## **1-2-1 Counselling**
**Charity number 1169828**
**Financial statements for the year ended**
**31st March 2021**
Charity accounts preparation & independent examination service
|**1-2-1 Counselling**||
|---|---|
|**Charity number 1169828**||
|**Contents**||
|**Index**|**Page**|
|**Report of the Trustees**|**1**|
|**Receipts & Payments Accounts**|**5**|
|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**|**6**|
|**Notes to the Accounts**|**7**|
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
**From:** 1st April 2019 **To:** 31st March 2020 **Charity's full name** 1-2-1 Counselling **Registered Charity number** 1169828
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Summary of the purposes of the charity set out in its governing document**
1-2-1 Counselling was set up to augment the provision of affordable counselling to the general public in the city of York. Its objects are set out in the Governing Document as follows:
• To relieve the mental suffering of persons in need to include, but not exclusively, those facing bereavement, relationship difficulties and breakdown, ill health (both mental and physical), redundancy, unemployment, stress and anxiety, gender identity issues, pregnancy related difficulties, discrimination, displacement, bullying and harassment, trauma, abuse, financial hardship, caring for another, judicial processes, growing older and end of life by the provision of counselling and support.
• To advance the education of the public in the subjects of counselling and mental and emotional wellbeing.
## **Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts**
Over the period of its operation, the organisation has worked in an increasingly collaborative manner with other local third sector providers of counselling. This has not only facilitated dialogue with, for example, the regional NHS Mental Health Trust, but has also enabled more efficient crossreferral of potential clients when waiting lists are long or closed in some agencies.
The trustees consider that they have complied with their duties to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
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## **Achievements and performance**
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work**
## **has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.**
In the period to which this report applies, 1-2-1 Counselling has pursued its aims despite the covid lockdown by providing counselling over the phone to people who live in the city. When lockdown restrictions were lifted, we resumed face to face with some counsellors, providing all the necessary PPE equipment. We now continue to offer both telephone and face to face sessions and continue to adapt.
Website development over the last three years has enabled more people to learn about our service, and this online presence has resulted in more clients making enquiries. We were made several funding bids, which were successful. We received £1,000 from both the Common Good Trust and Hilards Charity Trust. We also received £12,000 from the Two Ridings Foundation and a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust for £3,500. We kept our waiting list open and were able to maintain short waiting times throughout the pandemic. Our donations remained steady on the Just Giving website and we had a healthy financial balance at the end of the year to move ahead. We have decided to move premises so as to focus our regular rental payments on one principal location at Tower House Business Centre.
## **Financial review**
## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**
A surplus has been made this year. As we grow our rent is increasing and we need to generate enough income to cover this.
## **Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held**
We aim to hold enough reserves for 3 months running costs.
## **Amount of reserves held £19,533 of unrestricted reserves**
## **Reasons for holding zero reserves N/a**
## **Funds materially in deficit**
N/A
## **Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern**
N/A
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## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity's trusts**
The service has, from its inception, been managed by a small team of experienced volunteers. Following the move to registered charitable status, four members comprise the Management Committee:
- Chair
- Deputy Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
The Management Committee has met on a regular basis this year preparing discussion and materials prior to the quarterly team meetings.
Full team meetings have taken place four times in the year, including the Annual General Meeting.
**Type of governing document** Constitution
**How the charity is constituted** CIO
**Trustee selection methods including** All volunteers can become trustees and all trustees are **details of any constitutional** involved with the organisation. They are elected at the AGM **provisions e.g. election to post or** held in June. **name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees**
## **Reference and administration details**
**Charity's full name** 1-2-1 Counselling
**Other names the charity is known by**
**Charity’s principal address** 20 St Saviourgate York
**Postcode** YO1 8NN
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**Names of the trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Names and addresses of advisers**
Liz Lewis
Karen Johnson
Mary Lister
Erica Newman
Sarah Langford
Deputy Chair
Susan Dougherty
Anina Holmes
Treasurer
Liz Lewis
Secretary
Until June 2020
Nick Sinclair
resigned Dec 2020
Alan Dunnett
Chair
resigned 2020
Kelly Benniworth-Gray
Sue Morris
resigned Dec 2020
from June 2020||||||
|**Type of adviser**|**Name**||**Address**|||
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members**
Karen Wood ACMA
Outsource Accountancy services & independent
examinations
**Independent**
**Examiner**
Hiscox Building
Peasholme Green, York
YO1 7PR
**Bankers**||||||
|**Declaration**||||||
|**The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Annual Report and Accounts**
**Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees**
**Date**
**Full Name**
**Position**
**Signature**
Alan Dunnett
Chair
18/06/2021||||||
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## **1-2-1 Counselling**
## Charity number 1169828
|**31st March 2021**
**Receipts &payments accounts for theperiod ending:**|**31st March 2021**
**Receipts &payments accounts for theperiod ending:**|**31st March 2021**
**Receipts &payments accounts for theperiod ending:**|**31st March 2021**
**Receipts &payments accounts for theperiod ending:**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance brought forward**
Funding costs
Insurance
**Transfer between accounts**
Supervision costs
DBS checks
Grants
Rent
**Balance carried forward**
**Total payments**
**Payments**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
Trustee expenses
**Total receipts**
**Receipts**
Donations
Interview & training room hire
Website & marketing
Review of accounts
Training costs
Membership & subscriptions
Office & administration|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,835
17,500
**21,335**
1,675
5,387
-
-
347
271
-
980
47
80
(35)
-
**8,752**
**12,583**
**-**
**6,950**
**19,533**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2021**
**2020**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
3,835
9,381
17,500
-
**21,335**
**9,381**
1,675
3,990
5,387
10,163
-
217
-
514
347
-
271
-
-
347
980
609
47
30
80
80
(35)
35
-
47
**8,752**
**16,032**
**12,583**
**(6,651)**
-
**-**
**6,950**
**13,601**
**19,533**
**6,950**|
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## **1-2-1 Counselling**
## Charity number 1169828
|**Statement of assets and liabilities at:**||**31st March 2021**|**31st March 2021**|**31st March 2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Current bank account
**Assets**
**Cash at bank and in hand**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
19,533
**19,533**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2021**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
19,533
**19,533**|**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
6,950|
|||||**6,950**|
|**Liabilities**
Independent review fee|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
80
**80**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2021**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
80
**80**|**2020**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
80|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**80**|
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**1-2-1 Counselling** Charity number 1169828
**Notes to the accounts for the year ended:**
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31st March 2021
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## **1. Basis of accounts**
The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 and prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
## **Statement of independent review for the year ended:**
## **31st March 2021**
I confirm that the balance of funds carried forward, as reported in the **Receipts & Payments Accounts on page 5** , reconciles to the balance of funds reported in the Charity's Statement of Assets under **Cash at bank and in hand** reported on page 6.
23/06/2021 **Karen Wood (ACMA) Date** Outsource accountancy services & independent examinations Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green York YO1 7PR
## **Approval of accounts for the period ended:pproval of accounts for the period ended:roval of accounts for the period ended:period ended:eriod ended:**
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Approval of accounts for the period ended:pproval of accounts for the period ended:roval of accounts for the period ended:period ended:eriod ended: 31st March 2021
The report and accounts were approved at a
12/06/2021
meeting of the Trustees held on:
Date
18/06/2021
Signed for and on behalf of the trustees Date
Alan Dunnett Chair
Print name Position (e.g. Chair etc)
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