## Section C: Notes to the accounts Trustees’ annual report for the period > Period start date **0 1 1 0 2 4** Period end date **3 0 0 9 2 5** Charity No Charity name **OLIVE BRANCH COUNSELLING 1 1 8 5 6 1 3** (if any) ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|The provision of a secure and con!dential counselling, listening,
educational and supportive service to adults by professionally trained
and supervised volunteer counsellors, for people with low incomes and/or
bene!ts, who would not otherwise have access to expensive private
counselling.| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public beneft, in particular,
the activities, projects or services
identifed in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Individual counselling delivered to ~218 adult clients by ~67 volunteer
counsellors.| |Statement confrming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission onpublic beneft|Para 1.18|The trustees con!rm that they have had regard to the Charity
Commission's guidance on public bene!t when reviewing the charity's
aims and objectives and in planning future activities.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment including
program related investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 2 of 8 ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main achievements
of the charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s work has
made to the circumstances of its
benefciaries and any wider benefts
to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|During the period, Olive Branch Counselling delivered 5,095 counselling
sessions to approximately 218 adult clients, an increase of 4% on the
previous year. Of these, 95 clients were supported through our hardship
fund, enabling them to access counselling at a reduced or no cost who
would not otherwise have been able to a!ord it.
Our volunteer student counsellors also continued to use their placements
to accumulate supervised practice hours towards their professional
quali"cations, contributing both to client welfare and to the development
of the next generation of counsellors.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Achievements against objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising activities
against objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance against
objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 3 of 8 ## Financial Review ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s fnancial
position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|The charity ended the period with total income of £103,493 against
expenditure of £131,987, resulting in a de!cit of £28,494. Closing
reserves stand at £50,877, down from £79,371 at the start of the period.| |Statement explaining the policy for
holding reserves stating why they
are held|Para 1.22|The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves equivalent to four months of
operating costs. Based on current expenditure levels, this represents
approximately £44,000. At the year end, reserves of £50,877 exceed
this target, and the trustees are satis!ed the charity holds an
appropriate level of reserves.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£50,877| |Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in defcit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as a
goingconcern|Para 1.23|The de!cit this year was driven primarily by a rise in supervision costs
from onboarding more student counsellors. Going forward, in line with
sector best practice, new students will fund their own supervision.
Combined with other cost-saving measures, the trustees are con!dent
the charity's !nancialposition will improve in the coming year.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal sources of
funds (including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and objectives
including any social investment
policy adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal risks
facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 4 of 8 ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s trusts:|SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.gunincorporated association,CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods including
details of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post
or name of any person or body
entitled to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed by resolution at a meeting of the charity trustees
for a term of three years. Trustees may serve up to three consecutive
terms, after which a gap of at least one year is required before re-
election.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures adopted for
the induction and training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees receive a copy of the charity's constitution, latest accounts
and key policies, together with confrmation of the trustee code of
conduct. An induction meeting with the Chair is also arranged prior to
appointment.| |The charity’s organisational structure
and any wider network with which
the charityworks|Para 1.51|Throughout the period, the charity was overseen by a single Clinical
Lead. Following their resignation in October 2025, the trustees
restructured to two Clinical Managers and an Operational Manager,
forming a management committee, removing a identifed single point of
~~failure~~| |Relationship with any related parties|Para 1.51|~~.~~| |Other||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 5 of 8 ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Olive Branch Counselling| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1185613| |Charity’s principal address|Top Floor
Saxon Court
21 Gladstone Road
Chippenham
SN15 3BW| ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for
whole year|Name of person (or
body) entitled to appoint
trustee(if any)| |---|---|---|---| |Paul Austin|Chair of Trustees|resignation 05/09/2025|| |Edward Kerr|Trustee / Co-Chair 08/09/2025||| |Claire Stringer|Trustee|resignation 24/01/2025|| |Tom Wethers|Trustee / Co-Chair 08/09/2025||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 6 of 8 ## Reference and Administrative details (cont) Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole
year|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 7 of 8 ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others |Description of the assets held in this
capacity|N/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the charity
on whose behalf the assets are
held and how this falls within the
custodian charity’s objects|N/a| |Details of arrangements for safe
custody and segregation of such
assets from the charity’s own assets|N/a| ## Additional information (optional) ## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address ## Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 8 of 8 ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees SIGN Signature(s) Edward Robert Kerr Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees (appt 08/09/2025) Chair, etc) Date 15/07/2026 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period October 2016 Olive Branch Counsellin Full Year Statement- 1st October 2024 to 30th Se tember 2025 Income Client Income Donations Gift Aid Income Grants Room HI￿ Income SupeNision Income 2024 75514 15126 12174 20470 1614 10070 2025 75533 6451 10000 11509 134968 103493 Ex enditure Accounts Fees Admin Cleaning Counsellor Gifts Counsellor Meeting DBS Costs HMRC- Tax/NI ICO Registration Landlords Insurance OfFice Equipment Pension Cost5 Power Premises Costs Rates Rent Salary Saxon Care Software Costs Stationery Subscriptions Supervision Costs Supervisor Costs Telephone Training Costs Trustee Insurance Trustee Meeting Trustee Expenses Xmas Gifts 504 8298 2252 4723 885 119 106 262 383 52 388 558 645 1541 4761 1255 15192 10538 1610 3248 340 694 1046 15484 1203 15192 5346 746 4779 loo 2330 26234 1142 1199 100 74596 727 2309 721 702 256 427 424 82537 131987 Bank Account Op Balance Income Expenditure 79371 103493 -131987 Cl Balance 50877 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees OLJv& ovNS6c On accounts for the year ended Zo 7H £L4f6ffjfjth 2o?J Charity no (if any) 11 g5113 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the acc¢xJnts of Ihe above charity Ilhe Trust") for the year ended 3p/oq I Zois. As the ¢haritys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in aC￿rdan￿ wlth the requirements of th8 Charities Act 2011 ("Ihe Act"). Responsibilitles and basls of report I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out undor section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under $6Ction 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent •xaminerfs statement u I have completed my examination. I confirm thal no material matters have Come to my attention in wnneclion with the examinalSon (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect-. the accounting records ￿re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with Ihe accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charitie$ (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requir6ment that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to 8nab18 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delgte the words in the braGkets rf they do not apply. Signod: Date: ZS Name: I4R TsfofH6rt QhvTro R81gvant profosslonal qualification(s) or body IER Oct 2018 {rfany)'. TS LIMITEII Address: Wiltshire SN15 3DD Email.. chris@watchmanaccountants.com Section B Disclosure only complete if the examiner needs lo highli9ht material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of Charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give hero brief dotails of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018