**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE014241 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1178563**
## Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
for
The Counselling Hub
Ridgway and Company The Office, Ffordd Pentre Bach, Nercwys. Mold Flintshire CH7 4EG
The Counselling Hub
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
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|Report of the trustees|1|to|3|
|Independent examiner's report||4||
|Statement of financial activities||5||
|Balance sheet|6|to|7|
|Notes to the financial statements|8|to|12|
|Detailed statement of financial activities||13||
The Counselling Hub
## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
The board of Trustees meet once a month with the organisation manager to direct the management and governance of the Counselling Hub Charity. This includes matters relating to health and safety, finance, risks, maintenance, staff, volunteers, activities, marketing, compliance with regulations, grants and the development of the business.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Objectives and aims**
The objectives of the CIO are to protect and promote the mental and emotional health of the general public by the provision of a safe and affordable counselling service.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing their aims and objectives and in planning future activities. The Trustees remain committed to equal opportunities for all.
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The Counselling Hub
## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
## **Achievement and performance**
## **Charitable activities**
We have continued to work in the same way as last year but have enhanced on the previous year's attainments. Existing mental health support and activities are transitional between in person and remote counselling practices, offering a hybrid service is proving to be very beneficial with a much greater logistical outreach. Continuing to work in the local community proving drop-in and one to one therapy sessions for those affected by suicide, self-harm and depression management. We have had a 51% increase in demand.
This year we have achieved all of this without statutory support, by selling goods donated by the general public and carrying out fundraising events. This has been a huge undertaking, effort from so many in our local community. We are extremely proud of the efforts we have made with Care Ukraine, lorries carrying aid to those in dire need. Staff and 48 volunteers pulled together to make this possible. All involved have been trained inline with risk assessment, health and safety and government COVID-19 measures.
Lots of local pubs now hold regular fundraising events for us. Keeping all of this going for a whole year on only the support of local people means a massive amount to us. Our community supports us to support others.
We have taken on many probation workers and the success has been outstanding and the positive feedback is something we are privileged to have received. The workers are able to access mental health support with things like confidence building, stress and anxiety management, while learning new skills. Some attendees dealing with more serious issues like suicide ideation. All have carried out the duties requested of them without issue.
We continue, in response to local outcry and increased referrals, delivering food goods, donated by our local supermarkets, to our most vulnerable families and individuals that are struggling. We coordinate our responses for community delivery parcels through telephone methods; for most people, we are the only contact they have. We use this contact opportunity to provide additional mental health support.
Last year we directly helped 555 members and their extended families with food needs.
We use equal opportunities monitoring forms to evaluate outcomes and hold regular trustee meetings to review and work on SMART and SWOT analysis. We have shelves in our shop where people in financial distress can come and collect food goods.
We run a suicide prevention, self-harm and depression management drop-in, consisting of one large room and two smaller offices and maintain a further 3 offices in other areas. We have also commenced work in Wrexham where we also have a small office within another charitable organisation, this keeps cost down.
We provide supervised contact for families that are not permitted to see their children unsupervised. These placements are allocated by the courts and are carried out by suitably qualified / vetted persons. We provide mediation services (fully qualified and insured) to families with young children, or mediation for teens that are struggling with their family relationships.
We have extended our volunteering opportunities and placements for student counsellors.
We continue to upgrade and repair our premises, probation workers and volunteers have proven to be vital and extremely beneficial in maintaining and upgrading the premises.
We have enjoyed handing out Christmas stockings to local families and were able to deliver to 175 children and young people. We also donated 5 items of technology to teens suffering the loss of a parent to suicide. (This was carefully vetted and agreed by the local authority).
Ongoing support is offered for those struggling with suicide, self-harm and depression management by means of counselling, social inclusion, volunteering and skill building, training and referrals to appropriate organisations.
We offer food and clothing to the homeless and have even supported accommodation in extreme circumstances.
## **Structure, governance and management Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
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The Counselling Hub
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
## **Reference and administrative details Registered Company number** CE014241 (England and Wales)
**Registered Charity number** 1178563
## **Registered office**
9 Wrexham Street Mold Flintshire CH7 1ET
## **Trustees**
P Ringeval D Schimanke V M Sale M S Alexander I Davies M A Morton
## **Company Secretary**
**Independent Examiner** Ridgway and Company The Office, Ffordd Pentre Bach, Nercwys. Mold Flintshire CH7 4EG
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................ P Ringeval - Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Counselling Hub
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Counselling Hub ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 May 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
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.
Christian Ridgway
Ridgway and Company The Office, Ffordd Pentre Bach, Nercwys. Mold Flintshire CH7 4EG
Date: .............................................
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The Counselling Hub
## Statement of Financial Activities
## for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
|31.5.23
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
28,185
Other trading activities
2
71,942
**Total**
100,127
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
98,576
**NET INCOME**
1,551
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
54,402
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
55,953|31.5.22
Total
funds
£
42,369
55,761|
|---|---|
||98,130|
||97,127|
||1,003
53,399|
||54,402|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The Counselling Hub
## Balance Sheet
## 31 May 2023
|31.5.23
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
7
207,411
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
8
1,331
Cash at bank
6,031
7,362
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
9
(18,784)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
(11,422)
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
195,989
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due after more than one year
10
(140,036)
**NET ASSETS**
55,953
**FUNDS**
12
Unrestricted funds
55,953
**TOTAL FUNDS**
55,953|31.5.22
Total
funds
£
209,203
687
9,320
10,007
(19,208)
(9,201)
200,002
(145,600)
54,402
54,402
54,402|
|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 May 2023.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
## The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The Counselling Hub
## Balance Sheet - continued 31 May 2023
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. P Ringeval - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The Counselling Hub
## Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **INCOME**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **EXPENDITURE**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Plant and machinery - 25% on reducing balance Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 25% on reducing balance
## **TAXATION**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **FUND ACCOUNTING**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
31.5.23 31.5.22 £ £ Sales 71,942 55,761
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The Counselling Hub
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
## **3. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
||31.5.23|31.5.22|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Depreciation - owned assets|1,792|2,220|
## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
Mrs P Ringeval received gross income of £35,197 during the year to 31/05/2023 (prior year £34,519).
## **TRUSTEES' EXPENSES**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 May 2023 nor for the year ended 31 May 2022.
## **5. STAFF COSTS**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
|Average employees
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**NET INCOME**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|31.5.23
31.5.22
4
4
Unrestricted
fund
£
42,369
55,761
98,130
97,127
1,003
53,399
54,402|31.5.23
31.5.22
4
4
Unrestricted
fund
£
42,369
55,761
98,130
97,127
1,003
53,399
54,402|
|---|---|---|
|||98,130|
|||97,127|
|||1,003
53,399|
|||54,402|
## **6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
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The Counselling Hub
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
|**7.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Freehold
Plant and
Motor
Computer
property
machinery
vehicles
equipment
£
£
£
£
**COST**
At 1 June 2022 and
31 May 2023
202,040
175
1,800
10,171
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 June 2022
-
91
478
4,414
Charge for year
-
21
331
1,440
At 31 May 2023
-
112
809
5,854
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 May 2023
202,040
63
991
4,317
At 31 May 2022
202,040
84
1,322
5,757
**8.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
31.5.23
£
Trade debtors
1,331
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
31.5.23
£
Other loans (see note 11)
14,400
Trade creditors
966
Social security and other taxes
(549)
Pension
184
Other creditors
2,643
Accrued expenses
1,140
18,784
**10.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
31.5.23
£
Other loans (see note 11)
140,036|Totals
£
214,186|
|---|---|
||4,983
1,792|
||6,775|
||207,411|
||209,203|
||31.5.22
£
687
31.5.22
£
14,400
-
832
178
2,576
1,222
19,208
31.5.22
£
145,600|
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The Counselling Hub
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
## **11. LOANS**
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
|Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Other loans
Amounts falling between one and two years:
Other loans - 1-2 years
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Other loans - 2-5 years
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Other loans more 5yrs instal
**12.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.6.22
£
54,402
54,402
Incoming
resources
£
100,127
100,127
At 1.6.21
£
53,399
53,399|31.5.23
31.5.22
£
£
14,400
14,400
14,400
14,400
43,200
43,200
82,436
88,000
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.5.23
£
£
1,551
55,953
1,551
55,953
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(98,576)
1,551
(98,576)
1,551
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.5.22
£
£
1,003
54,402
1,003
54,402|
|---|---|---|
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The Counselling Hub
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
## **12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|98,130|(97,127)|1,003|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|98,130|(97,127)|1,003|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.21|in funds|31.5.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|53,399|2,554|55,953|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|53,399|2,554|55,953|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
198,257
198,257|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(195,703)
2,554
(195,703)
2,554|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(195,703)
2,554
(195,703)
2,554|
|---|---|---|---|
||||2,554|
## **13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 May 2023.
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The Counselling Hub
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Grants
**Other trading activities**
Sales
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Support costs**
**Finance**
Bank charges
Bank loan interest
**Other**
Wages
Rates and water
Licences and insurance
Light and heat
Telephone
Sundries
Rent
Staff welfare and cleaning
Repairs and maintenance
Post and stationery
Accountancy
Advertising
Subscriptions
Legal and professional fees
Staff training
Card machine fees
Motor and travel
Software and IT costs
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
Computer equipment
Total resources expended
**Net income**|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
31.5.23
31.5.22
£
£
28,185
42,369
71,942
55,761
100,127
98,130
475
396
8,836
-
9,311
396
59,871
60,396
1,455
2,093
1,287
908
5,412
3,732
1,641
1,339
24
421
200
13,000
1,305
1,219
6,017
2,883
3,377
727
1,385
979
274
1,598
1,818
1,107
-
140
168
958
794
729
2,277
2,107
170
174
21
28
330
441
1,439
1,752
89,265
96,731
98,576
97,127
1,551
1,003|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023
31.5.23
31.5.22
£
£
28,185
42,369
71,942
55,761
100,127
98,130
475
396
8,836
-
9,311
396
59,871
60,396
1,455
2,093
1,287
908
5,412
3,732
1,641
1,339
24
421
200
13,000
1,305
1,219
6,017
2,883
3,377
727
1,385
979
274
1,598
1,818
1,107
-
140
168
958
794
729
2,277
2,107
170
174
21
28
330
441
1,439
1,752
89,265
96,731
98,576
97,127
1,551
1,003|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||98,130
396
-|
|||396
60,396
2,093
908
3,732
1,339
421
13,000
1,219
2,883
727
979
1,598
1,107
140
958
729
2,107
174
28
441
1,752|
|||96,731|
|||97,127|
|||1,003|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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