## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
Charity number 1188750
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 10|
## **Prepared by the Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service**
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Trustees' report
The Trustees during the year were: **Name**
## **Dates**
Andrew Vint Chairperson Mrs Rita Williams Trustee Gemma Roby Secretary Gail Aspinall Trustee
## **Method of appointment**
Trustees are elected by the members at the AGM
## **Principal address**
1st Floor Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF
## **Bankers**
Natwest Bank 5 Ormskirk Street St Helens WA10 1DR
## **Governing document**
Constitution adopted 6th November 2019 Registered as a CiO Foundation on 25th March 2020 Charity number 1188750
## **Objects of the organisation**
To relieve the needs of women in St Helens and the surrounding areas who have complex needs, in particular, but not exclusively who suffer with mental health issues as a result from domestic abuse through the provision of information, workshops and support groups.
## **Independent examiner**
on behalf of: **Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service**
Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Trustees' report continued
## Review of progress and achievements
CCC received referrals for 582 women. 39% of these referrals came from GPs and the health sector, 35% from the social sector and 26% from voluntary sectors as well as self-referrals and word of mouth
We completed 496 registrations for new service users.
We had 35 counsellors in 2022, a mix of qualified and students on placement. 370 clients attended a total of 2270 sessions 136 individual women attended our groups and courses 1181 times Empowered Women, the domestic abuse support group was attended 253 times by 44 women Domestic abuse survivors group, Thriving Women was accessed 216 times by 24 women Healthy Women - new group was accessed 50 times by 15 women Creative Women therapeutic arts and crafts group was attended 545 times by 71 women Confident Women, confidence and assertion course was completed by 8 women Wise Women, menopause awareness, was completed by 5 women
Self defence was attended 47 times by 17 women
We completed 154 Domestic abuse related wellbeing / check-in calls In addition, we completed 334 Reviews / wellbeing calls with service users
## Administration & Policies
All policies were reviewed and approved at the Annual General Meeting
We now have professionally designed brand new websites for the Chrysalis Centre chrysaliscentre.org and Better Life Therapies betterlifetherapies.org - our private counselling service. The logos and websites were all designed by Mike from We Are Grounded wearegrounded.co.uk
## Volunteer Contributions & Development
Volunteers have been integral to our service delivery, giving us their time and skills and a number of ways. Volunteers at the Chrysalis Centre include counsellors, Support Workers, facilitators, administrators, Champions and creatives.
Training for the team included: Self Defense, Imposter Syndrome, Cultural Competence: Unconscious Bias; Sexual Health; Communication; awareness session with the National Centre for Domestic Violence; team building sessions. Two team members completed their Level 3 Certificate in Education & Training. All team members are required to complete the Freedom Programme online and the MERIT/MARAC training.
Jess is our LGBT+ Champion and delivered an amazing month-long social media campaign during June, which is Pride month. She also promoted the White Ribbon Campaign we completed a series of interviews with men exploring the different aspects of masculinity, including stereotypes, expectations and toxic behaviours. We will also touch on male violence against women and girls in connection with the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. https://www.youtube.com/@chrysaliscentre
## Fundraising
We have an ongoing Contract with St Helens Council for running costs.
We received funding from OPCC for Merseyside, Provident Hospital Endowment Fund, Oddfellows, The National Lottery Reaching Communities, the Postcode Lottery, Henry Smith, and the Indigo Trust
We held two fundraising events, an Easter Eggstravaganza which brought in £400 and our Annual Fayre was held at Rainford Parish Hall which raised £750
We received funding from the Safe Accommodation Support Fund in July, via St Helens Council, to reduce the counselling waiting list for domestic abuse victims. which resulted in:
- 130 referrals for clients identified as DA or SA victims.
- In the same period last year there were only 31. This is a 319% increase from last year.
- 54 referrals from Safe2Speak/Torus (Only 7 this period last year)
44 referrals since July have been a recent MARAC
- 470 completed counselling sessions under the umbrella of DV Priority
- 41% reduction in the number of women on the waiting list since beginning of July when the funding started
* 67% of priority referrals had a pre-counselling appointment within 1 month of us receiving their referral. A further 23% were seen within 2 months. This is compared to a previous wait of 6 months or more.
* 84 domestic abuse check-in calls completed
## New Developments & Significant Changes
We set up a new group: Healthy Women - an 8-week rolling program covering a different topic each week: Positive mental health; Stress-Busting; Self-Care; healthy Communication; Managing Emotions; Positive Thinking; Physical Health and Practical coping skills We have partnered with a Licenced Menopause Champion to run a Making Menopause Matter Café once a month on a Tuesday evening. It consists of a guest speaker / education followed by discussion. This month we are exploring the impact of menopause on our mindset
We now have several videos on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@chrysaliscentre
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Independent examiner's report on the accounts of Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO for the year ended 31 December 2022
I report on the accounts of the charity set out on pages 5 to 9
## **Respective responsibilities of the Management Committee and the examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
q examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
q to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
q to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
q accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or q the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I 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.
## _Jane Williams_
Jane Williams MAAT **Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service** Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF
20th March 2023
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Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2022
|Notes
2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
4,141
Fundraising
8,878
**Total receipts**
13,019
**Payments**
Wages & Salaries
(3)
18,957
Payroll support
-
Recruitment
-
Staff Expenses
-
Rent & Room Hire
-
Volunteer expenses
-
Wellbeing Workshops
-
Phone and postage
-
Printing and stationery
-
Advertising and publicity
-
Health & Safety
-
Memberships
-
Professional Fees
-
DBS Checks
-
Fundraising
-
Training
-
Accountancy / independent examination
-
Crafts & Actitivities Expenses
-
Insurance
-
Supervision
-
Cleaning
-
Refreshments
-
Digital Development & IT
-
Bank Charges
-
**Total payments**
18,957
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(5,938)
**Cash fund balances brought forward**
9,970
**Cash fund balances carried forward**
(4)
4,032|2022
Restricted
funds
£
241,895
-
241,895
95,975
456
-
128
33,163
2,128
205
3,317
5,515
100
239
451
40,368
235
400
2,727
275
258
1,354
3,628
2,337
781
5,643
219
199,901
41,993
29,074
71,067|2022
Total
funds
£
246,036
8,878
254,914
114,932
456
-
128
33,163
2,128
205
3,317
5,515
100
239
451
40,368
235
400
2,727
275
258
1,354
3,628
2,337
781
5,643
219
218,858
36,056
44,420
80,476|2021
Total
funds
£
135,356
8,141|
|---|---|---|---|
||||143,497|
||||101,221
436
293
651
24,354
887
314
2,146
3,698
524
994
773
15,013
151
664
2,849
275
573
1,230
3,642
1,917
537
7,279
142|
||||170,563|
||||(27,066)
71,486|
||||44,420|
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Statement of assets and liabilities
## as at 31 December 2022
|2022
Unrestricted
**Cash funds**
£
Cash at bank ~ Chrysalis Centre for Change
8,253
Paypal account
1,065
Cash in hand
90
**Total cash funds**
9,408
2022
**Assets retained for the organisation's own use**
Unrestricted
Equipment at cost
1,062
**Liabilities**
HMRC
Accountancy|2022
Restricted
£
71,068
-
-
71,068
2022
Restricted
12,995|2022
Total
£
79,321
1,065
90
80,476
2022
£
14,057
14,057
£
-
-
-|2021
Total
£
43,574
766
81|
|---|---|---|---|
||||44,420|
||||2021
£
14,057|
||||14,057|
||||£
-
-|
||||-|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The annual report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on 20th March 2023
## _Andrew Vint_
Andrew Vint Chairman
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **a Basis of accounting**
The Trustees have taken advantage of section 42 (3) of the Charities Act 1993 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
## **b Taxation**
As a registered charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **c Fund accounting**
Funds held by the charity are either:
## **Unrestricted general funds**
These are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
## **Restricted funds**
These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Designated funds**
These are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2022
|**2 Grants and Donations**
The National Lottery: Reaching Communities
NHS St Helens CCG
Noel Buxton Trust
Indigo Trust
Provident Hospital Endowment fund
Police & Crime Commissioner for M'side
St Helens Council: SASF
Tillotson Bradbery Trust
Peoples Postcode Lottery
Henry Smith
John Moores Foundation
Donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Pensions|2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
2,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,141
4,141|2022
Restricted
funds
£
32,696
61,382
-
-
-
58,000
28,283
-
24,534
32,000
5,000
-
241,895|2022
Total
funds
£
32,696
61,382
-
2,000
1,000
58,000
28,283
-
24,534
32,000
5,000
1,141
246,036
2022
£
108,581
5,529
821
114,932|2021
Total
funds
£
52,703
60,233
5,000
-
1,000
14,000
766
1,500
-
-
-
154|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||135,356|
|||||2021
£
95,539
5,023
659|
|||||101,221|
No employee earned £60,000 per annum or more in the current accounting period The average number of employees during the year was 4 FTE
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 December 2022
|**4 Restricted funds summary**
NHS St Helens CCG
Noel Buxton Trust
TNL: Reaching Communities
Tillotson Bradbery Trust
Police & Crime Com For M'side
Henry Smith
John Moores Fdtn
Peoples Postcode Lottery
St Helens Council: SASF|Balance b/f
£
11,170
2,442
13,962
1,500
-
-
-
-
-
29,074|Incoming
£
61,382
-
32,696
-
58,000
32,000
5,000
24,534
28,283
241,895|Outgoing
£
66,567
2,442
46,120
1,500
19,915
31,981
4,835
3,340
23,201
199,901|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Balance c/f
£
5,985
-
538
-
38,085
19
165
21,194
5,082|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||71,068|
## **Purpose of restricted funds**
St Helens Council have provided funding for general running costs and to support victims of domestic abuse by reducing our waiting times for counselling for them. It came through a fund called the Safe Accommodation Support Fund.
Noel Buxton Trust and Tillotson Bradbery, Henry Smith, John Moores Foundation and People's Postcode Lottery funding are all for running costs.
The National Lottery: Reaching Communities is for our Taking Flight Project which encompasses services provided as part of our Transform Your Life program, a range of groups and courses to support, empower and inspire women to create the life they want
Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside: £58,000 was awarded to support victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
## **5 Trustee remuneration and expenses**
No trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the period.
## **6 Related party transactions**
Owing to the nature of the charity's activities and the composition of the board of trustees (being drawn from local statutory and voluntary organisation), it is inevitable that transactions will take place with organisations in which a trustee may have an interest. All transactions in which a trustee may have an interest are conducted at arm's length and in accordance with the charity's financial regulations and expenditure procedures.
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