Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 April 2024 Period start date To date
31 March 2025 Period end
Charity name: EBS Counselling
Charity registration number: 1186362
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Confidential Counselling Service in Eastleigh & surrounding areas and Southampton. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Non judgemental emotional support to promote understanding of both physical and mental wellbeing to all over the age of 18 years. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All Trustees have been kept up to date |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | n/a |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | n/a |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | One to one counselling by volunteer counsellors. Governence by all Trustees |
| Other |
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 beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Delivered over 500 one to one counselling sessions face to face and online |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Number of counselling sessions achieved |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Objective achieved |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | n/a |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Broke even expenses against income |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Reserves maintained to enable at least 1 year forward planning |
| Amount of reservesheld | Para 1.22 | £12,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | n/a |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Lack of donations in current financial climate |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Client Donations External Donations |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | n/a |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Lack of donations going forward |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
n/a | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated 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 | Interview, Reference Check, Trust Board Agreement minuted |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | One to one mentoring by Chair and other Trustees. They must read all Policies, Procedures and the Constitution |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Flat structure with a Trustee Board , minimum quorum of 3 for all decisions Below board are volunteers who deliver counselling |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | n/a |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | EBS Counselling |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | n/a |
| Registered charity number | 1186362 |
| Charity’s principal address | 12 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Hants SO50 9AL |
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(if any) |
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| MaryGarner | Chair | |||
| Elizabeth Dawson | Treasurer | May2024 | ||
| Josie Redman | Policy | |||
| Jean Fletcher | Administration | June 2024 | ||
| Linda Mason | Fundraising | January2025 | ||
| Ilona Valent | Communications | February2025 | ||
– 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
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a 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
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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
Mary Garner | |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Garner | ||
Chair |
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| 30 July 2025 | ||
| 30 July 2025 |
Charity Name N EBS COUNSELLING 11
Receipts and payments acco
For the period Period start date from 01.04.2024
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds
Restricted Endowment funds funds
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
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| Donations | 7,405 | - | |||||||||
| Grants | - | ||||||||||
| Bank Interest | 519 | - | |||||||||
| Client donations | 9,234 | - | |||||||||
| Miscalleneous receipts | 301 | - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 17,459 | - | - |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | , | ||||||||||
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||||
| (see table). | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | ||||||||
| **Total receipts ** | 17,459 | - | - |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 5,588 | - | |||
| Counsellors' expenses | 232 | - | |||
| Mobile phone, internet & IT costs | 564 | - | |||
| Officers' expenses | 334 | - | |||
| Insurance | 170 | - | |||
| Admin. Assistance | 5,241 | ||||
| Training | 328 | - | |||
| Room Hire | 5,144 | - | |||
| Bank charges | 55 | - | |||
| Miscellaneous expenses | 313 | - | |||
| **Sub total ** | 17,968 | - | - |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
- Sub total - Total payments 17,968 - - Net of receipts/(payments) - 508 - - A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 21,143 - Cash funds this year end 20,635 - -
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 20,635 - - Total cash funds 20,635 (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - -
Categories Details B1 Cash funds CAF Bank accounts
Details to nearest £ - B2 Other monetary assets - - - - - Fund to which Details asset belongs B3 Investment assets Fund to which Details asset belongs
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
Details
Fund to which liability relates
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature Print N
o (if any) 186362
ounts
CC16a
Period end date
31.03.2025
Total funds
Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
| 7,405 | 8,697 | |
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| - | - | |
| 519 | 488 | |
| 9,234 | 7,902 | |
| 301 | 402 | |
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| 17,459 | 17,489 |
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| 17,459 | 17,489 |
| 5,588 | 5,400 | |
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| 232 | 447 | |
| 564 | 1,170 | |
| 334 | 485 | |
| 170 | 170 | |
| 5,241 | 3,868 | |
| 328 | 405 | |
| 5,144 | 4,401 | |
| 55 | 60 | |
| 313 | 698 | |
| 17,968 | 17,104 |
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| 17,968 | 17,104 | ||||||
| - | 508 | 385 | |||||
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| 21,143 | 20,146 | ||||||
| 20,635 | 20,531 | ||||||
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Date of approval