## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
Charity number 1188750
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2023
## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
|**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
Chrysalis received 969 referrals; 45% of these referrals came from the health sector, (e.g. GPs, mental health teams), 43% came from the social sector (e.g. Safe2Speak; housing services); and 12% came from the voluntary sector and self or word of mouth. 25 counsellors in 2023; plus 3 employed staff; 7 people on self employed contracts. We completed 741 registrations for new service users. 367 individual women attended counselling for a combined 2,343 sessions 108 individual women attended our groups and courses a total of 1052 times 60 women attended our Craft & Chat afternoons a total of 553 times over the year 34 women attended our Healthy Women group a total of 359 times 23 women attended our Empowered Women domestic abuse group 56 times 18 women attended our Social Sisters group 37 times 13 women attended our Confident Women course 6 women attended our Journey Through Grief course 5 women attended our Heart of Glass workshop We completed 175 Reviews / Check-ins for service users We have 5 new student counsellors We held a number of networking coffee mornings attended by different organisations to share information and look at how we can all work together. We met with Merseycare Prevention and resolution team to discuss a new project they are piloting and look at how we can work together. We attended a powerful production called Real Eyes, which shows domestic abuse through the eyes of a child. We held a police drop-in session for service users to come and talk to police and the Cyber Crime Unit. We had a visit from Sam’s Diamonds who came to talk to women about how to check ourselves for signs of breast cancer. We attended the Social inclusion marketplace at the Hope Centre in October and a meeting at MIND to talk to them about services at Chrysalis.
We continue to be a part of the DV partnership board and fortnightly MARAC conferences.
## Administration & Policies
All policies were reviewed and approved at the Annual General Meeting
We continue to be a part of the DV partnership board and fortnightly MARAC conferences.
## 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 and creatives. Several team members completed the ASIST suicide intervention 2-day training We had a training and awareness session with the Perinatal mental health team, Cultural competence in the workplace training, Cybercrime and a webinar about cyberabuse. The whole team attended a MARAC / MERIT update training session. Students have suicide awareness and domestic abuse training; St Helens College completed a project with art degree students to produce a mural for us depicting our key values of supporting, empowering and inspiring. The mural will be in the waiting area on the 1[st] Floor of the Beacon Building. Fundraising
We have an ongoing Contract with St Helens Council for running costs. We also received funding for running costs from Garfield Weston, Eleanor Rathbone, Elizabeth Rathbone; Henry Smith, John Moores Foundation
We received funding from Merseyside Women’s Fund through the Community Foundation for Merseyside to enable us to work with external experts to help develop our organisation.
We received an award of £6500 from the Da Vinci Foundation to get a concertina wall and open up the separated course rooms in order to be able to accommodate more women for the Menopause Cafe and the Craft groups.
We received 2 grants to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence: the Safe Accommodation Support Fund is to help reduce the counselling waiting times for domestic abuse clients, and funding from the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner is to "provide, or commission dedicated emotional and practical support services for victims of domestic abuse and / or sexual violence to help them cope and, as far as possible recover from the effects of domestic abuse and sexual violence."
We received additional funding from the OPCC that enabled us to commission some research with organisation Linxs Consultancy. The research was incredibly helpful and the recommendations included increased partnership working, improved publicity and networking, out of hours and satellite services.
We continue to offer our private counselling service - Better Life Therapies
We have now launched our first online course - Brave Women
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Trustees' report continued
## New Developments & Significant Changes
Mambo Agency designed new merchandise for Chrysalis which we now take to networking events https://www.mambo.agency
We had a visit to the Refuge to view their new extension and discuss how we might work together more closely. In addition we met with a number of IDVA’s at Torus to talk about the finding from our recent research and how we can use it to improve joined up services for victims.
St Helens College completed a project with art degree students to produce a mural for us depicting our key values of supporting, empowering and inspiring. The mural will be in the waiting area on the 1[st] Floor of the Beacon Building.
Since receiving funding to reduce the counselling waiting list, we found the demand for the Empowered Women domestic abuse group diminished so we have stopped offering this for the time being
We set up a new monthly group in response to service user requests called Social Sisters aimed at social inclusion and bringing women together
Merseyside Police CEU Team is working in partnership with the Chrysalis. This collaboration has a great insight into the survivors experiences but also opportunity to improve force wide response to DV incident through very valuable survivors experience workshops. Together we have delivered a number of workshops which have covered topics such as controlling and coercive behaviour, Clare’s law, cybercrime and NCDV. Chrysalis have also provided inputs such as the lived experience workshops, and the video they created which was showed to various departments including radio room, PVPU and local policing.
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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 2023
I report on the accounts of the charity set out on pages 6 to 10
## **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
23rd April 2024
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Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
2,296
Better Life Therapies
218
Fundraising
9,078
**Total receipts**
11,592
**Payments**
Wages & Salaries
(3)
6,435
Payroll support
-
Staff Expenses
-
Rent & Room Hire
-
Refurbishment Costs
-
Volunteer expenses
-
Wellbeing Workshops
-
Better Life Therapies
-
Phone and postage
-
Printing and stationery
-
Advertising and publicity
-
Health & Safety
-
Memberships
-
Professional Fees
-
Professional Counselling Fees
-
Research & Development
-
DBS Checks
232
Fundraising
451
Training
-
Accountancy / independent examination
-
Crafts & Actitivities Expenses
-
Insurance
-
Supervision
-
Cleaning
-
Refreshments
-
Digital Development & IT
-
Bank Charges
211
**Total payments**
7,329
**Net receipts / (payments)**
4,263
**Cash fund balances brought forward**
9,970
**Cash fund balances carried forward**
(4)
14,233|2023
Restricted
funds
£
318,008
-
318,008
120,878
525
15
26,211
4,444
1,127
-
970
3,212
6,939
6,901
193
520
29,209
78,912
6,480
-
-
2,713
275
297
1,427
3,230
2,895
857
2,485
-
300,715
17,293
71,068
88,361|2023
Total
funds
£
320,304
218
9,078
329,600
127,313
525
15
26,211
4,444
1,127
-
970
3,212
6,939
6,901
193
520
29,209
78,912
6,480
232
451
2,713
275
297
1,427
3,230
2,895
857
2,485
211
308,044
21,556
80,476
102,033|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|
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Statement of assets and liabilities
## as at 31 December 2023
|2023
Unrestricted
**Cash funds**
£
Cash at bank ~ Chrysalis Centre for Change
13,398
Paypal account
174
Cash in hand
100
**Total cash funds**
13,672
2023
**Assets retained for the organisation's own use**
Unrestricted
Equipment at cost
1,062
**Liabilities**
HMRC
Accountancy|2023
Restricted
£
88,361
-
-
88,361
2023
Restricted
12,995|2023
Total
£
101,759
174
100
102,033
2023
£
14,057
14,057
£
-
-
-|2022
Total
£
79,321
1,065
90|
|---|---|---|---|
||||80,476|
||||2022
£
14,057|
||||14,057|
||||£
-
-|
||||-|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The annual report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on 23rd April 2024
## _Andrew Vint_
Andrew Vint Chairman
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## Chrysalis Centre for Change CiO
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 December 2023
## **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 2023
|**2 Grants and Donations**
The National Lottery: Reaching Communities
NHS St Helens CCG
Indigo Trust
Provident Hospital Endowment fund
Police & Crime Commissioner for M'side
St Helens Council: SASF
Peoples Postcode Lottery
Henry Smith
John Moores Foundation
Garfield Weston
Eleanor Rathbone
E L Rathbone
Vinci Foundation
Community Foundation M'side
Donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Pensions|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
296
2,296|2023
Restricted
funds
£
39,310
92,073
-
-
70,500
42,425
-
30,200
5,000
15,000
4,000
3,000
6,500
10,000
-
318,008|2023
Total
funds
£
39,310
92,073
-
2,000
70,500
42,425
-
30,200
5,000
15,000
4,000
3,000
6,500
10,000
296
320,304
2023
£
118,161
8,383
769
127,313|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|
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 2023
|**4 Restricted funds summary**
NHS St Helens CCG
TNL: Reaching Communities
Police & Crime Com For M'side
Henry Smith
John Moores Fdtn
Garfield Weston
Eleanor Rathbone
E L Rathbone
Vinci Foundation
Community Foundation M'side
Peoples Postcode Lottery
St Helens Council: SASF|Balance b/f
£
5,985
538
38,085
19
165
-
-
-
-
-
21,194
5,082
71,068|Incoming
£
92,073
39,310
70,500
30,200
5,000
15,000
4,000
3,000
6,500
10,000
-
42,425
318,008|Outgoing
£
44,995
37,628
87,285
30,219
4,242
10,611
-
-
4,444
8,843
21,194
51,254
300,715|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Balance c/f
£
53,063
2,220
21,300
-
923
4,389
4,000
3,000
2,056
1,157
-
(3,747)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||88,361|
## **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.
Henry Smith, John Moores Foundation, Eleanor Rathbone, E L Rathbone 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: £70,500 was awarded to support victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
Vinci Foundation funded our refurbishment costs.
## **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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