||**Charity Name**<br>**EBS COUNSELLING**|**Charity Name**<br>**EBS COUNSELLING**|**Charity Name**<br>**EBS COUNSELLING**|**No (if any)**<br>**1186362**|**No (if any)**<br>**1186362**|**No (if any)**<br>**1186362**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>**01.04.2022**|**To**||Period end date<br>**31.03.2023**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**577**<br>**-**<br>**138**<br>**10,481**<br>**1,095**<br> **12,291**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**12,291**<br>**5,250**<br>**142**<br>**446**<br>**670**<br>**495**<br>**25**<br>**769**<br>**3,940**<br>**72**<br>**170**<br>**11,979**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**11,979**<br>**312**<br>**320**<br>**19,310**<br>**19,942**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**300**<br>**-**<br>**300**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**300**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**300**<br>**-                     320**<br>**836**<br>**816**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**577**<br>**300**<br>**138**<br>**10,481**<br>**1,095**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,591**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,591**<br>**5,250**<br>**142**<br>**446**<br>**670**<br>**495**<br>**25**<br>**769**<br>**3,940**<br>**72**<br>**170**<br>**11,979**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**11,979**<br>**612**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**577**||||||**96**|
|Grants|**-**||||||**3,249**|
|Bank Interest|**138**||||||**3**|
|Client donations|**10,481**||||||**8,411**|
|Miscalleneous receipts|**1,095**||||||**470**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**12,291**||||||**12,229**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
||**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||
||||||||**12,229**|
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|<br>Supervision|**5,250**||||||**5,280**|
|Counsellors' expenses|**142**||||||**431**|
|Mobilephone,internet & IT costs|**446**||||||**555**|
|Officers' expenses|**670**||||||**641**|
|Insurance|**495**||||||**450**|
|Membership|**25**||||||**52**|
|Training|**769**||||||**525**|
|Room Hire|**3,940**||||||**710**|
|Bank charges|**72**||||||**112**|
|Miscellaneous expenses|**170**||||||**223**|
|**_Sub total_**|**11,979**||||||**8,979**|
|||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases (see table)**||||||||
|**,**|**-**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
||||||||**8,979**|
|||||||||
||**312**|**300**|**-**||**612**||**3,250**|
||**320**|**-                     320**|**-**||<br>**-**|<br>|**-**|
||**19,310**|**836**|**-**||**20,146**||**16,896**|
||**19,942**|**816**|**-**||**20,758**||**20,146**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

30/11/2023 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>CAF Bank accounts<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>_L M Jenkins_|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**19,942**<br>**816**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19,942**<br>**816**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Lorna Jenkins - Treasurer|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||_L M Jenkins_|Lorna Jenkins - Treasurer|30/11/2023|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

30/11/2023 

2 




## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023** 

## **Charity name: EBS COUNSELLING** 

## **Charity registration number: 1186362** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|A confidential counselling service in<br>Eastleigh and the surrounding areas<br>including Southampton to all those aged<br>over the age of 18 years who are in need of<br>non-judgemental emotional support.  To<br>promote understanding of both physical<br>and mental well-being.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|counselling service offering one-to-one<br>counselling as requested, contributing to<br>community well-being in our area of<br>operation.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Ensuring our work delivers our aims we<br>review our aims, objectives and activities<br>each year. This review looks at what we<br>achieved and the outcomes of our work in<br>the previous 12 months. The review looks<br>at the success and benefits they have<br>brought to those groups of people we are<br>set up to help. The review also helps us<br>ensure our aim, objectives and activities<br>remained focused on our stated purposes.<br>We have referred to the guidance<br>contained in the Charity Commission’s<br>general guidance on public benefit when<br>reviewing our aim and objectives and in<br>planning our future activities. In particular,<br>the trustees consider how planned<br>activities will contribute to the aims and<br>objectives they have set.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We do not make grants to other<br>organisations|
||Para 1.38||





Policy on social investment including program related investment Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has seen over 90 clients in this<br>period via face-to-face or remote<br>counselling via WhatsApp, FaceTime or<br>Zoom.<br>Feedback from clients has been positive<br>and we have had very good reviews on<br>Evaluation Sheets of the benefits that<br>individuals have received with their time<br>with the Charity.<br>Many of our referrals are from GP<br>Surgeries and with strong links with Social<br>Prescribers and Mental Health<br>Professionals.<br>We have are seen several clients who had<br>lost loved ones from Covid and the<br>consequent Mental Health issues that the<br>lockdowns had previously caused.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The overall objective is to provide<br>counselling for members of the community<br>however they need the service; we do not<br>break this down into any more detailed<br>categories, and therefore there are no<br>comparisons to be made|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|See above|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|See above|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Income £12592<br>Expenditure £11980|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No formal policy but adequate funds are<br>held at Bank which would fund up to 2<br>years forecast expenditure|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Zero–but see above|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Adequate Bank balance £20758 – see<br>above|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|None|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Voluntary donations from clients receiving<br>counselling|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|n/a|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The rising cost of suitable accommodation<br>for counselling encounters, as the<br>proportion of face-to-face meetings<br>increases|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Foundation Model Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|A Trustee is appointed by a resolution<br>passed at a properly convened meeting of<br>the Charity Trustees.  References x 2 and a<br>DBS must be undertaken.|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|A Handbook of Procedures, Induction and<br>Training, together with details of the<br>Service’s Organisation and Responsibilities<br>is provided to all volunteers and trustees to<br>maintain consistent performance and<br>delivery.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|See above|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|EBS Counselling|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1186362|
|Charity’s principal address|68 Monarch Way<br>West End<br>Southampton SO30 3JR|
|||





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Nicola Beale|Secretary|||
||Lorna Jenkins|Treasurer|||
||Cheryl Nicholls||Oct.2022 – Mar. 2023||
||Julie Williams|Chair|||
||Charlotte Harding||April 2022 – Sept 2022||
||Georgia Gay||April 2022 – Jan 2023||
||Nichola Beach||April 2022 – Oct.2022||



– 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|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|
|---|---|---|
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

None 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

> **Signature(s)** _L M Jenkins_ J Williams **Full name(s)** Lorna Margaret Jenkins Julia Mary Williams 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**[Trustee and Treasurer ] **Date** 30 November 2023 

