Umbrella Counselling
East Midlands CIO
Charity Number: 1200745
Trustees. Annual Report
for the Period
1 March 2024 to 28 February 2025

Ref,ere
n,ist,ra ,
Detail
Charity name: Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO
Charity number: 1200745
Charity's operating Unit 4 Hill Court, Tumpike Close, Grantham, Lincs,
address: NG317XY
Names of the Chari
Trustees who mana
e the Chari
Trustee Name
Office
olnted
Retired
Victorla Stephenson
Robert Ballenting
Chair
October 2022
October 2022
Secretary
Treasurer
Sarah Gibson
September 2023
Names & Addresses of Advisors
e of advisor Nan7e
Address & Postcode
Bank
National
250 Bishopsgate, London
Westminster
EC2M 4AA
Bank PIC
Independent
Examiner
Roger White
(ACA)
12 Tentercroft street, LinGoln,
LN5 7DB
Descri
tion of the Chari
's Trusts
Type of Governing
Document:
Constitution
How the Charity is
Constituted:
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee Selection Methods: Appointed by existing Trustees

. O,bjecti
Summa
of the Ob
ects of the Chari
The objects of the CIO are..
To aid the presetvation and protection of the physical and mental health of individuals in the
East Midlands affected by rape, sexual abuse or sexual violence Ihrough..
providing trauma informed counselling.,
providing training to counsellors.,
providing supervised placements to trainee counsellors lo enhance the ability to provide
for those impacted by the above.
as set out in its Governin
Document
b)
Summa
Chari
of the Main Activlties Undertaken for the Public Benefit in Relatlon to the
's Ob'ects
Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO has undertaken the following 8Ctivities-.
Delivered one-to-one counselling to survivors 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 legislalion regarding CPS decision making.
Public Benefit
The Charity operates as a Public Benefit to the Community of Ihe East Midlands in providing
support for the victims of rape, sexual abuse and violence.
Statuto
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidan￿ on
public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties.
Year in Review
During the year we have received 352 referrals to the service. These were received from a
variety of SoUr￿S including..
Victim Services
ISVA
Spring Lodge
Victim Lincs
Educational Establishments
NHS
The Castle Project
Self Referrals

Throughout the year we have delivered a total of 1985 counselling sessions, a mixture of face
to face and online sessions.
We have provided supervised counselling placements to 16 student counsellors.
Our Clinical lead provided supervision to 15 ISVA4J and crisis workers in Lincolnshire.
Brief Statement vf the Charit
'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
Funds M2t¢riall
in Doflcit
NIA
Other
Donations were received from a Charity Netball match, workplace raffles and fundraisers.
. eclarltion '
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees. Report above.
Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees
Signaturo(s):
Full Name{sl:
Sarah Gib50n
Position(s):
Trustee￿ reasurer
Date:

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
28" February 2025
Charity no
lif any)
1200745
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charrty I'the Trust") for the year ended 28, February 2025.
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.
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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515}Ibl of the Act.
I have completed my exarninalion. I confirm that no material matters have
come lo my attention lolher than that disclosed below") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's ststement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conn&ction
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a
proper understanding of th& accounts to be reached.
Pleas
delete the words in Èhe brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date".
Jr
Name:
Roger Vvhite
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
(if any}:
ACA IICAEWI
Address:
Saul Fairholm Limited Chartered Accountants, 12 Tentercroft Street,
Lincoln. LN5 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
examinerwishes to
disclose.

Receipts and Payments
Accounts
Charity Name..
Charity Number:
Period from (start date):
Umbrella Counselling East Midlands CIO
1200745
01103/2024
to (end date):
28102/2025
Sertlon A
Receipts and payments
Unrestrirted Restricted Endowment
funds
fvnds
funds
Total funds
Last year
Al Receipts
Counselling
OPCC Uplift
OPCC FT
Donations
University
Supervision
Misc
1,680.00
1,680.00
656.00
32,389.56
22,733.20
1,237.94
4,760.00
2,625.00
209 99
64.611.69
81,819.52
1,654.85
2.135.00
3,290.00
81,819.52
1,654.85
2,135.00
3,290.00
Sub total
A2 Asset & investment Sales, etc
Totol receipts
90,579.37
90,579.37
90,579.37
90,579.37
64,611.69
A3 Payments
Counselllng
Rent
Stationary
Training
Misc
Salary
Supervision
Insurance
12,800.00
9,600.00
1,012.08
560.00
1,145.71
59,602.55
2,889.00
784.74
9,882.27
98,276.35
12,8(10.00
9,600.00
1,012.08
560.00
1,145.71
59,602.55
2,889.DO
784.74
9,882.27
98.276.35
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
Sub total
A4 Asset & investment purchases, etc
rotal payment5
Net of receipt5/(poyment5}
A5 Transters between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Coshfunds this year end
98,276.35
7,696.981
98,276.35
7,696.981
71,282.70
6,671.011
12,313.13
4,616.15
12,313.13
4,616.15
18,984.14
12,313.13
All Income and Expenditure In 2024 was unrestricted

section B
Statement of assets and liabilities at the eyrd of the period
Unrestrlcted Restricted fuftds Endowment funds
funds
Details
CurrEnt account
Bl Cash funds
5,405.01
Totalcoshfunds
5,405.01
Unrestricted Restrirted funds Endowment funds
funds
B2 Othèr monetary assets
Details
Fund to
which asset
belongs
Cost loptionall
Current value
loptionall
83 Investment assets
Dotails
B4 Assets retarned for the charities own
use
Fund to
which 2s5et
belongs
Cost 1ok7tionall
Current valtse
loptionall
Details
Fund to
which liability
relates
Amount due
loptionall
When due
loptionall
B5 Liabilities
Details
PAYE
Pen5i0n
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
550.48
238.38
Mar-25
Mar-25
Signed by onè or two trustèes on behalf of all the trustees
Signatu
Name
Date of approval
Robert Alexander Uallentine
II/IL]_
loliLIZts
Victoria Katherine Stephen50n

Notes tothe accounts
GenÈral
Umbrella CDunsellin8 CIO has nothingto disclose with Tegard tD following..
31 particul8r5 of any guaranteè given by the CIO, where any pot&ntièl liability underguarèntee 15 Outstandingatthe date of
bl particular5 of any debt outstanding at the date of the statement of assets and liabilitics whith is owed by the CIO8nd
which is secured by an expTe$5 chaT8P on any B55ets of the CIO.
Trustee RenumeTati
The CharityTrustees were not paid or received any ether benefit5 from employrnent withthe Trustin theyear12024.. £Nill
neither were they reirnbursefs expenses during the yEHr12024.. £Nill. No CharityTru5tee recelwed payment for professional or
other services suppliod to the Charity12024.. £Trlill.