Charity Registration No. 1192772
RELEASE COUNSELUNG AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
F Purchase (Chalrl
Lo'connor
l Altinkaya
l Kopelma
E Jacob
K King
P O'connor
Chiel Executive Officer
A Huston
Reglstered Char]ty name
Release Counselling And Therapy For Women CIO
Charity number
1192772
Registered offlce
Community Base
113 Queen5 Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BNI 3XG
Website
www.releasefonNomen.org.uk
Telephone
07954216995
Independent Examlner
TC Group
The Courtyard
Shoreham Road
Upper Beeding
Steyning
Westsussex
BN44 3TN
Bankers
Co-Operat￿e Bank PLC
Delf House
Southway
Skelmersdale
WN86NY

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
CONTENTS
Truste￿, Report
Statement of Trustees, Hesponsibilities
Independent Examinef s Report
ststement of Financial Artivities
Balante Sheet
Notes to the Accounts
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RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The Trustees of Release CounsellSng andTherapyforWomen presentthelrAnnual Reportforthe period ended
31 March 2025 together with the accounts for the Charity.
The accounts comply wtth the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011, the charity's Eoveming document and
Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Prartice applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordance with the Financlal Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc of
Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20191.
Message from the chair and chiel executive
Founded Sn 2013 and established as a
charity in 2020, Release CounsellinB and
Therapy for Women Is a Sussex-based
charity, led by women, for women.
Over the past year, we ran frKus groups
and surveys with our current and past
participants to learn what further support
is needed from us.
They shared with us that there is little
support for midlrfe women, despite this
being a challengin8 time dealing with
hormonal changes. parenting older
children, looking after ageing parents and
often juggling a career. This led to the
development of our first-ever Meno
Nurture therapeutic group for midlife
women, which is due to launch later in
2025.
We have also created a new, sknrter 44￿eek verslon of our current Second Nature therapeutic group to suit
people who cannot attend the full 8-week group.
And importantly, we have continued to run our popular, much-needed, Mother Nurture and Second Nature
groups for first and second time+ mums and birthing parents acros5 Sussex, alongside our one-to-one
counselling service.
We look fOn￿ard to the year ahead as we continue to expand our reach and sUPPOrt the mental health of
more women across Sussex and beyond.
Amy Hutson, Chief Executlve Officer
Fellclty Purchase, Chair

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Overvlew of our work
Women a￿ atthe hiEhest risk of suicide upto a year aftergiving birth and during perimenopause. And we provide
mental health sUPPOrt for women at these key times in their lives.
We offer therapeutic 8roups for rnums and birthin8 parents and women in midlife, along with wellbeing days and
a women's one-to-one online counselllng seryice.
Release Counselllng and Therapy for Women (Release), 15 a UK registered charity. worklng to improve the mental
health of women in Sussex, reduce isolation, and enable women to brinE about changes in their Iwes. We specialise
in maternal mental health, supporting mothers durlng the different stages of parentin& when many mothers
experien￿ vulnerable mental health.
We have a team of qualrfied counsellors and carefully selected trainee counsellors, and we work within the BACP
(British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapist51 Ethical Framework. All our activities are funded by
voluntary donations and other funding sources, to ensure that all women who are in need of support can acce55
our Servi￿5.
Mlssion
Release exists to help women across Sussex change how they feel and to live better, through one-to-one
counsellln8 and a range of therapeutic groups
Charitable objectives
To protect and promote the mental and emotional heahh of women land their families where necessaryl,
living in Brighton and Hove and the surrounding area5. This will be achieved throuBh, but not necessarily
restricted to.. pmviding an affordable and accessible counselling seNice, and by the trainlng of Indlvidua15 or
groups in the Pfovbsion of such counsellin8 and therapeutic support.
Our core work
We gupport the mental health of women in Sussex by running the folh)wlng three areas of service:
l. One-to-one affordable counsellin8 for women. on a tim@-limited basis.
2. Therapeutic Groups
3. Wellbeing days

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TRUSTEES. REPORT
R?R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Achievements and perlonnance
Over the past twelve months aeross Sussex, we have:
Developed a new MenD Nurture therapeutic group for midlife
women.
Created a 4-week Second Nature therapy group to suit second-
time+ mums and birthing parents unable to attend the full 8-week
course.
Deliver@d our 10-week Mother Nurture groups for mum5
experiencing postnatal depression and anxiety, 5 time5.
Delivered our 8- week group Second Nature group for
secondlthird+ time mums, 6 times.
Delivered our Mother Nurture for SurvNors of Sexual Violence
groups, 2 times.
Delwered our mum and baby wellbelng days. 3 times.
Delwered a l-l counsellins service for women online.
What do partlclpants say about US:
°My counsellor has been an incredible help through a very difflicultperiod of my life. Through our5e55ions I've
been able toflnolly understand truly benefitArom therapy..
Counsellln8 client".
Tr Mother Nurture group come ot exortly the right tlme for me. Having hod o premature baby and a
traumutic start to motherhood, I was able to process myfeelings ¢7nd what ht7ppened to Us in a safe and open
environment, olongside other mums."
"Everyone's experiences were different, yet we hadso much in common.
Being tible to take part in o group like this transformed the end of my
moternity leave, helpNng me to prepore for returning to work and that
rtext "phuse" of motherhood. It mukes It so much eG5ier to get this type
of support us u new mum when you can take along your baby tool I'm
so grateful to huve had the opportunity to toke part.
Group participant
Plans for the future
In the year ahead, we plan to deliver our first Meno Nurture therapy group and bulld a variety of holistic l-l
mental health support for rnenopausal women. from coaching to nutritional 5UPPOrt. We are also creating a
specialised coun5elling service for young women aged 13+, so we can widen the support we can offer where we
know it is needed.
We will also continue all the work we have become known for and know works
our women's one-to-one
counselling service, wellbeing days and therapeutic groups for first and second time+ mums.

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Tru#ees
F Purchase Ichairl
l Atinkaya
L (Yconnor lappointed 20 June 20241
CE Townend (resigned 31 December 20241
J Kopelman (appointed 24 February 20251
LH Yaffe (resigned 29 February 20251
N Kuhrt (resigned 24 March 20251
E Jacob lappointed 22107120251
K King lappointed 14111120251
P O'connor (appointed 11112120251
Chief Executive Officer
E Baldwin (resigned 24 August 20241
A Hutson (appointed 24 August 20241
Regtstered office
Communlty Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
BNI 3XG
UK registered charity number
1192772
Financial revlew
During the year ended 31 March 2025, Release Counselling and Therapy for Women saw an Inc￿aSe in income to
É155,82912024: £141.9461, which represented a significant increase on the prior year. This strong growth in
income was driven prodominantty through an increase in grant funding. Expenditure durin8this period decreased
to £103,94412024'. £129.6561.
Whilst the impact of this growth in income has resulted in a surplus of £51,885 al the year end, and an increase in
reserves to £71,706, the investment of unrestricted funds to SUPPOrt long term growth has led to an increase in
unrestrirted reserve5, leaving a year-end balance of £32,492.
The year ahead is projected to see a growth in unrestricted income, leading to a further growth in unrestricted
resetwes. This Strong financial performance. combined with the positive financial prolections for the year ahead,
leave the charity well placed to continue to deliver impactful, IIFe-changing work wtthin our community.
Remuneratlon
The Salaries of the gtafflng team a￿ determlned by the board of trustee5 and reviewed annually. The board
ensures that the charity pay staff an appropriate and competitive level of remuneratSon. The board of trustees
set and approve any annual cost of living increase.

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TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Reserves
The trustees are focused on developing a proportionate reserves policyforthe charity, whilst recognising that
it is still in its infanty. The rese￿eS policy looks to maintain an appropriate level of free reserves to support
the ongoing activff(ies of the organisation. This policy takes into account any ri5k5 to which the charty 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 Commi55i0n 8uideline5
and are reviewed by the trustees annually.
The Trustees, Report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 1711212025 and signed on its behalf by-
Felicity Purchase
Chair

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees, who are also the Directors of Release Counselline 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 Prartlcel.
Charty law requires the Trustees to prepare ac¢ount5 for each flnanclal year which glve a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the Incoming resources and application of resource5,
including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these accounts, Ihe Trustees are required to-
selett suitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistently;
obsetve the methods and Fjrinciples in the Charities SORP,.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,.
State whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed. subjert to any rnaterlal
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and
prepare the accounts on the going concern basls unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
Charity will continue In operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keepin8 proper accounting ￿CordS 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
Irregulartties.
The Trustees are respon51ble forthe maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information
included on the Charitws website. Legislation in the United Klngdom governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statemenis may dlffer from legislation in other jurisdictions.

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
I report tothe trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Charlty for the year ended 31 March 2025.
ResponslLlllrles and basis of report
As the charlty trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wfth the
requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l.
I report in respea of my examlnatM)n of the charitfs accounts carried out under 5ettion 145 of the 2011
Aci and in carrying out rny examination I have followed all the applicable Directions gwen by the Charity
Commission under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent examlner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
onnection with the examinatiori 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.
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity 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 Rewrtsl Regulatlons 2008 other than any
requirernent that the account5 give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered a5 part
of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In conllectv)n with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the attounts to be
reached.
Mr Mark Cummins FCCA FCIE
for and on behalf of TC Group
The Courtyard
Shoreham Road
Upper Beeding
Steynin8
West Sussex
BN44 3TN
Dated.. 18 Doctl￿jxf 2oPS

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
{INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2025
Notes
Unrestrlrted Restricted
Total
Total
Year ended Yearended Year ended Yearended
31 March
31 March
31 March
31 March
20Z5
2025
2025
2024
Income from:
Donations
26,358
26,358
32,342
Grants
5,450
114A86
119,936
97,513
Charitable activities
9,535
9,535
12,091
Total Income
41,343
114,486
IS5,829
141,946
Ex
enditure on:
Raising funds
3.665
3.665
1,296
Charitsble actNities
10.978
89,301
100,279
128,360
Total expenditure
14,643
89,301
103,944
129.656
Net Income and movement In funds
26,700
25.185
51,885
12,290
Fund balances at 31 March 2024
5,792
14,029
19,821
7,531
Fund balances at 31 March 2025
32,492
39,214
71.706
19,821
All activsties are classrfied as continulng. There are no recognlsed gains or losse5 Other than those reported
on the Statement of Financial Activities.

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT31 MARCH 2025
31 March
2025
31 Mar(h
2024
Notes
Current asset5
Cash at bank and in hand
77.664
24.845
Debtors
638
2,516
78,302
27,631
Credltors: amounts falling due
wlthln one year
io
17,5401
(6,596)
Net current assets
19,821
Total net assets
71,706
19,821
Income funds
Restricted funds
li
39,214
14,029
UnrestrKted funds
32,492
5,792
71,706
19.821
The accounts were approved by the Board on 1711212025.
Felicity Purchase
Chair
1192772

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1.0 Statutory Information
Release Counselling and Therapy for Women 15 an incorporated charity registered with the Charity
Commission in England & Wales. Further detai15 re8arding the charity are shown on the Legal and
Administrative page.
2.0 Accounting policies
2.1 Basi5 01 preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the hlstorical t05t convention and in accordance with Accounting
and Rewrting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance wtth the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20191- (Charities SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Charities Act 2011.
Release COU￿elling and Therapy for Women meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRSIO2.
Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or tran5artion value unless otherwise 5tsted
in the relevant accounting policy notelsl. There are no material uncertainties about Release Counselling
and Therapy for Women's ability to continue as a going concern.
The financial statements aro prepared in sterlin& which ￿ the funrtional currency of the charity. Monetsry
amount5 in these financial Statements are rounded to the nearest pound.
12 Income
All income is accounted for in the Statement of Financial Activities ISOFAI when the Charity is legal
entitled to the income, recelpt Is probable and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Income from donations is accounted for as receTried by the Charity. The income from fund raising ventures
is shown gross, with the associated costs included in fund raising costs. Th@ value of voluntary work Is not
included in thè 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 atcruals basis.
2.3 Expendlture
Costs are included in the Siatement of Financial Activities on an accruals basls Inclusive of irrecoverable
VAT. All costs are allocated between expendSture categorles and departments on a basis designed to reflect
the use of the resource.
Where p055ible, costs have been allocated directly to the activity to which they relate. However, there are
also central support costs that enable the Charlty's charltable Income generating and administrative
activities to be undertaken.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2.4 Cash at bank and In hand
Cash at bank and in hand indudes cash and short term highly Ilquid Snvestments. The trustee5 seek to use
short and medium term dep051ts where possible to maximi5e the return on rnonie5 held at the bank and
to manage cash flow.
2.5 Financial instruments
The Charity only ha5 firiancial a55et5 and flnanclal 1Sabilitiès of a kind that qualtfy as basic financial
instruments. Basic financial I￿trumentS are initlally recognised at transaction value and subsequently
measured at their settlement value.
2.6 Creditors and provlsions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity ha5 a present obligation resu￿Ing from a past
event that will probably result in the transfer ot funds to a thlrd party and the amount due to settle the
obligation can be measured or ￿tiMated reliably.
2.7 Accumulated funds
Funds held by the Charity are efther..
Unrestricted general fund5- these are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable oblects
at the discretion of the tNstees.
Restricted funds Oonations, bequests or incoming resources for which the donor has earmarked for a
specrfic purpose are treated as restrScted funds.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of eath fund is included in the notes to the financial
statements.
2.8 Taxatlon
A5 a charity. Release Counselllng and Therapy for Women is exempt from tax on income and gains to the
extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Intome from donations
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restrirted
funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Donatlons
26,358
26,358
26,358
26,358
32,342
32,342
Income from 8rants
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restricted
fund5
Total
2025
Total
2024
Allen Lane Foundatlon
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Chalk CltFFe Trust
Early Birth Association
Friarsgate Trust
Heads On
Henry Smith Charlty
Mid Sussex Distrirt
Movement For Good
National Lottery Awards for All
Postcode Society Trust
Sport England
Sussex Community Foundatlon
The Albert Hunt Trust
Trusthouse CharitableTrust
6,277
1,872
3,678
3,678
4,657
3,CQO
3,000
950
49.700
g50
18,059
48,2(J)
4,998
1,000
49,700
20,000
20,000
20MJO
20,000
6,700
5,750
4,500
4,500
5.000
13,108
119,936
13.108
114,486
5,450
97.513
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Income from charitable attivities
Unrestricted
funds
Restrlcted
fund5
Total
2025
Total
2024
Counselling
9,535
9,535
9.535
9,535
12,091
12,091
Tgtal expendlture
Staff
costs
Other
Costs
Total
2025
Total
2024
Raising fund5
Fundraising activitles
3,665
3,665
3,665
3,665
1,296
1,296
Charftable o¢tlvities
Salaries
Prugramme costs
support costs
72.007
72,007
18,536
9,736
100,279
82,890
34,561
10.909
128,360
18.536
9.736
28.272
72.007
Total expenditure
72,007
31,937
103.944
129,656
Support costs
Totsl
2025
Total
2024
Bank fees
Independent examiner
Legal & Professional Fees
Administratlve costs
Staff trainin
13
1,500
3,456
4,499
1,445
10,909
3,601
2,964
1.558
9,736
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
8. Staff cost
The total average monthly number of employees (number of staff employed) during the reporting period
was 1112024- 91.
Total
2025
Total
2024
Wages and salarie5
Staffing costs
Penslon costs
69,398
162
79,638
552
2,447
72,007
2,700
82,890
No employee received remuneration above E60k.
The key management personnel of the Charity comprised the Chief Executive. The total employee benefits
of the key management personnel We￿ £36,10912024: £43,036).
Debtors
2025
2024
Due within one year
Trade debtors
335
880
Other debiors
Accrued Income
303
76
1.560
638
2,516
10. Credltors: amounts fralllng due wfthln one year
2025
2024
Trade creditors
Accrua15
Penslon payable
Other Credltors
1,308
4,584
696
2,476
4,484
580
6,596
7,540
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
11. Restricted funds
The income funds of the charity include restrltted funds compr￿1￿8 the followlng unexpended balance5
of donations and grants for speclfic purposes:
Balance at
31 March
2024
Balance at
31 March
2025
Income
Expenditure
Core Infrastructure fund
52,700
61,786
139,4701
135,8021
114,0291
13,230
25,984
Maternal mental hea￿h fund
Women's wellbelng fund
14,029
14,029
114,486
189,3011
39,214
Core Infrastrurturefund- The core infrastructure fund comprises grant funding restricted to investment
in the central management of the charity.
Muternol mental health fvnd- The maternal health fund comprises grant funding restricted to the
support of new mums mental hea￿h and wellbeing. Funders include the Foyle Foundation and the
National Lottery.
Women's wellbeing fvnd -The women's mental health fund comprises grant funding restricted to
improving the mental he3￿h and wellbeing of women within Sussex.
12. Analysis uf net a5S•ts between funds
Unrestrirted
funds
Restrlcled
funds
Total
Fund balances at 31 March 2025 are
represented by:
Current assets
39,088
16,5961
32,492
39,214
78,302
{6,5961
71,706
Creditors
39.214
Unrestrlrted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
Fund balance5 at 31 March 2024 are
represented bv:
Current a55ets
13,332
17,5401
14,029
27.361
17.5401
19.821
Creditors
5,792
14.029
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
13. Control
No one member has overall control of the Chartty.
14. Comparatlve funds- Statement of Flnancial Activltles lor the perlod ended 31 March 2024
Unrestrlcted
fund5
Restricted
funds
Total
2024
Income from:
Donations
32.342
7.529
12,091
32,342
97,513
12,091
Grants
89,984
Charitable activities
Total income
51.962
89.984
141,946
Ex
enditur
on:
Raising funds
1,296
1,296
Charttable Actwities
45,262
83,098
128,360
Totsl expenditure
46.558
83,098
129,656
Net income and movement In funds
6,886
12,290
Fund balances at 31 March 2023
7,143
7,531
Fund balances at 31 March 2024
5.792
14,029
19,821
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