Concern Cymru
Registered Charity Number 1182469
Receipts & Payment Account and Statement of Assets & Liabilities
under Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011 for the period of 12 months ending December 31st 2022
| Receipts: Note (a) Voluntary Sources Client donations Church gifts Other donations 2 Income tax recovered 3 (b) Income from Assets Bank interest 4 (c) Schools' Counselling Contract St Teilo's High School (d) Miscellaneous Receipts Fund Raising 5 Room Hire Prepayment for Training Fees 6 Sundry income 7 Coronovirus Job Retention Scheme Total Receipts Payments: (a) Direct Charitable Expenditure Salaries, Staff expenses 8 Schools' counselling counsellor fees Operation of counselling premises 9 Support of counselling service 10 Administration 11 Training and information 12 (b) Other Expenditure Fund raising costs 13 Publicity 14 Retirement/memorial gifts Total Payments Surplus/(deficit) for the year before transfers Transfers (Surplus training fees returned to general fund) Surplus/(deficit) for the year after transfers Balance brought forward Balance carried forward |
2021. General Fund Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Total. Training Courses Croeserw Service £ £ £ £ £ 739 - - 739 1,940 1,290 - - 1,290 3,174 25,040 - - 25,040 17,708 1,758 - - 1,758 955 33 - - 33 0 15,833 - - 15,833 7,000 3,312 - - 3,312 456 - - - - - 800 - 800 2,450 - - - - - - - 5,772 48,005 800 - 48,805 39,454 2022 |
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| 20,711 - - 20,711 19,263 13,860 - - 13,860 7,740 9,780 - - 9,780 13,417 881 - - 881 1,121 1,324 - - 1,324 2,049 - 1,180 - 1,180 7,390 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46,555 1,180 - 47,735 50,980 |
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| 1,450 (380) - 1,070 (11,526) - - 1,450 (380) - 1,070 (11,526) |
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| 33,966 544 1,930 36,440 47,966 35,416 164 1,930 37,510 36,440 |
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| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 ASSETS: Bank and cash balances: Debtors Furniture and fittings (insured value) LIABILITIES: Creditors |
Note 2022 2021. £ £ 15 37,510 36,440 16 2,500 2,933 12,500 12,500 17 250 3,906 |
Purpose of Funds:
a) Designated funds hold monies received and spent in connection with counselling training courses provided by Concern Cymru. Surplus monies remaining after the completion of each course are transferred back to the general fund.
b) Restricted funds hold the income and expenditure associated with grants made to Concern Cymru for specific purposes.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS:
1. Basis of accounts:
These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments' basis in accord with the Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005), UK Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 2011
Receipts:
| 2. Donations and other income: Transferred from Cardiff Concern Friends Gift Aided Other Counsellors Gift Aided Other In Memorium gifts Charitable trusts Arrbarron Trust Hebron Hall Cardiff YMCA (1910)Trust James Williams Trust 3. Income tax recovered: From Gift Aid donations Small Donation scheme 4. Bank interest: CAF Bank Accounts HMRC interest 5. Fund Raising: Collection Boxes Sales 6. Training Fees Trauma Course Donations Level 1/2 course fees Level 3 course fees CBT course fees 7. Sundry income Events (2022:- 200 km run, 2021:-Cambrensis Concert) |
8,000 1,100 |
2021 . General Designated Restricted Total Total . 6,000 6,000 3,003 270 - - 270 360 3,344 - - 3,344 2,365 5,801 - - 5,801 380 500 - - 500 - 25 - - 25 - - - - 9,100 - - 9,100 11,600 2022 |
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| 25,040 - - 25,040 17,708 |
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| 1,680 - - 1,680 924 78 - - 78 31 |
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| 1,758 - - 1,758 955 |
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| 33 - - 33 0 - - - - - |
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| 33 - - 33 0 |
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| 312 - - 312 124 3,000 3,000 332 - - - - - |
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| 3,312 - - 3,312 456 |
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| - 450 - 450 - - - - - 800 - 200 - 200 1,200 - 150 - 150 450 |
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| - 800 - 800 2,450 |
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| - - - - - |
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| Payments: 8. Salaries and staff expenses: Director Salary Director expenses Director Pension/N.I. Administrator Salary/Fees Counsellor fees /expenses 9. Operation of counselling premises: Rent/Rates Cleaning Energy Supplies,equipment and safety Repairs/Refurbishment Building and contents insurance |
2021 . General Designated Restricted Total Total . 16,172 - - 16,172 14,828 - - - - - 289 - - 289 266 3,940 - - 3,940 4,048 310 - - 310 120 2022 |
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| 20,711 - - 20,711 19,263 |
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| 5,147 - - 5,147 7,446 - - - - - 579 - - 579 1,224 3,071 - - 3,071 3,900 589 - - 589 363 393 - - 393 484 |
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| 9,780 - - 9,780 13,417 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (cont'd)
Payments: (cont'd)
| 10. Support of counselling service: Liability and accident insurance Association fees and subscriptions DBS Checks Counselling Telephone Books and resources 11. Administration: Bank Charges Internet Postage, stationery Photocopying 12. Training and information: Course teaching and accreditation fees: Trauma Course Level 3 Level 1/2 CBT College Partnership Fees Other training resources 13. Fund Raising costs 14. Publicity: External courses/conference fees, expenses (Supervision course) |
2021 . General Designated Restricted Total Total . 352 - - 352 320 145 - - 145 269 86 - - 86 25 298 - - 298 508 - - - - - 2022 |
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| 881 - - 881 1,121 |
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| 123 - - 123 148 1,201 - - 1,201 1,891 - - - - 10 - - - - - |
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| 1,324 - - 1,324 2,049 |
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| - - - - 1,374 - 1,000 - 1,000 - - - 1,360 - - - - 1,800 - 180 180 1,500 - - - 300 - - - 1,056 |
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| - 1,180 - 1,180 7,390 |
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| - - - - - |
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| - - - - - |
Assets and liabilities:
| 15. Bank and cash balances: CAF Cash Account CAF Gold Account PayPal Account Cash in hand 16. Debtors Payments due for schools contract Unclaimed tax on gift aid donations 17. Creditors Adminstrator Fees Office service charge (estimate) Office rent |
2021 . General Designated Restricted Total Total . 34,396 164 1,930 36,490 34,716 1,006 - - 1,006 1,002 14 - - 14 723 - - - - - 2022 |
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| 35,416 164 1,930 37,510 36,440 |
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| 2,500 - - 2,500 2,933 - - - - - |
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| 2,500 - - 2,500 2,933 |
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| 250 250 - - - 2,400 1,006 |
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| 250 - - 250 3,906 |
Accounts prepared by Michael B. Rees (Treasurer), January 2023
The accounts and statement of assets and liabilities set out on pages 1 to 3 relating to the year ending 31st December 2022 are as approved by the trustees.
Signed: Stuart Gerrish (Chair) Date: 15th May 2023
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Concern Cymru members of On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2022 Charity no 1182469 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 3 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022
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Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
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of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 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 ( ~~other than that disclosed below~~ *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 3[rd] June 2023 Name: Mrs Sylvia I. Whitehead Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 46 Bryn Terrace Cwmdare Aberdare CF44 8RA
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Concern Cymru
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1182469
Charity's principal address The Ark Centre, Ararat Baptist Church
Plas Treoda, Whitchurch Cardiff Postcode CF14 1PT
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mr Stuart Gerrish | Chair | |||
| Mr Michael Rees | Treasurer | |||
| Mrs Sheila Stephen | ||||
| Mrs Anna Hartt | ||||
| Mr Peter Knight | ||||
| Miss Siobhan Walters | ||||
| Mrs Camilla Owen | ||||
| Appointed by invite of trustees | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| None |
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| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser | Name | Address |
| Bankers | CAF Bank Ltd | 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ |
| Independent Examiner | Mrs Sylvia I. Whitehead | 46 Bryn Terrace, Aberdare, CF44 8RA |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Director: Mr Russell Walters
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution registered by Charity Commission for England and Wales, March Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) 14[th] 2019 Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
The charity is managed by a board of trustees who set the overall strategy for the operation and development of the organisation. In this they are assisted by a management committee consisting of the director, treasurer and four senior counsellors. This committee, through the director, also oversees the day to day operation of the service.
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
All trustees and counsellors working with the charity hold current DBS checks.
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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Concern Cymru is affiliated to the Association of Christians in Counselling (ACC) and operates under the code of ethics of that organisation.
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relationship with any related parties;
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A system of policies and codes of practice is in place that together with the code
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parties; of ethics mentioned above, are designed to manage the inherent risks involved
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● trustees’ consideration of in counselling. These are reinforced by the high standards of initial and ongoing major risks and the system training required to be undertaken by counsellors, and by continuous and procedures to manage supervision. The charities possible financial exposure to professional or public them. liability is covered adequately by insurance.
Section C Objectives and activities
The objects of Concern Cymru are:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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the advancement of health for the public benefit by providing counselling to people with mental and emotional needs, together with
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the advancement of education for the public benefit by providing accredited training and professional development for counsellors.
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| Section C Objectives and activities (cont’d) | Section C Objectives and activities (cont’d) |
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| Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
In considering the operation and activities of Concern Cymru, the Trustees give due regard to the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit. Counselling is a well proven and approved technique for addressing a wide variety of mental, emotional and spiritual needs. Talking therapy is approved and provided by the National Health Service with the anticipation that patient's symptoms will be alleviated by counselling. Concern Cymru provides public benefit by mobilising the time and expertise of Christian volunteer counsellors in South Wales to provide a service to supplement the state talking therapy provision, which is increasingly overloaded and unable to meet demand. Its main activity is to provide free counselling to any person in need of such a service. A wide range of problems can be addressed and a number of counselling models are used, depending on the nature of the presenting case Traditionally, all of our counselling had been carried out face to face. However, restrictions imposed by lockdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, have forced us to use on-line video and telephone to carry out counselling sessions with our clients. The lifting of restrictions has shown some return to face to face counselling, but counselling via on-line video is now the most requested by clients. In order to make our services known as widely as possible, we maintain contacts with local GP Health Centres, social services, local community health organisations and support services, so that these organisations can refer people to us who may benefit from our services. Our services are also advertised through local media and our web site. Another of our aims is to provide public benefit by increasing the number of qualified counsellors available in the community. This is achieved by organising and running accredited training courses in counselling skills, together with specialised in-house courses for counsellors Providing them with opportunity for continuous professional development. These courses and seminars are open to anyone with counselling interests, and not only those who work with Concern Cymru. We also provide the opportunity for students studying for counselling degrees or diplomas at local universities and colleges, to work with us. This enables them to build up the necessary number of practice hours required for their courses. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include Concern Cymru is grateful to the volunteers, who give their time freely to further statements, where relevant, counsel our clients and also to study and improve their counselling skills. about: Without them Concern Cymru would not be able to function in its present ● policy on grantmaking; format where no compulsory charge is made to clients for counselling.
● policy programme related investment ● contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
| Section D Achievements andperformance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Since we have been able to offer on-line counselling as a result of the forced events of the Covid pandemic, it was becoming very evident that most new clients coming to us for counselling were requesting to be counselled on-line rather than by the normal face to face method. This meant that much of the space we were renting at our office at Regal House was superfluous to requirements. In spite of some uncertainty as to whether this would be a permanent trend, the trustees took the decision at the end of 2021 to surrender our lease at Regal House, and seek smaller accommodation which would be a better fit to our current needs. Hopefully, it would also provide savings in our operational costs. We were fortunate to be able to secure suitable accommodation at the start of this year, and we are very thankful to the Pastor and deacons of Ararat Baptist Church, Cardiff for renting us a suitable room for our sole use at the Ark Centre at Ararat. The Ark centre is a community facility which Ararat Church has developed and built alongside the main church building over the last few years. The location provided a number of advantages apart from cost savings primarily in improving the safety of our operations, since the venue is always staffed by church volunteers when we Have counselling sessions taking place. This meant there was always another trusted person close at hand when clients and counsellors were meeting together. This is an important safety issue for counsellors, and was often difficult to arrange at Regal House. Improving Counsellor Skills and Numbers Following an intensive year of training in 2021, largely funded by an emergency community grant we received at the end of 2020, 5 of the 7 students who qualified from our Basic Skills Course, have joined Concern Cymru as trainee counsellors. They will now enter an extended period of mentoring and supervision by a senior counsellor to ensure that they develop into counsellors of a sufficient standard to be recognized counsellors for Concern Cymru. A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Course started in 2021 was completed by 5 of our counsellors this year. All obtained their level 3 qualification. The Ukrainian war has brought a considerable number of refugees into the South Wales area. Many of these are severely traumatised. We have number of counsellors who are very experienced in trauma counselling, but it was felt that in order to be able to offer greater support, our counsellors would benefit from additional training in trauma counselling, and to this end an in-house course has been set up with 13 of our counsellors attending. Developments in the Counselling Ministry Our normal counselling service carries on, with approximately 80% of clients now being counselled on line. 284 new clients have referred to us for counselling this year. The rate of referral has increased steadily through the year, and is unfortunately lengthening our waiting list. The average time from referral to start of counselling has increased to 4 months. It is essential for us to encourage more fully trained counsellors to join us to meet the demand over the coming years. This is expected to increase considerably due to the adverse effect the current domestic and world situation is having on people’s mental health. Because we now counsel on line, we are drawing in clients from a far wider area of the UK than South Wales. We continue to provide counselling services to the pupils at a local high school, St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School, and we now provide 15 full counselling sessions each week through term times. 25 new students have started counselling in addition to those already being counselled from the previous year. |
Section D Achievements andperformance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Since we have been able to offer on-line counselling as a result of the forced events of the Covid pandemic, it was becoming very evident that most new clients coming to us for counselling were requesting to be counselled on-line rather than by the normal face to face method. This meant that much of the space we were renting at our office at Regal House was superfluous to requirements. In spite of some uncertainty as to whether this would be a permanent trend, the trustees took the decision at the end of 2021 to surrender our lease at Regal House, and seek smaller accommodation which would be a better fit to our current needs. Hopefully, it would also provide savings in our operational costs. We were fortunate to be able to secure suitable accommodation at the start of this year, and we are very thankful to the Pastor and deacons of Ararat Baptist Church, Cardiff for renting us a suitable room for our sole use at the Ark Centre at Ararat. The Ark centre is a community facility which Ararat Church has developed and built alongside the main church building over the last few years. The location provided a number of advantages apart from cost savings primarily in improving the safety of our operations, since the venue is always staffed by church volunteers when we Have counselling sessions taking place. This meant there was always another trusted person close at hand when clients and counsellors were meeting together. This is an important safety issue for counsellors, and was often difficult to arrange at Regal House. Improving Counsellor Skills and Numbers Following an intensive year of training in 2021, largely funded by an emergency community grant we received at the end of 2020, 5 of the 7 students who qualified from our Basic Skills Course, have joined Concern Cymru as trainee counsellors. They will now enter an extended period of mentoring and supervision by a senior counsellor to ensure that they develop into counsellors of a sufficient standard to be recognized counsellors for Concern Cymru. A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Course started in 2021 was completed by 5 of our counsellors this year. All obtained their level 3 qualification. The Ukrainian war has brought a considerable number of refugees into the South Wales area. Many of these are severely traumatised. We have number of counsellors who are very experienced in trauma counselling, but it was felt that in order to be able to offer greater support, our counsellors would benefit from additional training in trauma counselling, and to this end an in-house course has been set up with 13 of our counsellors attending. Developments in the Counselling Ministry Our normal counselling service carries on, with approximately 80% of clients now being counselled on line. 284 new clients have referred to us for counselling this year. The rate of referral has increased steadily through the year, and is unfortunately lengthening our waiting list. The average time from referral to start of counselling has increased to 4 months. It is essential for us to encourage more fully trained counsellors to join us to meet the demand over the coming years. This is expected to increase considerably due to the adverse effect the current domestic and world situation is having on people’s mental health. Because we now counsel on line, we are drawing in clients from a far wider area of the UK than South Wales. We continue to provide counselling services to the pupils at a local high school, St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School, and we now provide 15 full counselling sessions each week through term times. 25 new students have started counselling in addition to those already being counselled from the previous year. |
Section D Achievements andperformance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Since we have been able to offer on-line counselling as a result of the forced events of the Covid pandemic, it was becoming very evident that most new clients coming to us for counselling were requesting to be counselled on-line rather than by the normal face to face method. This meant that much of the space we were renting at our office at Regal House was superfluous to requirements. In spite of some uncertainty as to whether this would be a permanent trend, the trustees took the decision at the end of 2021 to surrender our lease at Regal House, and seek smaller accommodation which would be a better fit to our current needs. Hopefully, it would also provide savings in our operational costs. We were fortunate to be able to secure suitable accommodation at the start of this year, and we are very thankful to the Pastor and deacons of Ararat Baptist Church, Cardiff for renting us a suitable room for our sole use at the Ark Centre at Ararat. The Ark centre is a community facility which Ararat Church has developed and built alongside the main church building over the last few years. The location provided a number of advantages apart from cost savings primarily in improving the safety of our operations, since the venue is always staffed by church volunteers when we Have counselling sessions taking place. This meant there was always another trusted person close at hand when clients and counsellors were meeting together. This is an important safety issue for counsellors, and was often difficult to arrange at Regal House. Improving Counsellor Skills and Numbers Following an intensive year of training in 2021, largely funded by an emergency community grant we received at the end of 2020, 5 of the 7 students who qualified from our Basic Skills Course, have joined Concern Cymru as trainee counsellors. They will now enter an extended period of mentoring and supervision by a senior counsellor to ensure that they develop into counsellors of a sufficient standard to be recognized counsellors for Concern Cymru. A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Course started in 2021 was completed by 5 of our counsellors this year. All obtained their level 3 qualification. The Ukrainian war has brought a considerable number of refugees into the South Wales area. Many of these are severely traumatised. We have number of counsellors who are very experienced in trauma counselling, but it was felt that in order to be able to offer greater support, our counsellors would benefit from additional training in trauma counselling, and to this end an in-house course has been set up with 13 of our counsellors attending. Developments in the Counselling Ministry Our normal counselling service carries on, with approximately 80% of clients now being counselled on line. 284 new clients have referred to us for counselling this year. The rate of referral has increased steadily through the year, and is unfortunately lengthening our waiting list. The average time from referral to start of counselling has increased to 4 months. It is essential for us to encourage more fully trained counsellors to join us to meet the demand over the coming years. This is expected to increase considerably due to the adverse effect the current domestic and world situation is having on people’s mental health. Because we now counsel on line, we are drawing in clients from a far wider area of the UK than South Wales. We continue to provide counselling services to the pupils at a local high school, St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School, and we now provide 15 full counselling sessions each week through term times. 25 new students have started counselling in addition to those already being counselled from the previous year. |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
Since we have been able to offer on-line counselling as a result of the forced events of the Covid pandemic, it was becoming very evident that most new clients coming to us for counselling were requesting to be counselled on-line rather than by the normal face to face method. This meant that much of the space we were renting at our office at Regal House was superfluous to requirements. In spite of some uncertainty as to whether this would be a permanent trend, the trustees took the decision at the end of 2021 to surrender our lease at Regal House, and seek smaller accommodation which would be a better fit to our current needs. Hopefully, it would also provide savings in our operational costs. We were fortunate to be able to secure suitable accommodation at the start of this year, and we are very thankful to the Pastor and deacons of Ararat Baptist Church, Cardiff for renting us a suitable room for our sole use at the Ark Centre at Ararat. The Ark centre is a community facility which Ararat Church has developed and built alongside the main church building over the last few years. The location provided a number of advantages apart from cost savings primarily in improving the safety of our operations, since the venue is always staffed by church volunteers when we Have counselling sessions taking place. This meant there was always another trusted person close at hand when clients and counsellors were meeting together. This is an important safety issue for counsellors, and was often difficult to arrange at Regal House. Improving Counsellor Skills and Numbers Following an intensive year of training in 2021, largely funded by an emergency community grant we received at the end of 2020, 5 of the 7 students who qualified from our Basic Skills Course, have joined Concern Cymru as trainee counsellors. They will now enter an extended period of mentoring and supervision by a senior counsellor to ensure that they develop into counsellors of a sufficient standard to be recognized counsellors for Concern Cymru. A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Course started in 2021 was completed by 5 of our counsellors this year. All obtained their level 3 qualification. The Ukrainian war has brought a considerable number of refugees into the South Wales area. Many of these are severely traumatised. We have number of counsellors who are very experienced in trauma counselling, but it was felt that in order to be able to offer greater support, our counsellors would benefit from additional training in trauma counselling, and to this end an in-house course has been set up with 13 of our counsellors attending. Developments in the Counselling Ministry Our normal counselling service carries on, with approximately 80% of clients now being counselled on line. 284 new clients have referred to us for counselling this year. The rate of referral has increased steadily through the year, and is unfortunately lengthening our waiting list. The average time from referral to start of counselling has increased to 4 months. It is essential for us to encourage more fully trained counsellors to join us to meet the demand over the coming years. This is expected to increase considerably due to the adverse effect the current domestic and world situation is having on people’s mental health. Because we now counsel on line, we are drawing in clients from a far wider area of the UK than South Wales. We continue to provide counselling services to the pupils at a local high school, St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School, and we now provide 15 full counselling sessions each week through term times. 25 new students have started counselling in addition to those already being counselled from the previous year. |
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Section D (cont’d) Achievements and performance
In this year when our staff and volunteers have again been called on to make exceptional efforts to maintain Concern Cymru’s service to the community, we are extremely thankful for the continued prayers and financial support of local churches, clients, friends and private charitable trusts, which have enabled us to maintain the free service we offer.
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s Concern Cymru aims to maintain reserves to cover a minimum of six months’ policy on reserves operation. This would allow the charity to arrange for an orderly closure should funding cease, ensuring that any client undergoing counselling at the announcement of closure would have every chance of their case being brought to a conclusion whilst the charity was still able to operate. Details of any funds materially There are no funds in deficit in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Total receipts for the year were £48,805 and payments were £47,735. £6,000 off this income came from the transfer of part of the funds of the original charity, Cardiff Concern, to Concern Cymru as was agreed within the application to the Charity Commission for the formation of the Charity. We also received unrestricted donations from several charitable trusts. These You may choose to include were £8,000 from the Ardbarron Trust Ltd and £1,100 from the James additional information, where Williams Trust. relevant about: The total reserves held by Concern Cymru at the end of the year were ● the charity’s principal £37,510. £35,416 of these reserves were held in the general fund which was sources of funds sufficient to meet the requirements of the reserve policy above. (including any fundraising); Most of the charity’s expenditure is used to rent and operate suitable premises to provide counselling rooms and office accommodation, to ● how expenditure has provide training, and to pay a part time salary to a director and administrator to oversee the day to day operation of the service. supported the key objectives of the charity; Expenditure is also incurred to provide insurance cover to protect our ● • investment policy and counsellors and the service against professional and public liabilities which objectives including any may arise. ethical investment policy No counsellor is paid for counselling services given to Concern Cymru, adopted . although occasionally travelling expenses are paid when counsellors have to travel long distances to our counselling centres. It is also sometimes necessary to hire in professional counsellors to meet particular needs. It is usually necessary to pay fees for this.
Section F Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature (s) Full name(s) Michael Bernard Rees John Stuart Gerrish Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)[Treasurer ] Date 12th June 2023
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