**Registered Charity Number : 291945**
## **CHOICES**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **CHOICES**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Information about the charity|1|
|Trustees' annual report|2-11|
|Independent Examiner's Report|12|
|Statement of Financial Activities|13|
|Balance Sheet|14|
|Notes to the financial statements|15-20|
**CHOICES**
## **THE REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Trustees**
Heather Styles Dr. Jorge Zimbron Sally Urquhart Alison Hunte Vince Hesketh Lorraine Peterson
**Charity Registered Number** 291945
## **Correspondence Address**
Alex Wood Hall Norfolk Street Cambridge CB1 2LD
## **Independent Examiner**
Compton Hardwick Ltd 20 Elin Way Meldreth Royston SG8 6LX
## **Bankers**
The Co-operative Bank PO Box 290 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
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**CHOICES**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS**
## **Nature of governing document and how charity is constituted**
The charity is governed by a Constitution adopted on 22 April 1986, as amended on 18 October 1994, 11 June 1997, 9 March 2017 and 4 June 2020. The constitution specifies the powers of the charity, its membership, Management Committee, arrangement for general meetings, financial arrangements, provision of indemnity and its dissolution. The members of the Management Committee are also the trustees.
## **Methods for recruitment, appontment, induction and training of new trustees**
Trustees are recruited both internally from existing counsellors and externally. New trustees are appointed by the Management Committee after appropriate interviews and discussions. On appointment, a trustee is given an induction pack. Both internal and external training is provided for trustees.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objectives of CHOICES is to relieve mental distress experienced by adults in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area, as a result of being sexually abused as children, in particular, but not exclusively, by the provision of specialised counselling and support, for the public benefit.
The activities are the provision of counselling and other psychological support and are explained in the report below.
The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on the public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers. The trustees believe that the counselling provided is of benefit to the public as a whole. The charity asks for a contribution towards the cost of their counselling which can be as little or as much as clients can afford but no-one is turned away because they are unable to make a contribution. The charity receives assistance from thirty one volunteers who provide counselling services and seven volunteer trustees. The day-today running of the service is the responsibility of the head of services assisted by a client services manager for Peterborough and Fenland, a clinical administrator, and a financial administrator. All positions are part time and equal to less than two full time equivalents.
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees reviewed the reserves policy, as required annually by the Charity Commission and we continue to hold a winding down reserve of £90,000 in a savings account to be utilised in the event of the charity losing a major grant.
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Letter from the Chair of trustees**
This year, CHOICES has continued its vital work, providing compassionate and specialised support to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. As Chair of Trustees, I am proud of our dedicated team, including counsellors, staff members, supervisors, and fellow trustees, whose commitment to this client group has truly transformed lives. Their collective work has enabled our clients to embark on paths of healing and growth.
At the core of CHOICES’ services remains our long-term individual counselling: this, along with our symptom management sessions, exemplifies our dedication to providing high-quality care. Over the past year, our counsellors have conducted 3,193 counselling sessions, supporting 103 clients in their journey toward recovery and self-empowerment. In our efforts to provide ongoing support to clients waiting for long-term therapy, we introduced a number of new services during the year:
- Group therapy sessions
- Psychoeducational webinars
- Peer support groups
- Mental health recovery work support
Through these additional services, we have been able to address many aspects of our clients’ needs, assisting them in managing trauma symptoms, fostering a sense of safety and control, building effective coping mechanisms, and strengthening relationships and self-worth. The overwhelmingly positive feedback from our clients speaks to the impact of this work and to the dedication and compassion of the CHOICES’ team.
Our work would not be possible without the invaluable support of our funders, whose generosity has ensured that we can continue providing these critical services. We are grateful for their ongoing commitment to our mission while acknowledging the challenges ahead with regard to ongoing funding and service delivery.
I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to CHOICES this year. Each of you has played an essential role in helping survivors of childhood sexual abuse to reclaim their lives and their futures. Together, we continue to make a meaningful difference.
With gratitude,
**Dr Jorge Zimbron Chair of Trustees**
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
This report outlines the charity’s achievements during the year 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.
## **Recruitment**
We run training courses to attract trainee and qualified counsellors to our service. We were successful in recruiting two new counsellors who started within the financial year being reported on: Alison Jones working in Cambridge City and Jenna Bolger in Fenland. We were fortunate that all existing counsellors continued to the end of their client counsellor contracts. The course we ran in Autumn 2023 was very-well attended: 14 people, six of whom expressed an interest in becoming volunteers. Five have been recruited as volunteers although not within this reporting period so more on them next year!
Julia Westoby, who is the longest serving member of the counsellor team finally decided to retire at the end of March 2024. This marked the end of a tremendous twenty-seven-year commitment to the charity and our clients.
We thank Julia for her outstanding contribution to CHOICES. She started with her first client on 17th February 1997 and had her final session with a CHOICES client on 26th March 2024.A testimonial from her final client perfectly sums up everything we would like to say about her:
“Julia was amazing! Two and a half years of being her client, I feel lost without her now. I've learnt a lot about myself, freeing myself from my toxic parents and learning to take care of my mental health FIRST! I'm missing having Julia to talk things through with, but I do say to myself "what would Julia say?" it helps to rationalise things.”
Thank you again Julia. You will be missed.
## **Group Therapy**
The trustees continued to invest in the training and professional development of all counsellors including specialist training if appropriate, which benefits both counsellors and clients.
At the end of the previous year, we were granted funding by the Cambridge and Peterborough Integrated Care Board to pilot two trauma recovery psychotherapy groups in collaboration with the Cambridge Group Therapy Centre.
The groups are to be co-conducted by an experienced analyst from the Group Therapy Centre together with an experienced counsellor from CHOICES, who will undertake initial training in Group analysis.
Two counsellors, began their Foundation in Group Analysis training to support this collaboration and to bring groupwork knowledge to the charity in order to be able to offer groupwork to clients as part of the diversification of our service in future.
They will be co-conducting a men’s psychotherapy and women’s psychotherapy group respectively.
## **Continung Professional Development**
Our programme of in-house and external Continuing Professional Development sessions ran throughout the year, mostly online. We aim to make the sessions relevant to the client group we serve along with some wider topics that can be used more generally. If counsellors attend all sessions this provides them with over twenty hours of free CPD.
## **The CPD Programme**
April – Memory Re-consolidation
May – Eating disorders
June – Introducing Mental Health Recovery Worker & Working with drug and alcohol dependent clients
July – Boundaries all day workshop Kate Williams
September – Autism, ADHA and Neurodiversity David Moat
November – Dealing with disclosure – working with clients who have crossed the line
January – New treatment pathway update
February - Gabor Mate – Caring for Ourselves, While Caring for Others
March – Everyday Sexism and Victim blaming
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Service provision 2023-2024**
## **ICB grant funded services**
## **Counselling**
Long-term individual counselling continues to be the backbone of CHOICES’ services.
During the year, twenty-seven voluntary and associate counsellors delivered our services to clients supported by five part-time staff (2.5 full time equivalents).
_“I sincerely do not believe I would be here today without the help from CHOICES. I was numb, lost, confused and in great pain - with your service and (name of counsellor’s) expertise I have learnt so much, gained some tools to help me for a brighter and fulfilling future. My sincere and deepest thanks.”_
We continue to be thankful for the support from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board, which renewed its contract with us in this financial year, with the emphasis on providing long-term counselling to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Our core long-term counselling service was delivered to 103 clients. In this financial year we offered 3,193 counselling sessions.
506 sessions were cancelled in advance by clients and 146 were client DNAs which gives a total of 652 missed sessions, which is comparable to last year. The sessions cancelled in advance consisted of 186 `Could not attend (CNA)’, 154 `Client illness’ and 166 `Client holiday’.
Over the reporting period we have had 114 new clients added to the waiting list for counselling . This is just over an 11% decrease on the previous financial year. The total number of clients on our waiting list on 31 March 2024 was 499. Signposting to the service comes from several sources, with 70% being signposted from IAPT/Psychological Well-being service/GP/Mental health team/health professional. Signposting from GPs accounts for 18% of this year’s new clients.
Of clients joining the waiting list, 80% were female, 16.5% male and 3.5% trans or agender. Clients aged 25 to 44 make up 53% of all new referrals.
## **Outcomes**
_“I definitely feel more in control of things, instead of always feeling I had to please others now I recognise my right to my own privacy, to use my time how I see fit, not as someone else wishes. And … to say 'No' when I want to. At 70 this is a great achievement.”_
44 clients ended their counselling in this financial year.
We ask clients to mark their improvement in three areas:
- Establishment of safety
- Stablisation of trauma symptoms
- Reconnection with others
The establishment of safety is fundamental for clients: 79% of clients for whom this was an issue reported feeling safer after counselling.
Of the clients surveyed, 85% reported an improvement in self-confidence and being able to say “no” when they wanted to. 75% of respondents saw an improvement in their willingness to take part in activities outside the home, thereby reducing their isolation.
Of the clients who provided feedback, 72% reported an improvement in their trauma symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares and panic attacks. Where self-harm was identified as a problem, clients reported an 89% reduction in selfharm. Where substance misuse was a problem, 70% reported an improvement with the management of this.
Better engagement with ordinary life is also an important outcome for clients. For those clients for whom this was an identified issue, there was improvement, with 55% reporting significant change.
_“I looked forward to seeing my counsellor, as she was gentle and sympathetic with me and I had space to express myself. It was a stable, safe environment in which I could start growing and explore my emotions and identity. Also, it was informative, respectful and at my own speed. Thank-you.”_
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Survivor and supporter workshops**
_“…it normalises it for me and makes me feel a bit less isolated.”_
We ran one Survivor and Supporter workshop in this financial year in June at the Meadows Centre in Cambridge. The workshop was attended by fourteen survivors and 9 supporters.
Overall, the feedback received was positive, with 80% of those who provided feedback stating that they had a better understanding of their symptoms as a consequence of trauma; 80% felt that they had a better understanding of how the brain and body respond to threat; with 60% stating that they came away with tools and techniques for managing their symptoms.
_“(The) workshop was really, really good.”_
Only one Survivor and Supporter workshop was run during this financial year due to the introduction of a new webinar series. These webinars provide a well-received opportunity to benefit clients on the waiting list by covering a greater depth and breadth of relevant psychoeducational material.
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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Office of Police and Crime Commissioner grant funded services**
## **Psychoeducational webinar series**
- _“I didn’t know any of the things (I’m) learning on the webinars, so at 56 I’m finally released from a prison I’d built around myself.”_
A grant was secured from the OPCC to fund the development and delivery of online psycho-educational workshops (1.5 hours) to improve clients:
- health and wellbeing
- emotional regulation to copw with everyday life
- self-esteem
The first series of six online psychoeducational webinars were delivered over six evenings by two experienced members of the CHOICES team
64 unique individuals attended the webinars, with some attending more than one.
Topics covered were:
- Understanding childhood sexual abuse as trauma and its impact in adulthood
- Flashbacks: what are they, what causes them and ways to manage them
- Dissocia•on: what is dissocia•on, what causes dissocia•on and how to manage it
- Understanding guilt, shame and self-blame
- Boundaries and People-pleasing
- The e•ect of childhood trauma on rela•onships
Clients could attend anonymously with their cameras and microphones off and there was no obligation to use the Chat or speak. The facilitators allowed time for Q&A during and after the webinar ended.
_“The webinar was great, very helpful and informative. It was the first one I attended because I was not ready for previous ones. Now that I understand how helpful they are, I would not hesitate a single minute to attend the next ones. Thank you so much.”_
_“Although the dissociation webinar was only a few days ago, I have spent time thinking about the teachings and more fully understanding what dissociation means and how I can put into practice the things we were taught. Sights, sounds, feel(ing)s, things in my everyday life that I just `look through` without registering. I sat and noticed/absorbed the beautiful rusty leaves on the big tree in the open space next door yesterday. Thank you. It will obviously take time but there is now an end goal.”_
- _“It was very enjoyable and insightful too…very thought provoking; helping to understand certain emotions better.”_
A second series of webinars is currently in production.
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## **CHOICES**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Individual symptom management sessions**
_“Considering it was (only) six weeks, it has made a huge difference and helped me understand how/why I react to things. It has helped me understand more the damage caused in all areas of my life. Found it useful to know how my body reacts, and I hadn't realised how shut off I'd become. I still have a lot to unpack but the sessions were very valuable, and the counsellor was lovely.”_
46 year old mother of three, referred by the NHS Psychological Wellbeing Service
This six-session psychoeducational treatment programme is offered to all new clients coming onto the waiting list for counselling and to existing clients who may be experiencing a worsening of symptoms while waiting.
- 57 clients were referred for these sessions during this financial year
- 46 clients completed their sessions within the period
- 6 were in treatment at the end of March 2024
- 5 were waiting to be allocated to a counsellor at the end of this financial year.
_“I liked the sessions, and they worked well. I had a good conversation on the first session and following that felt the sessions were tailored to my needs. I was also sent the information on what was being discussed at the sessions which was helpful to me and now I am able to share with my partner and mother so they can help and support me.”_
25-year-old female client referred by Mental Health Team
All clients who complete the symptom management sessions are asked for feedback regarding the impact of their sessions:
- 88% reported that the sessions had helped them feel be•er able to make everyday decisions
- 96% of respondents stated that sessions had given them a better understanding of their symptoms as a consequence of trauma
- 92% responded that the sessions had given them increased control over their emotions
- 96% reported that the sessions had given them a better upstanding of how to manage their symptoms
- 88% coped and built resilience to move forward with daily life
- 100% felt more informed (improved sense of empowerment)
- 88% reported improved health and well-being
- 88% reported increased feelings of safety
_“Truly think (name of counsellor) was better than some of the counselling I've had before. I felt we connected well and that she really understood me. She taught me a simple exercise to help with the trauma and I have not had a single flashback or nightmare since. Really effective in helping me cope - to understand my symptoms - made them seem smaller._
_Just didn't want to the sessions to end.”_
- 29-year-old female referred by Mental Health Team
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## **CHOICES**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Peer Support Group**
The Moving Forward Together group was planned to be delivered:
- Fortnightly for 2 hours x 8 sessions
- In-person in Hun•ngdon (although started o• online)
- 6 – 8 par•cipants
- Pre-group assessment for 1.5 hours to assess suitability for the group, explore boundaries and issues of con•den•ality also assess clients’ personal hopes and expectations
- Individual post group follow-up sessions
- Possibility of monthly drop in session post group
Content was a mixture of psychoeducation and stabilisation along with the opportunity for the participants to connect with one another
- 5 clients a•ended and ended
- 2 have gone on to attend a CHOICES/Group Therapy Centre psychotherapy group
- 3 have been assessed for individual counselling
All participants reported that they would have liked the group to go on longer and be offered weekly without breaks All participants stated that they felt safe within the group
Testimonials
_“Greatly appreciate it, couldn’t really adequately express how much it meant and brought…being with other female survivors and being able to connect and share was the most valuable and meaningful component of the group to me. I also feel having an experienced and capable facilitator was very important to development and stabilisation of the group. It feels it ended when we only just got established and started.”_
- _“Overall, I think the facilitators did a good job at making people feel at ease and safe. They picked up on when someone was struggling and helped bring them through that with the support of the group.”_
- _“Knowing I am not alone is powerful and helps me with my acceptance of how the ongoing negative aspects of my life have evolved.”_
- _“I have taken away some positive new coping strategies to try and really appreciated the handout at the end to remind me of what we covered.”_
- _“I really enjoyed the group and would definitely do it again, thank you so much for running the sessions.”_
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## **CHOICES**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Mental Health Recovery Worker**
This new post, funded by the OPCC grant, has made a real difference to clients’ wellbeing while waiting for counselling. Gayle Munro joined us at the end of April 2023. She had previously worked as a crisis recovery worker for CPSL Mind based at The Sanctuary.
Between 1st May 2023 and 31st March 2024 83 clients were referred to the Mental Health Recovery Worker. The Mental Health Recovery Worker may offer the following:
- further information on the Therapeutic Support options, how to register for these, and signposting to local support
- services.
- check-in contact while on the wai•ng list for counselling
- liaising with other support services and providing warm handover to other services.
- in-person support at first appointments and/or first visit to a support service.
- informa•on and support for up to 6 months a•er counselling at CHOICES has ended.
- support in a prac•cal sense, such as providing informa•on on resources and materials to support mental health and wellbeing.
- general support around housing, benefits, etc…
## **Victim support fund travel assistance**
Six clients were provided with financial support for travel to attend sessions:
62-year-old male client living on his own, unable to access sessions online and needed assistance with transport from March to Ely. Signposted by his GP and Psychological Well-being service
33-year-old female client, living alone, struggling with symptoms of PTSD, signposted by NHS Eating Disorder service
37-year-old female client who was relying on family members to bring her to sessions after her car broke down
54-year-old female client living in an isolated rural area with no public transport
35-year-old female client who struggles to access public transport because of ADHD, autism and CPTSD
39-year-old female client, carer of two children with autism and husband on long-term sick leave struggling with cost-ofliving crisis
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## **CHOICES**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Report from the Head of Services**
## **Financial governance and fundraising**
The Board of Trustees had agreed an annual budget that would have reflected a slight deficit. This was in acknowledgement that there would be increased costs, namely as a slight rise in the associate counsellor sessional rate, room hire increase and the salary for an additional member of staff. This increase was budgeted within a surplus from the previous financial year. In addition, we received some unexpected grant money from the ICB at the end of the financial year being reported on which will go some way to cover increased costs and secures our position financially for next year.
We continue to hold a winding down reserve of £90,000 in a savings account to be utilised in the event of the charity losing a major grant. This reserves policy is reviewed annually.
Client donations were 23% down on the previous year, Gift-aided donations have fallen slightly also as has training course income.
The charity remains in a financially viable position with reasonable reserves.
## **Future challenges**
In the autumn of 2023, negotiations began between the charity and its main funder, the ICB. Both parties are concerned about the increase in the waiting time for counselling. We are still in negotiations with our current funders regarding the treatment offered to csa survivors. We will continue to offer long-term individual counselling to clients while these discussions are ongoing, however, we need to acknowledge that it is likely that there will continue to be a pressure to reduce our counselling offer and make it shorter for many, if not all, clients.
There is a huge disparity in waiting times for counselling across different geographical locations, with the longest wait times being for online sessions and in Peterborough. Huntingdon and Fenland are also impacted, and this is another challenge that we have plans to address in the next financial year.
## **Acknowledgements**
Our thanks go to our commissioners for their ongoing support:
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board
- O•ce of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
None of the achievements outlined above would be possible without our dedicated team of counsellors, committed staff members, supervisors, and the support of our trustees.
- Charity log – further training for sta•
- Increase in CSM hours
## **Acknowledgements**
Our thanks go to our commissioners for their ongoing support:
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board
- O•ce of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and the Ministry of Justice
None of the achievements outlined above would be possible without our dedicated team of counsellors, committed staff members, supervisors, and the support of our trustees.
And our ongoing respect to the survivors who are brave enough to engage with our services on their road to recovery.
**Victoria Stevenson Head of Services**
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## **CHOICES**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Choices**
We report to the trustees on our examination of the accounts of Choices (The Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Charity Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").
We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 12 to 20, carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and in carrying out our examination we have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under Section145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
We have completed our examination. We confirm that no materials matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. the accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
3. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fair view" which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters 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.
## Compton Hardwick Ltd
Compton Hardwick Ltd 20 Elin Way Meldreth Royston SG8 6LX
Date: 10/10/2024
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## **CHOICES**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
|**INCOME:**
**Note**
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Donations and legacies
**2.**
Income from charitable activities
**2.**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
**5.**
Governance costs
**6.**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET INCOME**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
243,613
-
243,613
216,102
-
216,102
27,511
125,452
27,511
152,963|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
13,236
13,236
11,986
900
12,886
350
96,382
350
96,732|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
243,613
13,236
256,849
228,088
900
228,988
27,861
221,834
27,861
249,695|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2023**
210,100
13,919|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||224,019
178,017
1,020|
|||||179,037
44,982
176,852
44,982
221,834|
All activities derive from continuing operation
The notes of pages 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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## **CHOICES**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024**
|Note
Fixed Assets
**9.**
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
**10.**
Cash at bank
**Creditors: Amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**11.**
**Net Current Assets**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Restricted fund
**12.**
Unrestricted funds
**12.**|**£**
**£**
3,031
3,031
9,528
250,339
259,867
(13,203)
246,664
249,695
152,963
96,732
249,695
**2024**|**£**
**£**
3,908
3,908
79,414
171,868
251,282
(8,825)
242,457
246,365
125,452
96,382
221,834
**2023**|**£**
**£**
3,908
3,908
79,414
171,868
251,282
(8,825)
242,457
246,365
125,452
96,382
221,834
**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||3,908
242,457|
||||246,365|
||||125,452
96,382|
||||221,834|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on their behalf, by:
Dr Jorge Zimbron Trustee
Approved by the board of trustees on 10 October 2024
The notes of pages 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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## **CHOICES**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## 1. **ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities published 16/7/2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and applicable regulations.
## **GOING CONCERN**
The charity's activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and poition are set out in the trustees' report. The trustees believe that the charity is well placed to manage its risks successfully. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
## **INCOMING RESOURCES**
Voluntary income, donations and legacies are included in incoming resources when they are receivable, except when the donors specify that they must be used in future accounting periods or donors' conditions have not been fulfilled, then the income is deferred.
The income from activities for generating funds is shown gross, with the associated costs included in the cost of generating voluntary income.
The charity is not VAT registered.
## **RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered.
General expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis as soon as a liability arises.
Items of a capital nature over £100 are capitalised.
Fixtures, fittings and equipment are depreciated on a 25% straight line basis.
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## **CHOICES**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|**Note**
Grants
**3**
Miscellaneous
**4**
**3. ANALYSIS OF GRANTS RECEIVABLE**
**Restricted**
Cambridgeshire County Council
NHS Cambridgeshire
**4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Donations (including gift aid)
Training income
Client contributions
Interest receivable
Miscellaneous
Cambridge & Peterborough Office of Police &
Crime Commission|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
243,613
-
243,613
**Grants**
**received**
**£**
23,610
182,675
37,328
243,613
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
-
-
-
-|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
13,236
13,236
**Income**
**deferred for**
**future**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
561
6,531
4,706
1,438
-
13,236|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2024**
243,613
13,236
256,849
**Total Funds**
**£**
**2024**
23,610
182,675
37,328
243,613
**Total Funds**
**£**
**2024**
561
6,531
4,706
1,438
-
13,236|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2023**
210,100
13,919|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||224,019|
|||||**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2023**
23,610
149,565
36,925|
|||||210,100|
|||||**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2023**
626
6,855
6,117
261
60|
|||||13,919|
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## **CHOICES**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **5. COST OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
|Charitable activities
**Charitable activities**
Advertising
Affiliations
Associate counsellor fees
Counsellors expenses
Depreciation
Insurance
Legal and professional
Pension costs
Postage and stationery
PC software
Rent and rates
Room hire (for training)
Room hire (Outreach counselling)
Group Therapy Session Collaboration
Staff salaries and national insurance
Staff training/CPD
Miscellaneous expenses
Telephone and internet
Trainers' expenses
Trainers' fees
Volunteer supervision|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
216,102
216,102
-
386
63,658
12,523
-
1,173
10
1,933
1,982
3,074
12,103
-
9,599
9,199
85,226
-
-
2,990
-
-
12,246
216,102|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
11,986
11,986
650
-
-
-
1,563
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,345
-
-
2,650
840
-
438
4,500
-
11,986|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2024**
228,088
228,088
650
386
63,658
12,523
1,563
1,173
10
1,933
1,982
3,074
12,103
1,345
9,599
9,199
85,226
2,650
840
2,990
438
4,500
12,246
228,088|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2023**
178,017|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||178,017|
|||||2,299
830
43,552
6,509
1,457
1,050
124
1,892
1,389
1,094
10,880
1,164
8,239
75,116
1,649
1,395
2,725
467
3,925
12,261|
|||||178,017|
## **6. GOVERNANCE COSTS**
|Independent examiner's fee 2024
Independent examiner's fee balance 2022|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
-|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
900
-
900|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2024**
900
-
900|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2023**
900
120
1,020|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **CHOICES**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **7. STAFF COSTS**
|**STAFF COSTS**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Wages and salaries
Employer's National insurance
Pension contributions|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
85,226
-
1,933
87,160|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
85,226
-
1,933
87,160|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2023**
75,036
81
1,892|
|||||77,009|
The average weekly number of staff, calculated as full time equivalents during the year was 2.5 (2023: 2.5)
No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: none)
## 8. **RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
No trustees were paid any remuneration for acting as trustees (2023: - £Nil)
During the year no trustees incurred expenses (2023: - £Nil) on provision of their duties for the charity.
No trustees were reimbursed expenses for acting as a cousellor (2023:-£Nil). At the balance sheet date the amount of £Nil (2023:-£Nil) was due to the trustees by the charity.
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## **CHOICES**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **9. TANGIBLE FUNCTIONAL FIXED ASSETS**
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023|**Furniture,**
**fittings &**
**equipment**
**£**
6,340
686
-|
|---|---|
||7,026|
||2,432
1,563
-|
||3,995|
||3,031|
||3,908|
## **10. DEBTORS**
|Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
1,101
1,537
6,890
9,528|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
-
-|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
1,101
1,537
6,890
9,528|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2023**
78,392
1,022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||79,414|
## **11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade creditors
Accruals|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
11,178
1,125
12,303|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
900
900|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
11,178
2,025
13,203|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2023**
7,005
1,820|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||8,825|
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## **CHOICES**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **12. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
|Fixed assets
Net Current assets
Cash at bank
Debtors
Current liabilities
Net assets|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**2024**
-
155,738
9,528
(12,303)
152,963|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2024**
3,031
94,601
-
(900)
96,732|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2024**
3,031
250,339
9,528
(13,203)
249,695|**Total Funds**
**£**
**2023**
3,908
147,337
79,414
(8,825)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||221,834|
Restricted funds represents money that has been given specifically for the provision on counselling to men and women.
## **13. MOVEMENT OF FUNDS**
|**MOVEMENT OF FUNDS**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted main fund
Unrestricted funds|**Funds**
**b/fwd**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
**£**
125,452
243,613
96,382
13,236
221,834
256,849|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(216,102)
(12,886)
(228,988)|**Transfers**
**Between**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-|**Funds at**
**2024**
**£**
152,963
96,732|
|||||249,695|
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**Issuer** Compton Hardwick Ltd **Document generated** Thu, 31st Oct 2024 17:06:27 GMT **Document fingerprint** e5aaffc62468e1275f6f2e4783f65b5a
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