## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from** **From** 1 January 2023 **to** 3 **1** December 2023 **Charity name:** HearSay C **h** aritable Trust **Charity registration number:** 1200556 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|(a) To provide profession**a**
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nce on public| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have|Para 1.18|| ||had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit||benefit| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|HearSay Charitable Trust relies heavily on
volunteers. Both the Treasurer and the Clerk
to the Trustees are volunteers.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the main From evaluations of individual and family
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the main||From evaluations of individual and family| |achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|counselling sessions submitted at the end of
their series of eight sessions (which is the
most commonly received number of
sessions), it is evident that clients have
benefitted considerably from the counselling
they have received. The charity acquired the
services of an equine therapist, and the
clients referred to her, mainly children, have
been helped considerably by this form of
counselling.
The school-based parent support groups
have also been well-received, enabling
parents to discuss concerns within the group
and learn from each other as well as from
the facilitating counsellor. The schools also
benefit, for example from improved
relationships with the parents and less
disruptive behaviour from pupils.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|HearSay Charitable Trust set the following
objectives in its Business Plan covering the
period 2022 to 2025:
•
To increase the number of clients by
10% and increase the number of
counselling hours in the first year of
the plan.
•
To support families and carers of
students in four schools in the local
area.
•
To improve the organisation of the
Trust, and thereby the impacts of the
Trust’s work, by recruiting an
administrator and additional
volunteers. The part-time
Administrator will be in post by the
end of 2022 (requiring the Trustees
to decide on the job description,
hours and salary). Recruit other
volunteers by the end of 2022.
•
To put in place relevant policies and
procedures to improve efficiency in
the Trust’s operations, and review
them regularly, while ensuring the
impacts are measured through client
recommendations and evaluations.
•
To further improve the financial
position of the Trust by increasing
income through fund-raising from a
range of sources by increasing
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local, regional and national
organisations; developing a strong
donor base of both individual and
corporate donors; and undertaking a
range of fundraising events, including
street collections.
During 2023, considerable progress was
made against all objectives, although by the
end of 2023, both self–employed part-time
administrative staff had resigned for
personal reasons. The charity is aiming to
appoint one part-time administrator to be in
post by the beginning of 2025.
HearSay had, by the end of 2023, been
working with one school and a charity that
supports young carers, and good progress is
being made towards work with further
schools. The grant from the Colyer
Fergusson Charitable Trust is enabling the
charity to offer more of these very well-
received parent support groups in 2024.
The charity’s financial position was boosted
by the award of a grant from the colyer
Fergusson Charitable Trust of £11,000 in
October 2023.
Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 The charity has been successful in raising
activities against objectives sufficient funds through fund-raising
set activities and applications to foundations to
cover its running costs and to continue to
deliver counselling to a wide range of
people.
Investment performance Para 1.41 Not applicable
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 During the year under review, there was a
financial position at the end 39% increase in the total revenue (£32k in
of the period FY 2023 compared to £23k in FY 2022).
This was mainly because of a grant of £11k
from the Colyer-Ferguson Charitable Trust in
2023, and an increase in counselling
fees (£15k in FY 2023 compared to £8k in
FY 2022).
This increase in revenue enabled HearSay
to undertake more charitable activities (as
reflected, for example, in an increase in total
expenditure on counselling from £5k in FY
2022 to £19k in FY 2022). The charity was
able to carry forward £26k excess
unrestricted funds to support its activities in
FY 2024.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 There is no policy for the Charity to hold
policy for holding reserves reserves. All unused resources (cash) are
stating why they are held carried forward to support the charity’s
activities.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Not applicable
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 All unused resources (cash) are carried
reserves forward to support the charity’s activities .
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 Not applicable
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 There are no known or anticipated events (or
uncertainties about the non events) that threaten the going concern
charity continuing as a going of HearSay Charitable Trust as at the end of
concern 2023. There are enough funds to support the
charity for the next 12 months, even in the
absence of material donations.
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Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal Para 1.47 Donations and legacies £11,000
sources of funds (including
Funds from charitable activities £18,049
any fundraising)
Funds from fundraising activities £2,919
Investment policy and Para 1.46 Not applicable
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46 None envisaged
risks facing the charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|CIO constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|By recommendation of current trustees| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|All Trustees are advised to read the
guidance on the role of Trustees provided by
the Charity Commission, and all have done
so.
Trustees are also required to complete a
Safeguarding course relating to children and
adults at risk so that all understand what is
required of the counsellors who work with
clients on behalf of HearSay.
In addition, all Trustees are involved in the
development of any new policies and
procedures and take part in the regular
review of all existing policies.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity has a Board of Trustees and a
Treasurer and Clerk to the Trustees who
report to the Board and support HearSay’s
work.
The Chair of Trustees belongs to an informal
group of chairs of local counselling charities
in Kent where knowledge and experience of
a range of issues are discussed at quarterly
meetings.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|HearSay Charitable Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|HearSay Trust| |Registered charity number|1200556| |Charity’s principal address|39-48 Marsham Street
Maidstone, Kent,
ME14 1HH
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if
whole year
any)
1 Professor Martin Knapp CBE Chair of Trustees
2 Dr Nellie Adjaye MBE Trustee
3 Ann Freeman Trustee
4 John Taylor Trustee From February 2023
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**|| |---|---|---| |Not applicable||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details None ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signedon behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Marti **n** Richard John Knapp **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc) Date** 29 O **c** tober 2024 11111 11111 11111 11111 11111 111111 11111 111111 111111 111111 ) ID Tr- OJO- )N atsupping 000 000 ¢n cn m o) (no) o) (n zz￿￿0 NUI 111 lli lllll 11 11 11 11 11 01 ODO o) o) Sèl0N ajupping o) o) D) LL LU r£ Independent examinerfs report to the Hearsay Charitable Trus( registration number 1200556 I report to the tnkstees on my examination of the accounts of the above tharity for the year ended 31 December 2023. b*hich are set out on pages 1 to 2 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accourrts in accordance with the requirements of the Charittes Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sec*ion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sect'on 145{5){b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs stateme I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneth'on wtth the examination which gives me caL￿e to believe that in, any matenal reskwt.. accounting records were not kept in aecordance with Secti￿ 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come auoss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn In order to enable a kyoper understanding of the accounts to be reaow. Mrs Kathy High MA ACA The Gables 556 Loose Road MgidgtonÈ Kent ME15 9UR 4 November 2024 ?OOoo D> (0 7J 11 11 • IFI • 75 UJ