THE YOUTH COUNSELLING PROJECT
Registered Charity 1174102
Annual Report and Financial Statements for Year Ending 31 July 2022
Prepared by: The Youth Counselling Project 19 Upper Belgrave Rd SEAFORD East Sussex BN25 3SQ
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| Cover | 1 |
| Contents | 2 |
| Reference and Administrative Details | 3 |
| Trustees’ Report | 4 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 9 |
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The Youth Counselling Project
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name: The Youth Counselling Project Registered Number: 1174102
Registered Address: 19 Upper Belgrave Road SEAFORD East Sussex BN25 3SQ Phone: 07435 872231 E-mail Address office@tycp.org.uk Website www.tycp.org.uk
Trustees:
Mrs Julia Hancock Chair Mrs Mairin Colleary Secretary. Stood down 3rd April 2022 Mrs Josephine Stone Treasurer Mrs Susan Silvester Stood down 28th February 2022 Mrs Christine McAllen
Independent Examiner:
Shoreline Accountants 25 Clinton Place SEAFORD East Sussex BN25 1NP
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The Youth Counselling Project
Trustees’ Report - 1[st] August 2021 to 31[st] July 2022
The Youth Counselling Project was established in early 2017 and registered with the Charity Commission in August 2017. This is our 5th year of operation.
The charity is run by Trustees supported by a small Management Team, each with specific tasks, who are all volunteers. There is a wider group of local people who help mainly with fundraising. Two of the Trustees stepped down this year and, following a recruitment drive, we appointed four new Trustees who will take up posts in 2022-23 making a total of seven.
This year we appointed a new therapist making a total of five, who are skilled in counselling children. They are paid on a sessional basis to work with the children. One of these is responsible for liaison with the schools, supervising the other counsellors and providing evaluation reports.
The Trustees ensure that the charity is run according to the Charity Commission guidelines. We have a Business Plan, budget, relevant insurance and all necessary policies including safeguarding and confidentiality. Agreements between the Youth Counselling Project and the schools, and the therapists and the children are renewed at least on an annual basis.
During this financial year, which corresponds with the academic year, we provided 880 one to one sessions for 91 children. Most have 10 sessions, but this can vary.
Following on from a pilot scheme of group sessions at Seaford Head School which had been disrupted by the pandemic, we ran some more which were positively received by the children, school and therapists involved. Thirty-five children were included in these groups.
Children from all the Primary schools in Seaford now benefit from our input as we increased our service to include Annecy Primary School.
We work closely with the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (or equivalent) from all 5 schools, Annecy School, Chyngton School, Cradle Hill School, Seaford Primary School and Seaford Head Secondary School to ensure that we provide a quality service to the children who need it most. We have recently introduced a method of identifying those in greatest need from the many referrals.
We continue to provide counselling for children facing a range of issues, including self-harm, bereavement, neglect, low mood, and anxiety. Since the pandemic, more children are presenting with anxiety about school, exams and life generally; bereavement or change of circumstances through Covid; low mood due to uncertainty of the future. Because of the nature of our work, our counselling is carried out on a strictly confidential basis so we cannot comment on individual clients or casework.
However, we do ask students for anonymous comments following their counselling, this is a typical response -
“ I have liked having somewhere calm to go and become more grounded. It has given me some ideas for helping with my anxiety. It has been good to have someone I can trust to talk to. I have been finding it easier to come to school.
It has been a very difficult year for fundraising. Once we were able, we ran three pub quizzes but these were poorly attended. This seems to be the case for many other public events.
We continued to submit grant applications and have received several very welcome donations from local businesses and organisations.
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Trustees’ Report - 1[st] August 2021 to 31[st] July 2022 ……… cont’d
During the year we raised £58,592, of which £46,930 was from grant applications, £10,444 from donations and £1,218 from other activity.
We use the services of a Grant Administer who has submitted 24 applications of which 9 were successful.
Thank you to The Henry Smith Charity, The Pixel Fund, Persimmon Homes, The Albert Hunt Trust, Sussex Community Foundation, The Hendy Foundation, The Grocers Trust, The National Lottery and Seaford Town Council for their support.
We have also received support from Martello & Seaford Rotary Clubs, Seaford Masons Lodge, The Royal Society of St George, The Breslaff Centre, Lewes Lottery, local businesses and local churches.
Approved by the Trustees on 24 August 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Mrs Julia Hancock (Chair)
Mrs Josephine Stone (Treasurer)
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The Youth Counselling Project The Youth Counselllng Project Independent Examlnetrs Report to the Trustees of The Youth Counselllng Project I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 July 2021 wthich set out on ihe following pag88. Rp¢tIve rn•pomslb116tles of trustee and x•mln•r The trusteets are responslble for the preparallon of the accounts. They conslder that an audlt Is nol requlred for thls fln8ncl81 year under Section 14412) of The Charlties A¢t 2011 (the 2011 Act) but that 8n Indèpendant examlnallon Is needed. tl Is my responsibllity to: X8mlne the accounts under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act Follow the wocedures laid down in the General Oireclions tyven by the Chailty Commissron under seclion 145(51 {bl of the 2011 Ac(. and State wtheth8r parflcular matter8 have comè to my attenl10n. My examinallon wa$ canled out In a¢cordan¢e the General Dlrectlons 8s gen by Ihe Charlty ommfjs$n. An ex8mlnatlon In¢lud88 8 r8¥lew ofthe ac¢ounlng record6 kapt by the ¢harlty and a comparf80n of the accounts pr8sented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual Item8 or dl8Glosures In the aoUnts. arbd 8eeklng explanations trom a5 trustees Goncerning any Buch matters. The pro¢edure$ undertaken do not piovlde all the evidence that would b• requlred In an authl and consequèr)ty. no oplnloTh Is given as to vknether the accounts present a Yrue and fair and the report 1$ IlmW¢d to thos¥ m8tt¢rs sett out In the statement below. Independent Examlner'8 Statement In connecllon ith my examlnallon. no matttrr has ¢ome to my utl•nllon'. 11 Ithlth glves me rea&onable ¢•use to belev& that In any matsrfal aspèctth quIrements.. - to keep accountlng record8 In acc¢Yd•n¢e vAth tsethon 130 of the 2011 Act.. and - to prepare 8ccounts which acwrd the accountrng ro¢or+J$ compky the a¢¢ounbng requirement8 of the 2011 Act Have not been met.. or 2> To which, in my oplnlon. attenllon should dravm In ordr to enable a proper undetstandino of the accounts to be reached. Slgn•d- 26/9 122.
The Youth Counselling Project
Statement of Financial Activities for Year Ended 31 July 2022
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities
The charity has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
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Balance Sheet at 31 July 2022
Signed on behalf of the Trustees by:
Date: 30 August 2022
Mrs Julia Hancock (Chair)
Mrs Josephine Stone (Treasurer)
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2022
Note 1: Accounting Policies
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. And with:
the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Fund Accounting Policy
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
Note 2: Incoming resources
Donations and grants are recognised when there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. The charity has received government grants during the period.
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Note 2: Resources Expended
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice including examination of accounts, insurance, trustee meetings, legal advice.
These include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating staff costs by the time spent.
Stocks: The charity does not normally need to hold any stocks but if it ever do so, it would be held at the lower of cost and net realiseable value.
Debtors: (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2022 ………. cont’d
Note 3: Analysis of Income
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2022 ………. cont’d
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Note 6: Analysis of Expenditure
Note 10: Independent Examiner Fees
We will incur a nominal fee which has been accrued in the accounts.
Note 18: Stock
The charity does not normally hold any stock. Any therapy or publicity materials ordered are distributed for use immediately.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2022
Note 19: Debtors and Prepayments
Note 20: Creditors & Accruals
Note 24: Cash at bank and in hand
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