THE MANNA HOUSE TRUST
TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD TO 31 MARCH 2025
Registered Charty Number 286358

THE MANNA HOUSE TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the period endgd 31 March 2025.
Principal activity and objects
The Manna House Trust IMHT) is a long-standing Christian charity based itT Northampton and
Ihrough the Manna House Counselling ServiTr IMHCSI provides access lo professional
COLJnselling services, accredited training courses to potential counsellDrs and pastoral carers,
and health and wellbeing workshops, training and resources, available to everyone in
Northamptonshire, irrespective of background or ability lo pay.
The Manna House Trust (formally The Northampton Christian Centres Trust) is registered by
the Charity Commission (No.. 286358} and is governed by a trust dped dated 23 August 1982
and a supplemental deed dated 8 January 1983. Further amendments were made on 8 May
2003 changing two parts of the constltution and the charity's name to the Manna House Trust
IMHT). A further amendment was made on 31 January 2024 to more accurately reflect the on-
going and evolving work of serving the wider community.
Revlew of the activities and achlgvements
This review of the Trust's activities beginning in April 2024 and ending March 2025 covers 8
period of significant challenge, growth and change, not least in the sale of the Trust's property
al 73 St Gil8s Street, Northampton, and relocation of all services to the University of
Northampton Innovation Centre, Green Street.
There were many reasons for the property sale and move. Faced with a real challenge lo the
public health funding landscape. lo charitable finances and service delivery in 2023124. MHT
needed to release capital to ensure ¢ash-flow, contlnuity and investment in its service
infrastructure. Moving lo the University Innovation Centre as short-lerm tenants has enabled
MHT lo achieve these ambiticins as well as to make savings in propety overheads and
outgoings.
The primary focus throughout this period of change and relocation, has been to ensure the
continuity of D￿r 5eNices to clients, students, staff and supporters. MHCS Gontinued and
continues to offer low cost subsidised counselling to everyone who is referred, accepting only
donations for the work of the Manna House Trust. On& important significant change was from
Complex Sliding Scale of Fees, dependent on household income, to a more simple 'honestiy'
scale called Pay What You Can Afford. This suggests three levels of donations can be made-
Supporter, Standard, Supported- starting at £20 per session and rising to £55. Furthermore,
with the thanks of supporters, churches, commissioners and charitabl8 grants, many clients
were able to be seen according lo bursaries and thus receive counselling free.
Here we must express our thanks to the Mental Health Northants Collaboration IMHNCI for
commissioning counselling and wellbeing services through their Primary Care
Interventions/Public Health funding atTrd also lo West Northampton Council for a Discretionary
Community Funding Grant IDCFGI in support ofmen ofworking age, and a Creation Of Nèw
Volunteering Opportunities through Social Actlon Project Grant ICONVOSAPGI for our sp8cific
GRT work. We are also grateful to Ihe Northampton Communily Foundation for thelr support in
successful grant applications and to a number of other grant making bodies.
In 202412025 MHCS provided 1,263 counselling sessions to over 198 clients. MDSt clients
received between 6 - 12 sessions with some significantly more, depending on need and the
presenting issu8s. We ¢or)tinued lo experience 8 significant number Df 'late cancellations, and

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'did not attend sessions, r8corded at 183, at a cost to MHT of £8,235. However, this was
significantly less - 51.20/0 decrease - than in previous years. We understsnd th81 this in large
part was due to the mitigations and support that we had put in place following a National Lottery
Community Fund award to research the reasons for LC and DNAS in 2023124.
Referrals received during this reporting period lotalled 110 with the majority being self-referrals,
frum family and friends, and from GP pracliceslsocial prescribers. The wailing list in March 2024
stood at 36 clients. Twelve months later this fell lo 15 clients with the expectation that they
wciuld be seen by one of our counsellors within thrèe lo four weeks from referral. Staffing levels
2nd the nominal role did, however, fluctuate and MHCS experienced a reduction in the overall
availability and numbers of staff and volunteer counsellors, resulting in the need to further
employ paid sessional counsellors. In March 2024 the nominal role stood at 5.1 Whole Time
Equivalent (seven staff members including four staff counsellorsl, 5 sessional counsellors, 6
volunteer counsellcirs and 2 training tutors. In April 2025 the figures stood as 3.9 WTE (five staff
members including two Staff counsellorsl, 6 sessional counsellors, 7 volunteer counsellors, 10
student counsellors and 3 training tutors. MHCS also benefilled from a rise from 4 counselling
supervisDrs under contract to 6 supervisors and 2 staff in supervision training.
Demographically, the ratio of clients from Northampton postcodes fell to 40 % of total, with a rise
to 170/0 from Daventry postcodes, 110/0 Wellingborough, 8 /0 Soulh Northants, 8,/, Kettering and
14Qlo Corby.
As well as providing counselling services, MHCS also offered free wellbeing workshops on
depression, peer support, anxiety, anger managem8nl, stress and emotional resilience, life
transitions, self-awareness, food and mood, forgiveness and depression. Primarily these have
been provided through membership of the Mental Health Northanls Collaboration Wellbeing
Education Network IWEN)- 14 courses of between five lo six sessions each delivered during
this period. In 8dditlDn MHCS has also delivered ils own Wellbeing Programme of workshops
lin-person and remotel lo a number of other charities. organisations and individuals, as well as
weekly in-person peer support grDUPS and a monthly Café Club run by volunteers.
MHT has remained determined lo continue lo provide cost effective ways into counselling
training and practice, by delivering accredited low cost courses to students training lo be
counsellors, supervisors and pastoral care workers of the future. As a training centre we
welcomed students trom many backgrounds and educational experiences on Level 2, 3 and 4
CPCAB validated courses. The transition from the Open Collegè Network to CPCAB
accredilaliDn began in 2021122 and was completed in 2023124. During this reporting 2024125
period, fourteen students on the two year training course started their clinical placements with
ten choosing to complete this at MHCS. A further thity students completed Level 2 and thirteen
studenls the Level 3 training.
Matters Arising & Development Planning
2024125 was a year of significant challenge and change especially with regards Ihe sale of
property and relocation. MHT and MHCS have been on a journ8y of transition as the Trust has
sought to nurture and nourish its roots. embrace a more robust governance framework and
develop a new financial model in readiness for planned growth. The Trust was nominated as the

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Bishop Of Pel8rborough's Charity of the Year, ran a fundraising appeal among its supporters
and participated in concerts and events lo raise profile.
In 2024 the Trust Board agreed significant infrastructure resourcing in the purchase Df a new
client reporting system, moving from a predominantly pgper-based model to a secure on-line
one. a SAGE accounling package lo bring finance in-house, an upgrade lo the telephone
system lo ensure easier remote access to receive client refe￿als, an extension to counselling
hours to evenings and weekends, and an update to the website.
Alongside this investment the Trust Board agreed that the remainer of the property sa18
proceeds should be designatÈd to the purchase of a new longer terrn home for MHCS. This is a
significant project and one which the Board is focussed. Sale money has been invested in
secured Charity Bonds for the lime b8ing.
In many ways we continue to feel the effects of Covid, the cost of living crisis and increased
economic, employment, political uncertainty and insecurity- For those who we seek to serve in
our community. it is people at the lowest end of the socio-econo￿lC spectrum that refer lo
MHCS as a trusted provider. Even though a number of speclfic service projects have been
developed - Waiting List Reduction, Cost of Living InitiativÈ, Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Suicide
Prevention and Couns811ing Service. Volunteer Listeners Project, Counselling Bursaries and
Older Peoples Project - MHCS has continued lo experience higher numbers of longer lern
clients with complex mental heamh needs, with people requiring longer term counselling care
and support. Since the pand8mic and as people emerged from lock down and a return to
"nomal" routines, there have also been many challenges to face such as loneliness,
bereavernent, Ioss of integration, loss or challge of emplDym&nl and employment practice5, loss
of confidence.
The Trust remains committed to providing safe spaces for people to talk to professionally
trained counsellors and menlal healthcare practitioners. to discover. rediscover or recover that
which makes life worth living. MHCS continues to offer fre& well-being workshops and deliver
CPCAB accredited courses and remains detemiined lo serve the community by providing
services Ihal are safe, effective, caring. responsive and well led.
Finan¢ial revlew
The net incoming resources of the Charityfor the year amounted to (£55,087) as set oul on page

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Reserves policy
The trustees have again reviewed this policy and aim to ensure that unrestricted reserves be
sufficient lo cover 3 10 6 months expenses. This WDuld negate the need lo realise fixed assets
due to unforeseen difficulties.
Trustees and members of the committee
The trustees serving during the year were..
Mr V G Winchcombe Ichairl resigned 1913125
Mr D V Hill (chair)
pmr K T Davidson (Honorary Pre5idenll
Mr E P Harding (representative of the Parochial Church Council for the Parish of St Giles)
Mr L E Thomson
Mr G Pritchard
Mrs E M Sturgess
Mr N Purvey-Tyrer ICE0}
Mrs H Goff (Clerk to trustees) ceased to be clerk 04109124
Mr R Ombui
Dr I While from 9110124
Principal address
The Innovation Centre
University of Northarnpton
Green Street
NN1 1SY
Independent examiner
James Parsons FCCA
Sawford Bullard
Accountants
The Old Mill
Blisworth Hill Farm
Stoke Road
Blisworth
Northampton
NN7 3DB
Bankers
The Co-operative Bank PIC
1 Balloon Street
Manchester
M60 1GP
On behalf of the trustees
24" September 2025
Dave Hill
Chairman Ilnteriml & Hon Treasurer

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S UNQUALIFIED REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
I report to the charity trustees on my examination af the Iir)ancial gtatements of The Manna House
Trust I'the charily'l for the period ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 1 to 14.
Responslbilities and basls of report
As the charity's trustees YOLJ are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'lhe Act'i.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section
145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ib} of the Act.
Independent examiner's stat9ment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the &xamination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of
the Act., or
2. the financial statements do not accord with those records,. or
3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the
form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that Ihe 8ccounls give a 'true and faiff view which is not
a matter CDnsidered as part of an independ8nl examination.
I have no concerns and have corne across no other m8llers 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.
James Pa￿OnS FCCA
Samrford Bullard
Accountants
The Old Mill
Blisworth Hill Farm
Stoke Road
Blisworth
Northampton
NN7 3DB
24th September 2025

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2025
2024
118 months)
Note
Incoming resources
Donations and legacies
received
76,610
5,500
82,110
103,382
Council contracts
34,461
34,461
60,643
Counselling course and
contract fees
71,939
71,939
158,607
other income
519
519
1,252
Inlerest received
2,521
2,521
2,917
Total income and
endowments
151,589
39,961
191,549
326,801
Resources expended
1198,4301
148,2061
1246,6361
1377,4951
Net loutgoinglincoming
resources
146,842)
18.2451
155,0871
150,6941
Balances at 1 April 2024
489,445
13,301
502,746
553,440
Balances at 31 March
2025
442,603
5,056
447,659
502,746
Adjustments have been made to prior year headings. A reallocation of £95,852 from Grants
received from local councils to Counselling courses and contract fees due lo a misallocation of
contracts received in the previous year. This had had no impacl on Ihe loss recorded.

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BALANCE SHEET AT
31 MARCH 2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
1.557
385,797
Investm8nt in subsidiary
1,557
385,797
Current assets
Debtors
8,782
13,721
Cash at bank and in hand
444,530
117,496
453,312
131,217
Creditors." dLJe within one year
17,210)
(14,2681
Net current assets
446,102
116,949
Totsl assets less current
liablllties
447.659
502,746
Creditors: due after one year
Total net assets
447.659
502,746
Income funds
Reslricled reserves
5,056
13,301
Unrestricted reserves
10
442,603
489,445
Total charity funds
447,659
502,746
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and committee Dn 24th
September 2025 and are sSgned on behalf ofthe board by..
¢sKJ Vtr-.
Dave Hill
Chairman {Interim) & Hon Treasurer

THE MANNA HOUSE TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
1. General inforniation
The charity is a registered charity in England and Wales and is LAnincorporated. The address
of the principal officè is The Innovation Centre, University of Northampton, Green Street, NN1
ISY
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (Charities SORP IFRS 10211
and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accountlng pollcles
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the
revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at
fair value through income and expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling. which 15 the functional currency of the erltity.
Cash flow statement
The charity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying enlily as defined by FRS 102 and has
taken advantage of exemption in respect of not preparing a cash llow statement.
Going concern
There are no tnaterial uncertainties about the charity s ability to continue.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion Of the trustees to further any of the
charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the proprietor for particular future
project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or
through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes.. restricted income funds
or endowment funds
Incoming resourc85
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlemenl
has passed to the charity,. it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the
transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following
specific policies are applied to particular categories of income..
incotne from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to
Ihe gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.

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NOTE5 TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
illcorne from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is
impractical to measur& reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor
or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts
when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included fDr the
contribution of general volunteers.
income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the
contracted servi￿. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual
requirement for il to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case
it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure Ss recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes
any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under h&adings of the slatemènl
of financial activili&s to which it relates..
expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-
charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking
activitiès that knrther i& charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those
support costs and costs relating to the governance of th8 charity 8PPOrtioned lo charitsble
activities.
other expenditLJre includes all expenditure that is neither related tD raising funds for the
charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
Ail costs are allocated to expenditure categories ￿fleCtIng the use of the resource. Direct
costs allribulable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are
apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and
consistent basis.
VAT
Value added lax is not recoverable by the charitable company, and as such is included in the
relevant costs in Ihe Statement of Financial Activities and tangible fixed assets.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Depreciation of fixed assets is calculated to write off their cost or valuation less any residual
value over their estimated useftil lives as follows=
Freehold land and buildings Nil
OfFIc8 equipment
250/0 on reducing balance
Computer equipment
33.30/D Straight Ilne
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
4. Resour¢es expended
Unrestrl¢ted
funds
Restrlcted
fund$
2025
2024
118 monlh$l
Salaries
128,221
37,924
166,145
271,182
Staff training
Counselling course and contract
expensès
Consultancy fees and fund
raising
Volunteer expenses
Staff costs
2,247
2,886
5,133
10,225
9,160
4,583
13,743
12,760
15,244
2,070
2.070
6,854
Travelling costs
Renl
1,088
1,088
1,128
20,276
20.276
25
Room hire
3,376
1,124
4,500
Rales and water charges
1.781
1,781
3,489
5,725
Insurances
1,251
1,251
1,723
Storage costs
Propety repairs and
maintenance
1,723
4,911
4,911
8,224
Light and heal
Bank charges
Telephone, intemet and offic8
costs
2,654
2,654
9,945
211
211
29
10,724
14,651
9,600
1,124
Independent examiners fees
Professional fees and
subscriptions
Sundry expenses and cleaning
Profiuloss on disposals
Depreciation
1.800
1.800
2,700
6.469
6,469
11,230
300
565
865
2,814
903
903
752
389
389
518
198,430
48,206
246,636
377.495
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
5. Tangible fixed assets
Freehold
land and
bulldirkgs
Offl¢e
equipmènt
Tot41
Cost
1 April 2024
Additions
383,699
20.657
404,356
Disposals
31 March 2025
(383,6991
(18,2301
2,427
1401,9291
2,427
Depreciation
1 April 2024
Charge for pertod
On disposals
31 March 2025
Net book value
18,559
389
18,559
389
{18,078)
870
118,0781
870
31 M8r¢h 2025
1,557
2,098
1,557
385,797
31 March 2024
383,699
6. Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling duo within one
year
Trade debtors
Other debtors
1,767
7,015
8,782
Prepayrnenls and accrued income
13,721
13,721
Amounts falling due after one
year
Total debtors
8,782
13,721
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31 MARCH 2025
7. Creditors due within one year
2025
2024
Trade creditors
978
551
Other creditDrs
6,232
13.717
14,268
7,210
8. Creditors due after one year
2025
2024
other loans
9. Restricted reserves
2024
Incoming
resource
Resour¢es
expended
Transfer
2025
Counselling fund
13,301
39,961
148,206}
5,056
10. Unrestricted funds
2024
Incoming
re59urGo
Resources
expended
Transfer
2025
General income
fund
489.445
151,588
(198,4301
(380.0001
62.603
Designated fund -
Building
Designated fund -
other
315,000
315,000
65,000
65,000
489.445
151,588
1198.4301
442.603
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
11.Analysis of net assets by fund
Designated
Unrestri¢ted
funds
Restricted
funds
2025
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
1,557
3,726
64,530
(7,2101
1,557
8,782
444,530
17,2101
5.056
Cash at bank
380,000
Creditors due within one year
Creditors due after one year
Al 31 March 2025
380,000
62,603
5,056
447,659
12. Transactions wlth trustees
No remuneration was paid to the trustees in either the current or the previous year.
13. Ultimate controlling party
The Manna House Trust is controlled by its board of trustees as identified in the trustees report.
No transitional adjustments were required in the retained funds or income c>r expenditure for
the year.
14. Operatlng lease commitments
The total future minimum lease payments under not-cancellable operating leases are as
follows:
2025
2024
Not laterthan 1 year
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
12,947
3,534
16,481
12,818
5,879
18,697
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
118 monthsl
118 rnonthsl
Income
Donations and legacies received
Grants received from local councils
82,110
34,461
71,939
519
103,382
60,643
158,607
1,252
Counselling COLtrse and contract fees
Other incom&
Interest re￿iVed
2.520
191,549
2,917
326,801
Less overheads
Salaries
166,145
5,133
271,182
10,225
Staff training
Counselling course and cc)nlract
expenses
13,743
12,760
Consultancy fees & fundraising
Volunteer and staff expenses
Travelling costs
Rent
15,244
6,854
1,128
25
2,070
1,088
20,276
4,500
1,781
1,251
4.911
1,723
2,654
211
Room hire
Rates and water charges
Insurances
3.489
5,725
8.224
Pfopety repairs and maintenance
Storage costa
Light and heat
Bank charges
Telephone, internet and office costs
Independent examiners fees
Professional fees and subscriptions
Sundry expenses and cleaning
PrDfrtlloss on disposals
Deprecialion
9,945
29
10,724
1,800
6.469
865
14,651
2,700
11.230
2.814
752
903
389
518
246,636
377,495
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
Net surplusl{deflclt) for year
155,087)
150.6941
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