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2024-08-31-accounts

Footsteps Walking With You (Registered charity number 1176569)

Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

Year ended 31 August 2024

(Prepared under the receipts and payments accounting basis)

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Footsteps Walking with You

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Footsteps Walking with You for the year ended 31 August 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under s. 45 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s. 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act;

(2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or

(3) the accounts do 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 accounts give 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 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Mrs Melanie Monaco ACMA

Date: 3 June 2025

(i)

Annual Report

The trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 August 2024. Footsteps Walking With You is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The trustees who acted during the year are:-

Mrs Joanne Ashton Mrs Timandra Howell Dr Lynne James (Secretary) Mr Shikhant Morris Revd Christine Pinder Mr John Swinney (Chair of Trustees) Mr Andrew Taylor dec’d (Treasurer)

Objectives and activities

The relief of mental and emotional distress of children and young people resident in Suffolk, and their families, in particular by the provision of counselling and support.

Once again our work has continued to grow numerically. We have taken on 2 new counsellors and are therefore able to see more clients and hold more counselling sessions. This continues to include our Walk and Talk, Face to Face and online services. We have also begun work in a primary school and are in negotiations to go into a further two. There is a high need in schools and colleges. All our counsellors are trained to work with younger children as well as the older ones.

All our counsellors continue to train through continuing professional development courses.

We continue to host fundraising events and to engage with networking events across the community, now receiving referrals from the CHRIS team (Wellbeing Crisis Team) as well as social workers, Family Support officers and GPs.

In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.

Financial review and reserves

The trustees have agreed a reserves policy for unrestricted funds of four months current annual expenditure. At the end of August 2024 this required free reserves of £12,408. At 31 August 2024 unrestricted funds amounted to £29,996, so significantly above the minimum reserve level.

Total income for the year was £51,960, more than double the previous year, this was primarily due to National Lottery funding, other grant funding and a significant increase in client contributions. Grants received were as follows:-

Total expenditure for the year was £37,224 an increase of £10,974 on the previous year. This was mainly due to an increase in counsellor fees arising from an expansion in operations.

Treasurer:

Trustee:

Date: 7 April 2025

Date: 7 April 2025

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Receipts and Payments Account for the year to 31 August 2024

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total
funds
Prior year
total
funds
17,543
16,867
-
34,410
9,010
17,438
-
-
17,438
14,605
112
-
-
112
109
35,093
16,867
51,960
23,724
40
1,020
-
1,060
-
22,171
13,993
-
36,164
25,190
-
-
-
-
-
22,211
15,013
-
37,224
25,190
12,882
1,854
14,736
(1,465)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,882
1,854
-
14,736
(1,465)
17,786
-
-
17,786
19,251
30,667
1,854
-
32,522
17,786
30,667
-
-
30,667
17,786
-
1,500
-
1,500
-
-
354
-
354
-
30,667
1,854
-
32,522
17,786
-
-
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) resources before
transfer
Transfers:
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Other recognised gains / losses:
Gains/losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by:
Unrestricted
General fund
Restricted
Grant administration
National Lottery Community Fund
Total funds

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Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet
As at
31.8.24
As at
31.8.23
Current assets:

Cash at bank and In hand
Current liabilities:
Net current assets less current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Long term liabilities:

Total net assets less liabilities
Represented by

Unrestricted

Unrestricted - General Funds
Designated
Restricted

Restricted - Grant Administration
Restricted - National Lottery Community Fund
Fund Totals
32,522
17,786
32,522
17,786
-
-
-
-
32,522
17,786
32,522
17,786

-
-
32,522
17,786


30,667
17,786
-
-

1,500
-
354
-
32,522
17,786

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Analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2024

Total Total
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment **31.8.24 ** 31.8.23
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies:
0200 - Donations - Gift Aid 2,051 - 2,016 - 4,067 1,781
0210 - Donations - Other 4,869 - - - 4,869 1,369
0300 - Gift Aid tax recovery 435 - 504 - 939 542
0400 - Grants 5,750 - 14,347 - 20,097 4,376
0500 - Fundraising 4,437 - - - 4,437 942
**17,543 - ** **16,867 ** - 34,410 9,010
Income from charitable activities:
0100 - Client contributions 5,038 - - - 5,038 1,500
0110 - Contract income 12,400 - - - 12,400 13,105
17,438 - - - 17,438 14,605
Investments:
0600 – Interest 112 - - - 112 109
112 - - - 112 109
Total Income 35,093 - **16,867 ** - 51,960 23,724
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds:
1150 - Grant administration fees - - 1,020 - 1,020 -
1400 - Fundraising expenses 40 - - - 40 -
40 - 1,020 - 1,060 -
Expenditure on charitable activities:
1000 - Counsellor fees 20,348 - 9,822 - 30,170 22,363
1050 - Salaries - - 2,151 - 2,151 -
1100 - Supervision fees - - - - - 220
1200 - Affiliation fees 195 - 70 - 265 187
1250 - Room Hire 1,000 - 680 - 1,680 1,200
1300 - Equipment - - 519 - 519 177
1350 - Stationery - - - - - 297
1360 - Travel expenses - - - - - -
1500 - Insurance 45 - 120 - 165 122
1600 - Telephone 52 - - - 52 10
1700 - Website/Software 468 - 274 - 742 432
1800 - Training - - 356 - 356 132
1900 - Sundry 63 - - - 63 50
22,171 - 13,993 - 36,164 25,190
Total Expenditure 22,211 - 15,013 - 37,224 25,190

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