COMPANY RÉGISTRATION NUMBER: 2263584 CHARI￿ REGISTRATION NUMBER: 701330 Reach Counselling Limited Company Limited by Guarantse Unaudited Financial Statements 30 Septsmber 2023 RfNDLEY Chartered Accountants 18 Mulberry Avenue Turnstone Business Park Widnes riesnire WA8 OWN Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Limited by Guarantse Flnanclal Statements Year onded 30 September 2023 Paga Directors, ariiiuai le￿11 jii Iw(r￿1811n9 Uie dire¢tOi'S report) Independent examinerfs report to the directors Statement of financial activities {includirvJ income and expenditure a(xount) 13 14 Statement of financial position Notes to the financial statements 15 16 Th• followlng pages do not fomi part of the flnancial 8tatem•nts Detailerj Ststement of financial athvib'es 24 Notes to the detailed ststement of ffinancial a¢Xivitie8 25 Reach Counselllng Llmited Company Limlted by Guarantee Dlrector8' Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectofs Report) Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 The directors, who are also the dSTector8 for ts purp0888 of compary I￿, present thdr report the unauth't¢d financial statemgnts of the tharity for the year ended 30 Seplemb&r 2023. Referen¢e and administrative detalls Re9l•tered charlty name Reach thnsdllng Limited Charlty reglstrallon number 7013&) Company roglstratlon number 2253584 Prlnclpal oinu and rngl•ter•d 858 Allerton Road offlcè Liverw MetBey&d8 L18 The dlrectorn MrA Fr8W Company •ecretsry P6tar Morrf$ Independent examiner Giles Mattocks FCA 18 Multwry Avenue TLwn$lone ￿1￿0$5 P*k Wdnes Cheshire WA80 Reach Counselllng Limlted Company Llmlted by Guarantee Dlrectorn. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectofs Roport) iconthu Year ended 30 September 2023 SinKtur•, gowrnance and mnagement The company is IncOrp￿ted as a company limil8d by guarantee. In the event of Ihe wnpany bdng wound up, each member may be called upjn lo contribute a sum not exceeding £1 tOW8rds thè debt and liawiii*'8S v'i the ¥Qiffpany. Thern sre wrr¢ntly three dlr8ctorArusle&s who moet bi-monthly. The Treasurer who Is a180 a threctOr1b￿ste0 oversee8 th8 bookkeeping also reports lo the bS-monlhly c(￿￿11 of managem￿1 m8oting$ on th• finan¢ial perfofmancg of t￿ tharity. The staff salaries are 58t by ¢Jr&torsltrustses. Deasions on spectfic issues ar6 usually made on the b8sis of agre6menl by 811 the di￿lorS1tr￿Ste9s. All clwu88 require two signatures. No ffftaneAal d￿Slon$ afo madè that benefit any of the dlrKtor8ltrustees. Thrwhoul the year the ch8rity had one tsordinator, a part Ime counsdling wp)intments mwyr and h¥0 part time counselliro supeNsors. The tharfly continues to receive significant and wrificial benefit from volunteers in counselling, Irainlng. arxl office adminlstraticn. The Coadlnator Is responsible for the management. tra.ning and organisation of the counsellors and Ihe gener81 management of the office. T￿"$18 8chleved by struclured regu18r Irair￿ng and f8edb8ck with all the staff and volunteers. He is a180 r08ponsible for profes&onal compliance and developm8nl of the organisation. Obl¢¢tlve$ and a¢tlvitl¢$ To offw professional quality CM"stian winselllng to any inth'vi¢Jual, CW or family In need ￿rosS the N¢xlh West aTrd beyond", ensurfng that t7nance 18 not a hlndrance to them rnceivtrrfJ help. Christian ¢ounselling indud¢$, pa$toral ¢oun$fjllirvJ whi¢h we off¢r lo those who have a Christian laith and who want th¢ir faith inct¥porated into the ￿U￿sellI￿, arKI ¢￿￿Un￿Y ¢0￿￿OI11ng which we offerto those of y other faith or of no faith. This ensures we offw this disO￿tiVe seNic8 wlth 8 commitm￿1 to respecting each client. We also aim to Increase p&)ple's relational and care skills through trainiThJ in iiaLvI iiiy. w4iiiaviiliy abiu iThaLVU Raach Counselllng Llmlted Company Llmlted by Guarantse Dlrectors. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectotrs Report) fcothuw) Year ended 30 September 2023 A¢hlwem•nts and pertornianc• This was Ihg yearwe moved beyond Covid lockdowns and restricaions into the a￿pIed new nomal of hybrid working for counselling appointments. All the adaptations of the last couple of years en8ble us to wts*i wili* a rriix tt". fakne.Iv-fa¥4b i016PI*Giie aiid viweo ￿￿￿11￿ellIf￿b 4￿cV-1dl7l y 40'tr1O agifjem$ni betsh-88fi each e4ienl and coun8etlor. Pandemi¢ impacts of.. lockdown, separation, grief and medic81 Ir8umas n￿n￿e lo be some of the18gues clients bring to sessions alongside the m8ny other hurts, Ios88s arKI strwgles they ex￿rience. Once again our counsellors have ex8ra8ed remat*8bleflexiblllty in adapting to their dient's rweds and maintalnlrg profe8sKind standards thelr woth. lo all￿ so many people from so mwy places to find such appreciated help. Thr￿ dl that Rooth did thi8 year, fwndreds ol hurting p8ople wgrg abEe lo )Ind 8 ￿118￿8. hoth￿, Yof•$$ional, Christian and Compa￿lon3t9 Serv￿. Solèthd qLk)te$ throughout this report are from dienls who have had, or ha¥8 conduded, th￿r coun8eNiro this year. These, alongside the various facts d figures, wlll reve81 a sense of the care that many people exp8rfenc8d Ihrough the organisational 0> cFeralion of our.. counsdlors. ￿ministration team. trustees and supithws { both pathgrs and fn'ond$l. - At a tlme when I was $tNggllng wlth the after effects of Covld Icckdcvm and bumout, Reacfr. h•lp•d m• get back on myfeet agaln. It ha• glven me a ••n•e ol peace. So valuabl•. Thank youl . foTmer di•nt This ec￿0peratl0n led lo many pwplo.. manly in the Ntyth West of EnÉ4and and Ncth Wales tmjt also in West Yorkshire, and via phone and ￿de0, elsewhere in the U.K and ev8n abroad. to again find Christsan counselling help for their relational, emotional, mental and spirllual difficulties. Clients often tdi us, thai théy are ¢￿•r@ lo ReaGh feelirvJ de$pgra¢e and Oft￿ at the mst dirricult times in thèir lives. This yearwe have arrangèd 2894 counselling apwntm¢nt$ across ¢wr6 (rrfrgr¢nt y￿U6$ and remotety. Thls rePres￿ts a huge amc4Jnt of work done by our coungellcY8 admlnistr8tion. Thls 1$ an incroase cfi last yeafs 2714 and, d88Prte lod(d(xvn8. (XY 3rd highest ever total. 18 particularly notat4e; 1$ ihal only 17% of these wgre aff9Ctgd by postpi)nement or non-aiiend. Thi5 comparès very favoumbly i'Jith. OL'r Isot Covid iiu8*, wPpn 984 ..... Th s increased dir*ct communication b8knn clients ar￿ counsellors, ovor appoirrtmonl arrangement, that has been Introduced slnce IcKk¢Jth¥n. The reduced numter of p)8tponem8nl3h￿n￿9tt8nl8 mew¢t that the total number ol h&ld apw)intm￿t8. at 2393, wa8 onty 15 appointmwlts bolthv ow highest evor number. Howevor. the numb8r of new dignls tsgistering for counsglling with us wa$ 264 IM8 nèw one every wor1o.ng day). ￿leh was 8 dramatic intrease of 88150% up) on188t yeaffs 176, and over a 1CQ rtsw dtents up cn ifie ye8r beforethall201￿2o2oI. Thls figwe Is also over SO more than our pr￿auS record 207. We also managed tha majority of Ihese wilh(￿rt our aP￿ntments, manager, who only rgbjmgd neartha end ofthfr year, and on • phasad retum. ThFs dwcfk exr48in$ some of th8 prgs9ures and 8lleng68 we have fac&J. and thls level 18 likely to conlinue. ￿tWIth apwntments man8gertaklng responsibility for ajlocats'ng new dienls. This also means., new dients are h8*ing slightly fewer apwvinuiie414o kN9ivre finiSI*'"-g. eYib* ali ts*ese yi8SoiliETO, fve slili illanaged L aiiGknL418 Iiiv•4 1 ievtr cllenls within a month. and most havirrfj their first appointmgnl wilhin 34 weeks from us receivirvj their regi¥trali¢X fom. Undgr 5% of these have for dvlthn and young pecple. Our main thlldren's 8nd young Fef80ns' L￿eT￿ counsellor Is Stlll unavailable for Ills type of work. These now rgJistratims mean that we have now counselled 5,652 people througtrK•ut our history, with about AO,OCK) counsellinq appointments in the last frfteen years alone. We are honoured that so many pwple have. continue to see Roach as a safe and t￿P0￿ F40¢0 in thwr time8 of trouble and we are very grateftjl lo everyone WI￿ has made this possi1￿8. Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Limlted by Guarnnte• Dlr8ctorn' Annual Report (In¢orporntlng the Dlrectof8 Report) (Convni￿¥j Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 . My seulons gave me a lot of hope and peac* l Thlll Cert￿nlY remember It all and r•¢ommend Reach counselllng to others" y counselllng helped me to grow beyond what I could have Smagln¢d. l am very grateful - foner Jeiils Cllents Our dlents continu8 to In¢lude p8oWe from a wlde varfety of bad(grtyJnd8. age8 and ethni￿tI9$. Mo* of this years client8 arB btheen th8 ages of 21 and 70. aThJ again include a significant number of marrie(J couyes lat)OLrt 20% of clients). We are pleased to Mave continued to see a signrficanl numberof couples 59eknng he￿ who aro black and of other ethnicsti'es. when cJttural infiLbènces are often ar8 key part of tha work. This seems that we are b￿ng trusted and able to work in a ganuinely indusive way. We have also ¢ounsell¢d a small number of thildren and young peW8 (ages &171, 88 of our available coINwllor8 lin W83t Kwty and Ch8stsrl are trar￿d and 8xP8r1￿ in this type olw¢x To all our cllents we, have offered a.. distbncllve, professionally managea and evaluated counselling latrciat ?OV I make it c,'eartti,al tttey have chose-. of our idantoty and pra¢tio as a Christian agenty. want 8 pastora counsdling 8pproach. that enables their Chrisb'an fath to b8 fulty incorporated into their counsalling exprience. Thls e$￿¢1￿11Y applies when working witti le8d&rs. WIK) will often particu18rty s￿￿t Reach du8 to our Christian klenlity. We have gained more leaders thls year as cllents, as the issues of Covid and k)Gkdowns have pathcularty impacted tnis group. and remote work now enables those from further afield lo easily f78ve counsellino wrth us. It is verv encouraoino that leaders are beinq recomrnended to Reach bv other 1oad8rs. Wg feel very honourgj to serve them in this way as ￿YI￿ad and car8 lortheir congw8tx)ns d communities. Those for whom communty counselllng is mor8 apyoprial8 often express Ihgir 4)predab"rM for the values they see assodated with a Chr(sts'an ￿ency, esp￿allY when t*aling with maffiage issues. The main source of all client referrels has once again been personal ￿0MMendati￿. accounting for over of all new clionts, other sIgnifi￿nI sources of rgfgrral indude.. intemel. G.P8. other organisakn.ons and church relationships. inue lo wort with ourfair donation princlpl8. thic* 89k8 clientg to consld8r O)naltng in ling with their income, at £1 pèr session per £1CQO of annu81 Income {e.g. £20 per sesslon for someone eamirffJ £20k p.a. and so on}. Our di8tinctfve proposition allo￿8 peopte 81811 economic levols ofS0￿oty to ￿¢•$9 cosjnselliw. Thls makes it avallable lo th08e who are.. unemployed. s￿dentS or on benefits, as wdl 8S those w￿> are 8t the lop of their professions. This means we donl control the av8rag8 donation. but nurture a respecrful financial relationship. This year we held on to our target of £15 per session (even tho&ig*i iksis 13 nol CUTÈ iifiuniknaieui. ailu iie'¥&J L 12.40 is aimGo-& id8iiticai Iv last year. ila we would like this average to be higher. rt is oKe 8g8in an indicator that we are often helpifWJ those who are among the poorest in our soc¢ety, which we are very happy to bè ab￿ 10 do. sp￿al thanks go, in parttcularty. to ￿ar Partngrs. whose rg1iat48 giving Gcfjtinues to rnak¢ ￿.$ way of w¢xkK possible. - These counsellinq sessions have chanoed my life and trnnsfornied mv thlnklno. Mv coun$èllor alwap made me leel sale and comfortable. Thls has been a *x+nd•rful expfjrlence l am ￿ glad I have done11, h had a1•8tlng effect on my Ille for surn." ft>Tmer dienl The main issues nowly rfrjistergd dionts have pr•$èntgd on Ihoir fegistration fomis. of the 19 areas we monllor are once 8galn'. fearlpaniclanx4etylstres8ldepressl(￿ followed by maritd and r91otional, with cases of loss also frequently idenlifiwj. These ngwly registgred clients add to thè existing client -eload, '.Ylere lonGer tevn issues are ofien being 'worked through, which cen indude traJm8 8Tr abu$è. Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Llmltsd by Guarantee Dlrectorn. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectots Report) feonWnu•dJ Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 V•nue• Facfrthtoth8&)un8elling has retumfrdto ell bul of our6 venuos. ￿ty1k has bègun again in.. Liverpool, Wesl Kirt)y, Chester, Wrexham and Sheffield with Manchester the exception for v8rious reasons. This y. 14 is IG 1 iolew that this doesfi'l Seem 10 havé b8811 a yivbithii ith- ITiosI Oi our M8nthesler clients. Remots coun$elling aco)urrts for about a quarter lo a third of all our 4winlm8nts. many cloents have bwefstted from the.. Conv￿10nCe, le5$ travel and treedom to ch008e counsdling from whereverthey mayte. others are relieved and dolightod to bo back lo in-person P4)poinlments. Unsury>ri8Ingly. some counsellors are more comfortablo With remote ways of working. than others, and each counsellor shapes (heir cwn mix of face-to-face and remote worf¢. again, a verv small numtef of appointments hove taken place in people's homes for those who are house bouThJ. At our ￿¥8[pOOl hub we havg instsll8d an attractive nw18fg6 sign 8bov8 Ihe fmt dc¥)r. This virtually compl8t68 the ￿tsIde updating of the bulldlng. Thls follows on from the repainting of èxterior walls and wlThltr*8 that was completed last year. The venues beyond Liverpool are gO￿rallY available lo us due 10 th¢ g&n¢rosity and co-operation of tii¥i ali iiidivi¢JLwi i4iui¥lI vi i¥ uf Lliui"U)Èity wukir)g It)9&lliw. Syècbai tiitiiikii ti(¥ uu¥ io. rKii)g's Church Manchester. Klngsway Ch8stw, Kirby U.R.C Iwl)050 fantostiG support also enables a Reach ￿)unsellor lo Ihgrel, IPAC in Wexham and Sl Thoma5 Philadèlphia Sheffield for their exceptional generosity in maknng 5uitsble room$ avaibble for counselling for fr88 or at token levels. These aclive partnerships, as w911 as ènabling u$ to offor ¢ounselllrKJ to all, gtve a wami coopwatl ma55age ol care lo those Sn need seeking a safe p18ce with safe ￿Ople. "I lelt Inltsntly at e••e wlth my coun•ellor. and they helped me to •ge th• blgger plcture and •ncourage me •Y•ry step 01 thg VAY. l am vory grntefvl to all of th• people involved at Reach, who h01p￿ me to t*lk abo￿ my montal ttealth for an affonl•ble level. Th1• Ib Iruty Important. now morn than ov•r. Thanlt you." lomief dient Counsdling and Team Trus yearfs 3262 aff8ng8d coun8elllry appoIntM￿t$ were managed by 8 tgam of 15 ¢oungellwJ across all venues and remotety. Th8 coun5911ing tgam is a mix of employed aThY volunteer counsdlors. We finlsh the yearwith a COLmselllng team of 14 (10 wtynen 8nd 4 men), a8 tsYo18ft and one jolned. One of (￿r Liverpool c¢unsgllNs ttas givon an addgd full dèy of availability, and another one18 lo do so shortly. Six of our counsellors are now being paid, usually per appointment. We are keen lo t￿41￿ on this number, if* do this, we've se8n It as a steii in faith. as there isn't tho guaranteed monthly income to cover tt lon temi. We see tlis investment In our counsellors as crucial to ¢)ur cr•thbilty And e4re for our dlents. We want ow ¢ounsollor¥ to know thoy aro vluod and $8&k to re*ard thom the best we cen wilh our vgry limiled res¢wrGes. TtH'$ also PLrts us in a 8tronger F48¢8 to repla¢e coutwdlors should they leav8, rather th8n ￿ng too reli81rt on the generosity of volunteer counsellors. havo had 4 pèople actsve on our at*ministration te*n through Ihg year. This 1$ fthvor than previous years and has pul a Gonsidgrable strain on ¢)ur appC4nlm￿I m￿89￿MenV9II￿tiOn and administration Syst￿$. T￿ r￿rnber of 276 newty registered clients. over 50% iticrease on the 8vw of ps$I 10 year?. has ¢)nly wssible du8 lo a ¢(￿tinl￿d reftnlng of our systems and prtros565. We have ncAV begun respondlrKJ to cllents by email170% plus of rogl8lration$ are now rec£iv&J by email) within 48 hours of receiving I￿1r registration and giving them an gxpected waib.ng b.me befue bain¥ wnl*ad by a willi •diGr. Oiir apyOirtJnofits' iThanagor has an$u￿d our Reach Counselllng Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Dlrectors, Annual Roport (Incorporatlng the Dlrectorfs Report) (con#nuodJ Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 flni$hing and evaluation woce5ses are adhered to, arKI, n order to ¢fAnFAy our prlvacy pc4icy. ha8 destroyed rK)tes. records and di8ri8S. We are gr819fv1 lo our volunteer fin8nci81 adminislralor for his remark8ble commitment and reil8bithity'. Once againb has done 117rri8r,doiiS r¢vi Th vi 18 iii L4v6iyvOI. nTI 114n￿l 11 &IyOuiai financial tssks. he has compiled monthly rep)rts which invaluablo in giving us an org8ni$8tion81 Ficture. He also tracked and recovered our annual gfft 810, In ¢ooFeration with chair. have ccnlinued wth a commilment to record standard prc£edur68 for as many owational ocesses #s we Gan. Thls practice has tr68n prlorltiged followlng ihe Trustees exploring risk manaqernenl and successipn plannino, A lot of work has been done on our Company Handbook, indutthng up4aling many of our wliues. thk8 involved rrtore adthtlons than were expected. All thi8 IS to p r*w team members get up lo speod as ¢wiW as pos&ble. and to ensure consistent kY8ctiee, as we serve our dlents and one anoth$r. This will bs wmpl¢lod oarty noxt year. "l am 80 glad I chose Reach. Thls Is the belt counx¢lllng exp•rf•n¢e l*t had. It VAS a very po8itiv¢ experfonce for me and l *ryll alvrdys remember IL I was in a desperate place and tt wa$ %wndorful to go some￿ere I could feel relaxed and share. I particularly appreclated the prdyer. I dldnl want It to end, but l know the door l• alwa￿ open." former client remain committed to orty IrNlb"NJ onto the laam counsetlc*s Wt￿ Wo belteve arn at a point where thgy can offer qualty counselling. and we prapared lo grrAv with us. We see thls exFectation as eonsistent wilh all ourcounsellrffs being on the nation81 accredTted register of counsellors and ujmptying with the most Ltp to date govemment regulations regarding counselllng. The registw is overs6en by the Professional Stsr*dard$ Authority and wg 8ccass it through th8 A3$￿18110n of Christian Counsollovs. Atthcwh *1 18 'VtluntaW it is seen as an 6XFe¢ted hallmark of wofe$si¢Malism and invdves C4)mmitrnent to work to a ccrfje of ethlcs. Most of {￿ counsellor8 work with th6 A.C.C cod8 of ethics a8 we are an Affiliatgd Organisalion with them. Some wcrfk witrÈ the 8ACP (Brillsh Associ8don of Coun$ollor5 and Psychotherapists} code (rf ethlc8 whith Is very simllar. We arc ￿0￿OuslY Graicful ts oll c r ¢¢>'r"=Ilo,'s, cnploy: w￿k to the same quality and 'kYofessional' stsndèrds withln an èvaluated servic6. The $8ns8 of team and consistery of values is maintsined throu￿tr the counsel1￿8 ￿n9 Ireat8d with the same wamth and rèsprtt with which they are expected to treat Ihdr cllents. AJI counsellors. team and trustees were inwt•d lo a $umrner sGKial and our Christmas meal. -Coun8elllng helped me better, underntand my own emotlons, relatlonshlps and explore healthy boundarlej. I reached • point l Im mtsr• able to ￿Pe Y•ith challenging c1￿￿mIta￿Ca• lthoul fe•llng OVer¥th￿me￿. My counsellor provlded • ¢•lm, w•l¢omlng prewce to wKourage rth•ctlon. It was very much appreclated." fomier dient To en$urfr a high quality of couns811ing we continue to use evaluallon forms wrth clients orKe their unselling has conduded. Some of our counsellors also use measijremenl tools particularty when Th*> ,*tur*d ei'alLlStions sre -epeY;;' couragirbg showing once again avorage Fwress from a well being of 1-2 to 45 a scale of 1-5). remain attentive lo the national d'sGu591on taking FAace on bannirrfJ'conversion theropy,. and htx, orat 811. IfH"8 may inftuenc8 any workw& do with tho$6 exploriryJ their sexuality aTrJ 9&nder {99 it 1$ mostty referred to}. We offer supeNision lo some of txjr in-house counsellors, as well 8S to extemal counsellors, chaplains and marogers., thgn on a fee paying l)a5is. Through this work,. we are also Flaying a s1gnrfic￿I role in overseelng the quallty. 8UPPOrt and develoFThenl of counselling aThJ esre OLrtside of Reach. Envlronm•ntsl Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Llmlted by Guarantse Dlrectors, Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectorfs Report) feonUnu*O Year ended 30 Septomb•r 2023 continue lo recognisg our environmental impact. It WOLdd bo fair to say wa have a couple of onvircnmenlal 'champions' the team who alwt us to ways wo couhj bè mora ecoknftfendly. ￿ then lopk for ways of imFAgmonling the$$ $uggostion$. Wa havè ¢ontinued ar￿ strengthened our rgcydlng practices within our ￿VerpoOl offices. While we nom)ally encourage counsellors to bun¢h their clients t41&it*r and aliub&l6 Il¥W ditsiits as closf# lu li￿77￿* ¥è &Xi¥>is*¥ iii Iiiiiiiiiii>¥ u¥v¥iiiilyi 6111¢￿ ilK* Pandemlq there has beenfarless travel, wllh so many appoirrtmgnts rny held by video or0￿ne. As part of our refvrbishment, in our Liverpod b9$•, we havo rgFAotsd a large old single 918z8d wooden d¢)mRr wirKlow with a doublg-glaz•J unit that is much better 8oaW and far more energy efficient "I was a blt sceptlcal about llolno to counselllng. but I was olad I w*nt. It was q(¥od to talk to m•one Twho didnl know me or my husband or counsellor helped u• both comrnunlcate and Ilsten to eactt other, InSt￿d of confllct we both fett that the sessl¢)ns W•rn •nough to help us come to an understandlng oach oth•ff• fe*llng¥. Our counselllng wa• excellenl." lonner dignt Fln•n¢lal Support I￿8 agatn. rlght at the heart of ourfin8nclal suppcrt are the Roach PartW8. Tho¥0 we tts indl¥ldu81s. couple8, church8s 8nd orwisalions who gither commit to rogular giving., ￿￿allY monthly and vla standing order, or as Sn Ihe c88e of a number of churches offer us the use of their premlses lor free or ata token level. All thalwe do.. the number of people hel￿￿, th& qLbality of carn offered and the dis11r￿1￿8 (b)n8Jon based Christian $gThl¢e is 0￿Y pwible l)oeause of Uw SUFWt they wovido. +hJy sL'pport from pa*ic￿, giv-s us a vital finan*•ial ¥. rrK)nth. Allowlng us to Pay a numbw of our team and to operate our falr donaticn FoliGy, whith is al Ihé hgart of our highly 80cially Inth$ive 8ervice. Thi5 yoar Ihe number of Partners has increased by 2 toe4. Tho lev01 of giving from partnèrs was almost identi¢81 to18St year. although gtill over 10% l¢xer than 20Y>2021. Tnis 18 seen 8s due to cost of Imng issues. However, eounsèlling donations from clients were up by nearty 20Yo on last year, and w911 above every prevtous year, due to the rKord number of appolntments hekl, (all these donal1c￿ numb8rs are or to gfft b￿ng recovered whwe pos$ibkl. also have 178 Frfgnd8, whith is 1 up on last y•ar. These ar• th& irKlivi(knal$, coupl68 and ctwrches are happy to be identilled 88 gèner811y SUpFo￿.¥8 of Reach and generally may choose lo give on an occasional triasis. Wo have sent upjate communication this year to Partners and Friends v58 il gnrl r*f*rn "W counlelllng h￿Pened In a lov•ly, calm atsno•pheN I lell cllcked. l rnally apprEd•t•d Ing a coun•ellor who was a Chrf*lan and prayed wlth me. I flnlstted a• I felt that I wa• In i much better place. bul my confldence has Improved, and I've made rnally blg strldu In deallng YAth past hurt¥.- formar dlurt Gov•man Reach 18 govemed by a C0￿ClI of ManageM￿t of 4 IndI￿dUal5 {￿￿u￿ng one t￿pt•d- coordinator), and Ihough small in number they bring a tremendous raro8 of $kill$ and depth of eX￿ence in.. finance, medicine, mental h8atth, business and managgmant. Thècouncil mel four Ilme8 this year. bging a mix of wdeo and in-person meelin9s. Alongside overseeing the nomal runnlng of I -sion planni-..g. cbAri:i. focus h88 8180 baen on risk m=nagement ar.d succe" Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Llmtted by Guarantse Dlre¢tor8' Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectorf8 Report) (ctsrtlnuod) Yaar onded 30 Soptsmbar 2023 We seek lo opefate wth a re$erye Folicy mind sel, to ¢over up to 8 month$ runniNJ ¢o$ts, as advtsed Lry the Charity Commission 88 g(>)d practi¢e. This 18 regularly ￿v[￿ved to onsure we hove an intelllgenl r•8ervo policy telwant to our sllLth. KA Qur Cbje&s vi ￿S￿￿￿￿￿Oi1 vaiiw iv4-PLVU il I vi*vi 40 givE¥ ai I aLV 6iiyi8•Sivii vi 0￿r i4P-40- d8t8 Identity and work 88 a Christian CoLtn$ding c*arity. This is in ¢ontro$t lo our earfier days, wtsn we had much broader ob2'8¢ts. We have b¢¢n involvgj in or￿goIng dixus$ion8 with th8 Chanty Commi58lon in order to find agreement on thes8. Our aim is to giv$ anyone going e¢+to the Charlty Commlsslon webshe. a more accuratè undefgtanding of who we are arKI what we do n(xv. We have dso changed our name from Reach Nlerseyside Ltd lo Re8ch Counselling Ltd, wllh the Ch8rfty Commission and with Companles House: as this is f8r more reffeclive of the nature aThJ rangg of our esent work. Wè hav• also tsogun tho pru¢•s$ of this namg being rfraistergd with our ban "Reach afe • •uP•￿ mource for church•8 and Indlvldual& I hwe experf•nced hlgh lev•18 of care and expertl•e, flrnt hand and. a• a chu￿￿ pastor. Hlghly recommendedl" fomw cllenl Mark•iing and Fundraising This has been a relativoly quiot yoar with the f(tUS ¢)n consolidab'on, comm￿￿¢￿tiOn with Supptyters, maintsinirYJ our wgbsit6, improving Ihg welccfng at our Liv8rw)I buildiThJ arKt preparation$ IN¥(l$ urant re8earth for next yew. In giwng pri￿ty tothe improveménts on the first imprfjs9i¢)n of wrLiverpool base. the steps have be￿ tiled, a new metal number ￿8t& has begn pl￿t oulslts aTrJ an altr￿tr¥e new logo sign p￿￿Oned In our vestib￿& All this is to give diénts a stroNJ6r sense ol welcome and an expectation of the quality of care they c8n exm al Reach. havo ￿on moro rosponsive this year to updating our website es Jeff. who works ￿ markftiw and fundr8ising for us 112 8 day * week, hos 8bEe to gvo il regular attention. Ttrv$ Is of partiwlar ImFQrt8nce wlth our Support8fs Café page. whi¢h is whwp wo ¢an sharè, ospocially wth our Partnws and Friends, the 18t881 deveFopm8nts. oppOrtL￿1tie5 and Challenges. We hope thi8 will help our supporterg feol mtyg C￿￿0¢tod to the work thgy en￿0 through Ihelr generoslty. wc￿ has a180 b8wn in in considering tho partnorship with Fountains woul¢J be incorp)raled in our publioty and webs¢ie. are 8ed(Ing to explore relaUon$Plp with one pO￿tular IN8( in ordor lo hcprfully se¢ure fund$ trmanls a level of Interlor r6fiKts'shmont ot cwr Liverpool rwms a)d offi¢es. We have beeft able to contsct our Pathws and Friands efice this yèar. TfN'5 was ￿ther by email. to lo tho on our Supporterfs Café page, or to send them11 as a Newsletter, when no email address is available. "I had a gre•1 relatlonthlp wlth my counsdlor, stralghtaway I fett I could op¢n up Immedlately. I have only posltlve feelln91 for the M)rft that li done at R•a¢h. I •t a low •bb and from wh l oponed up to my counsellor. I f•lt a welgm I￿. fcwmer C￿ent Reach Counselling Limlted Company Llmlted by Guarantee Dlrectors. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrtttovs Report) fconut Year ended 30 September 2023 Flnanclal revlew Th6 Charfty reports a financlal defi¢it forth8 year of £13,91412022'. deficit of £1.1391. All I￿.e directors are directly involved .'r. L4= T,3.-=9e.- ratton on a re9￿¥ basis. As slated in thè G0veMar￿ se¢tiM, thé dir￿1￿$ wish to maintain rgserves lo al least cover 6 months running costs WPMCJ) has b80n gstimatod al £40,000. Free resgfves currently starKI at £56.9)5 a level wIM'ch Is considered suffiaent but r*)t too high. Reach Counselling Limlted Company Llmlted by Guarantse Dlrectors. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectorfs Report) Year ended 30 Septomber 2023 Plan# forfuiure p•rlod¥ exp8ct to fvrthw ostsblish and develop our p8rtnership wth Fountain$ Coun6011ing in Staffgrdstiiro and North Shropshire Next yeaf we hope lo confim our agreem&nt with them, racruit counsellors and begin actik'e counselling in the area through tslis exaiing yartll Cra￿1&P. al$0 r8m&n ¢oirimttr¥6d 10.th8 inciple of rdalion81 dovelopment, arrfl would only oxpect to add further cwnselling locatlons should y proposals arfse from 81rong relation¥ devdopment with ￿other indivldual or churchlorganisalion. will w1t1r￿8 with the improvements on our Lwffpool hub. Our aim 18 to creato a plac8 that provitss welcoming, hopeful and healing envlronment. All aspects of Ihe dients, and team's comfort will be taken into account as we develop Ihls. The level of work we can undertake will sioniticantlv depend on the level of S￿5 in our grant apF4ication8. W8 are hc¢)irYJ to make, al least, ong of the ccmjnselling )om8 more thild 8nd yourvJ porson friendly. This would furtrw en¥ble ts creative work that tske8 rla¢8 with the children ycmjng w• coun$d. We plan on replacing our phong systems that are ovfrr 20 years old. We will also consider any chang0$ thal Gould improve the eneryy effi￿encY of Ihe ildirKJ, notabty re￿aung an old b8y window, sho1￿￿ f￿K19 pemiit. -e again we vlill noty.iru'e 19 C2*L.Ily Yanage th& bdan¢e of the number of cpunsellors w.iL* the level of publicty interest in order 10 avoid becoming oveMhdm&J with domand. Ong th￿lenge that continues, is that Some in the NHS land elsewhere) signpxt p￿P1￿ lo us, who tend to be the Thv)St fe15able of cl*nts in their attendance. We w8nt lo ty and ratum to the liming ol nsw di¢nls ts'ng contacted by an allocated ￿unsel1cf wlthln 44 wed¢s of them regisleriro with us. We will monitor our response protocol, as we Infom dienls we fiave received their registration within 3 days of receiving it. Our previous target of Increasing or even maintaining the ami)unt of oounsellinq al over 3000 appointmer)ts p8r year ￿aIns. We wlll endeavour to WNIt a ngw Counsollor to wort( in Chester. hopg to rowit ￿Y￿S￿l0r$ und then F¢yJntsins parther3￿P, under which Fountalns wlll pay them per Session, wfmle Reach M￿898$ the ￿unSelling. We expect ¢Jemand for ¢ounsellirvJ lo remaln high, and wlll conts.nue wlth b•Jinning more counsdling rdationships with an agreed limited number of sesslons. We wlll revivw Iw)w we -. eseili our falr don￿￿* .'kt> +0 ?c*ieve an aver: Ic £20. We also keen lo furtlxr extand thè numt*r of ojunselling hours that are available to cl￿ntS aftar 5 p.m. which may raquire a hifv rate of pay, a hvJher donats'on level for these limgs. Wo wtyjld also liopg lo conts'nue to increase our overall skill levels in w¢xking with dienis who want c.B.T Icognitlve 8eh8Mour Therapy) and th059 exFeriencing P.T.S.D {Posl Tr￿MatIC Stress Disorder}. couples ctsunselllng and work with children and young people. Thls may involve us supportlng ¢oun$•llors. who want to WO[* in these areas, with further traininq. 4)ar IAè hq)8 lo keep moving lthvards Ihe general aim ol hawng at least ono employgj 8xporienc8d counsellor at e8ch venL*, oftsn working alor¥Jside vdunteers. We also accept that this may not always bo ptr)ssibl8, or essential. when we havo highly gxperiencod volunteer crJunseltors al these venues. We will ¢ontinug to Incor￿St8 qu81ified counsdlors ￿ $tud¥nl counsell¢xs {on pLqcemenll. as voluntews. wr￿n th￿ are $ucc9$sful through ow inteNewing an¢J rotruitsn•nt prcrgss. We would still Ilke to add anolhgr supervlsorlo the team, this may have to be through one ofour pregent counseNLYs belng Iraned to do this. Wè in1￿d to owore fwthgr ourwebsite can lo see Reach as both a Co￿8eNing ency and a fundrai$lrKJ organlsation. We would like to see a dr8maiic incroase in the number of ¢JJnalions from U)ose *en'l ¢lignts tlwough website. a8 wè saw in respon$0 to OLr'On8 in a Thousand years ago. ￿ fftay experimentwith a more emotional'storyline. orvideo lo grab attention and help people rn0￿ fully apkyectale and connect wrth the valued wort Reath does. We will also look to simpltfy tho process of p8opYe becoming Partngrs onlino. We wiu give 8ttentM?n to See￿ng funds from ant makers. We will givo particular attenti￿ to developing 1ffj￿y gving, tolh Reach Counselling Llmited Company Llmfted by Guarantse Dlre¢torn' Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectorfs Report) IconNnu•¥ Year ended 30 September 2023 as an online prowsal for supporters to ￿n$thr, as wdl a8 throLW lottors to sel￿tsd 8w)c*ters 48 appropriate to a good legacy givirKJ Strategy. -1 would like to thank you very much forthe help and support I got from Reach. My sesslons wlth my COU11S￿lI￿ly ¥lVV Illv il Iv& vi i•vyv qiid Ai• r•commend Re•ch. Th￿k you." fomer We will Willn￿ lo expltsro how wo can furlher integrate the work Lrf markelirvJ and ￿T￿raising into our d8y-l(>day a¢Xivrties, so c8P8ty in this area can be improved and prwess can be accelerated. In ordgr to increase supporter recruiknent and engagement, we will consider building on the use of the line.. 'Tooether. every week. we are chanqinq lives., Vve wlll conllnue lo keep our Partners and Friends Lpjated through the Supportws, Café an(1 alert them to Ihe lalesl ongs. W8 will aim lo do this tsvice next Extemal counsdling Irslning. or any crthertyW of training, 1$ onty likoly should there te 8 radtcal revie (rf our pn0n￿8$. 8 Suitable available trainer ff doveloping relationship Iwth another training agency. We will again make ftjnds available lo each Counsel1￿ to use towards thelr conb"nuing professional "My ¢oun•ellor wa• non-Judgem•ntsl and 8UPPOrtlve, they help me proceM my feellngs, thoughts and emotlons In a 8ale en￿ronmenL l am very gratsful to her and Reach forvthat they do and would hlghly recommnd lo anyom. Thank you." fomier client 6XP6tt that the discussions 8round succession pl8nning that have been happening within th¢ nal of Mawemen( wdl ¢ontinuo to $hapo th• ¢yralional w¢)rk taking F4a¢e io move this fomord. In exploring 8ucCe&81￿ issues. w¢ will ¢￿tin￿9 lo tske $tsps through.. a Succossion Audit. develoFxng Succe8slon ￿nnectIonS a￿1 to engage in suc￿S1On ConversaJ¢)n$. We rocogrtise there18 no 'one way, (rf sUCce￿on planning and wactice. so will explore multiplo avenu8s. We appreciate that each ¢Jrganisatson has trj find its, own route, for It lo be su8talnable. We 8180 hope lo conflrn our uplo-dale Object5 of Association with the Charity Commission, so anyor£ looking at us on their website will get Iii*JIL¥ a4*kniiiaLB iiibyicoaiui vi Lliv WOY Iifjw. i kn'iiwi yi IwaiTr7¥viiiyii& IKivv aiav •uL them8efv88 the target of 8cquirirg Iwo ne•V tfustees n8Xt year. As we look to next year, we are very grateful for all that be￿ &hievaJ in the history of Reach. In arty 2024 w8 expect to re¢èive Our 8QJOlh Gliwt in our history. We v8luo all the generosity, work and care that has allowed so m8ny people to be hèlped. We ¢ontinL* to look 10 8 gr8cious God whose". wisdom. orace and orovision has auided and insoired all that has been done Ihrouoh Reach. We are aware of our need lo Iixus on mdntalnlng developlng the q¢JaSity and avall8bility of 8 service that many hurting Feople seem to value at their darkest times. Our future challenges, ￿ce again. seem likdy to be rolated lo coping with Ir￿reased demand, recwitiro cwnsellor8 in key plac￿, maint8iniro and increasing our fiJnd4asing all to ensu￿ ￿ can still holp all who come lo Reach. 85wally It￿se for wh)m most other awes wouldn't be bestfit. Alts will ptrntip.ue +Th ira rtlinAtirl al! iiJf* Ar*" somaone 01s0 to do. ond how do we nged lo change and &Japl to face a future wherg mentsl health and wdl-belTh3 have greater prominence than evort ￿110 $tiii being lo our Idèth'ty as a ChrlslLqn Cwnselllro charity in serving thos8 who are in need of communty ty pa3toral ¢ounsellirYJ'. whèther the Nve l¢xally orfar away. 11 Reach Counselling Llmlted Company Llmlted by Guarantee Dlrector8' Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlre¢toVs Report) Year ended 30 September 2023 Plan• lOrfu￿r• p•rtod• PU8UC BENEFIT Ou'r oe,-.1￿ is open to anyone in need:. , Ihe.Wcr￿, IAla!aè who requirns c￿sellIng. where we believe w8 have the opyopriata experi￿¢9 and s￿.11 to help. In aGtice this leads to our wothing with. Individual adults of all ages and ethnicib'os a$ wall 0$ ¢ouple$ who are maffigd. ￿￿habIting or Pr￿ma￿tal. We also counsel children and young Féople, although this is the am ofwork that h&g been most affeGlgJ since the beg'nnlrg of pandemic. Our records show a range of 19 m8in c8t6gor*s Ih8t Pgople present as their reason for cfming lo see u$. These inclL&Je.' depresslon, abu$8. fr¥1p￿Ie1*￿tytstr0$s, ￿g￿. trauma, rrtaritsl pwblems and other relationship ccfflcems. Ttmjgh sUp￿s1on and av8luation ofthg cour¢sdling we can maintwn and develop the safety and effecllveness of woth. We pay parti¢ular attention to the nLunorieal ovaluations ccfflm￿ts that dients put on their final evaluation forn5, whi¢h, w8 we glad to say, con$1st￿tlY lyghltsjht how positlvely people have benefited from thelrexperience with Rea¢h. "Our counsello". -ding. a good Irstener and gave us space to both talk We feh wo have b•ndll•d from th• •wslons ￿ had to move usforw•rd. Thank you" fcymer client Flnancl•l In*tNments The comparry C￿rrentlY fKJld8 Th) fin$n¢ial instnrnents. Small company provl%lon• Thig rewt h8$ boon prep8red in aCcordar￿8 wlth Ihe pmM8ion8 applicab￿ to oimpanies entrfled to the sm811 companies ex¢mption. The threcaors, 8nnu81 roFJ)n8(lion with the examination lo whlch attention should be drwn In Ihls report in orderto enabie a proper understanding of the accounts to be Giles Mattocks FCA IndepBr,"e* ￿2￿lfier 18 Mulbery Avenue Turnstone Busffiess Pa W¥ldnas Cheshiro WA8 OWN r///2% 13 Reach Counsalllng Llmlted Compary Limlted by Guarantse ststement of Flnanclal Actfvitles (including income and expenditure account Y•ar ended 30 Septsmber 2023 2023 Unrestrict8d fvnds Total lund8 Total funds Income and •ndowments D)n8tions and I￿acleS Charitable actiV41ie$ Investment in¢cffig 74.473 74473 72,705 180 10 307 307 Total Income 74.780 74.780 72,895 Exp•ndlturn Expenditure on charitable actiwttes Total expendlthr• 88.694 0694 88,694 74,034 74,034 r4•t exp•ndfttsre ano nrf movem•m ITr fund• 11J,9141 113,9141 11.1091 R•conclllatlon of fund$ Tolal fijnds brought feMard Totsl funds carried fornard 70.819 70,819 56,900 71,9S8 70.819 ,905 Thg Statement of finwal activities indudes 81198in$ and losses recognis&J In the yew. All income and experKlittn dmo from conlnulng acllvÉtses. The noknl on ￿9•$ 16 to 22 flxm olthM• Ilnanctsl stst¢m•ts. 14 Reach Counselling Llmited Company Limlted by Guarantee Statement of Flnanclal Posltlon 30 Soptember 2023 2023 Flxad 488*s Tangible lixed assets 14 170 227 cuft￿t a•••t• st(￿(8 16 16 350 10,515 60.797 12,278 46.698 $9.226 Cash at bank and in hand 71,682 Crndltorn: •mounts hlllng due vAlhln one year N•t ¢urr•Trt as••t• 17 1.070 86,735 66.906 70.592 70,819 Total u•ets le•s cumnt Ilabllltl•s Net a$sets $6,906 70,819 Funds of the ¢h•rity Unrestrictsd fvnds 66,906 70.819 Total charfty fvnd$ 70,819 For the year ending 30 Saplember 2023 the charity was entitled lo exemption from audil under seth'on ¥1 i ui b¢8 CtsFIPtyi livi i&4iifig to sm&ll corfbV¥III¥J. DKo¢torn' resFonSitsli￿es'. Th8 member8 have not required th8 ¢ornpany lo obldn an audft of ffnanci81 stat&ngnts for the year in question in accOrda￿e with section 476,. The director8 ac￿￿*18d90 thoirrosp0nsit4.l￿es for c*mplying wilh thg roquirThnts oflhe Actwith res￿1 lo acmJntOrvJ record$ artd tho pr9parattc￿ of t7nancial 8tatemonts. These firnn¢ial slatement8 have been Pre￿r￿j in a¢cordanc4 wlth the provisknn$ applic4blo 10 Q3mpanlos ¥utio¢t to the small companies, rogim•. These fi￿&￿￿1£1 s*>t?,-eYtS iPigre apprniitsrt of tpJsteos 8LrthoriQÈ¥l itti* . and aro Signed on behalf of Ihe bowd by.. fvloreis Th• n¥t•• on 16 to 22 fum pArt flnanclal •talDm•nt•. 15 Reach Counselllng Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Notss to the Flnanclal Statements Year ended 30 September 2023 Gen¢rnl Infomi￿lI)n The charity 1$ a wbli¢ tenefil 8ntity aTrJ a private company limttèy by gutranle8, regi$lered in England and W81es an4J a rogistered charity in England and Wales. The address of the ￿giStered viriw Vth7 f411frt0il i?oad, Li¥grpooit I 6i•vyoiwv. L IV. I statement of compllance These f4n8ndal statements f*v• been prww•d In compliance with FRS 102. Th¢ Finan¢ial Reporting Sland8rd applicablè in the UK and the Republk of Ireland,, the Statement ol Recommended Pra￿￿ ap￿ICable to charities preparing their accLJunts in accordance with the Flnancial Reporting Standard applicabte in the UK and Rewt4ic of Ir8laThJ {FRS 11r2) {Chanfies SORP IFRS 1￿)) and Iho Ccfflpanies AL# 20C6. Accounllng pollcle8 Basls of pr•paratlon Tho fin8n¢ial statements have been wep8red on the I￿910r1e41 cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain finarrial assets 8nd liabilitios and investrnont propertias measwed at fair V81u8 through in¢omo or experyjilure. The )In8nciel statements are propar•d in 8terknNJ. wNch is the fijnctional ¢urrnn¢y of tha ￿tity. Golng concern There a￿ rK> mtsial U[￿rtaInlIeS Ihe chthfjt*3 abilty to o)ntinuo. Judgemènts and key sources ol e•tlmatlon unc•rt•lnty The preparth.on of the finanaal slatsmenls requires management to make judgements. estimates and 8SSUfflPt￿TrS Trial aTfect tne amounts repJrte¢i. I r*5e estr"m￿85 arKi iuagemenls are continually reMth¥8d 8rKI are b8sed on experience and other fact￿8. induding expecta11￿9 of fvlure e￿nIS that are b8lievad to be reasonablo Lmdor tho Thr￿mstanceS. Fund •cGountlng Unrestricted funds arè available for use at the discrets.on of the trusl8e8 lo ￿rther any (rf the Charity's PUTPO8es. Designatèd funds are uThestrictsd funds eami*ked by the dire(*rys for WI￿ar fLrture woiecl or ccmmitrnenL Restrfcted lunds are Subjected lo restn'cts'ons on theirexFendllure dedared by the donoror through thi¥ i&rnts ofan app6al. fdl into ￿ of two i*￿1￿1&$5￿8. r•stri¢t&S income funds or6rthwnienL funds. 18 Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Llmltod by Guarantee Notes to the Flnanclal Statements Y•ar ended 30 September 2023 A¢¢ountlng pollcle• In¢omlng raourc -ource: are ipc.. All Incoming re" er,liLleTr.e.i+ ,*as pass&J tr) the charity: it 1$ pr¢4>able that the economic b8n6fi1$ associated with the transacti{￿ wlll flow lo Ihe charity and thè wnounl can be reliably measured. The following spgcific polieAes are 8ppliod to pWtI￿Jl8r categories of inwn8." income from donallons or gfants is rocognSsgd when there is evidence of entiUemont to th• receipt Is 17rob8bl& and its amount can be measured reli8blv. legacy Income is rwl8ed when woipt is probable and ￿￿￿ement is o$tablistted. In￿Me from ¢*Jnatèa good$ is measwed at the Yair value of the g¢)ods ￿10$$ this is imprath'c81 to measuro reliatly, in which ca88 thg v8lu6 1$ dèrivod trcffn the cost to th8 donor or thg estimated resale value. Donated fo¢11ities and services are recognissd in th8 ¥￿Urrts when received rf the value can be reliably msasured. No amounts are inctuded for the lilli1￿￿'￿t-1 vi Y¥1￿1￿1 vijiulil6￿6. Income from contra¢ts for the suppty of s8Mc8s is reLwni58d wllh the delfvery of the corrtracted serwce. Th's is dassiffed as unrgslricted fvnds unl88S thére 18 a contractual rè]uIr8M￿t lor it to be spent on a perlicular Pu￿0$9 and retumed rf un8Fent. in which case it may be regarded as restricled. Re•ourc¢s oxp•nd•d Ex￿ditUre 1$ rwised on an accrua18 basis as a liabtlity 18 Irrf)Jrred. Expèr*Jiture incluts$ any VAT whlch wnot be fully recovored. aThJ is d888ffled undèr headings ofthe statement offin8naal aclivities lo whith tt re6atss: IdiLire rgieim *1 inAe inDI1￿9£ th9 Cov*￿ all fi inArgisip.g activities. 9vents. non- charitable tr8ding activttigs, and the sale ol dcfiated goods. expendlbJr8 on charitable xtimties incfudgs all c4)sls incurrgd by a charity In undert8klng 8Cttvities that fiJrther Its charita￿e elm8 for the bènfrfit ol its bonefiuari8s. Including those support costs and costs rdating to the o)vemance of the charity apportloned to charltsble a¢ts"vilies. other 8*Fenditure indLth5 all expend*bJr8th8t Is noithwrolat•dto raisingfunds forth8 Ca￿dIY nor part of Its e4iwKlitur• on ¢harflable acliviles. AJI o)sts are dlocated to a4￿ndi￿re e4twies mfiectlng the use rrf Ihe res¢m. Dlr8¢t costs attributab￿ to a single aclNity are allo¢aied (tirecaly to that actlwty. Sharèj ¢osts ar• apporboned ba￿een ackn'wties they o)ntnbute to on a rgasonable, just'fiable and consisioni basis. Tangible All fixed assets are initialty rectrdad at cost. 17 Reach Counselllng Llmlted Company Limlted by Guarantee Notss to the Financlal Statements (con#nu•D) Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 A¢¢ounttng pollcle• D¢preclatlon Depreciation is calcul.ated so a" o off the ￿st or Val￿￿10n rf... 0￿r the useful econwic lifo of asset as foilow8'. on 1+0 r Fixturgs and Frttings Equipment 25% reducino b81anc 25% raducing b81ance Impalmient of fixed 488•ts A rewew for Indicators ¢A impaiment Is carvled out at each TrpOrt1￿ dats, wlth tho reCoveral￿e amount belng esb'mated whore suth indicators exlst Where tts cafrying value exceeds the recoverable the a8$01 is impaired acuxdlngly. Prlor impaimpjtts are •180 for possibfe r8vowl at each repor￿ng d8te. For the wrpose$ of impairment lestrng, when il is not pos$ibto 10 estsmate the recoverable amount of a? .'p.di..':d,.21 atsot, an eslim*.e ', %MJ*ble amoup.t to which the asset bebng$. The castrFgenerating unit is the 8mallest identrftabltr group of assets that indudes the asset and genefatgs cash inflrpws Ihat larply independent ol Cash inkns from othorassels or ￿0up6 of 8s50ts. i i For impaim•nl leslirvJ of goo￿1￿, the goodwill wuired in a business comblnation 18, from the acquisits.on date. 8llocaled lo each of the c8sh-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies ol the combination, wrespgctive of whathw other a¥$ots ￿ liats'lthes of the chartty are assigned to trthe UlNts. Sto¢k• Stock5 are measured at the lower of c05t and estimated selling price less costs lo complete and s￿1 n.ntt irw.Iiirts¢ ?11 costs of purpb.AUh ￿01q of po.ryv•rsion and other costs incurre¢Y In brl.ng...g the stock to rts Wos¢nt location and conditton. Flnandal Instruments A finano818gsèt or g fin￿￿81 llabllity 18 reco3Th88d ¢inty wh8n the 8ntrty becomes a party lo th& contractual provisKJns of the inslrumènl. Baslc fin8nci81 in8trum¢rt$ are inllially recoJtl8ed al the rp¢eivable or payable indudkng any rdaiod trans￿tion costs. unless the wrawement constitutes a financiro transaction, where it is r8cogni$•J at the present vdue of the ftrture paymw¢ts discounted at a mark8t r8le ol Int8rest a $4mllv debt In$tfum8nt. Defined contrfbution pl•n• ConlritsJticn8 lo defined contr1￿￿'0n plans are rwnised as ￿ expense in the period lft whth the related 1$ provÈd8d. Prepald contributions are rocognised as an asset to Ihg extent that thg wepaymenl will lead to a r¢duction in future payment8 or a c8$h refiJn¢J. 18 Reach Counselllng Limlted Company Llmlted by Guarantse Notes to the Flnancial Statsments Year ended 30 September 2023 Accountlng poll¢los (C￿n￿&) D•fin•d contrlbulk*n plans{w reporting dale in which the employees render th• rolated service. Ilie li8bility Is measured on a discount￿ prgsent value basls. The unwinding of the di¥counl is recoJni80d as an exFens8 in the perfod In which it aiS$S. Llmlted by guarnntee The chanty is a comp8ry Limited by Guararrtee. haM"ng m shar8 wital. Oonatlons and legacl Unre8tiiGt&J Total Funds Total Funds Funds 2023 Funds 2022 Donatlon• Donations Gift Aid 06,234 8,239 74,473 88,234 &239 74,473 63,322 9,383 72,705 63,322 72,705 Cliiiritablts &diviii&s Unreslricted Total Funds Unrestrided Told Fund8 FLThIs 2023 Funds 2022 Counselling Rwstratsons 180 180 Inv•*knont incomo Unrestricted Total Fund• Ur¥estricted Tota Fund$ 2023 Funds 2022 Bank interest receivable 307 10 10 Expendlturn on ¢h•rflabl• activilles by fvnd type Unrestrlthpl Tot￿ Fund¥ Unrestri(tsd Totd Fund$ 2023 Funds Direct Cha￿table Expenditure 88,694 88.894 74,034 74,034 19- Reach Counselling Llmited Company Llmited by Guarantee Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements fconthts•dl Year ended 30 Septsmbor 2023 EXpondI￿re on ch•rtt•blo a¢tfvi1l￿ by acdvlty type Activities undertaken Total fundj Totsl ftjnd DIr￿t Charlt8ble Expenditu 88.694 74.034 1￿ Net gxpwdknr• 1461 eAp8nditure is 5tatsd GsILvf Ubwyil lgl{rxaditi¥￿I. 2023 2¢fr2 DOPrn￿atiOTr of tangi1￿6 fixed assets 57 76 11. Independent examifiatlon f¢eg 2023 2022 Fo08 payabl8 to the indeFerthnt &xamin8r ftjr. Indep8ndent eX8nwnatim of the financial slatthnents 750 750 12. Staff costs The average head count of emkNoyees during the year wa8 6 {2022: 81. Th• av¢r•p numter of ftjll-tlme equivabnt amFAoyees dLring the y¢8r 1$ analysgd as fdlrM$'. 2023 No. 2022 No. Numb&r of staff - co￿$elling & administration No eM￿0Ye8 r￿1¥00 ￿n￿oya0 benefits of m¢xe than £eo,cw d￿n9 the year121722.' Nil}. 11 Tru•l•• rfflnun•ratlon •nd •xp•n• no r¢munoration or other ber*fits frcffl omployment wlth tho ¢h8rfty or a related 8nlty were received by Ihe trustees,. Reach Counselllng Llmited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Notes to the Flnanclal Statemonts fconr Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 14 T•nglble fixed asmts Flxiures and fittings Equipment Total Cost At 1 Octobw 2022 and ao Septembor 2023 D•preclallon At 1 O¢lobw 2022 Charge for the year At 30 SePt￿ber 2023 Carrylng amount At 30 September 2023 At 30 September2022 2.428 8,382 10,810 2.428 8,155 57 10,683 57 2,428 8.212 10,640 170 170 227 227 1& Slocks 2023 Rth¥ m*eri818 and consumabl 350 18. Debtorn 2023 21)22 Trade debtcfs Prepayments and actrued inc 11.181 1,127 12,278 1,189 10,515 17. cr￿lt0￿.. amounts falllng due *1th5n on¢ y•ar 2023 2022 Acc¥uals and dof•rr*d irKome Scoal security and othertaxes 1.070 1.070 1491 1,070 18. Pensions afid other post retlrement benerrt8 Defined contrfbudoD plans The amount r8cogrlls8d in 1￿C￿e or exkxnditure as an exponse in relatl)n to defined contiibLrtion rAans was £8.774 {2022. £6.931}. 21 Reach Counselling Llmlted Company Llmlted by Guarantse Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (conthu*g Year ended 30 Septsmber 2023 19. Analy818 ol chifllable fund• ufir•5trfc￿ fvnd• At 30 Sepkn*--. Income Expgnditure General funds 70.819 74,780 {88,694) 58,905 Al 30 Sgpt8mhr 2022 Al 1 nrtnhpr 2021 IrKorno bpenditi General fLmd8 71.958 174,0341 70.819 20. Analysls of net assets botw••n funds UrY68tricted T4)tal Funds Funds 2023 Tanglble flxgd assets Current a￿et$ Credi(ors less than 1 year Nrt assets 170 59,226 {2.4911 ,9)5 170 69,226 {2.4911 66,90 Unrestricted Tcrtd Fund$ Funds 2022 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditor8 le88 Ihan 1 year N•t a••rf• 227 71,862 11,0701 70.819 227 71.662 11,070) 70,819 21. Flnanclal Instruments Tho cwipany curr8nUy holds no financial in5tmments. 22 Reach Counselling Llmited Company Llmlted by Guarantoe Management Infomiatlon Year ended 30 September 2023 Tho followlng pa90• do not fomi part of th• Ilnanelal statement Reach Counselllng Llmited Company Limited by Guarantee Detslled Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles Year ended 30 Soptember 2023 2023 2022 Income and 8nd0￿8n￿ Donatlons and legacles GfftAid 8,239 74,473 72,705 Chatitablg actlvitie$ Invgthent Income Bank interest r￿81¥able $07 10 Expendlture Expenolturn on charttable actlvltle8 Wag&s and sal8rie3 pensi￿ (x)sts Rent Rates and w* Light and heat Ropair5 and mainten8 Insuranc Leg81 and professional fees 62.841 8,774 40,230 6,931 973 1.247 1287 1474 1,524 1,526 1.012 2.146 2,173 2,332 Other office costs Cppreclalion Bank Charges Publicrty gfts and donation8 1,284 76 57 213 4191 387 4,437 Totsl exp•ndlthre ,694 74,034 KP047dlture {13,914) 4n Reach Counselling Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantse Notes to the Detslled Ststement of Financial Actlvities Year ended 30 September 2023 Expendtture on charltable actMtle• Dlrect Charltable Expendlture wageslsal8ries p8n8ion costs rent rntes & water light & heat 62,841 8,774 4880 973 1.247 40.230 6.931 8.757 1.528 1,012 r li r•paifS 8 mainten8ncB in$uranco legal and wof88$iwI f808 leleptto other office costs depreciation bank charges & interost publiryty & website fts and donotions 2,146 2,173 2,332 2.631 1,284 76 1,524 1465 1.411 67 213 4191 387 4.437 694 74,034 Exppndthlre on rharft4bl* 4rllyltl.•s 26