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2023-03-31-accounts

Need To Talk

Charity Number

1177595

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year

Ended 31[st] March 2023

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Need To Talk

Reference and Administrative Details

Registered Charity Number: 1177595

Trustees:

SACHA PEARSALL – Date appointed 9[th] December 2014

Maulidi Ali – Date appointed 28[th] May 2022

NOREEN FOX - Date appointed 14[th] January 2014

Principle office:

Need To Talk

c/o Voluntary Action Harrow

The Lodge

64 Pinner Road

Harrow

HA1 4HZ

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Structure, Governance and Management

Charity Name: Need to Talk

Other names: PRECISA DE FALAR (Working name)

Governing document: Constitution as amended by Trustees on 15 March 2018

Need to Talk is an Unincorporated Charity

Trustee selection methods:

As per the Need To Talk governing document

1. The Executive Committee shall consist of not less than 3 members nor more than 7 members being:

2. The executive committee may, in addition, appoint not more than 2 co-opted members but so that no one may be appointed as a co-opted member if, as a result, more than one-third of the members of the Executive Committee would be co-opted members. Each appointment of a co-opted member shall be made at a meeting of the Executive committee called under clause J and shall take effect from the end of that meeting unless the appointment is to fill a place which has not been vacated, in which case the appointment shall run from the date when the post becomes vacant.

3. All the members of the Executive Committee shall retire from office together at the end of the Annual General Meeting next after the date on which they came into office, but they may be re-elected or re-appointed.

4. The proceedings of the Executive Committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy a month their number or by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment or qualification of a member.

5. Nobody shall be appointed as a member of the Executive Committee who is aged under 18 or who would, if appointed, be disqualified under the provisions of the following clause.

No person shall be entitled to act as a member of the Executive Committee, whether on a first or subsequent entry into office, until after signing in the minute book of the Executive Committee a declaration of acceptance and of willingness to act in the trusts of the organisation

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Description of Charity

Need to Talk is counselling and well-being services run by qualified counsellors; we provide 1-2-1 counselling services, emotional support groups, workshops and placement to volunteer counsellors finishing their studies. We welcome everyone we offer a non-judgemental, understanding, and safe place where people can explore and address their emotional needs. Our work focuses on the well-being of all.

Objectives of the Charity

The organisation's objects are:

The preservation and protection of the physical and mental health of people living in the London Borough of Harrow and the surrounding area by providing counselling and workshops in nutrition and healthy eating.

Main Activities:

Need to talk provides the following services

The contribution made by volunteers:

Need To Talk volunteer counsellors make contributions by giving affordable counselling sessions to the community.

We have student volunteers maintaining our social media presence and generating a newsletter. We also have a volunteer who supports us by maintaining the website and email services.

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Achievements and Performance:

Need to Talk continues to:

We are now working on the three main counselling platforms: face-to-face, online and phone, and we aim to carry on supporting the most vulnerable in the community with free or affordable counselling sessions and wellbeing groups, including music and exercise. The community is now experiencing the impact of the cost-of-living increase; mental health users, BAME and LGBT groups continue to be our priority as we are aware that they are some of the most vulnerable groups in our community.

We provide future practitioners, counsellors and other volunteers with(young people supporting us with our social media presence) : 

  - **supervision**

  - **CPD**

  - **Signpost to in-house training**

  - **We provide information as to useful training and external blogs.**

  - **Recommend further studies according to the changing needs of our clients.**

  - **We also complete detailed reports as required by their college or universities for the successful completion of the course.**

  - **References**

  - **Guidance and experience working in a professional environment**

Achievements against set objectives:

We met our objectives of preservation and protection of the physical and mental health of people living in the London Borough of Harrow and the surrounding area by:

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Projects that we have been working on this year:

Harrow Together

This project gave people the opportunity to come together and increase their emotional and physical well-being through music, exercise, and emotional support groups.

HT Ukraine

Targeted support for Ukrainian refugees and their families to access emotional support through counselling in their language.

TNL Community Fund

This funding enabled us to provide emotional support to the community post-pandemic, targeting some of the most vulnerable groups suffering from Mental health issues and those from the BAME community.

Northwood School

Need To Talk has two regular counsellors placed within the school, offering 1.2.1 sessions for young people.

Rocket Science

This project helped us create a safe space for vulnerable women in the community, whereby their difficulties (domestic violence) have been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Financial Review

Need To Talk started the year with a balance of £4992 made up of Restricted funds £1460 (Health Inequalities). and Unrestricted £3532

Income from Counselling sessions for 22/23 was £28196, which was significantly higher than the previous year. This has been helped making sure clients pay for their counselling sessions on time,

We secured funding of £46559 in 22/23 which was made up of Harrow Together £20100, Harrow Together £5000 for Ukraine counselling, National Lottery Community Fund £9940, Rocket science £9000 and Northwood school £2519.

Harrow Wins ticket sales brought in £141 which is a small increase from last year.

Overall, this has been a successful year for Need To Talk

Reserves Policy

Free reserves equating to at least four (4) months of unrestricted expenditure to support costs and to respond to emergency needs which arise from time to time.

In addition, there is also a need to designate certain sums from free reserves for anticipated expenditure in the short to medium term.

This would generally be for capital expenditure and will be specified in the notes to the annual accounts.

It is anticipated that total free reserves, including designated funds, would be maintained at a level of six (6) months of unrestricted expenditure.

Funds from the charity

Reserves £28954

This is made up of:

Unrestricted funds £ 19783

Restricted funds £9171

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising )

Client’s contributions for counselling sessions, Harrow Wins fundraising via sale of Harrow Wins lottery tickets and grants.

Number of employees during this year was 2.

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ststement of Trustees. Responslbilities The trustees are responsible for preparing the t￿￿tee5, report and the financial st*ements in accordano with the United Kln8dom Accounting Stsnd3rd5 (United Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Prattl￿) and appI￿able laws and r￿ulatiOn& The law applicable to charttÈes require5 the trustee5 to prepare financial statementsfor each finan¢tal year whith givè a true and fairvlèw of the state of affa￿r5 of the charity and of the incoming reSoUr￿S and application of the Charl￿S resourw for that period. In Preparf￿ thesefinanaal statements. the trustees are required to: Select suitsble accounting policiesat)d then apply them consistently. observe the methods and prlnciples Én the CharitiesSORP make judgements and estimates that a￿ reasonable and prudent state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any materÉal departures disdosed Bnd explained in the financial 5tatemertS and prepare thefinarKial statements on the golng concern ljasis unless it 15 inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in Lwsine5S. The trustees are responsible frjr keeping proper a¢counting recoTt15 that disdose wtth reasonable accuraryat any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensurethat the financial statements compty with the CharitiesAct 2011, the applicable Charitie5 IAccounts and Reports) ReguiatlQn5, and the provisions of the constttution. The trustees are also responsible for 5afe8vardin8 the charity'5 assets and heno for taking ￿#sonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irre8ulaTitie5. Thefi al statements on pages 9 to U were approved bythe T￿￿teeS and authorised for Issue on . and signed on their behalf by.. M4¥u L-I ￿ Iki .

Financial Statements for Year End 31[st] March 2023

These statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis.

Charity No. 1177595

Income Statement

22/23
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total funds Last year
21/22
RECEIPTS
Grants 500 44040 44540 3500
Counselling Fees 25677 2519 28196 12173
Donations 141 141 152
Workshops 420 420 260
Other 0
0
Total incoming resources 26,738 46,559 73,297 16,085
PAYMENTS
Staff
5,182 19,794 24976 9,455
Office, IT and running costs
351 344 695 1,800
DBS
216 216 131
Volunteer Expenses 0 4,136
Bank charges -
1,160 -1160 194
Facilitators/supervisors
2,860 17,350 20210 18,400
Counselling Assessment
450 450
Insurance
267 267 267
Accounts
450 450
Professional Fees
878 878
Equipment
150 150
Room Hire
440 230 670
Workshops
680 680
Training
587 587 840
Depreciation
266 266
Total Expended 10,487 38,848 49,335 35,223
NET RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS 16,251 7,711 23,962 (19,138)
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 0 0 0 0
CASH FUNDS LAST YEAR END 3532 1460 4,992 24130
CASH FUNDS THIS YEAR END 19,783 9,171 28,954 4,992

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Financial Statements for Year End 31[st] March 2023

These statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis.

Charity No. 1177595

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31/03/2023

22/23
Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL 21/22
Fixed Assets
799 0 799 0
Total Fixed Assets 799 0 799 0
Current Assets
Cash at Bank Bank of Scotland 18984 9171 28155 4992
0
0
Total Current Assets **18984 ** 9171 28155 **4992 **
Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL
Current Liabilities
0 0
Total Current Liabilities 0 0 0 0
Total Assets Less Liabilities 19783 9171 **28954 ** **4992 **
Total Cash Funds 19783 9171 28954 4992

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Financial Statements for Year End 31[st] March 2023

These statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis.

Charity No. 1177595

Analysis of income and expenditure

Receipts
Grants
Counselling Fees
Donations
Workshops		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
500
44,040.00
44,540.00
25,677.40
2,519.00
28,196.40
140.5
140.5
420
420
Total receipts 26,597.40
46,699.50
73,296.90
Payments
Counselling Staff
Counselling Assessment
Admin Staff
PAYE
Volunteer Expenses
Speakers
Facilitators
Supervisors
Room Hire
Advertising
IT Expenses
Equipment
Insurance
Office Rent
Accounts
Telephone
Resources
Postage
Professional Fees
Bank Charges
wellbeing workshop
Healthy Eating w/s
DBS
Training
Management Staff
Depreciation		 840
9,400.00
10,240.00
-
450
450
3,052.00
8,354.20
11,406.20
200.26
200.26
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,380.00
2,380.00
2,860.00
14,969.74
17,829.74
440
230
670
-
200
200
254.93
143.88
398.81
149.84
-
149.84
266.96
-
266.96
-
-
-
450
-
450
-
-
-
96
-
96
-
-
-
877.70
-
877.70
-1,160.02
-
-1,160.02
-
680
680
-
-
216
-
216
587.43
-
587.43
1,090.00
2,040.00
3,130.00
266.29
266.29
Total payments 10,487.39
38,847.82
49,335.21
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfer
Balance brought forward		 16,110.01
7,851.68
23,961.69
140.5
-140.5
-
3,532.13
1,460.00
4,992.13
Balance carried forward 19,782.64
9,171.18
28,953.82

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Financial Statements for Year End 31[st] March 2023

These statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis. Charity No. 1177595

Movement between funds 01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023

Accounts Description Opening
Balance		 Income Expenditure Transfers Closing
Balance
Unrestricted Core 3532 26716 10465 19783
Restricted Health Inequalities 1460 0 1460 0
Restricted Harrow Together 0 20100 19623 477
Restricted HT Ukraine 0 5000 4364 636
Restricted TNL Community Fund 0 9940 9156 784
Restricted Northwood School 0 2519 1280 1239
Restricted Rocket Science 0 9000 2965 6035
TOTALS 4992 73275 49313 0 28954

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

IT Equipment
Cost at 31/03/2023
Depreciation at 31/03/23
Net Book Value at
31/03/2023		 1065
266
799

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