Cornerstone Annual Return for the Period ending 31st December 2025
Trustees Report
Cornerstone provides in person and online counselling to residents in Hampshire, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest and Surrey. Until 10th June 2020 Cornerstone was a part of St Peter’s Church, Yateley. From 10th June 2020 Cornerstone Counselling became an independent charity although the charity still operates out of the church premises and in return for a service fee receives access to counselling rooms, bookkeeping and support in arranging bookings for clients.
In 2025 our income from clients was significantly reduced compared with 2024 and amounted to just over £18800, compared with £ 20300 in 2024. However, we were fortunate in securing donations amounting to just under £8000 in the year, which made up for the reduced client income. The total number of counselling sessions in 2025 was about 600, which is slightly down on the previous year's figure of 700. We presume this was a continuation of the effects of inflation and increase in cost of living, which we first noticed in 2023. Because of our reduced income we felt compelled to negotiate a moratorium of 6 months in our rent payments to St Peters, payable in 2025 for the July to December (2024) period in order to protect our cash flow. However, we managed to meet our agreed rent payments in the second half of 2025.
The number of Trustees increased from six to seven at the start of the year.
The trustees continue to have confidence in the service provided by Cornerstone Counselling and will continue to build on our heritage of being closely associated with St Peter’s church (Yateley). We will continue to look at ways of developing working partnerships with other groups in the area.
Financial Summary Cornerstone Counselling 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
| Cornerstone Income Cornerstone - Client Income Cornerstone - Donations Received Cornerstone - Interest Receivable Total Cornerstone Income Profit and Loss A/C (per Xero / Virgin statements) |
6m to 30/06/25 £10,289.00 £4,414.38 £36.72 £14,740.10 £0.00 £107.05 £272.85 £0.00 £0.00 £93.60 £199.20 £40.00 £3,790.90 £47.00 £0.00 £3,900.00 £98.64 £4,933.50 £13,482.74 £1,257.36 £2,675.14 £6,159.65 £1,257.36 £7,417.01 £7,417.01 |
6m to 31/12/25 Full Year £8,544.12 £18,833.12 £3,571.24 £7,985.62 £32.30 £69.02 £12,147.66 £26,887.76 £0.00 £0.00 £64.19 £171.24 £1,006.98 £1,279.83 £10.80 £10.80 £0.00 £0.00 £675.54 £769.14 £115.20 £314.40 £20.00 £60.00 £2,634.24 £6,425.14 £0.00 £47.00 -£389.20 -£389.20 £4,980.00 £8,880.00 £77.64 £176.28 £4,933.50 £9,867.00 £14,128.89 £27,611.63 -£1,981.23 -£723.87 £2,221.44 £4,896.58 -£1,981.23 £6,285.78 £6,285.78 |
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| Cornerstone Expenses Cornerstone – Advertising & Marketing Cornerstone - Bank Fees Cornerstone - Counsellor Expenses Cornerstone – General Expenses Cornerstone – Entertainment Cornerstone - Insurance Cornerstone – IT Software & Consumables Cornerstone – Miscellaneous purchases & expenses Cornerstone – Rent Cornerstone – Subscriptions Cornerstone – Training Cornerstone - Supervision Fees Cornerstone – Telephone & internet Cornerstone - Wages Total Cornerstone Expenses |
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| Net Profit Payments to St. Peter's Church (26% of Revenue- rounded) Reconciliation of Bank Balances Combined balances at 1 January / 2024 Net Profit for the period Combined balances at period end (Per Banks) Combined balances at period end (Per Xero / Virgin) |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl mombers of Comerstone Counselling On accounts for the year end 'Dec 2025 Charlty no lif any 1189879 Set out on pagos I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charrty (Ihe Tr) for the year ended Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charitls trustees, you are responsibl8 for the preparation of the accounts in ac¢ordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the I report in respect of my examinats'on of the Trust's accounts carri8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying OLrt my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of th8 Act. Independent rrie examlner's ststement un ha ssin ati icable listed body1]. Delete l ] rfnot 8ppIic8bl8. me £25 ifie linsert name of ero I have completed my examination. I nfim7 that no material matters hav8 come to my attention in connection wrth the examination {gtboF disclo balaw ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. th8 accounting records We not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements cx)nceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charrties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf 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 bvith the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the worfs in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Name: %usAh) IER Oct 2018
Relevant professional qualification{s} or body (if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete rf ihe examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examinatson of charity accounts. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlaf detalls of any items that the oxaminer wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018