Pathways and Perspectives Counselling and Well-being Annual Report – Submission to the Charity Commission, March 2026
Charity Number 1201821
Jewels, 6 Bedford Square, LU5 5ES
AGM 28[th] October, 2024
Summary of year April 2024 until March 2025
STAFF:
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TRUSTEE NAMES: Glenda Danda, Gillian Harvey, Rachel Honeyford, Lilian Ogunbiyi, Ronald Reeves
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MANAGER NAME: Rachel Honeyford
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VOLUNTEER NAMES: David Gibbons (charity
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documentation/administration and IT consultation, publicity) Rachel Honeyford, (event organisation, facilitation, administration, publicity) Anne-Marie Hoade (event facilitation), Anne Jones, (event facilitation), Ronald Reeves (event organisation, facilitation)
HOW STAFF ARE RECRUITED:
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From the local community of Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
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Social networking and service users at Jewels, Bedford Square, Houghton Regis
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Professional networking counselling/supervision community
OBJECTIVES
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To provide an accessible and affordable counselling service for Houghton Regis residents
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To provide accessible free of charge or low-cost well-being activities/events
ACTIVITIES
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Well-being sessions in the community – Jewels/Visits to Care Centres
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Affordable Professional Counselling Sessions
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Creative Craft Group Sessions
Counselling sessions are usually offered weekly (less frequently if requested) for 50mins – one hour. The price ranges from £5 to £30 per session. A typical price for professional counselling in the Houghton Regis area would be £40 - £60 per session.
Well-being sessions are offered once a month at Jewels according to need; visits to care homes/day-centres by arrangement
Creative Craft is offered once a month on a Saturday morning at Jewels.
Creative Craft and Well-being visits/workshops are in-person events. Creative Craft is in Jewels, Houghton Regis every month on Saturday mornings, but is not run in April, August and December.
FINANCE - Income
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Cash and material (e.g., craft items) donations come from service users, volunteers, members of the public as follows:
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Craft events
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Payments for affordable counselling
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Jewels (run by Unity Christian Fellowship) provides tea/coffee and use of Jewels as a venue for events and counselling
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Provision of a low-cost, professional counselling service which is not limited to a specific number of sessions and where counsellors draw on a variety of therapeutically creditable approaches and techniques to meet the needs of local service users
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Counselling is offered remotely and in-person according to individual service user needs
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Well qualified counsellors are available to offer sessions to the local community
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Good attendance at the Creative Craft Sessions; users report their satisfaction and a feeling of achievement and empowerment from their engagement with accessible craft activities
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Creative Craft - provision of free beverages and craft materials with the option to buy reasonably priced luxurious coffee/chocolate drinks from the machine at Jewels
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A diverse range of people attend our events in terms of age, background, socioeconomic status and a wide range of abilities
FINANCE
Our bank balance was £382.32 on 31[st] March, 2025.
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS
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A capital cost grant has been received from Central Beds for well-being and counselling resources
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Wellness Workshops – Rachel has been considering running sessions at local centres such as Rosalyn House, (care home), All Saints View (independent living accommodation)
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Run fundraising events such as an afternoon (cream tea)?
Additional Information
FUNDING
We have received a small grant of £282.97 from Central Bedfordshire Council which was credited to our account in October 2024. This is to buy equipment and materials for craft/well-being sessions and will help us to extend the variety of activities on offer.
Financial Summary
Charity Commission Annual Accounts Return 2024 – 2025 (Tax Year)
INCOME
£778
Breakdown
| Central Beds Council Grant | £283 | |
| Individual Gifts | £495 |
Grants = £283
Donations/Legacies £495
EXPENDITURE
£ 711
BREAKDOWN
| BREAKDOWN | |
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| Web Hosting | £81 |
| Activities Supplies | £39 |
| Safeguarding | £150 |
| Professional Fees | £148 |
| Bank Fees | £71 |
| ICO Data Protection | £35 |
| Insurance | £187 |
BANK BALANCE AS AT 4.4.25 = £ 382.32