COUNSELLING MATTERS
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Annvdl R•port and Flhan¢S•l Si•l•m•nts f•p th• y•qr •nd•d 31 st MaKh 2024
REGISTERED CHARITY PIUM8ER 1192012
REGISTERED OFFICE. THE A88EY CLINIC, 6A ALftFRT PC)AD, BELVEDERI KENT,
JA175U

CoDt•nts
P•hr•ne• and ￿Minis1￿11v• 1r1lom￿n 2
Trus*•S r•porl 34
Sltyhm•rt ol FiAaneittl Adl¥ili•s 6
BalAn£• Sh•vt 7
Not•1 ts IK• Flrtuntial Slal•ffl•nts
Ind•pvnd•nt Ex•min•r's R•p•rt 10

Relerence and 4dmlni51ratl¥* Infornutknn
LA￿lty namv. Ltsunsdii￿ Matter5 Ilexiey
Charity registrdtion number- 1182012
Reglstered Offlce.. The Abt)ey Uinic bA Ajbert lload. Belvedere. Kent. DA17 SU
Liiibidlkvr
Web5rte'. www.counsellin8matteisbexley.￿s
Deborah Cox
Trnstee
Jenniier tsney
Rahil Anw4r
Steven Fryer
Kiera Robblns
F•licia Fasokun
In￿ree
Trustee
Trustee lappointed Chalr Ilth January 20231
Trustee
Trusteè (appointed Treasurer Ilth Janu•ry 20231
8ankers: Metro Bank, E&68b The Broadway Shoppln8 Centre. Bexlvtheath, DA6 7JN
Ind•p•nd•nt Exarnlner. Sadler Davies, Tradin8 as.. FinsI￿ry Roblnson Ltd
Top Floor, West Hill House. Dartford, Kent DAI 2EU

Trv5tee< report Year to 31 Marih 2024
Thètrustees presenttheir reportandthe fina￿TraI *Ottff￿tsofC(￿￿n$e1r1ry Matters8exlry fDrthe
Yearend1￿ 31st hAarch 2024. In preparingthe annual report arKI finartl•l 5tstements. the tr￿tee$
have a(lopted the provi&on5 ofthe Ststement of Recommended PraLtcÈ ISORPI'Armuntine and
reports￿ by Chafsties" IFR51021.
S*ruetUf•. 8OV4rnanc•, and mamsemenl
Counsellin8 Matters Bexjey is managed tythEChtef E>xutfve OffKer. Liz Hann. who is accountab
to the board of trustees. The CEO is assimod in her manaRementduties by the Counseifing Manager,
Sarah Skinner. the DeputyCounsÈlliry Manapr, Alison Cf3wFord. the Children and Young Peoplè's
Serv1￿ Manager, Dawn Joseph arKI the Referrals Manager, AmaThJa 8rooker. The management
team carries tyjt a numberof functions 1rKFtyjl￿ mana8irq qu*lfled and trwneecOUr￿el[0ts,
managiry th$ Talk Line, Children and Your% Pcople'sseevic¢. xhool o)unsellin8 and Afford6trAe
seNlce5, manaRSw ￿errIt5 aThl allotatin8 rlipntt r￿n£*I11n8 Sessior￿ ar• prwdgd lry a lary• l¢am
ofcounseNors whoall eltherwork forLounsthr* Matters 8exley on a wt timebasi5 ora
vol¢Jnteerins forthe thorlty.
External yJpe¢visor5 provide SUpe￿￿On lor counsellors. all coun5elbrs are requiwd to contribute to
the c05t of thelr supemslon, wlth tho tharity mak1￿ ￿ the rest ol the pèyment.
Governln
Docum
C¢un5ellin8 Matters 8exlty became wirternl as o Charitable Incofporaied iknn15atlon on i
February 2019 with the Charity Commission. In the event of the CIO bein8 wound up. TNstees of tho
CIO hove no liability to contribute to its assets and iw leswil￿￿lly for se[dir41￿detsts
and Iiabilltles.
Ob
eaiv
s and artNI
and ubl
ben•fft
Coun5elling Matters Bexley ams to prowde free or l*)W<OSt tounsellinB and other therapeu*
Services to residents of the London 8orough of Bexley and surroundiw areas. In addition, the CIO
provldes ¢ounsellir8 plaomentsfor volunteer wJn5dkJw
Public Beneflt
Trustees have full awareness of the 8uidance issued by the Chafity Comml$4ontM publlc bEnefftt
Trustees c0Tr5ider re£ulath how Dlanned thities ￿111 rA￿trI￿rt￿ toth@ aims ard ot¥gcti¥gs $4t in
occordan¢e wilh public bener1t8uid•n￿.
AchlevÈments and
Counselling Matter5 Bemley delivered a hi8h qualrt¥ coun5el%ng Servi￿ to (Tr*Er El#J dients
throughout the year, this included dients from all agegrLWP5* from age five upwaids. Counselll
W35 proWded bjth lace to face arKI rernote￿. ¥cording to clients, preferences. G)uns@Ilin8 Eession5

took place in variou5 venues in Bexley t￿rough. schcol premises. In addition, the d￿rity
150 ran a free online course for female 5urvi¥ors ofdomestitabw and a freèf* to fxe
counselline group for unpaid carers.
Thp. rhA¥ity rfirttinued to 8ftW. TrThtqrm£ of nvmbpr of sessions offered to di¢nts and voriety of
s¢ryices offeied. Ttie Iiuriiber of counselloTS working orvc4unteenng wrth the charrtv remained at
around the samÉ Iv¥•l x¢ the p1wi￿S ypar. with 30qualified counsel10￿ and 18 ca￿selli
students.
The CIO securgd h&rthNrfiinrfin8 from the Natiortal Lott•ryto operate the Yalk bne. servico, whith
provlded callers with opw)rtunrryto talk to a wun5eilor free of d*rye weekday between
9am and 5pm.
The tharlty Contin￿ to delfjvera counselllNa servlce In 3 local prlmarysd￿ols and an independent
secondary sd)ool caterin8 for chlldren and young people wjth ernotlonal dtffiojlties. A new contract
commenced tn Sept@mber 2023 with a lar8e secondary a¢*dtmy in Oartford. Counsellin8 Matter5
Bexley conisnued workirq in partnershlp vthth Bexleyvoluntsry Counc6118VSCI to deltr￿r
coun5ellirsgto t￿l7¥ear old5 as partof 8exleVs sodal F)resuibi￿stheMe.
Fr@@ coLins•llin8 sessions w•rg provid•d bythe tharity to residents of o I¢Kal housin8 •>Xlfl4tion as
result of a fundln8 agreement ￿th the peabody Community Foundat¥Jn. The contract wrth Maximus
Rett3rt, which 4nabloJ ¥n8mploy4d 8&ey re&dents to o minSmum of >ix sejsions of fre¢
VU115ellln8 contynued very5uccessfully, several Bexly re￿dents enterinR emr4ovmentafter
Ihey had Completed their ¢ounsellin8.
The tharity eontinued to promote Its"Afforda￿tThÈ1aPy' swvice, whS¢h meant that clients ttjuld
acce55 general counsellir*, CUT, couples tounsdlin8 ond child counselling at below a¥eta8e prices
and with lsttle ￿ no wait4n8 time. Tho Aff￿dable service continue5 tO8enerate a sub5tantral income
for the chartty and enable5 the continued ww5ion oflowcott and free c(wnselllr* dients who
8enuinely cannot afford to pay for thtr•ty.
foLinsellln8 Matt•r£ B•xl•y play•d an mle In the lo￿1 cornmuthity throushouttht year, helpin8
to raise awarenessof rhe benefits of counsellinl and the servbces available. Events attended incIL￿d
mark4tplac• gv4r4ts for children 2nd yo¥n6 pcople's sefyb¢¢S, tr40e¥ents for unp•id carers and d
LonsUKalton on tne aurism strategy ror Bexiey. Ihe (hanty ffself rana fundraisinq W￿1b￿.￿ Fair. a
Worklorc• W•llb•in8 Day and fr•e orlow costyO8o dostes• rtm1n1￿Trstht Ilrth bEtrween phy51ul
and mèntsl heahh.
The CIO15 committedto providin6 educational and trainingopportunitiestolijcal people whowlsh
to <levelop a care•rin counselling. It ¢oAtbnues to be one of the largest providers of tounselling
placernents tn the local afea. il ￿50 provides In-lthsè training forall its ¢￿Tr5ellor$. whith
complements th* learTh￿ provthd bycourtsellir48toU¢8e5.
Rlsk 3%1@&smgnt
The tru51ees monizor rlsk d eath meeTrng. The pnmary risk identrtied lor 2023-2024 is the need to
eeneratè ￿ditIOnal ¢neorn•frorn contracts. grants and hJAdmisin& 50 thot the d)orty un meet
Increased costs and bulld up reserves to a satssts¢XOry This risk is beiryi targeted bythe CEO
togÈtherwith the staff team. pro8Tesswill ￿ repcffted and rewewed at each board meetir%. A
further risk identrfied Is the slKWt4e ofcounsdlots speo"aliynR in vthingwith thildren ar￿ your
people. efforts are bein8 made to re£fur¢ courwllorswhtsspecialise in wotknng with thi5 age group.

Futurè lans
The tharity aims to contlrrt* kYovidlnKZ high qualrty, tyofÈssional ci)unsellire serrioto reshjents oy
BÈxley borough and surroundiw areas. In 50doiw li is ofthe need to adapt and tharqe to
meet the evofving ofthe local (ommunÈty.
The tharjry Is commrtted ro Conv"DUtt￿ to prwoe placementsfLY trninee uwnsellors on an on8oinR
basis
There is an awareness of the ne•d to increase the ino)me ofthe d￿rity tobuild up finarKial
reser￿. Thls has resulted in increased fows rffi Raini￿ nèw ¢Mtractsand £Mts.. the d￿rity will
also e￿age tn mo1• fvn¢k*in8 actith.
TN5tees' ros
slbllltles in rehtlon to flnandal state
The law applicable to charrties ITh England and Wales reqvires the trustt*S to prepare finandal
statements f￿ each finèncial yearwhich give a and falr vknoftheststeofaffalrs ofthe chèrtty
and ofthe Incorniw YeS￿re￿ aNI appliratim of YÈgour¢es ofthe charityforthat pgriod
The truslees are resDon5ible for ke•pln8 pryr acc￿lntInO records that di£clo£•T•Jith r•awnabl•
4ttura¢y at any ttme the fSnaiKldl yw111￿1 vl the ilMrSty ond enable Them ro ensure ihat the flnandal
statements comply wth the Charities Att 2011 and the Charity IA¢¢ount5 and Reports) Re8ulatson5
2￿. The trustee5 are also responsible for safe8Uard￿ the a55et5 of the Char￿ and hence for
tskn'ng reasonable stepsfor the we¥*ntionaThJ detection of fraud arKI other Iwlarftl•s.
dal re¥l•w
Income lor thE year 202>2024was E248.518. whlth repres•nied an increase ol approximatelv
Ffifi.fKHifrom th• prwious y•ar and Éurpas5ing th• budgeted Ilguro of £2¢19k by £39k. Most olthis
SIiLl¢dS¥ Wa5 accounred lor by addllonal revenue from the Affordable counselli￿Scheme and bv
r¥pw ¢ontrarts. narn4ly hA•ximus R•start and secondary sthoel mentioncd Previou￿y.
Hnw•ver •xp•nditur• also iAer•aÉ•d by around £53,CO) compared to the yior year, resultifls trn
total expenditure of £233.434 which was £47.C((ia(fvÈrse to bud8eL Thè charitytherefore prtsJut¢d
a surplus of Els,￿4. The increase in expendr(ure was due to Increased ¢osts in all areas. most
518nlficant beln8 cour4ell¢x< fees, reTrL Vul￿e$ and salarits

STATEMEIIFOF FNANCiIL ACTIVIThS
A5AT 31ST P*ilRCH 1024
INCOMING RESOUIICES
Voluntiry lTheome & Gr*nts
Chèrttable A£tlvttie5
Incomp from InvE5tments
£14528.70
£154.639.41
£345.16
£169.513.27
£14.528.70
£13501.41
33.644.41 U6&6C6.1'.
É345.16
£11.7C
£248.518.27
£18Z.119.29
79.((&
YOTALINCOMING RESOUR
£79,(•J5.r
RESOURCES EXPENDEO
Char￿•ble Adlvkles
Other ExDendlture
TOTALASSOURCES SXPGIIDÉD
£168.670.71
fW49
£169.2JVJ.20
C64,￿￿ É251869ts1 IIIY,HI.J4
f46d 44
£223 00
£233.434.00
£179.W.34
IG4.198.
£27I07
1£1.766.251
£14,￿6.20
£1766.
£￿￿4.27
£2,454.95
ADDmoN5TO & RELEASES FROM FUPIDS
P•V)VEMeNT IN FUNOS
1£1,488.181
£16.572.45
£15.084.27
£2,4S4.95
BALANCES OAOUSNT FWID AT
IAPRIIIOU120ZZI
EIO.2EItA3
É11.688A2
£21.949.65
É19,494.70
BAIANCE5 CARAIED FWDAT
31 MARCH ￿41?￿11
È8.n65
3GL27
£37.035J2
£21,949.05

STATEME14TOF ASSEfs AND iIABJUnES
IS AT3tsfMARCH 2024
Tatsl
Totrdl
iou
T•n8lble Fknl A*s•ts
CurrEnt A55Ets
Monetary Asmts
Bank accounts
Prepaym*nts & Accrued IrKomo
Debtors
Totsl current a
£85.277.92 £28261.27 £113.$39.19
£O.L
£o.c
£8775.Q)
£5.775.C
£91.052.92 £28.261.27
£119.314.19
£48.40B.08
£3,576.00
£1.757.50
£53,741.58
Li*bllltl•£.' ¥IT￿￿ts fallinsdue 1p￿thIn l yeor
£82,280.27
£82,2f<*.27
f31,791.9J
Curr•nt ￿t•tr Curr•ntLIHbnid
£8.772.65 £28.261.27
£37.033.92
£21.949.65
Totd A8%•ts l•M Curr•rt U•bHkS
£6771ffj £2826127 D7,033J2
£21.949.65
FUNDS
Unrestricted. General
Restricted
£8.772.65
£8,772.65
£28,261.27
£10,260.83
É11,688.82
£28,261.2Y
£8.77165 £2836127 ￿7￿92
É21.949.65
51ified by..
Steven Fryer
Date..

ATJISY MARCH 1074
T￿rIn￿nN￿l <*atr*th•rtts h** prnp3r•durtd•¥th•hirtoriAI ￿d￿l¢tO￿l￿ce ￿￿ththe (hill￿$stateMeN1y
RoEomihend¥d PrdLLK¥ (SOAP FR510212O15aTrJl￿clwrl[iQ5Aa 2011. Anthd¢pe1thte￿fflInatsC￿ ￿le￿lured urK*Tthe Qwitie5 Act 20L
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Unrestrkted lundsare wiL4ble lor attr*d￿r*tth ofll¥trusteeskn IwtheraKeoFU*yrKrtl ￿iKt￿4*s01 the th•rlty.
UAWUnE5 IAWK Due VMIMII IYEAII
Accrued exDenses
O•f•ned IrK•m•
£61,CWCpJ
EIY,67808
F67q 7¢1
£IZfj.49
Z.280.27
16,430.
£15,181.93
HMRCTax & Nar￿n•1 In5uTrr
N4rt P•n61oA
Voluhtlry IrKom•
Cllent Conlrlbulknn5
Domtions ind L¢yd•s
£J3.39B.91
£1.129.79
£1452B.70
13.398.91
£I.IZ9.79
£14.5ZB.70
(9,860.9:
£3.64Q.42
EI) SOl,41
Grait.. Mlnd In Bexkn: &•rs
Grdnl.. CCGIMen¢ap
Ignr.. SAFe
Grant.. ortit Group
Gr•nt.. Peotsody
Grant.. The Natlon* Lotiery.. Talwlne
Grant.. BVSC". CIP5ocial Presthkn'ni
tontrart Income
Contrxt.. London bOr￿4h of 8ex*..
Fundiaisiw. Ge￿
Fyndr•5iw.' AFlordatsle CounsoHlr
Fund￿5￿.. Rc4m Rentsi irtomÈ
FundrrisiN.' TTrinlnB
£lJ97.00
£270.00
£10,23S.
£IOJa>.w
£6.5tsJ.
£7A70.
4.320.CII
£o.Joo.00
£7A70.fy)
£14.320.LK)
£y3￿z3.¢))
£30,050.
£2J98.S2
£113￿9?.89
£4X114.C
£025.
£3SI.
U33h44.41
£2.490.
ES,400.rxi
f32,695.00
£ZO.668.C
£4.VIL.54
£75.723.59
4A30.(X)
£1,071.
Éw.(x)
E168.606.12
£33J23.C<l
É30M.C¢
£2.C¢4.52
£113.597.89
£4JJ34.tyJ
£825.(
si.(x)
IS4 639.41
£79￿)5.￿)
£345.16
£315.16
Éa45.16
£345.16
£11.76
£11.76
TOTALif4COMING RESOURCES
£169.51127
£79JK6
£24851&27
£182,119.29

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COiJNSEILING MATTERS BEXLZY
FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 MARCH 2024
Thts r4K>rtonthc stattsD¢nts of COUNSELLJNG MATTKIL8 BEXLEY frff theyear endrd31 Marth
21)24. wbithfjrn2et ort F48fJ 6t0 9islttrtapeL4of In¢%4M￿￿￿o￿I￿joutln wAxrd*Kewiths145 ofthe awitieJ Ac*
2011 Ithe Act}.
R¢gpi¢flve TeJpwlblliti¢s•f tbe trllthes *tyd
The ¢knrity'Ytru￿eeS ate rel[￿lb1¢tsth￿ [￿l(￿or th a¢¢ounts. Tr d￿lty,% ￿￿￿5¢0￿81dtt that aD autht isnot
r¢quired fortbisy¢8r under section 144(21 of tr*C1wities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) or ReguiAtion IOIIXdl ofthc
ChÉritiH Ac(fMts (S￿￿1￿d) R¢pjlot1(N￿ 21Y)8 {the21IM Acco￿tsRe￿#lO￿)tro enmirAllonts
It li wly rwibllity ￿..
¢xamir¢ ac¢otrrts 145 ofthe CJwkleJArtZOI l andsth M(IXcl of th Cb•dtk54ThITrwte¢
Invests￿ent {S¢otl*￿lACl 2005 (UK ￿)5 Aci)
I4515Kb)of th¢2011 Ao;
B￿1$ of INdepeDden¢ ¢xAmltyw'i nport
amlnètion irKIth areview *ccourtin8 t￿￿d$ keptby th¢¢hwiiy 8tsJ a L*rfBwisonofthe iccounts we￿I•j
wiihth03e n¢orth. It￿￿0 includesrA>nJi(knibJft of any umJ5uai items ordi*loJur¢s in aL*ount$4ThI seekitsg
expl*otlon8 frorn you Bs ¢rusfees eone¢rrun8any M]th M￿ler￿.[he proealures Und&tak￿ ¢k> I￿prOVide￿I the ¢vidence
that would t¢ rwtirtd In4n4udii. dp Tr)t¢xprtas attauttitop1ni￿O￿ the view 4iven by theacw
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to keep &t4ountln8tt¢0th in Jr¢orkn with 130of¢he W.
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