## **1-2-1 Counselling**
**Charity number 1169828**
**Financial statements for the year ended**
**31st March 2024**
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 2023 **To:** 31st March 2024 **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 cross-referral 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.**
1-2-1 has fulfilled its aim of providing affordable counselling to the general public in the city of York. The number of clients we have seen is comparable to last year with more than 200 clients usingthe service this year. Most clients attended face to face sessions this year, but there is still a demand for telephone appointments.
We successfully applied for a funding grant of £7,000 this year. This enabled us to increase the number of sessions available at the Quaker Meeting House. This is used by disabled clients and those that need an evening appointment. The demand for these sessions is high.
The high demand for our services meant that we had to close our waiting list for a short time again this year.
## **Financial review**
## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**
Income has increased due to higher donations being received this year . There was also a grant from The Purey Cust Trust. The extra funding has increased expenditure from last year as more sessions have been able to be made available. A small defecit was made reducing reserves by £287.
## **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 £10,279 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 involved with the **details of any constitutional** organisation. They are elected at the AGM held in June. **provisions e.g. election to post or 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**
Tower House Fishergate, York
**Postcode** YO10 4UA
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**Names of the trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Holly Lauren
Secretary
Sue Morris
Zaira Guerra
Jane Redshaw
Treasurer
Erica Newman
Vice Chair
Liz Chambers
Alan Dunnett
Chair
Phoebe Howitt||||
|**Names and addresses of advisers**|**Names and addresses of advisers**|**Names and addresses of advisers**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members**
Karen Wood ACMA
**Independent**
**Examiner**
Outsource Accountancy services & independent examinations
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**|||
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## **1-2-1 Counselling**
## Charity number 1169828
|**31st March 2024**
**Receipts & payments accounts for the period ending:**|**31st March 2024**
**Receipts & payments accounts for the period ending:**|**31st March 2024**
**Receipts & payments accounts for the period ending:**|**31st March 2024**
**Receipts & payments accounts for the period ending:**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance brought forward**
**Transfer between accounts**
Supervision costs
DBS checks
Grants
Rent & Car Park
**Balance carried forward**
**Total payments**
**Payments**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
**Total receipts**
**Receipts**
Donations
Interview & training room hire
Website & marketing
Review of accounts
Membership & subscriptions
Office & administration
Insurance|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
9,552
7,000
**16,552**
1,440
12,456
-
250
-
122
2,436
55
80
**16,839**
**(287)**
**-**
**10,566**
**10,279**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2024**
**2023**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
9,552
4,434
7,000
8,000
**16,552**
**12,434**
1,440
800
12,456
9,212
-
1,819
250
240
-
43
122
122
2,436
2,101
55
133
80
80
**16,839**
**14,550**
**(287)**
**(2,116)**
-
**-**
**10,566**
**12,682**
**10,279**
**10,566**|
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## **1-2-1 Counselling**
## Charity number 1169828
|**Statement of assets and liabilities at:**||**31st March 2024**|**31st March 2024**|**31st March 2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Current bank account
**Assets**
**Cash at bank and in hand**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
10,279
**10,279**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
10,279
**10,279**|**2023**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
10,566|
|||||**10,566**|
|**Liabilities**
Independent review fee|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
90
**90**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
90
**90**|**2023**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
90|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**90**|
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Charity number 1169828
**31st March 2024**
## **1-2-1 Counselling**
**Notes to the accounts for the year ended:**
## **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 2024**
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.
01/10/2024 **Karen Wood (ACMA) Date** Outsource accountancy services & independent examinations Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green York YO1 7PR
## **Approval of accounts for the period ended:**
**31st March 2024**
The report and accounts were approved at a 22/06/2024 meeting of the Trustees held on: **Date** Alan Dunnett Chair **Full Name Position**
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