Umbrella Counselling
East Midlands CIO
Charity Number: 1200745
Trustees. Annual Report
for the Period
1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024

Reference & Administration Details
Charity name: Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO
Charity number: 1200745
Charity's operating Unit 4 Hill Court, Turnpike Close, Grantham, Lincs,
address: NG317XY
Names of the Chari
Trustees who mana
e the Chari
Trustee Name
Office
ointed
Retired
Victoria Stephenson
Robert Ballentine
Sarah Gibson
Chair
October 2022
Secretary
Treasurer
October 2022
September 2023
Names & Addresses of Advisors
e of advisor Name
Address & Postcode
Bank
National
250 Bishopsgate, London
Westminster
EC2M 4AA
Bank PIC
Independent
Examiner
Roger White
(ACA)
12 Tentercroft street, Lincoln,
LN5 7DB
Structure, Governance & Management
Descri
tion of the Chari
's Trusts
Type of Governing
Document:
Constitution
How the Charity is
Constituted:
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustse Selection Methods: Appointed by existing Trustees

Objectives & Activities
Summa
of the Ob'ects of the Chari
The objects of the CIO are..
To aid the preservation and protection of the physical and mental health of individuals in the
East Midlands affected by rape, sexual abuse or sexual Violen￿ through..
providing trauma informed counselling.
providing training to counsellors.
providing supervised placements to trainee counsellors to enhan￿ the abilty to provide
for those impacted by the above.
as set out in its Governin
Document
b)
Summa
Chari
of the Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefil in Relation to the
's Ob'ects
Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO has undertaken the following activities..
Delivered one-to-one counselling to suNivors of rape and sexual violence in the East
Midlands.
Provided supervision and training to volunteer and trainee counsellors, including
keeping them up to date with current legislation regarding CPS decision making.
Public Benefit
The Charity operates as a Public Benefit to the Community of the East Midlands in providing
support for the victims of rape, sexual abuse and violen￿.
Statuto
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have complied wtth their duly to have due regard to the guidance on
public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties.
Achievements & Performance
Year in Review
During the year we have received 281 referrals to the seNice. These were received from a
variety of sources including..
Victim Services
ISVAS
Educational Establishments
NHS
Self Referrals
Throughout the year we have delivered a total of 1985 counselling sessions and have provided
supervised counselling placements to 14 student counsellors.

Financial Review
Brief Statement of the Chari
's Polic
on Reserves
The Trustees regularly review the reserves of the charity. This review encompasses the nature
of the income and expenditure streams and the need to maintain adequate working capital for
all core costs and liabilities. The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted
funds held by the charity should include between one and three months core costs.
Details of An
NIA
Funds Matsriall
in Deficit
Declaration
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees, Report abovo.
Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees
Signature{s):
Full Name(s):
Victoria Stephenson
Position{s):
Chair
Date:
19th May 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO
On accounts for the year
ended
29 February 2024
Charity no
{if any)
1200745
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above
charity ( the Trust I for the year ended 29 February 2024.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report 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 OLrt
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145151(bl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than thal disclosed below ") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe Ihat in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
pro
er understanding of the accounts to be reached.
ase delele the words in the brackets if Ihey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
1910512025
Name:
Roger White
Relevant professional
qualificatton(s) or body
(if any):
ACA (ICAEW)
Address:
Saul Fairholm Limited Chartered Accountants, 12 Tentercroft Street,
Lincoln, LNS 7DB
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).

Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishès to
disclose.

Receipts and Payments
Accounts
Charlty Name:
Charity Number:
Perlod from (start date):
Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO
1200745
0110312023
to (end date):
2910212024
Receipts arid payments
Unrestrlcted Restrirted Endowment
funds
fund5
funds
Total funds
Last year
Al Recelpts
Counselling
OPCC Uplift
OPCC FT
656.00
32,389.56
22,733.20
1,237.94
4,760.00
2,625.00
209.99
64,611.69
656.00
32,389.56
22,733.20
1,237.94
4,760.00
2,625.00
209.99
64,611.69
2,416.66
43,972.03
1,050.75
14,595.00
1,160.00
170.91
63,365.35
Donation5
University
Supervision
Misc
Sub total
A2 Assét & investment sales, etc
Totul receipts
64,611.69
64,611.69
63,365.35
A3 Payments
Counselling
Rent
Stationary
Training
Misc
Salary
Supervision
Utilities
8,920.00
9,600.00
437.20
271.52
2,671.59
38,463.54
1,762.50
9,156.35
71,282.70
8,920.00
9,600.00
437.20
271.52
2,671.59
38,463.54
1,762.50
9,156.35
71,282.70
1,797.00
9,272.85
723.17
2,711.96
26,670.50
2,260.00
6.991.75
50,427.23
Sub totul
A4 Asset & investment purchases, etc
Totulpayments
Net of receipts/lpuymentsJ
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds lèst year end
Coshfunds this year end
71,282.70
6,671.011
71,282.70
6,671.011
50,427.23
12,938.12
18,984.14
12,313.13
18,984.14
12,313.13
6,046.02
18,984.14
All Income and Expenditure in 2023 was unrestricted

Statement of assets and Ilabilitles at the end of the perlod
Unrestricted Restrlcted funds
funds
Endowment
funds
Details
Current account
Bl Cash funds
12,313.13
Totol coshfunds
12,313.13
Unrestricted Restricted funds
funds
Endowment
fund5
82 Other monetary assets
Detalls
Fund to
whlch asset
belongs
Cost {optionall Current value
{optionall
B3 Investment assets
Detalls
B4 Assets retained for the charities own
use
Fund to
which asset
belongs
Cost {optional) Current value
(optional)
Detslls
Fundto
which
Amount due
(optional)
When due
(optional)
B5 Llabilities
Details
relates
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Slgnature
Name
Date of approval
Robert Alexander Ballentine
19th May 2025
Victoria Katherlne Stephenson
19th May 2025

e accounts
General
uMb￿lIa CounselliTrE CIO has nothing to disclose ￿th regard to followin8'.
al partsculars of anYg￿rantse given by the CIO, where any potential liablllty under guarantee Is outstandi*gat the date of
the statement of a￿et5 and liabSlltles' artd
bl partlculars of 8nydebtoutstsndln8 at thÈ date of the statement of a55ets and liabllltles whi£h is owed by the CIO and
whlch Is secured byan express charge on any assets of the CIO.
Truslee Renumeraiion
The CharityTrustees were not paid or recelved anyother benefits from employfnent wth the Trust in the year12023'. £NIII
neither were they reimbursed e¥pen5es during the year12023.. £NIII. No CharityTrustee received paymentlor professlonal or
othei serv¢ces supplied to the Charity12023.. £NIII.