Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2024
Charlty Number 1182049

Trustees. Annual Report for the period
PericKI start date
Penod end dale
From
2023
31
March 2024
ection A
Reference and administration details
Charty namg
Y Cwmnl Slarad l The Talking Company
Other narnes charlty Is knrmn by
Registered charjty number {K any)
1182049
Charws prfn¢lpal addross
31 The Parade.
Roath.
Cardiff
Postcod
CF24 3AD
Nanw8 of the tharlty tru$tso8 who manag• tho charlty
Offlu Ilf •ny)
Nam• of p•rnon lor body) •ntitl•d
Int Iru•t••
Ifan
whol•
Resigned 2610712024
Janet Dewes
Emma George
Julie Dykes
Lynne Hamilton
Alison Hrastelj
Philip Champness
L88 Parfitt
Francesca Martolla
Resigned 3010612023
Rhian Morgan
Resigned 0610412023
Claire Charlton
Appointed 0610412023
William Giles
Appointed 0610412023
Michele Ryan
Appointed 2710712023
Courtney VireAvs
Appointed 2610112024
Michelle Hurley-Tyres
Appointed 2610112024
Name8 of the truste•s for tho ¢harity. If any, (for •xamplo, any custodian trustoos}
Nam•
Dates act•d If not for whole
Chair
Resigned 2710712023
Resrgned 0610412023
Resigned 1911012023
ReS￿ned 3010612023
Current Chair
10
Treasurer
12
13
Deputy Chair
14
Name8 and addross•s of advisers {OptloMI Infornmtlon)
o of advisor
Namo
Address
Name of chlef executlve or names of senior staff members {Optional information
Gail Dufy

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Yoar Ended 31 March 2024
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlpfjon of th• ¢harity8 trusts
Constitution
Type of goveming dowment
ieq
How the tharity is constituted
Charitabl8 Incorporate Organisation
Trustee selectlon mgthcKIs
Inr8a Dy
Trustees are appointed by lh8 existing trustees following an appliG9tron
and interview wocess.
Addftlonal governance1•8UO8 {Optlonal Infc•rniatlon)
You m8y chooso lo indude
additional Infomiation, where
relevant. aboth..
poIic4es and procedures
adopted for the Inductlon and
training of trustees:
the charity's organisatlonal
Structure and any wider
network with whlch tho eharty
works:
• relat￿nShIp with any rel8t8d
parties.,
truste88' consideration of
major risks and the system
and proc8dures to manage

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Year Ended 31 March 2024
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
1. The prevention or relief of mental distress for Ihe public ￿rtefit of
Peop￿ living in Wales in parti￿lar but not exclusively by the
provision of evidence based. accessible psychological thèr8PiéS,
ounselling and support sérvi￿.
Summary olthè objects of tho
charlty sot out In Its
gov•rnlng documènt
2. The promotion of social inclusion among people living in Wabes
who experience mental distress by preventing them from
becoming socially exclLJded and 8SSiSting them to integrate into
80ciety in parti(xJlar but Tr)t exclusively by Invo￿1ng socially
excluded groups in evaluating and designlng mental wellbeing
services that enable increased a￿e$S
Summary ofth• main
actlvltles undertaken for tho
public bon•fit In r•latlon to
th•88 objects {includ• wlthln
th18 8èCtlon the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had rogard to th• guldanc•
188ued by th• Charfty
Commlsslon on publlc
benoflt)
YCS exists to provide a Iow-¢OSt counselllng serrflce to people who
¢anTh)t otherwise afford to access counselling. It is our Intentlon to
provide and tell people about Our affordable ser¥lce. We offer Iow-cost
counselling online as well as face to face.
The trustees CL)nfimi that they had had due regard lo th8 Charlty
Commission's guidance on publiG benefit when planning the activitie8 of
the charity.
Addltlonal dotalls ol obJectfv•s and acilvftOo8 {Opllonal Inforniatlon)
You may ch0080 to include
further statements. where
relevanl. about:
poll¢y on grantrnaking;
policy prograrnme related
investrnent;
contribution made by
volunt88rs.

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Year Ended 31 March 2024
Section D
Achievements and performance
It is my great pleasure to present this report for the YCS Annual General
Meeting. This year has marked an almost total recovery from the effects
of thè parKlÈmic and subsequent lockdown. During this time, we offered
on-line counselling seNices to clients. and there is a small but steady
demand still for this sep41￿.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
durlng the year
During this year, Philip Champn8ss. Aison Hrastèlj and Will Giles retired
as trustees. and we are grateful for the input they gave durlng thelr
tenure. Our Office manager. Mandy Lewis, has also left us. and has been
ably replaced by Becky Charles. Our team has been strengthened by the
appointment of Kathryn Hobbs as our new clinical lead. replacing Mlch618
Ryan who retired from the post. Michele has joined the Board as a
tnJste8. and has joined by Michelle Hurley and Courtney Wircavs.
Alw with our current board, thésè appointrnonts have a V￿de variety of
skllls lo offer. and we are very grateful for their inwt.
Counselllng
YCS has agreed to provide o)unselling for the c<)mpany Victs'm Support,
who provide SUPFQrt to the vlctlms of crime. Vlctim Support will pay 8 set
fee for this servlce. This wlll have the effect of incréaslng our ¢llenl
numbers and income. There Is also a ds8 In onllne sessTron d8m8nds. To
accommodate this extra demand, the aim is to recruit 35 actlve
couns8llors. slightly more Ihan our current teem. ReGruitment Is ongolng.
We support our trainee counsellors by provlding in4￿U88 sup8Nlslon
and by offering training, focussed on their needs. Client feedback has
been very positive, as also has th8t of our trainee counsellors.
To improve our dient management. a new computer system. Mede8k,
has been brought Into use. It 1$ very successful in streamlining the
admlnlstratlon of the organlsatlon. It 81so provides the team with
improved dats Concernlng the fUn¢t￿nIng of seDilce.
Prfvat• R•nt•rn.
This continues to be a valuable source of Income, although trEre Is stiii
scope for incr8as8d uptake.
BUSIne￿ and Flnonce
Radyr Golf Club naméd us as one of their tsvo charities of the Year, and
Gail represented YCS at a Presentation Ev8nt in Nov6mb8r 2023.
Funding is ahyays a cL)nc*m as is the ￿se with most small ¢h8Tities. We
are fortunate in receiving donations from an interested ben8f8Ctor. The
appli¢ations for further funding are regular and ongoing.
Lee ParfftL Chair of the Business and Finance Group. held a str8tegy
session on the 8th of March. at the Ofcom offices in Cardiff Bay. The
main aim was to review our focus areas and to agre8 a refrashed set of
strategic aims.

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Year Ended 31 March 2024
Section D
Achievements and performance
The following aims were agreed and approved by the Board at the
subsequent Board Meeb'rNJ:
1}
Focus on Low-COSt a￿ssIble servi
2)
Improve financial stsbilty
3)
Pursue additional avenu8s of revenue generation
Th8 BU￿neSS and Finan￿ group of trusteès contlnues to seek ways to
widen the scope of our activiti8s and to increase our income.
Concluslon
Atthough the past has thrown up several thallenges, this has b88n a year
of recovery aThl conSol￿allOn. There is no lack of demand for our
services and both clients and trainee ￿unSellOrS have continued to
express satisfaction and approval of the Gqre whlch they reGeive. Our
Board of Trustees continue to gNe sound advice and fresh ideas on ways
in which we can move forward. Non& of thi8 would have been posslbl8
without the d8dicatlon. sklll and work ethlc of all our offTrce staff. Gail. our
Director. Amy. our Low Cost Counselling Manager, 88cky, our Office
manager, and Kathryn, our Clini￿1 lead, are all untiring in Ihelr efforts to
ets8t8 and 8ffldent, excltlng and caring environmenl. both for cllenls and
for counsellors.
Section E
Financial review
The trustees have a medium-temi aim of holding unrestricted reserves
equlvalent to 6 monts￿ of committed expenditur8. Committed
expenditure refers to the ongoing costs of maintaining the propety In
which YCS operates and the staff wsts associated with rxoviding low-
cost counselling. At the end of the period £52.459 was held 8S
unreslricted reserves which approximately 54 monlhs,
Brlef Statemènt of the
charfty's pollcy on reurv
YCS seeks to obtsin Sp8cffj￿ funding for any addl￿n81 8dlviti8s and
m￿19$ received for any specffic aclivity are accounted for at the time of
re￿Ipl as being restrict￿ to that aciivty and speThJ is monriored against
the amount r8c8iv8d or receivable.
Dotalls of any funds matorially
In deflclt
Further financlal rovl•w dotalls (Optlonal Inforniatlon)

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Year Ended 31 March 2024
You may Ghr)080 to Include
additional informalion, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising):
how expenditure has
supported the key obj'ectives
of the charity,.
investment pollcy and
objectives in¢luding any
ethical inveslmenl pollcy
adopted.
Section F
Other o
tional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that thoy have approved the trustees, report above.
Slgn•d on b•half of th• ¢hathy's truste•s
8lgnature(8)
Full name(8)
Position (09 Secretary. Chalr.
olc)
Lee Parfitt
Clalr8 Charfton
Chair
Trustee
08101r2025
1010112025

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
Yaar Ended 31 March 2024
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the ac￿Unts of Y Cwmni Siarad l The Talking Company
{'the CIO.) for the period erKled 31 March 2024 whith are set out on pages 8 to 10.
Rèsponslbllltl•s and bas18 of report
As th8 trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the prèparation of the accounts in accordance with
the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of thé CIO'S accounts carried out Ur￿er section 145 of the 2011
Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all lh8 applhxble Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
IrKlopendont examlnorf8 8tstom•nt
I have c¢ynpleted my examination. I confinn that no material matters havo come to my att8ntlon in
nn8clSon wlth Ihe 8X8mlnatlon which give8 me cause to believe thal In any material respect..
eccountlng racords were not kept in respect of th8 CIO as requir8d by 88Ctk)n 130 of the Act.
or
the accounts dKI not ac(x)rd with th8 accounting records.
I have no concern8 and have come across no other matters In Connection with the examSnatlon to
which attention should be drawn in this r8POrt in order lo enable a proper underst8ndlng oflhe accounts
to be reached.
Farzana Ahmed FCCA
Independent Examlner
1st Floor. TLKlor House
16 Cathedr81 Road
Cardlff
CF119LJ
D8te'.

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS AccouKrs
Year Ended 31 March 2024
Fund*
78.851
11145
cknt fe
749
111,$21
141WI
112,958
stjff Co•1•
vI￿nt••riCkntllsJP￿V
3.810
Isoo
80,377
140110
10,0110
1113
4,IT2
1.411
Lbht& H•at
in8uranL
FThMel BrM¢I)•nd
1,612
3,1a8
4168
IW2
8,180
2,404
wlitiig, ￿1*9• &
4fv•rtknhg & rnirk6kn9
Traknnig
L•gJl & Fbf•••knn•l
Square Fees
370
2,752
179
1.140
Con•ultknp
Enl?rtaiifflent- 11WA eu•1￿&
CIDnt Mwspowonl Sy•tom
115,455
7.562
123m7
121,076
Tranaf•r• bth•M fund•
XET FUIIDS
(8,117)
11.lff2
45,6TJ
The notes on page 10 frym p•t of these finartial statements

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILMES
Year Endod 31 March 2024
Totsl
Fuds
Fll•ds
2023
Sl411
Swaro P£¢0￿1
37,555
lorclarvs
Uae
These accounts were approved by the members of the committee and authorised for issue on
./.xo%F... arKI are 8igned on their behalf by:
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Lee Parfftt
Claire Charlton
Position {e.g. Secretary.
Chalr, etc)
Trustee
The notes on p8ge 10 fomi part (rf these finar￿la1 statements

Y CWMNI SIARAD I THE TALKING COMPANY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Endod 31 March 2024
1. TRUSTEE EXPENSES
No trustee re¢ewJ any remurwation from th8 tharity in respect of their servtis during the period. Out
of pocket expenses inwrred ty tr*e trustees in the pwformance of their duties were not ￿1Mbur$e￿.
2. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year, one trustee was paid £1.860 {2023". £9901 for Cllnkal Supervl$k)n to cover 8taff
shortages. Thi8 was approved by the toard.
3. FUND BALANCES
1 Aw12023 IMcom• Expod#ur• Trnn•l•rs 31 Mu2024
Gfjnerai Fund
28.393
26.393
141.521
141.521
115.455)
V15.455
Blo LottèryComtNnMy Fund
Communrty Foundallon Wal•8
10.109
16,509
1.053
(1,562)
11.162
37555
123,0171
8alanc• at
B￿ance al
1 2ty22
Incom•
Expend￿1•
Tran81•r8 31 MaT2023
ilnfe•tthd F¥•d•
Gmeral Fund
20.147
20,147
85.107
85,107
(78.8011
(T8.861>
26,393
28,393
Blo Lottery Comrnurrfty Fund
Communtty FounLtsllon Wales
T•gco
14.588
10.938
26.851
P1.331>
(9.885
(1.000)
(41215
10,109
27,851
11,162
45.673
111958
(121,0761
37.555
The Blg Lottery Fund have wovided a fNe-year grant l¢yw¥ds the c4)sts of a ful-time Sarv
Development Cowdinator and part￿me Clinral Lead lo ¢nhance the existing IowwCOSt ¢ounselllng
serv￿.
Community Foundation Wales wovkled h¥0 grants in the year ended 31 March 2021.. £2,000 towards
slaff costs and further £19,000 tcr•Mrds the costs of setbrvJ up a new website and finance system io
imkyove the eff￿lencY of the charity. This has been fulty spent during the year 2023124.
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