Freelhe•vlly Sulmldls￿ CPD provlthn Much of the CPD provlsknn for this year has been heavily subS￿lSed and hl8h attendance achieved for some events. for instsnce. HybrKI and remote w0￿￿n& EDI {Equalty aNI Diversity Inclus￿nI and Sand Tray therapy. However. It has proved generally difficult to encoura8e counsellors back to in-person training. This may be due to the high amount of CPD now offered oTrline PDSt pandemic and also the number of demands thai many of the counselbrs have. where are balancing worvparental spon5ibilitiesltheir course training and practlce hours. We continue to try and improve our CPD offering. In particular we would like to offer EUPD {Emotionally Unstsble Personality Disorderl trainin8 to our quallfled counsellors. This would assist Us in reducin8 some of our more complex clients that remain longer on the waiting lisl. until a more experknod counsellor becomes available. d. Strenithen e¢wn5ellDr retentlon c4ymNnkatlon. zreater Invol¥em•nt In cross.servke artlvltls mort tearn-bulldln& Improved attendance at CPD t￿Thts. Durin8 2023 there has been • period of stsbility with improved counsellor retention. The feedback from Counsellors has been that the Centre has become a positwe and engaging environment. Improvements have been made to the layout ènd tidiness of the office. The Manager and Administrator have worked hard to build and develop a team spirtt. Irrflurtions of counsellors are arranged, so that both the Mana8er and Administrator are present at the office arKI this establishes a clear line of contact from the start. with coun5elknr5 encouraged to ask for any support they might need. As previously mentioned. uptake of CPD needs further encouragement. Frequent and ongoing discussions continue to take place ￿gardIng the payment of qualified counsellors to aid retention. The issue of retention of counsellors. particulafty after qualifyi￿ continues to be a focus for the whole executive team. ¢. Enhance the premlses. The Centre ha5 undergone g)mewhat of a fa￿lIft dufing 2023. to make tt a more user-friendly environment.. disposal of the sofa from the office, allowing greater foom; addition of storage for counsellor ba85lbelon8in85: additional storage cupboards.. a mlcrowave and coffee machine,. a placement shredder and vacuurn-cieaner: plants to improve the air quality and ambience. The Centre is clear*d fortnighdy. Counsellors continue to leave the rooms as they find them, and the Administrator and Manager uNlertake the removal of waste and the launderi￿ of towels and tea towels. Quotes have been requested to cost the replacement of the toilet to ensure disabled complbancy and replacement of the old metal wlndows and door at the rear of the bulldln8 wlth UPVC one5. f. In¢re￿ the slze of the tn*ee bodv. Darren Sharpe has been a ¥ery welcome and proacthe addlllon to the Trustee body. He has facllltated CPD sessions and has Succeeded in setting up a ￿ul4r counsellor networking event. At the beginnin8 of 2024, we have been pleased to wekome Michelle Hamer as an additional trustee. Additional Trustees With specific skills Irr. Media. Fundralsing) are still very much needed. Despite some local advertlslng this contlnues to be an issue. 2. DETAILS OF COUNSEWNG w(￿ UNDERTAKEN IN 2023 Number5 of dlents This year has seen a further Increase In enqulrfes and referrals Into ihe serte. ACS contlnued to offer counselllng that met client need for short. medium arKI k)ng-te￿ work. No ol Counsellin8 Sessions 2CV aient pmfiles We experieficed a large increase this year in the ntsmber of enquiries for the seNice. 298 people contarted us during 2023 up from 244 in 2022, an increase of 22%. Coun5elling hours in 2023 In￿ased by 35% on the prevMJu5 year. Cllent Referra15 2023 (up to 3YIV231 2019 115 104 189 244 298 Counsellln8 Hours 2023 lup to 31IW23) 2024- End Totsl E•tlmat• 1600 N￿COv￿1 1102 1485 816 e Profile 2023 Age of clients is not always recorded, Ixrt the majority fall into the 19-39 a8e bracket. Age Profile 2023 14Q 720 57 24 21 NFt Gender 2023 Rather P￿dICtably. about 75% of clients are female. Referral by GerKler F•mth vMn5• • NR Srwr¢e of Referrals 2023 All of our clients a￿ treated as self-referrals: none were funded by outside a8encies. The majority come after a recommendation from their GP. a previous client or are returnin& but we also see a Si8nificant nurnber wlx) have been signposted by other Mental Health services. Source of referrals O Clients access us by tele￿ne or by eleclronlc contact. in roughly equal prOport￿n$. FL)M•d Tthi eM•*ithYf PT Presentlw Issues 2023 Stre55, Inxiety. depression. trauma and bereavement were Issues for 50% of our cllents. These were often presentin8 along with other difficultles andlor dla8noses. The Increase In complexlty of issues presented to us and the loss of some of our MO￿ experienced counsellors meant that often people had a longer wait for allocation to an appropriate counsellor. We have contlnued to work with clients sufferin8 from financial hardshlp thts year and have been able to offer'affordable coun5ellirf lo iIK>se who need it. SECTION E- ANANaAL REVIEW. INCWDING POUCY ON RESERVES Income for the year 1st January to 3tst December 2023 wa5 E61.3(M) and expenditure was £43.8(X). Thus the service made an operati1￿ surplus of £17.470 and consequently our bank accounts were in a very p)sitive situation at the end of the year. Fixed assets (the property. fvmiture. fittings) were valued at £81,6(Xl. Full detsi15 are in the pages following Section G IDeclaration}. Income. Our I￿orne was a SFgnificant Increase in comparison to previous years, due to three fartors: a high level of client contributions. high income fDrm room hire {prirnarily by the Kent Communtty Trust). and the first of three yearty £5.IXX)8rants from the Colyer-Fergusson Tnst. E¥pendttur•. Durln8 the yearwe incrèasèd the rate50f payforourstaff. and due toworkload overtime pay was required late in the year. We also increased the rate of pay for the supervlsors. Utility costs also increased. 1st Janua £5.997 E4.972 2023 31° December 2023 £23.469 £5.016 ACS Current Accounts ACS Reserve Account Income for 2023 - £61.31M) £5.8￿1.(￿ £350. •aiert Contflbuliorts Room Hlre Donatbons & Grams Teathln8 Prwam Expendlture for 2023 - £43JK) £675. stsff Pay £7A30. • SupeThlslon Costs utilit￿ & Runnlng Costs • Teathln8 Pro8rnm The t￿￿teeS ha* decided that tl* Reserve AC￿1￿ 1£SIXKI approximatetyl is for emergency. unpredicted expenditure. The Th)mi tsfor itto be a cont#yKy fund to ￿ drawn up)n to supp dients who are unable to c¢>ntr1b￿e more than a roken amount per sess#) HOPES FOR 2(f14 a. Reduce waltlng tlmes lor cllent& b. Reduce the admini5trati¥e Ixffden of Il* Mana8er. c. St￿ngthen counsellor retention. d. Increase the Size of the trustee tth. trustees dedare that tly appwThYd the Tru5tee5Anrn*l Report (TARI abo*. Slined on behalfof the trurtees: Si8naturels 4baL& Full Narnels i& Posltlon Ashford Counselling Service Limited Report and accounts 31 December 2023 1169322 4hforyl Coun8•lllng S•rvlc• Llmlt•d R•port and account¥ Conl•nts P4• Incorne and Expenditwe kcounts 84lance sheet Inde￿n¢¢nt Examiner'5 Report on the Account5 34 A￿ord Couwlllng S•ryk• Lknlt•d Jl.874 40 17.550.iKI J97.14 s.￿4.32 I5.￿?.fIl Tn 10.r24 61.31110 392•.7• .3J4 23 7,1￿.2c* 332Q2 SO 627167 675. 2.5WJ 65 a Rw#Mrg Cc•ts 2.W.I (7￿1 J)) {755.>3 4J.110.00 Ett*¥d• X•rt RegWe¢ Chaniy ￿ 1169322 PTOM at 123. R .0)). e.oIZOS Q320S CuTh•M AM•ts 753fj0 3360 4368 21.489.03 5.Ul6 1 5.24J fA% 5163 ¢wr•m LIAbMItI 763 10.9D924 t￿￿21 51.3M.20 JD.M 83.LVJ5 4.151 D1 11•A40.0• For the Imn¢￿ ￿r In (xwny *os erbvw ML*on 477 No h4v¢ r8quiv*d Ihe CL¥rwrry an a￿*01¢￿ hD RatDpivn Oirectov TvE4SafUF &TNsteo CHARITY (OMMISSION I Independent examiner's report on the FOR INGIAND AND WAI FS accounts Svctlon A Indèpendont Examiner'5 R¢port Report to tho trust•es1 mwnberj of A5hford Coijnselling serv￿ On accoun1• for th* y••r ,' 31 Dgceffl￿r 2023 Charlty no11169322 Ilf anyl | Sol out on pa9QS I report to the trustee5 ￿ my examinaliDn of lh¥ acuxjnls ¢)1 Ihe above thanlyllhe I rusl.) lof Itw year ended 31 Dacembef 2023 R•spon•lbilltles and basls of rèport As the charitys truste85. you are res￿n￿b￿ tor ts preparation of tho aCC￿nIS In with Iho requirpinents ol the Charilies Act 2011 11ho Acri. I report In respect ul ffly examindlx)n ol Ihe I'rusi's 8ccounls carri¥d oul under seCt￿n 145 of the 2011 Acl and In carrying oui my oxamlnalion, I have lotlow8d all Ihe applbcatAe Chrectv)ns given by th8 Chanty Coinrni¥¥iori urthr seclNJn 14515Xb) ol Il* A￿. Independent •xamln•f• stat•ment I havo ￿npl&led my examinaliun. I conlirm thal no mal8r¢al matl8r8 have come lo niy altwilion in uJnnBclbon wlh Ihe exarTynal￿Jl1 lolher than Ihal disclosed bebAt'l which gv•s mg Ga￿ to thal in. any malwia5 rg8pecl.' lh8 r￿rrIS were not kept In accord8n¢8 V4rth s￿n 130 of Iho Charits"es A£l', (x the accounis did noi accord wfth lh• acL(mjn￿n9 ro¢orOs; ¢y Ihe acrxwnls did rbol cLwnply with the applicable roouiremen15 cA>rumry the lorn and content ot aux)unli> sel ￿1 In the Char51ie IAcu)unts and Rop(Ktsl Regi1￿tionS 21MJ8 other than any r8quirttnTrpiil Ih(Il Its •Jwwnts grve a 'lTue a￿j lair view 1$ nol a maller consid8red as part ol an ￿dePendent ex￿¢nation. I have no (l)￿*m5 a￿1 have Kfoss olher matlers in conneuicx* wth Ihc examinalK)n Io alleftlion should bo drawn in this report In ¢KO8r to enable a Pf(wr uno8f5tsr￿1Thj of ihe arMunt." to be reache¢. ' Ple83e (Wete Ihe words in Ilje br8ckds rf Ihey (k) nol apply. Slgn•d: Dato: L 0710612024 R•l•¥ant prof•ssional qualifi¢ation(s) or b¢)dy (rf any): ACCA Address: Se￿Y & Jthnson Accountanis Ltd IER OGt 2018 22 The Bam. EVega￿ BUWr￿ Park Ashlord. Kwt. TN25 6SX detion bisclosuTe C*7ty il Tnè èxammer rw15 10 IMghiwJni maienai m￿terS ol concern CC3?. Indèpendènt èKaminalKm ol Cttanty acC￿nts. d1￿Cl￿nS and guidan￿ IOT exarThnefSI. Givo here brlef d•talls ol li have sa11sf￿ my5ell Ihal Ihe of Ihe ry)Mp￿ 8f¥ rtyx lo be any items that the audil&d lor Ih¢s Ye￿ under Part 16 01 th& 2(1)6 Ad and arn elwJitA8 lor examin?r wislws to disclos• Iir*nCharity no
1169322|| ||ended|(if any)|| |Set out|on pages||| |||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above|| |||charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 December 2023|| |Responsibilitiesand||As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation Ofthe|| |basis of report||accounts in accordance with the requirements of the CharitiesAct 2011|| |||("the Act").|| |||I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out|| |||under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination,|I| |||have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission|| |||under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.|| |Independent|||| |examiner's statement||I have completed my examination.
I confirm that no material matters have|| |||come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that|| |||disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material|| |||respect:|| |||the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section|130| |||of the CharitiesAct; or|| |||the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or|| |||the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements|| |||concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities|| |||(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement|| |||that the accountsgive a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter|| |||considered as part of an independent examination.|| |||I have no concerns and 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 properunderstanding of the accounts to be reached.|| |||* Please dg/ete the wordsin the brackets ifthey do not apply.|| ||Signed:|Date:
07/06/2024|| ||Name:|Sharon Edwards|| |Relevant professional||ACCA|| |qualification(s) or body|||| ||(if any):||| ||Address:|Sealy& Johnson Accountants Ltd|| ## ## ## |||Page| |---|---|---| |Income and Expenditure|Accounts|1| |Balance sheet||2| |Independent Examiner's|Report on the Accounts|3-4| ||2023|2022| |---|---|---| |Income||| |Client Contributions|36,874.40|25,547.50| |Room Hire|17,550.00|9,606.00| |Fund Raising|397.14|287.78| |Donations|5,804.52|10,724.00| |Teaching Program Income/Study Days|350.00|460.00| |Miscellaneous:||| |Coronavirus Support Grants||| |Gift Aid|296.88|436.16| |Refund National lottery||(7,765.00)| |Bank Account Interest|43.76|3.32| |TOTAL|61,316.70|39,299.76| |LESS: Expenditure||| |Staff& Counsellor Pay & Expenses|36,334.23|33,202.59| |Utilities& Running Costs|7,428.20|6,271.67| |Teaching Program Costs|37.50|675.00| |BLF Contractors & Staff||2,590.55| |Depreciation|2,066.26|2,066.26| |Accrued Expenses|(755.30)|(755.30)| |TOTAL|45,110.89|44,050.77| |Excess (Expenditure)/Surplus over Income|16,205.81|(4,751.01)| ## ||||2023||2022|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Notes||||| |Fixed Assets||||||| |Property at 123, Church Road|||75,000.00||75,000.00|| |Furniture, fixtures,|fittings||6,612.03||8,265.04|| |||||81,612.03||| |CurrentAssets||||||| |Bank Accounts:||||||| |8068|||||753.56|| |3360||||||| |4368||||||| |6862|||24,469.63||5,243.06|| |5163|||5,016.06||4,972.62|| ||||||10,969.24|| |Current Liabilities||||||| |Unpaid Expenses|Accruals||657.63|||| |Net CurrentAssets||||28,828.06||10,969.24| |NetAssets||||110,440.09||94,234.28| |Capital Account||||||| |Balance at start of|period||58,344.28|||| |Revaluation Surplus|||35,890.00|||35,890.00| |Surplus/(Deficit)|||16,205.81|||___(E±IAI).| |Charityfunds||||110,440.09||94,234.2B| ## ## |Report to the trustees/|Report to the trustees/|Ashford Counselling Service|| |---|---|---|---| |members of|||| |On accountsfor the year||31 December2023
Charity no
1169322|| ||ended|(if any)|| |Set out|on pages||| |||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above|| |||charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 December 2023|| |Responsibilitiesand||As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation Ofthe|| |basis of report||accounts in accordance with the requirements of the CharitiesAct 2011|| |||("the Act").|| |||I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out|| |||under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination,|I| |||have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission|| |||under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.|| |Independent|||| |examiner's statement||I have completed my examination.
I confirm that no material matters have|| |||come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that|| |||disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material|| |||respect:|| |||the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section|130| |||of the CharitiesAct; or|| |||the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or|| |||the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements|| |||concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities|| |||(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement|| |||that the accountsgive a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter|| |||considered as part of an independent examination.|| |||I have no concerns and 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 properunderstanding of the accounts to be reached.|| |||* Please dg/ete the wordsin the brackets ifthey do not apply.|| ||Signed:|Date:
07/06/2024|| ||Name:|Sharon Edwards|| |Relevant professional||ACCA|| |qualification(s) or body|||| ||(if any):||| ||Address:|Sealy& Johnson Accountants Ltd|| ## ##