Charity Registration No. 1192772 


## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 



**RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

**Trustees** F Purchase (Chair) R D’Cunha N Kuhrt CE Townend L Yaffe (appointed 17 May 2022) **Chief Executive Officer** E Baldwin **Registered Charity name** Release Counselling And Therapy For Women CIO **Charity number** 1192772 **Registered office** Community Base 113 Queens Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 3XG **Website** www.releaseforwomen.org.uk **Telephone** 07954216995 **Independent Examiner** TC Group The Courtyard Shoreham Road Upper Beeding Steyning West Sussex BN44 3TN **Bankers** Co-Operative Bank PLC Delf House Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6NY 



**RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO CONTENTS** 

|Trustees' Report|1 - 5|
|---|---|
|Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities|6|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|7|
|Statement of Financial Activities|8|
|Balance Sheet|9|
|Notes to the Accounts|10 - 15|





_**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

The Trustees of Release Counselling and Therapy for Women present their Annual Report for the period ended 31 March 2023 together with the accounts for the Charity. 

The accounts comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the charity’s governing document and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015). 

## **Message from the chair and chief executive** 

Release Counselling and Therapy for Women was set up in Brighton and Hove in January 2013, and registered as a UK charity in 2020, to provide affordable counselling and other forms of support for women across Sussex experiencing mental health distress. 

The vision of Release simply put is for better mental health and wellbeing for women across Sussex. As part of this, we aim to increase inclusion, reaching women often excluded from counselling and other mental health support due to cost. 

Our mission is to support women to change how they feel and to live better. Through low-cost one-to-one counselling and a range of therapeutic groups, we empower women to bring about change in their lives, live better happier lives, and become more active in their communities through feeling more connected. 

We have experienced a period of rapid growth in our activities in the last couple of years, increasing our income to over £100k, with the year ending April 2024 expected to show yet further growth. This increase in income reflects the high levels of demand for our services, which provide such vital support to women across the region. 

Lastly, we would like to thank Fran Beckett who stepped down as chair in March 2023, for her invaluable guidance and contribution to the charity during her time in the role. It has been hugely appreciated! 

## **Ellen Baldwin, Chief Executive Officer Felicity Purchase, Chair** 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **Overview of our work** 

Release Counselling and Therapy for Women (Release), is a UK registered charity, working to improve the mental health of women in Sussex, reduce isolation, and enable women to bring about changes in their lives. We specialise in maternal mental health, supporting mothers and their babies during the perinatal period, a key transition period in which many mothers experience vulnerable mental health. 

Release operates a team of qualified counsellors and carefully selected trainee counsellors, and work within the BACP (British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists) Ethical Framework. As a team we have additional specialism in the areas of trauma and sexual violation, perinatal mental health, couples counselling, addictions, and bereavement and loss. 

All our activities are funded by voluntary donations and other funding sources, to ensure that all women who are in need of support can access our services. 

In 2020 Release Counselling and Therapy for Women transitioned from a Community Interest Company to a UK Registered Charity to better reflect the nature of our work. Release Counselling and Therapy for Women has been operating since 2013. 

## **Mission** 

Release exists to help women across Sussex change how they feel and to live better, through one-to-one counselling and a range of therapeutic groups 

## **Charitable objectives** 

To protect and promote the mental and emotional health of women (and their families where necessary), living in Brighton and Hove and the surrounding areas. This will be achieved through, but not necessarily restricted to: providing an affordable and accessible counselling service, and by the training of individuals or groups in the provision of such counselling and therapeutic support. 

## **Our core work** 

We fulfil our mission by running the following three areas of service: 

1. **One-to-One affordable counselling** for individuals, on a time-limited basis. 

**2. Therapeutic Groups** 

**3. Workshops & Retreats** 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **Achievements and performance** 

The charity has upscaled it’s work during the period covered by this report, and facilitated the delivery of a wide range of community support, including: 

- Delivering our 10-week postnatal counselling groups for mums experiencing postnatal depression and anxiety, 13 times, in a variety of new locations. All 13 groups developed into peer support groups at the end of the courses. 

- We launched a new 8- week group for second/third+time mums, and ran it twice during the year for 25 mums and their infants. 

- We continued to run our 8-week parenting group, ‘Circle of Security,’ as a follow-on to Mummyshock. 

- We ran 11 monthly women’s mental health wellbeing days, set in nature for over 200 women and their infants, in partnership with Plot 22, The Plot Stanmer Park, and Rock Farm. 

- In addition, we have provided low-cost counselling for women in Brighton & Hove through our 1-2-1 counselling provision, with over 600 hours of counselling. 

## **The following stories give an insight of the impact that our services have had on individual women:** 

“When I started Mummyshock I was in a really tough place as a new mum. My hormones were all over the place, I couldn’t stop crying, I had a baby that needed me to keep it together and I felt like I had absolutely lost the plot. On top of this, I felt that other people were judging me, that other mums were coping so much better than me, and that maybe I just wasn’t cut out to be a mum.  After the first Mummyshock session I walked away feeling so much less alone. I stopped judging myself for every bad day and thought of the other mums in the group who I knew were also finding these things hard. It felt like I was carrying them with me throughout the week. I knew I wasn’t the only person struggling with breastfeeding, waking up every hour throughout the night or crying over a bottle of spilt breastmilk. I don’t think there’s anything that could have truly prepared me for how difficult the transition into motherhood would be. But Mummyshock helped me put all those broken pieces back together again and now I am so much more confident as a mum, and on top of that, I have a community of fantastic women who I am so thankful to have in my life and who I will continue to see as our babies grow older. I will always be thankful to the Mummyshock team for supporting me in one of the most challenging periods of my life, and for helping me overcome post natal anxiety. I honestly cannot say a big enough thank you for running this fantastic programme and connecting us all. Mummyshock has been the village I needed.” 

“I have suffered from social anxiety my whole life, but this group has massively changed my early experience of being a mum positively. I thought I'd be a recluse heading into motherhood, but instead I have spoken up within the group and met others outside the group. It has provided me with so much confidence going forward.” 

“I feel that Mummyshock is incredibly important for all mothers during the postpartum journey. It provided me with a community of mothers and informs and reassures about all the changes that present themselves after having a baby. I wholeheartedly believe that all mothers should experience Mummyshock.” 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **Plans for the future** 

In the year ahead, along with continuing our existing delivery, we plan to launch a new Mummyshock group specifically for mums with a history of sexual violence, as well as launching more groups and workshops for LGBTQ+ families in Sussex. We also plan to build on our current success by continuing to meet the growing need for our postnatal groups by providing services in new locations throughout Sussex. 

## **Trustees** 

F Purchase (Chair) (appointed 6 March 2023) F Beckett (resigned 6 March 2023) R D’Cunha JA House (resigned 19 June 2023) N Kuhrt CE Townend LH Yaffe (appointed 17 May 2022) 

## **Chief Executive Officer** 

E Baldwin 

## **Registered office** 

Community Base 113 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XG 

## **UK registered charity number** 

1192772 

## **Financial review** 

During the year ended 31 March 2023, Release Counselling and Therapy for Women saw an increase in income to £125,127 (2022: £101,148), which represented an increase of over 25%. This strong growth in income was driven predominantly through an increase in grant funding, but also through a greater focus on developing unrestricted income streams. This included seeing increases in fundraised income and income from our lowcost counselling provision. 

Expenditure during this period also increased in line with the growth of our delivery activity, and through planned investment into increasing out organisational capacity. This investment included increasing our income generation capacity, which has seen a direct return in the year, as well as investing into the good governance of the charity. 

Whilst there has been an immediate return on this investment, reflected in increases in income, there is projected to be a longer-term return in both income growth and organisational resilience. 

Whilst the impact of this growth in income has resulted in a surplus of £1,632 at the year end, and an increase in reserves to £7,321, the investment of unrestricted funds to support long term growth has led to a small reduction in unrestricted reserves, leaving a year-end balance of £388. 

The year ahead is projected to see the financial benefit of this investment, with both further growth in income, 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

and particularly a growth in unrestricted income, leading to a further growth in unrestricted reserves. 

This strong financial performance during the past two years, combined with the strong financial projections for the year ahead, leave the charity well placed to continue to deliver impactful, life-changing work within our community. 

## **Remuneration** 

The salaries of the staffing team are determined by the board of trustees and reviewed annually. The board ensures that the charity pay staff an appropriate and competitive level of remuneration. The board of trustees set and approve any annual cost of living increase. 

## **Reserves** 

The trustees are focused on developing a proportionate reserves policy for the charity, whilst recognising that it is still in its infancy. The reserves policy looks to maintain an appropriate level of free reserves to support the ongoing activities of the organisation. This policy takes into account any risks to which the charity is exposed, along with the current and projected future levels of income and expenditure. The policy and determination of the required level of reserves are set in accordance with the Charity Commission guidelines and are reviewed by the trustees annually. 

The Trustees’ Report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 31 January 2024 and signed on its behalf by; 


Felicity Purchase **Chair** 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The Trustees, who are also the Directors of Release Counselling and Therapy for Women CIO for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year. 

In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

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**RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT** 

## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Mr Mark Cummins FCCA FCIE for and on behalf of TC Group** 

The Courtyard Shoreham Road Upper Beeding Steyning West Sussex BN44 3TN 

Dated: 31 January 2024 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

|**Notes**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations<br>**3**<br>Grants<br>**4**<br>Charitable activities<br>**5**<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>**6**<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income and movement in funds**<br>Fund balances at 31 March 2022<br>**Fund balances at 31 March 2023**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**Year ended**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**Year ended**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**Year ended**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>Year ended<br>31 March<br>2022<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£<br>**18,088**<br>**-**<br>**18,088**<br>13,643<br>**37,830**<br>**62,005**<br>**99,835**<br>85,258<br>**7,204**<br>**-**<br>**7,204**<br>2,247|
|---|---|
||**63,122**<br>**62,005**<br>**125,127**<br>101,148|
||**1,106**<br>**-**<br>**1,106**<br>96<br>**67,727**<br>**57,162**<br>**122,389**<br>95,153|
||**68,833**<br>**57,162**<br>**123,495**<br>95,249|
||**(3,211)**<br>**4,843**<br>**1,632**<br>5,899<br>3,599<br>2,300<br>5,899<br>-|
||**388**<br>**7,143**<br>**7,531**<br>5,899|



All activities are classified as continuing. There are no recognised gains or losses other than those reported on the Statement of Financial Activities. 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**Current assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Debtors<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due**<br>**within one year**<br>**9**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total net assets**<br>**Income funds**<br>Restricted funds<br>**10**<br>Unrestricted funds|**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>£<br>13,436<br>2,053<br>15,489<br>(7,958)<br>7,531<br>**7,531**<br>**7,143**<br>**388**<br>**7,531**|31 March<br>2022<br>£<br>36,764<br>-<br>36,764<br>(30,865)<br>5,899<br>5,899<br>2,300<br>3,599<br>5,899|
|---|---|---|



The accounts were approved by the Board on 31 January 2024 

……………………………………… 

Felicity Purchase **Chair** 

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**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

## **1.0 Statutory information** 

Release Counselling and Therapy for Women is an incorporated charity registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. Further details regarding the charity are shown on the Legal and Administrative page. 

## **2.0 Accounting policies** 

## **2.1 Basis of preparation** 

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

Release Counselling and Therapy for Women meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). There are no material uncertainties about Release Counselling and Therapy for Women’s ability to continue as a going concern. 

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound. 

## **2.2 Income** 

All income is accounted for in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the Charity is legally entitled to the income, receipt is probable and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. 

Income from donations is accounted for as received by the Charity. The income from fund raising ventures is shown gross, with the associated costs included in fund raising costs. The value of voluntary work is not included in the financial statements. 

Grants are recognised in full in the year in which they are receivable and the charity is entitled to the income. 

Other income is recorded on an accruals basis. 

## **2.3 Expenditure** 

Costs are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. All costs are allocated between expenditure categories and departments on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. 

Where possible, costs have been allocated directly to the activity to which they relate. However, there are also central support costs that enable the Charity’s charitable income generating and administrative activities to be undertaken. 

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**RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **2.4 Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments. The trustees seek to use short and medium term deposits where possible to maximise the return on monies held at the bank and to manage cash flow. 

## **2.5 Financial instruments** 

The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. 

## **2.6 Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. 

## **2.7 Accumulated funds** 

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 – Donations, bequests or incoming resources for which the donor has earmarked for a specific purpose are treated as restricted funds. 

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **2.8 Taxation** 

As a charity, Release Counselling and Therapy for Women is exempt from tax on income and gains to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **3 Income from donations** 

|Donations<br>Release Counselling and Therapy for Women CIC|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>18,088<br>-<br>18,088|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**18,088**<br>**-**<br>**18,088**|Total<br>2022<br>£<br> <br>4,959<br> <br>8,684|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||<br>13,643|



## **4 Income from grants** 

|Arnold Clark<br>Brighton & Hove Council<br>BUPA<br>Chalk Cliffe Trust<br>Comic Relief<br>Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust<br>Forrester Family Trust<br>Foyle Foundation<br>Groundworks<br>Henry Smith Charity<br>JJ Charitable Trust<br>National Lottery<br>Peacehaven Town Council<br>Postcode Lottery Trust<br>Postcode Society Trust<br>Schrier Foundaton<br>Sompting Big Local<br>Souter Christian Trust<br>Sport England<br>Sussex Community Foundation<br>The House Project|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>1,000<br>13,330<br>6,000<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>7,500<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>37,830|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,500<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10,000<br>500<br>500<br>24,938<br>-<br>900<br>-<br>-<br>21,667<br>2,000<br>62,005|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**1,000**<br>**13,330**<br>**6,000**<br>**5,000**<br>**-**<br>**1,500**<br>**5,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**17,500**<br>**500**<br>**500**<br>**24,938**<br>**-**<br>**900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**21,667**<br>**2,000**<br>**99,835**|Total<br>2022<br> <br>£<br> <br>-<br> <br>20,500<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>2,000<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>4,000<br> <br>1,125<br> <br>3,000<br> <br>5,000<br> <br>7,500<br> <br>750<br> <br>-<br> <br>20,000<br> <br>3,000<br> <br>-<br> <br>3,000<br> <br>7,050<br> <br>8,333<br> <br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||<br>85,258|



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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**5**<br>**Income from charitable activities**<br>Counselling<br>**6**<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Raising funds**<br>Fundraising activities<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Salaries<br>Programme costs<br>Support costs<br>**Total expenditure**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>7,204||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br> <br>**£**<br>-||**Total**<br>**2023**<br> <br>**£**<br>**7,204**|<br>|Total<br>2022<br> <br>£<br>2,247|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||7,204||-||**7,204**||2,247|
||**Staff**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>78,063<br>-<br>-<br>78,063<br>78,063||**Other**<br>**Costs**<br>**£**<br>1,106<br>1,106<br>-<br>31,888<br>12,438<br>44,326<br>45,432||**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**1,106**<br>**1,106**<br>**78,063**<br>**31,888**<br>**12,438**<br>**122,389**<br>**123,495**||Total<br>2022<br>£<br>96<br>96<br>54,406<br>27,294<br>13,453<br>95,153<br>95,249|
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## **7 Support costs** 

|Bank fees<br>Independent examiner<br>Legal & Professional Fees<br>Administrative costs<br>Staff training|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**86**<br>**1,190**<br>**3,108**<br>**6,054**<br>**2,000**<br>**12,438**|Total<br>2022<br>£<br>26<br>1,080<br>3,150<br>6,941<br>2,256|
|---|---|---|
|||13,453|



These costs include amounts payable to the independent examiners of £1,190 (2022: £1,080) for independent examination and other services. 

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## **RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **8 Staff cost** 

The total average monthly number of employees (number of staff employed) during the reporting period was 4. 

|Wages and salaries<br>Employers National Insurance<br>Pension costs|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**62,175**<br>**11,284**<br>**4,604**<br>**78,063**|Total<br>2022<br>£<br>49,701<br>3,387<br>1,318|
|---|---|---|
|||54,406|



No employee received remuneration above £60k. 

The key management personnel of the Charity comprised the Chief Executive. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £29,577 (2022: £36,455). 

## **9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|Accruals<br>Deferred income<br>NIC payable<br>PAYE payable<br>Pension payable<br>Trade creditors|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**4,484**<br>**-**<br>**374**<br>**1,115**<br>**547**<br>**1,438**<br>**7,958**|<br>2022<br> <br>£<br> <br>5,368<br> <br>25,497<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||<br>30,865|



## **10 Restricted funds** 

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants for specific purposes: 

|Core infrastructure fund<br>Maternal mental health fund<br>Women's wellbeing fund|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2022**<br>**Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>-<br>1,500<br>(1,500)<br>**-**<br>1,125<br>40,005<br>(40,654)<br>**476**<br>1,175<br>20,500<br>(15,008)<br>**6,667**|
|---|---|
||2,300<br>62,005<br>(54,662)<br>**7,143**|



_**Core infrastructure fund -**_ The core infrastructure fund comprises grant funding restricted to investment in the central management of the charity. 

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**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

_**Maternal mental health fund -**_ The maternal mental health fund comprises grant funding restricted to the support of new mums mental health and wellbeing. Funders include the Foyle Foundation and the National Lottery. 

_**Women's wellbeing fund -**_ The women's mental health fund comprises grant funding restricted to improving the mental health and wellbeing of women within Sussex. 

## **11 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**Fund balances at 31 March 2023 are**<br>**represented by:**<br>Current assets<br>Creditors<br>**Fund balances at 31 March 2022 are**<br>**represented by:**<br>Current assets<br>Creditors|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>8,346<br>(7,958)<br>**388**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>34,464<br>(30,865)<br>**3,599**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>7,143<br>-<br>**7,143**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>2,300<br>-<br>**2,300**|**Total**<br>**£**<br>**15,489**<br>**(7,958)**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**7,531**|
||||**Total**<br>**£**<br>**36,764**<br>**(30,865)**|
||||**5,899**|



## **12 Control** 

No one member has overall control of the Charity. 

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