THE YOUTH COUNSELLING PROJECT
Registered Charity 1174102
Annual Report and Financial Statements for Year
Ending 31 July 2023
Prepared by:
Th8 Youth Counselling Proje
19 Upper Belgr￿￿ Rd
SEAFORD
East Sussex
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Contents
Pago
Cover
Contsnts
Reference and Administralive Details
Trustees. Report
Independent Examiners Report
ststement of Financial Athities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the financial statements

Tho Youth Counselling Pmpcl
Rèf•renc• and Admln58trallve Detalls
CharSty Naffo:
Reg18t8r8d Number.
1174102
19 Uppgr Belgme Road
SEAFORD
East Sussex
BN25 3SQ
07435 872231
E-mall Addr886
Tru•te•s:
Mrn JLll8 H￿￿c*
Mrn Jo8•phlne Stone Trnwjrw
Mrn Mlthle Fk)d
S•¢r•iary from August 2022
Mr Joseph Padfi8kl
Irr*Yt 2022
Mr Paul Va880n
Ir(fft 2022
Mr Oalrfd 88iby
Septwnber2022 to 7 Juty 2023
Independent Examlner. Shorrfine AccL¥m
25 Clinton Pl￿•
SEAFORD
East ￿SE0X
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Trust•os' Report . 181 August 2022 to 31At July 2023
Thè Ytyjth Coun8ellh)g Prwt vras eslablished in earfy 2017 •d regthrod with the Charity
Commisston in Aug1￿$ 2017. TIMS is wr 6th of operakn.
The tharfty L8 run ty Twslees sUPF￿ted by a small Management Team. each wilh speafic tasks.
o are all volunteets. Thera Is a wlder gmup of k)cal p￿)[￿e ￿ hdp malnty wlth fundralslng.
paid ￿ a sesslonal basb and lia￿ *ith Its sdK¢49, e&h olher arnl the Trus*.
The Tnt$te8s wtsure lfiat ihe Is 8(xyxdw¥ to ts thrity CornrnkssK￿ guidellngs. We
have a Bu$11￿ Han. budget. releva)t insurarKe and all rncessary Induthng safeguarding
and Gonfidentiality. A￿eements belween Ihe Youth Cwn5eling Prqect and th& sctKK)Is. and the
thorapists and the chikIr￿ are renewod at1988t aMu#l basis.
Ihls flnancial y8ar. corres￿ndS TAIth the acad8mlG year. we wovthl 870 one to one
sessi￿5 benefiti)g 83 chldM. Most h8* 10 sesskY*. but this Iw vary.
Fdlwig on fmm a plot 8chwne rf group sessth# ai Seaford Head SCI￿1 whKh had be
We provkja a cwr*affing sendce to al 4 Prlmwy sdKK45 in Seaf(￿d So8fNd Hèad SeC￿dery
sthod. Chiklren wasent wth a range of issues, indudirwj sdf-h8nn. Iweavement. T￿leG( low
mood, arKI anxiety. have vjen1if￿d ts effects ol Ihe pand￿1& ffinanrAal wtstabrlity arKI the war
in Ukraine as conlributing to th￿r a￿ety. B￿ause of the of our woth. our counselling is
A 18a¢*er rewrted that after a had finished tsirC￿￿t￿g I
During the year we raised £104.555, 01 £28265 was topltcatK)ns. £72.455 from
We have been wel supported ty the l(Kal c4Jmnwnty n and arr￿d Seaforf. They have baen
doing dl 80rts of things to rai8e money fr)r tnduthg the channel. on a dance
Forrestgrs Frtendly SCW. Seaford a Martelk> Rotary dubs Ccffrelli Ensemble. Scoop arKI Weigh.
We ran a very S1￿Cessful ovèrt 81 FlwK* May tmth a H881th Experience.
{y(>aa. meditattrm and swnd bath) during th& day and a Flm evenirKJ wlh f¢h a￿1 chlp Supper. 11
was very well atl￿ded and raised £2.600.

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rrnst•es' R•port 31 Juty W23...........
We use swlus d a ¢>art Administer kn *•Kxn we pty suc¢e$8ful fiJrding. She has
Thank ￿ to Su8sex Community Fund, Am R>land Small Donations Pwramme of The Ju
Emest Klglmvort Charfilable TnksL
ppmved by thg Trusle8s on 24 SePt￿ber 2023 arnl shJ￿d on Ihw b8haff by.
s Julba Hancock (Chair)

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Independent Examln•Vs R•port to tho Trust••s of The Youth Counselllng
Prolect
I report on the a￿lUnts of the Trust forthe Y￿ ended 31 J￿Y 2tr23 arn sat Lwjt on the
ftknwng pages.
R••p•ctlv• mpoM•lbllltlg¥ of and eMmln•r
They conslder lh* an audil 1$ required for Ihis ffinanLial ypar under seciwx 14412) of
Ca￿ntIO8 Act 2011 {Ih• 2011 Act) tsJt that an oxamkth Is rnodod.
ft18 my re8￿n8￿￿11fy to:
Ex8mlng thfr 8¢￿unts undw 145 of 2011 A(a
Fo[1￿ th8 proc•dweB lald d(y•n In Gen￿￿ Dkacllon$ by ts Cliarty
Comm188k)n wd•r 145{5) {bl ol th0 2011 Act
B••l• of Indep•nd•nt •xamIn￿* r•pDrt
My ex4mln•tKJn was caIrf￿ ￿J1 kn acaYd&nce I￿1h the Ger￿•1 DkedlorA as glven by the Chartty
Commtssbn.
An ex8mlnalion Indudes a revlgw ofthe ar£￿TrI￿n9 rac¥Kd& kw by the charfty and a C￿nPart80n of
the accounts pre8ant6d wlth tho68 recxirdl.
It a180 tndud•s cththfatlon d any unu8u&I Items or disclosures kn the accO￿ts. and 8eoklnll
•xplanatson8 from you as truslw eoncemlng any such matl8rn.
The proc￿￿￿¥ undertakon do not pmide all the evldence thal W￿ld be requlred In an audit and
ry)nsequenUy. no opin*Jn 1$ glven as lo whgthor tho accounts wosent a Arwj falr and th•
report ts Ilmlted to th08• mattors 8•t out Sn the •1gtomgnl bekh¥.
1Tr1opendent Examlnerf8 8taiemenl
In connectlon *lth my •xamlnath)n, no mottor h•• o)m• to my att•nUon:
11 Whlch ts mo r8a8onablg cau•e to t)thv8 Uwt In matww •¥)ocl lh• r•qulrem8nl8,'
. lo k••p accounlNJ rKord• kn Jccordanc* wlth 8a(thn 130 of 2011 Ac¢ aThd
. to prtyare attounts accryd vAih tho a¢oxmllry rwds cornply with the
acc￿ntIng r8q1lrom￿ d the 2011 kt
Have nol bean mèl or
2) To whSch. kn my ophmon. attanti￿ shO￿d be drawn kn owder lo enatle a pmper
urmlernlandlng of thg 8cwinl8 to ￿ reachad.
1£/101202S

The Youth Couns•lling Project
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles for Year Ended 31 July 2023
Prfory•ar
funds
lund¥
funds
Donations arKI ￿a¢le$
28.265
38220
57,374
Other tradlng actsvibes
Investrnents
Separate material of Income
7, 139
12.5txi
9).000 62,500
T¢X•l
n.265
104A5S
58,593
Rawng fu
6.764
11,499
Charitable thtses
44,728
44.728
45,605
Sgparat8 malert￿ Itwn L
expense
20
Total
6,793
44.n8
51,521
57.124
Other galnsl(10ss0s)
(Noto 19)
Netmov8m•ntin funds
19,497
33.717
53215
7,469
Rèeondllallon of fimds..
Tolal funds brought fryward
17.671
42.637
60,308
58,839
37.168
71354
113A23
60.308

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Balance Sheet at 31 July 2023
Totsl
Funds
Funds
Fund#
yejr
(Note 18)
Debtc*s
(Note 19)
Cash at bank aTrJ In hand
IN¢)ts 241
39.119
74,524
113.643
62.363
Total ¢urrnnl amets
39.119
74,524
113,643
62,363
Credit(n: amounts fallirwj due ￿Tthin
one Jear (Note 20)
120
2.055
N•t currnnt assetsl(Ilabllllle•)
39.119
74.404
113.523
60.308
T•)tsl awts l•ss currEnt Ilabllilles
39.119
74.404
113.523
60.308
Totsl ngt assets or Ilabllltlos
39.119
74.404
113.5ZJ
60.308
Funds of tho Charlty
Rgstrictod wKomo funds (I4Xe 27)
76.354
76.354
42.637
unrestric￿ fund5
37.168
37,168
17,671
TOTAL FUNDS
37,168
76.354
113.523
60,3Q8
Slgned on be￿ff ofthe Tr￿le8$ ty. Date: 24 Septembgr2023
14hi
Mrs Julia Harwck {Ch8lrl
Mrs Joseptthe Stone ffreaswer)

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Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Juty 2023
Nots 1: A¢eountiw Pollcles
These 8ccounts have been Krymred ￿der the hist(w￿l rAJst wrylh ilems reL¥)gnBed at
cost or transactnn value unle55 Otherwise Staled in the rthanl note(s) *) th9$8 acc4)unts.
ArKI wth..
acojunis irt ac￿rdanCe with thè R•wbNJ StandaT(l applkable in the UK and Reputllc of
Ireland {FRS 102) issued on 16 ju￿ 2014. tr* FIna￿la1 Rep)rting Stsndard appllcable in th9
Unlled Kingdom arKI Rewbffic of Ireland (FRS 102} aThS th& Ch*hres Acl 2011.
fvrthwance of the obieclrves of Ihe cherity.
Note 2: hKomlng re80urces
Donatlons and grants are reccgnised ￿tten Ilwe Is certakty of rec*t and the amount
can be measured ￿th Suffici￿rt rdiatslity.
Tharn has b8en no offsetting of aysets and lialmlilies. and expens88, unless required or
P8nnltted by the FRS 11r2 SORP ￿ FRS 101
charity lo pay out resour(x and the arn(x￿t of the ottstion cxn be rn&isured wilh reasonab
cwlalnty. Ail expenditu￿ is ac¢>)unted f*x on an acen￿lS basis and has been clas$ffied urKler
headings that aggregate all costs relabj lo lh8 cate90ry.
costs comprise costs rnvthng publ￿ accountability of the charity and ts comrAiarte with
regulation and goryj praclice induding examination of a(xounts. i￿￿￿Ce. trustee m88tings, legal
These Indude central funckns and have bean al(x*d to actty cost catagorfos and have been
allocated to acllvty cost categories on a basb CAins*lent wllh the use of resources, eg allocatlng
slaff casts by the tlme 8penL
. Tho charlty does rwjt nomially noed kn IKthI stLth lyJt If ii 6var do so, It Wfwkl b9 held al
the lower of cost and net realiseth vthe.
2ktgtL" {induding trade debt￿5 and loans r￿fvable) are measured on inibal recognition at
tllement amount after ony trade dis(xJunts or amount advanc&J by Ihe charity. Subsequenlly, they

Th• Youth Counselllng Project
Notes to th• FIna￿l•l 8tat•m•nts for th• Yèar Ended 31 July 2023 ..........
Note 3: Anaty8iB of Inc¢Mne
Prfor
fund5
lun
Donauons and glfts
50.000
59.955
10. 136
GiftAJd
12.
12.%KI
307
General grants provided by
28265 28265
46.930
Other
11JO.720
80
r Tradin
Fun(Iraisiry Events organised by
(*arty
3.836
1. 139
3m6
1.139
TOTAL INCOME
7&265 104.$55
54593
GrantAwards: £28265 arwj
a Rostricknl Donation..
£50,000
èxcepi for.
Not• 4: R8c•lpts of gov•rnmBnt grants
Th15 yoar
National Lottery c￿nn￿Enty Fund
qO.(RX)
10,0(KI

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Not08 10 thè Flnan¢lal Sl•tem¢nts for thg Yoar Endod 31 July 2023 .......... convd
Not• O: An#1￿14 of Expendlture
Unrnstrlctod Rgstrl¢l•d
lunds
nds
Total
fund•
Prlor
Inc￿rred 8eekSng gronts
S,857
5,657
11,338
Stsgthg fundfal8lr¥J events
917
917
163
FudralBlng aggnts
Advertislng, markatlng. dlrect mall
and publtGbty
189
Total
6,764
8,764
11,499
Dlroct coun8olllrKJ costs
43,782 43.782
44.460
Offlce Expon888
Govemance- Insurance, IE, charlty
moblle phono, Web
48
46
150
898
898
995
Total
44.728 44,728
45.605
Goodwlll glts
Total
Totsl Ro•our¢•• Expondod
6,793
44,728 51,521
5T,124
ThI•￿ar
La*y•ar
Noto 10.1 Foe•fo¢ •x•mlnallofi ofth•
accounts
rnd•wdent •xamIn￿l f•08
120
li

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Notss lo th• Flnanelal St¥tem•nts forth• Yo•r End•d 31 J￿Y 2023 .........
Note 18: Sl¢•ck
The charity does not norm81ty IK*I any stoth. Any th•rnpy or wblw rnatw1815 ordwed are
dlstributed for use irnmadi*￿.
Not• 1*. D•btorn and Pr•payrn•nts
ofd•
L•$t
year
19.1
￿￿yThents a¢¢￿￿d kK<>me
Olhw dobtors. Th8rapbt fw1888 than
Not• 2tr. Cr•dllofs & Accru•l¥
20.1 An•ly•l• ol ¢r•dlta
*mount• f4111ng du• wlthln
on• y•ar
L•¥t
ye•r
Trade cre(Mtrn
120
2,055
Oth¢r crnthtor•
Totsl
120
2,055
Not• 24
Ca•h at bank and In h•Thl
Last
Short tOTm d8p)51ts
Cash at bank arwl on harKI
113.643
62,363
113,643
62,383

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