REGISTERED CO,)IPANI' NUhlBER: 02334448 (Lnglanil #Dll Il'*les)
REGisfFRF.D C.HARITI' fs'lli)IIIER: 800988
REPORT OF THE TRIISTEES AIN'D
AIIDITED FlIN..IN'CI.4L sTATE￿IENTs
FOR TIIE I'EAR ENI DLD30 SEPTEhlBER 2023
FOR
THE DOI'ER COllI%SF.LLlIN'G CEP4'TRE
Iccabe ford Il'illianis
haneyed Alxoiiiithiiis aiid Siaiiil(N)" Aiidilor5
Charlion Ilouse
IXIUT Sireel
DOIIER
Keiil
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THL DOI'ER COUINSELLIING CEliTRF.
COJTF.NI TS OF TIIE FIN..IINCI..11, sr,ITEIIElI TS
FOR-I'HE I E.4R ENDED 30 SEP"ILIIBER 2023
PAge
Reference AdministrAtii'e Delails
Report ofthe Trustees
Report of the In(leptndent Auditors
8 to 10
Siaternenl of Finallfial Aclii'ilies
B4?lance Sheet
12 to 13
C#sh Flow. St￿tement
14
i oies io the C#sh Flow St*iemenl
15
Noles to the FinaHci%l Statenien15
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"I'IIL DOI'ER COUIYSELLIN'C CENTRE
REFEREIC."E AND ADIIINI 1sfiL4TI)'E DF.T..IJIS
FOR TIIE I'E.4R E)1 DED30 SF.PTF.I)IBF.R 2023
TRIISTEFS
Mr D N, R Fole).
Ms N E G IIIMlgkinson
Dr 111 T Nloses NIBE (athimjan)
I ts L Solima
Mr S L Il'eaver
Ms P venil￿11'e
Ms A Il'iggins {apFKJinied 303.231
REGISTERED OFFICF.
Horizon Hiwse
Gothn Road
Vhiifield
DOVER
Kent
CT16 2ET
RLGIS"I"ERED C'O,IIP.4INI'
N11￿[BER
02334418 (England and Il'alesl
REGISTERED CIIARITI.
'IlIllBER
81N)988
AIIDITORS
Iccabe Ford Il'illiains
Chaneied,l¢counthnts athl SMuioJi' Audiknrs
Charlioji Ilouse
th)iii Street
'ER
Kent
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The IT1151ees ivho are also directors of the charl￿. for the purrx)ses of the Companies Act 2006. prfsenl their report iviih
the financial siatenients of ihr charit)" for the )"ear etbded 30 SeplembeT 2023. The trnsiees hal'e adopted Ihc provision5
of Accoiinlillg and Rewrting b). Charities.. Siaienient of Rec(MnMe￿1ed Prdclice applicable lo charilies prepanng Ilieir
accoiiiiis in a¢cor(tan¢e i*iih Ihe Financial RewKting SiaTLdard applicable in Ihe and Republic of Irelaiid IFRS 102)
(effective l Januar). 20191.
OIIJECT(I'ES.4NI D Acfii'iTIES
OlJjerti%'e5 aii(l aim5
The principal obje¢iiN'e of the organisation is to P￿￿'1de Colin￿]1]￿g, ron5ulianc)'. trdining educati0j￿1 5ervice5 to
individuals. faniilie5 and prole55ional i*orkers to Ihe benefkl of the ciMiniunity'.
Fociis of our M'ork
The Goi'eninient has wnlinued to reinforce ils C(Knmi¢ment 10 incrra5ing i]weskneni in Menial Healili ivith Ilie NHS
planning io spend £12.8bn on lenial Health Sejvices in 2022r23.
Ve saiv a reliim io a more stable ivork-ing envin)nmeni during ihis financial }'ear. bul the cos1-of-liN'ing crisis has
generated nioie pressure on our services. clirnls. and ￿aff.
AII OilT services have seen an increase in referrdls that include Safeguarding con¢erns as ivell as on incredse in clieiits
vho are preseniing ivith suicidal Ih¢)ughis.
'rhc role of t)over C.ounselling ¢eoiff noiv aJMI inio the futur¢, is ￿ ¢oniinlle ￿ nieet objectives, applied iii iva)'s that
To proi'ide gL coiiiiselling atid consÈilianc)' sen'ice for iiidii'iduals aiid faniilie5
To prlivide a coiinselling and coiT5ultanc)" seThice for professional iiDTk"er5 and emplo)'ers
- To pN)i'ide educaiion inining professional i%owk'ers and ¢mpto)'e￿.
NFIS T4?Iking'l-her4?PLes lTrormerl)- know.n a5 IAvr)
Doi'er Counselling Centre IDC.C} has deliierino an IAPT progrdmnie silice 2012. As part of IIEe ii<ilii)Dal
PTograniine, lie proi'idc a rdnge of e%'idence-based. IXTICE recomniended Iherapies alongside Cogiiiliie Beli?L K'iokiral
Therap). ICBTI io ensuTe ser%'i¢e users Can benefii frt)m a tan4e of irealnJ￿It optK)tis suited io iheir iieed5.
Eniploi'er Sen'ices
As n e%iLiblished PTOI'ider of ¢ounsellin2 and iiellbeino supN)rt io orwiisaiions. Ive also pn)i'ide iraiiiino. SL¥pen'ision.
conflici resoliiiioji aiid iniiii)a siiprK)rt lo busiiiesses all thsi8lled lo eiiable staff10 iiDTk liealihil>- aiid confidtiiilj.
Thcrc coiitiiiii¢s io be significani ini¢rey in iiork'pl&e li.ell￿1￿8 and t)CC h&s a role to ensure that siicli activities are
Coiiiniiiiiili. Sen'ice
Tlie irLiIII 15 1111lr for people i*ho are affecled b) mental illnesk Ihe). often find it hard ¢0 gd the sup]x)rt the). Jieed, ii'iih
ii)aiii' peilple bein¥ l£)Id the). a￿ uniiell ￿ be supwrted b). just Ihcir GP or IAPT. bul llol ill eiioiigli lo gel Ilie
speciali51 litlp the}. need.
Oiir coiiiiiiiiiiii}' sen'ice aiiiis io fill this gap, b). offering session5 that are prffl'ided ar Ioii" c05t. al￿ lie offer a iiiiiiiinal
Jiiiiiiber iifsiib5idised or frtt p114 ce5.
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REPORT OF TIIF. TRiisfEES
FOR THE I'E.4R ENDED30 SF.PTFlI IBER 202J
OBJEftll'ES ATriD ACTII'ITIES
Eii?liiatÉng the serl'ites
In ordeT lo help 115 evaluate our sejvices lit seek feedback from our clients andcu5totners.
This Can be done through a variety of means- in counselling it is usualls, at ihe end of therapy. Ivhen client5 Can be asked
aboiil lJo%i' &?iisfied the). Iver¢ iviih the 5eTr'ice. Thete is noi an). (￿e generir siandard n)easure iised, biii the ojie tliat is
Iised Ihroiighoiit IAPT is ihe p￿lent e¥p¢rien¢e 4u¢5tionnaire.
Clieiil 5at15faclioJi represents a f￿ndaMental benchmaTk. for 8(xxI Pfdctice. Also. alloii'iiig clients to record Ilieir
dissalisfaciion, and make suBge5tions for irnpmi'emeni of seNi¢es. is part of the ahica] apPr￿h thal DCC adopts i¥heii
moniloring and evaliiaiing its aaiviiies.
Ivritten feedback from clients has been g¢yxl and trustees ii.ere pleased to receiir the folloiving t)'pical cotnllienls=
> l am 50 gratefiil for the quick aNI eifi¢ienl help ** given nie. The technique5 She shoivn ivill help 10
improve lli). tly life.
> The sllPPOrt I have received F*en %'er)' professional and ha5 hel￿1 tne c(ffi)e io i¢mis iviih my irnuma and help
nie look fotivard to a beiier futiire iviihoiit fear anger and feeling loii, vet). p)siiii'e kind ￿ld supponii'e Iliaiiks.
> I didn't I￿Oni t(} wme 10 therapy. l Sure aboui ii. But I'm glad I did athd think. it's going io help ￿le.
> l'i'e foiind the servi¢¢ to be excellent and exlremel), helpful. The counsellor dealing ivith me has Eeen e.Kcellent aiid
ellremel). lielpful for me.
> I cantioi thank m). Iherapi51
cnough. she ivas great 10 ii'orL- Ivith and h￿1 a I￿e1). killd n￿￿re aLx)ul her. I feel a lol
better for the sessions iviih her. Sh¢ is a ¢￿di1 to prY)fe55ion. Thank }'ou.
Piiblie b¢n¢fit
The Tn151ees confinii thai Ilie} hai'e complked iiiib Iheii dul). as prescribed in the Charities Act 2011 ￿ have due regaTd
io ihe C.hii1ity Conimi55ion's guidance oli piiblic benefii.
elCIIIEI'EIIIEN-I- AP*D PERFORhlANI C.F.
Rei'ieii. of i?Ctii'itie5
C.hThll¢Nge5
"Ihis )'ear lias p￿ented a lange of challen.￿& not least the procurement eiercise in February 20?3 for the NlllSI"I' INIIIS
Talkiii¥ TheTapie5) service. "I"hc Board liad 10 tiiake some dilTiculi decisii)ns io t￿lIrt Ihai fiiiids i1.¢￿ aitilable 10
safegu?L rd Ihe ¢oniiniied (teliveri. of oiir charitable objectiie5 and resinjcturd ilie Nlallag￿lienI "leani and reduced the
ni)Inber of 51aft-in Ilie adjiiinisiniioii le￿11 10 help ieduce ihe gwilih in s￿11￿ on OiiT yKople ¢osis.
People
]KC'5 NI7￿￿¢7￿¢￿1enl 51nicltJre Iiad been largel)" uiiclianoed for sei'erdl Iedrs, and i%hilsi li liad been SilCLessftil it)
deliver¥', Ilie iyorld of NHSTT had and ii"a5 Mibject lo Jiiore rhaiiD¢. In the ctHileil of fiilure financial
¢li¢illeiiue5, 11 ilas itiipN)nc?iii thai Ilie cosi of Ihe Senior li lana2￿7)en[ sirnciure ivas appropnaie. il-hilsi ¢n511nii¥ Iliai Ilie
or¥L21115&1ii)ii Iht neie55ary- resilience lo rL-sei paiideniic aiid face iht lik-cl). rcdiiciioiis iii Ilie 51 HSTT inconie
over ilie Jiexl feiv }ears. Fiirtheniiore. niat>)- i)fihe diilies1 £nd aecouniabililies of iNdi%-idiial wsis had chaiiued oi'ei linie
and relc 55essineiil i*as nttded.
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In NoN'ember 20?2 a restructure of the fvIanagemeni team 10 address these issues b). reconfigiiring the Tesponsibililies of
the GentrAI NlanageT, Finanre officer and Care PaihiTra)' Leads iYa5 undenaken and as a r￿￿1[ the post of General
Manager lias made redÈindani.
Folloiiijig the Bthird nieeling held on 19th Janua])', i%as rtgt¢ilull)" in Ihe p￿ItiOn of hal'ing lo furtlieT reduce the
overall 51affing niimbers to meet Ihe service5 needs arKi fvll linie administTalorposts ii'er¢ made JEduiidanl.
Thi5 PToce55 IKbt eas). and nieant us taking difficult decisions- but ive are conftdeni thai li'e made the right decislOIIS
at the riglil tiiiie io future-pr￿[ oiir ser%'ices.
The NHSTT service also saiv an iiicrvdse in iumoi'er amongsi its CBT Iherapists a5 non-NIIS proi'ideTS aciivel).
re¢tuil¢d staff io ii'ork entiret). refftotel)", something that Ihe Ni TFisrr contract did not pemjii DCC io offer due lo Ihe
expecialion Ihai'in person" Iherdpy ivould be delii'ered.
Ive did, lioiiever, have iivo tfdinee High Iniensit). Therapists and Iivo PsyclK>logical Ivellbeing pra¢iiiioners
¢oinplete their programme ar￿ qualify.
Conimerei#l and communih. M'ork- "In5
ire Com
ion"
inspire compassion offers a range of setvices io indii'iduals and organisaiions..
Emi)loi'ee C.ounselling
ror siiialler orgaiiisgL lions il proi'ides counselling on a -pa}'.as-}'ou-go" basi5 bul for laigei OT¥anisaiions ivlio alread}.
have an Einplo>'e¢ Assysian¢e pw¥nn)me in place. ive i*owk' alongsjde. Hli (kcupaiional Flealili and Managenieni
teanis lo siipwrt siaff isho nia). req￿lre speLialis¢ andlor longer-iemi iherdPS".
Siipen isio
li L?Iso (lelii'ers clittical siipen'ision, consiiliaw. and refleai%E prdcliee to indii'Édua15 aTKI learns iTr 0￿[&11$allOnS io lielp
In)PTove Ihcir practice. and dei'elop resilience 8t￿ Confidence.
Traiiina aiiil Crisi5 Debrief
Iiispire l)c15 a le￿1171 of counsellor5 iyho caTr p￿%.ide slipF￿ 10 ieams in ihe elrni of a crisis. Il'ork'ino iviih organi5ations
iyhere lor eiaiiiple a de4?Ili al ii'ot*' or an accideni has occiiryed. hlost ps)chological debriefin￿ inieTr'•ilioiis iiii'ol¥e a
5iiigle 5es5ioiI li'liich niighi la51 betii-een one and Ihree hou￿. in lh¢ da)'s imwnediaiel)- folloii'tlJ£ gL Irduniaiic eN'eiit.
ellihoii¥h ilie ¢onteTrl ofihe inteTh'enlion can i'ary, Il usuall) irt%vli'es educaiion aFx)ut siress reaclioiis, encotlTaueinenl 10
disclose Inemories of the e.xperiencc, some basic 51re55-coping slrdtegie5 and Wbssibl} refeTral infomiaiion.
Collip￿li1- Itnttsl Flelllth Training
inspire offers a siiiie of prograniines desi£ned 10 enliaiice il"0Tk"plw￿ e Ii"ellbeing. iiiiproi'e understanding of hqet)lal Fledlih
issiies, 11(1 eqiiip staff iiiili Ilie l(K)Is the)- need 10 handle li lenlli l Health Challetjges elTeciiiel)'.
II'oTk"iiig in partnerships ilith *Lssociale tratner5 il ran also deli¥'tr li lentsl He8Jih First Ai(ler ¢ottrses.
Scliools An(1 l ouiig People l.'ounselliiig
Ive liaN'e iailored soliiiiojis for 5cli(Kils, providing seTh'i¢es ￿ eosure thai p￿p1]S and siaff a￿ rtJeiiiallJ ljealih).. I'oiiiig
people can also £1¢¢¢SS prii'aie eoiiiiselline iYiilM)ui needinq a GP or scli(K)I refe￿1.
UsiiiL> our £1¢1rediied n1edialo￿ as art inipartial persoii io lielp rLsolie di5aorten)cms. Our iiiediators are n1051 ofteii iised
aroiiiiil liork"pl￿2ce coiiflici to repair professioTral Tel￿10￿Sli1P5. Ih¢)" are also ulilised 10 help resoli'e oil)cr ry'pcs of
conllici foreNclniple iiticihboiirdispiilfs.
iTISI)ITe proi'i(les 51iidei)I placenien15 for second }"eai Iwainee couiisellors, offering Iheni a %'2ried case load, iii lioiise
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FOR THE I'F.-IR LIIDEDJOSEPTEIIBER 2023
I. GArde
DCC lias long Iradilion of engagement iviih (Mjr neighim)u￿ and in Ma). 2022 p￿ron Christopher Biggins offjciall).
opeiied Ilie Geiaii'ay Garden "a place for people and plants 10 groi%- The Gardell is a paNner5hip i%'iili Fuliire Skills and
Toiyrt and C.ounir)' Housing providing edilcaiioii. li.ell￿1Dg. and xKial eieTrts fot the residenis and ivtderconitllulljty.
iNHS Talking Thernpies
DCC. is conin)Issiorted by Ihe NHS in Englaajd and io pJDvide NICE-appDved therdpies for treatiiig people iviih
depression or anxiety.
FolloiTring a procurement exercise in Febwar). 2023 DCC iyorked ii'ith three suppliers on bids to become delivery
partjiers.
Despite being on the ivinlling bid. the coniraci offered b). Ihe pn)%'ideT for Kejii aiid illedivay ivas not finaiicially
viable aiid the Board had io inake the dilTieuli decision lo iiiihdraii. frotn prD%'iding this smitt_
DC.C has a contract to deliver the ciirrent sen'ice until 3 1st hlarch 2024 at ivhich time (he stsff ivill be subject io a TUPE
irdiisfer.
FINPINI CIAL RLI'ILII,
Finath¢i81 rei ieii
I'he Irusices aim 10 niainiain a sii(fi¢ient lei'el or rree re5eTh'es in iinrestricled fund5 10 ¢Tr5llTe ihe delii'eTr of our servi¢es
aiid enable tnve5tii)eiil ijito se￿iCe deiElopmeni and Innoi'aiiory ¢0 deepen our impact, Ivhen appropriaie, OLilside of
incoii)e paiierns and fllndeT dependencies.
In 2022123 there iva5 a 511rplu5 of £193.11 l and eXp￿Id11￿re ivas £1,601,886.
I'iili the loss of ilie NHS contra¢1 (Thn hlaT¢h 2024. siyificalli funding frofft Olher soutces iTrill. be needed io ¢oniinue.
-Ilic Board ivill ensuTe ¢11 refill managelli¢nl of foThYard commilrnenls to en5ufE thdt ￿c can niaintain mon)enluiii and
driN'e iargeled groiilh ivhthotai over-eonimilling froni a cash floi¥ ￿￿￿¢1￿&t.
The orgaiiisaiion is operating ai a Slron¥ surplus and Ilie Iwusiees are conifoTtsble ihai ihe ¢haritJ has SU￿1¢it￿l ¢￿h 10
ieel ils short-lemi fitiaiicial liabiliiies and coniraeiual obligaiions as the), fall due.
Pai. aiitt reijiunerxtion
The aiiii of Doi'er CoiiJiselliJi£ Cenire's ren)￿￿e￿i0￿ w)lic)' is io maintsin suyatnable, fair lei'els of pa). ai the sanie liille
as aiiraciing and ieiaining the tight people lo deliver (Kir 5eTh'ice5.
lil seiiing appTopriaie levels of Senior ma1￿￿enIen1 pa)". Ihe tx)ard con5ider5 tlie skills, t￿￿Tle17Ce and coinpeteiicies
required for eaLh role, Bnd Ihe remuneraiK)n le¥'el foi IIM>se roles in St¢￿ts ivheTe suiiablecandidaies iiould be loiind.
The reiiiiiiieraiion of the Chief Eleciitii'e is a55e55ed b)" Ihe B(Mtd ar¥J is I￿sed on perfoTmance. Thark"et force5 and
affordabilii).
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FIINANCIAL REI'IEII,
Risk m4?nAgement
The Tnistees hal'e ovewall iesp)nsibility fot Ihe systern of internal control Ibai ￿ deS1￿]ed bs, senior rnanageinenl
et)siire etTeclive at)d etTicienl operaiiojis. incllldine fiiianci21 rew)rtirtg and tt)mpliance I￿lIh laiis atmi iegulaiioiis. The
TrLlStees a¢k"noiNledge ihai such a s)'siem is designed to manage rather thart eliniinaie Ilie risk of failure lo acliieve
business objectii'es aiid ean onl). provtde reasonable and noi absoluie assurdttce against material mi551aieitteni or loss.
Managenienl of core risks around funding, data prii'ao., inform￿10￿ Securi￿.. ethics and clinical qualil}' are integral lo
Ihe siiccess of DCC.
TheTe are TegiilaT rei'ieiys and U￿#1¢5 of tK)li¢ies proccdiires and approwaie legal a￿d professio1￿[ advice 50ughi
id folloived as appn)priaie.
Health s#ftty
A Health & Safety Iludil ivas ¢ompleied in hlajrh 202.1 and the In￿le¢S aly satisfied that the organi5alion is ¢ompliant
Iviih iel¢vant legislation and that staff are aivdre and understand il ar￿ proTrided %Yith appropriate train￿￿8.
Trustee
An¥ela Il'iggins ivas appointed a5 a TTU51ee in Nqarch 2023. Angie bring5 lo Ihe Board a iiedlili of understanding aroiind
Menial Healih artd Ivellbeino having prel'joi￿jj. li.0￿-ed ai DCC foro%'er ihin). }'ears.
FIITIIRE
As il'e Iix)k 10 the fuiiire, the external envtn)nmenl i5 likel). to continue to be a challenge. and prudeni finan¢ial plaiijiiiig
vill be as itntK>rtant a5 inconie generdtion.
Il'e lial'e explored iyhere the gap5 e.XL5t in proi'ision and hai'e started lo dcliirr io a ne¥i' setvice Jnodel IJ] anticipalioii of
Ihe NHS coniract ending in March 2024.
DCC iiill coiiliiiile to build on insights from previoiis )fars to d•'elop more effjcieni a￿1 robust iva)'s lo drive and gTOiV
iiiconie oprK)rtiinilies as %ie seek (o r¢dllce income Jel*ed risk.
Even if ii"e are ¢ipe¢iiN¥ haJd times: ii"e are ¢onfideni alx)ui plans designs for produc15. services and
STRIIC'TiIR Tr., GOI-F.RNI AliC.E ANI'D IllANI AGF.IIEliT
Constitulioti
The cliaril>' is coiisliliited under a leniorarmium of AsK￿latIOn d*ed 5 tk¢enibei 1988 and is a re?istered cliarit).
OrganiSI?lioniil 5triiclure
TIIL cliic rit) is ()r¥<iiii%¢d Jn st￿h a ii•)' Ihai TnI￿te5 regularls" in order to manage its affai￿ i￿h]I$l da). 10 daj
resPOllsibilil}' is delegated to tlie tnanagenienl teani headed b}" the ChicfENffiilii'e.
Itidiitliort an¢1 irji ining of rttm" trusie¢5
Reconiiiiejidaiioiis 10 become a 'l'rusttt tend lo conie fTt)m iiiihiii ilie OTgani&iiitsn, pariiciilarl). if Ilie Board lia5
ideiiiilie(I th￿11 Ilie). need sonieone iiiih a parti¢iilaT skill e.L Finance. If I recoii)Ji)ei)di1110115 iiere iiol lo be
SIICCe55fiil Ilieji the posiiion ii'ould be ?L di'enised.
Neil. Tn151ees are requi￿d i(k coinplele an inleTh'iJi' ii.iih ihe chair atMI aiwher irusiee prior io being iioniinaied, to
eiisiire Lin(lid<ile5 fiill! iinder51aThd Ihe ￿)le restK)nsibililies of a Inisicc prioriL) election ap￿)in111]en1.
Tr1151ees nci%-l) elecicit io ilic Iloard of I n151ee5 diirinv Ihe T¢teii-e an iiidiiclit)n Pli ¢k. Iiliieli Loijiaiiis riadiiig
niaierial concemiiiu boili g?eiieral Inistee anil goi'etn<lnLe I￿Ve$. Mie). also aiiend iiiediiigs i%iili ilje Sciiior IX1aiianeiiieiil
Te£l111 10 le<lm c111d beller uD(lersi8nd IKlii FKC (l]￿1es.
Specific iraiiiiiiL) iiould ￿ pro%'idcd il-lhe I'nisiee did alreadi" haie Ihe skills aiid ￿￿1￿ledge ne¢essary'.
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FOR THE I'E.IR F.NDF.D30 SF.PTF.NIBFR 2023
STATENIENT OF TRUStEES' RESPONI SIBILITIES
The tnisiees Iivho are 3150 the diTectors of I"he Dover Counselling Cenire for the purw7ses of conipan). laii,) are
responsible for prepgL ring the Rep)rt of the TtUS¢ee5 and the financial 5talemeThLS in ￿e0rdance ivitli applicable laiv and
United Kingdorn Accounling SiandaTd5 (United Kingdom Generalls. Accepted Accounting Pradicel.
Company laiv reqiiires ihe Inisiees lo p￿￿re financial statemenis for each finAn¢ial )'Vdr ivhieh gil'e a irne and fair vieiv
of the state of atTairs of the chari11( ble conipanj and of Ihe inconiing resources and application of Te5011rces, incliidiiig
Ilie inconie aiid eipendilure. of the charitable eompan}' for thai wi(Ml. In ptrparing those financial siatemejits. the
Irustees are required io
seleci siiiiable accoiintin4 wlicies and ihets appl), Ihem consisienil}'-
observe the rneihod5 and principles in the Chariti. SORP-
ftiake judgenienis and esiiniai¢s thai are reasonable and prudeTrl-
prepare the financial 51aternenls on the going concern b&8is unless it 15 inappropriate 10 PTesume Ihai the eharitable
¢ompany ivill ¢oniinue in business.
The Irustees art reswnsible for keeping proper ￿)￿nI1￿g reco￿$ ivhith dis¢k)se iv1￿) reasoiiable acciirac). at atky tirne
the finajicial p)s11ion of Ihe cliarithble coiiipan}' and 10 eiiable iheni ￿ eiisure tlial the fiiiaiicial staieiiienis ¢oniply iviil)
the Con)panies Aci 2006. The). are also re5w>Trsible for saleguarding ihe asse¢s of Ilie chariiable coii)pan)' aixi hence IOT
taking reL?sonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and otlier irregularities.
In $0 far as ihe inisiees are ai¥are=
there is no relevant aiidit inforwnaiion ofii"hi¢h the charitable compan) s audiiorSa￿ unaiiwe,. aiid
the trustees hal'e laken all steps iliai the). ollghi io hai'e thken to make tliemselN'es al￿1[¢ of an). relevant alldil
i11fo￿all0￿ and lo e51ablish thai ihe audito￿ are aivare of Ihal information.
AIIDII'ORS
Thc ￿ludI10[5. Nlccabe Ford Il'illiaTn8 iyill bE P￿￿)sed foi ￿-ap￿>1￿￿￿tmt • ihe f(Ndiconiing At)nual Generdl Nleeting.
lknis rcport I￿5 been prepared accordance ivith the special provistons of Part 15 of the C.onipanies Aci 21M>6 relating
ApyroN'ed b). order of the Ix>ard of tru51ee5 on ?8 June
sÉgned on its behaifby..
Ir S L Il'el£ vei- Trusiee
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REPORTOFTHE IIYDF.PF.N'DETr4T A(IDITORSTOTIIL TRIISTF.ESOF
THE DOI'ER COIINSFI.I.INI G C.ENTRE
Opinion
Ve haie aiidited the financial 51alernenls of The Ihver Counselling certi￿ (the 'charilable companj'l for the )eaT elided
30 Sepleniber 2023 iihich comprise the SthI￿ne￿I of Firt2ts¢1¥1 Athivilits. the Balaiice Shttl, the Cash Floiv Stalenienl
and ni)ies to the financial 51aternen15. including a 5ummar)' of slonifjc￿it accounliiig polici￿. The finan¢ial rewning
f]xnieii'ork Ilial has been applied in their pre]Mration is applirable and United Kingdom Aeeouniijig StandaTds
(United Kin¥dom Generall) Accepted Acrounling Praclice).
In ouropinion the financial statetnent5'.
give a Iti]e and fair vieiy of Ilie siaie of the chariiable compan) s afTaits as at 30 Sepiemkr 2023 and of ils iiiconiing
resoiir¢e5 application of r¢soiirces, incliiding ils inconie and e.xpendiiure, forlhe )'eai Ihen ended;
hal'e been properl). prepared in accordance i%iih United kingth)m GeneTall)'.4ccepted Accountiiig Practice- and
have been PTepared in accordance ii'iih the requirements ofthe Cojnwiies Ad 2(#)6.
Basis for opinio
Ive coiiducied i)Iir audil in ¢or(lallce i*iih lTrleTnalional Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicable laii..
Our respon5ibililies linder ih05e standards are fijrther described in the Auditors. re4K>nsibililies for Ihe audit of Ilie
rjnaiicial siaiemenis se¢iion of our rewrt. Il'e are Inde￿dent of the chaiilable ¢omp2rt)' In accordance iviih tlie erliical
reqiiiTeiiienls Ilial are relei'ani io oiir alldii of the financial siaiemenis in the UK, incliiding the FRC's Ethical Siaii(lard,
id lie have fulfilled our oiheT eihi¢al res]X>Tb5ibililie5 in accordance iiith these requiremenis. Il'e believe Ilial tlie aiidit
evideiice Ive have obtaijied is suifjcieni aNI appn)priaie io ptDvtde a b25is foroLropinioTh.
Coijeliksioijs relgting lo going ¢on¢ern
lil auditing the financial 51aienienls, li'e haie concluded that the tr115tee5' use of the going concern basis of accouniing in
the preparniion of the financial staienients is app￿prIate.
Based on Ihe i¥oYk lye have perforTtted. li'e have r401 idenltfied an). material yncertainiies rtlaiing 10 ei'enis or coiidiiions
tlTrRI, individuall). or colleciii'el),, tJia%' casi siEiiificani th)ubi on Ihe charithble coiiipan)"s abilii). 10 conlinue as a going
¢oncem fora period of at leasi hyelve morhths from %vhen the financial starement5 are auihorised for issue.
Oiir Te51)on5ibiliiies and the reswnsibiliiies of the In￿leeS iviili res￿ io going COlKern are descriiKd in Ihe relevant
scciiojis of Iliis
Other inforn14?tion
Tlie inisiees are responsible foT the ￿h¢[ bnforniation. The othei infonllaiion Comprises ihe ihfom)aiion tneliided in tlie
Aiiiiiial Report, oiher Ihclll Ilie fithajicial siaienienis and oui Rep)rt of the Indepeiideiii Aiiditors ihereoii.
Oiir opinion on (h¢ financial sthtements d￿$ T￿1 coveT Ihe oiher infomiolioth arf eleepi io the elient Othe￿1.15¢
e¥plictil)' 51aled in our rep)n, li'e do noi e.xpress an). forn] ofassurance conClus￿n thereon.
Iii coiineclioii iviili oiir aiidii of ihe financial siatemet>is, our resp)r￿]bIllI). is kn redd the oilier infomiatioii aiid, in doing
so, coiisider ii'heiher the other infomialion is maietiall)- incon5151eiil ii-iih the financial siaieii)eiits or our kiioilledge
obtaiiied in Ilie iidit or oihenvise iiiai¢riJll! ii)issiaied. If lie ideniif}' sucli n)gL ierial iiiconsisteiicie5 or
pjmieiil iiiaierial niisstsieiiiejiis, li'e are reqiilred 10 ddeniiijie li.1￿her this ei%'e5 rTr5e lo a niateTial Ini551aleintiit iii ilie
fill?LIIClTrI I Slciieiiien¢s Ihernsel¥'es. If. based on the ii-orK- li-e hai'e perfornied. li'e wiiclude (hai tliere is a liiiqieriHI
misslaleiiieiii of tliis oilier tiifoniiaiion, lie are required (o re￿Trrt ihai fact. Il'e h&%'e noiliiiio lo iii this regard.
Inlters on li lii¢h ii"t art requir￿1 fo report bi. eiceplio
Il'c li<ll'¢ iioiliiiigy 10 rE￿)rt in respl￿1 i)f the folli)i%"ine mailers i%lkre Ihe Cliariiies (Accounts and Rewn51 RegTiilatioiis
2008 re4iiires US 10 ￿tK)rt lo )vu if. in oiir opinion..
the iiifonii£iiion ¥ii'en irt ihe Rew)rt of lh¢ Trusiees is incotjsist￿It in am. iiiaierial respect ii-iili Ilie financial
the clicTrriiable ¢ornpani' has not kept adeqiiale accounling wr¢ot(Is= or
the fiiiatlCl?L I siaietiieiiis are JK)I i]1 IIT¢enieni Iiiili ihe aLcouniing records al￿ reiurjis,. or
e hclve iiol recei%'ed all Ilie infornialion and e.xplanaiio]is li-e ￿qll1[¢ foi oiiraudii.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPEN'DEN'T AIIDITORSTO THE TRIISTF.F.S OF
THE DO)'ER COIJliSEI.LlING CEliTRE
Resijonsibililies of truslees
pls explained more full) in Ihe Statement of Tnjsiees. Re4k)nsibilities. the ttusiees Iii,ho are a]so the directors of the
charitable Con1p￿>. for the purwses of ¢ovnpan)' laiy) are restrtinsible for Ihe preparation of the finaiicial stsienienis and
for being Sc11isfied that the). give a true and fair i'iei¥. 01￿ for such internal cMinil as ihe irusiees deierJJiiJie is nece5sarJ'
to enable ilie preparation of financial siatenirnls that are free from niaierial niisslatenieiil. Ivhether due 10 fraiid OT eTf(lT.
In preparing ihe fin&neial sthtemen15, the t￿￿tteS are restx>nsible for assessing the charitable cott)￿ny'S abilil). 10
cort¢iniie as a going coiicern. disclosing, as applicable. maiiets relaied lo going conceni aiid usijig the goiiig concem
basis of accoiiniiiig unless Ihe Iws1tt5 either inlend lo liquidaie the chariiable company or to operaiions. or have
no realisiic alietnalive bill to do so.
Our re5p0115ibilitie5 for the AU(lit ofthe financial sialemell15
Ive I￿￿'e beeii appointed a5 aiidiloT5 linder Seclioji 144 of Ilie Charities ACL 201 l and rel￿ in accordance iviih th¢ Act
and releyant regulations made or having eff¢¢i iheweunder.
Our objectives are lo obiLgin reasonable assutance a￿ut 14"heihei the financial ￿al¢m￿lts Os a ikhole are free froin
maieriiil rni5slalemenl. Ivheiher diie lo frdud or em)r, and io 2 Rerx)rt ofihe Iiidepeiident Auditors that incliides our
opiiiioii. Rcasonable ￿surance is a high level of a55urance. but is not a guaraniee Ihai an audii ¢onduthed in accordance
Iviih ISA5 IUKI iTrill aliva)'5 detect a material missiaiement i￿hen li e.xiys. Nlissi*emeJitS C8n arise froni fraiid or emr
and are coiisidered material if, ItHlividuall)' or in ihe aggre￿1¢. the). could reJ50nabl)' be expe¢ied 10 iiifliientt the
e¢onotnic decisions of iisers taken on the basis of these financial $￿eMents.
IrTegiilarilie5. incliiding fraud, are instances of non-compliance iviih lai&s and regulations. IITe design procedures in liJ)e
viih oiir Te5POn5ibilities, oiiiliiied al￿%£, to deieci malertal Inisstaiei￿Cl1IS iii respeci of I￿e¢ll11ar1lieS, tncliiding fTaiid.
The eitent to iihich our pro¢¢(lures are rapable of ileterling irregularilies inclu11i￿g frav¢l 15 (Iclai1￿1 bcloii-
OIIT i1pproa¢h lo identifj'ing¥ aiid a5se55ing Ihe risks of niaierial missthtejiieiit in respta of irreBularitie& including fraiid
aiid iion-conipliatice ii'iilj lai*s atid re¥ulaiioths. lias as folloiis.-
tli¢ eiigclgeineiil partner e115ured Ilial ihe eJiga£enieni ieajn eollLYiiiel)' liad ilJe8pwopriale coiiipelejice,
capabiliiies and sk'ills 10 ideniif). OT recognise noTr-¢ompliance ii.iih applicable aiid regullc lions-
lie ideiilifjed the la%N's and regulaiions applicable io ihe charithble compan). Ilir()ugli discussions ii'iilj direeioJ5 and
oilier n)clnauellienl, and frojn oiir coninierctal knoii'ledge and c.xperience of chariE)' secior.
fociised oji specific lalis and ]Ygiilaiioos ii"hi¢b i%"e coDsideteJ rDa)' haie adire¢i niaieTiJI effeci on ihe
rilianc1￿7l5laI¢￿ienlS or the operations of Ihe eharitable compan).. ijicluding t1￿ Coiiipaiiies Aa 2006, FRS 102,
.liarilies A¢1 nd R¢g?Lilalions, ta.iation I￿151all0￿. eniplo)-ment and liealih 5afets' legislalioii-
i%'e assessed ihe exteiii olcoijipliatice Iiiih ihe lai%5 and re?ulaiions ideiiiified alx)i-e Ihroueh niaK'Éng etiquiries of
lllclnauciiieiil, 1115pecling corre5wndence,' and
identified lail's and rebiul£11ions ii'ei¢ ¢ommunicaied i%iihin ihe audii ieam wlarl). and Ihe leani mii8ined alern io
instances of non-coii)pliance Ihrou?]ioui Ihe audii.
11.'e asSCSsed the suscepiibilii), of the fjnaneial siaiemeiits io ￿￿[ella1 misstsieni¢nL iticluding a￿aIning an uiidersiandiiig
ofh()ii fniid Iniuhi (Kciir. b).:
niakiiig etiqiiiries of ni£in£1¥enieni as ￿ ilhere ihe)" Conside￿d Ihere ilas susceptibilil). 10 ftaud, Ilieir kiioivl¢d¥e or
acliial. $115pecled ajid c2lleoed fraud-
Lonsidering the inten￿] controls in place io mtligate risks of frdiid and non-complianceiTriili la1&5 and reEiilalion5',
iiiidtT51andiiig Ilie desiy of the chariiable compan) s remilnerdtion wlicie
To addrc55 Ilic risk of frniid ilirough nianagemeni bias alid o%'erride of C￿ltrOl5, li'e..
IKrfL)iiiied anal) lical pnxediires to ideiilify- an) I111115ual or uneipected telalion511ip5'
assessed Iilieilierjiidoeiiieiiis and assuniplions niade in dderniinino the acc(x]niino esiiiiiales ii'ere iiidtCLgllI'e of
pvienli471 bia5', and
iiii'esllg￿c￿Ied Ilie r)Iion1c le behind signifir4nt or unusllal 1rans￿li0￿S.
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REPORTOF THE INI DEPETr4DEPiT,IUDITORSTOTHETRlisfF.ESOF
'rHL IM)I'ER COUINSELLllI G C.F.NTRE
In respor)se to Ihe risk of irregularitie5 and llon-compliance i*iih laiis and ttgulation& i%e dcsigiKd prtKedures i%,hich
iiicluded, bui i¥ere not limited io..
1gTeeing financial 51aletnenl disc105ures to underlying sup￿rtIng d(KumentaiioJi'
enquiring of managen)ent as ￿ actual and ]x)ieniial liligalion and claims- and
r¢vieiving correspondence iyith HMRC. relevant regulators and the chariiablecompan}I5 legal advisors.
Tli¢￿ are inliereiit limilalions in our aiidil pn)cedures described alM)i'e. The ttKbre renioved Il)al la1￿5 aiid itgulatioiis are
froni financial iransaeiions, the less likel). it is thai ive i*ould beconie aivare of non-complian¢e. Auditing staiidards also
liniit the cliidil pr(K-edures required to idenlifj. non-conipliat]ce ii'iih lai¥s and regulations to enquir). olihe direciors and
otlier nianagemeni and ihe InspeLlion ofre¥ul3ioJi' and legal cortestK)ndence. if an)'_
Taierial rni55talenients that arise due to fraud ean be lianler io deieci ih2n ihose tliat arise from error as they may involve
deliberate eoncvdlmeni or ¢ollusion.
A fiirther description of our reswFnsibilities for the audi¢ of the financial ￿ateMen15 is I[￿ed on ihe Fin￿l¢la1 Reporting
C.oiin¢il's iveb511e al i￿￿v.frc.0rs.UklaUd1iotsre5tK￿S1biIl1ieS. This deseription fomis part of our Report of the
Indepetideni Illldiiors.
Use ofour report
Thi5 Teport is made solely io the eharithble company's Inksw, as a tKKI)', in acairdance iviih Part 4 of tlTre Charilies
(Accoiints and Rew)rtsl Regiilations 2008. Our audit ii'ork has been undertak'eii so that ive mighi State lo the ¢h2riiable
cojiipany's Inisiees those maiters lye ale Tequi￿￿ io stsie io Ihem ITr aTh audilots. reiM)rt and for tjo other purw)se. To the
fiillesi extent peThiitted b). laiv. ii"e do nol accepl or assume re5wnsibility' lo ath)'one other than the charitable Compan).
and ihe ehariiable ¢ompan) S trusiees as a iKxl)'. foroui audi¢ iyork". fot this rew￿, or forihe opinions li'e have fomied.
Mccabe Ford Illjlliaiiis
C.hc1rtered Accounlaii15 aiid Staliltory Aiidilors
LIiL)iblc 10 aci as an audiior in iems ofSe¢iion 1212 ofihe C.omp)nies Ad 2006
Chclrlion I loiise
Doiir street
DOVER
Keni
CT16 IBL
28 Jiine 2024
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TIIE DOI'ER COUI) SELLING CEN'TRE
STATEIllE.%'T OF FlIY.4liCIAL ACtIl'lTIES
FOR THE I'EAR EINDED 30 SEPTEIIIBER 2023
2023
Total
runds
2022
T￿al
funds
Unrestricied
fijiids
Resirieted
fur
IIN'CO)IE A￿'D ENDOII'hlENI TS FROIll
tbiil¢ tIOll5 aiid leoacie5
3,000
950
Chiirifable actii'ities
1.610.198
3.68)
2.910
1,610,198
3,685
135,290
26,125
70.844
1,648,703
2,376
198,993
Siipervi5ion
132.380
26,12S
Recniitnient,leain building events and i%ellbeing
Coi'id impact salary 5UPPOrt
lji'esiment inctsme
4,017
4.017
256
Total
1,694,654
158,505
.853,159
.851,278
F.KPF.NI DITIIRE OIN
1,548,856
1.660.048
1.601,886
EI. INI COIllE
145,798
29,476
47,-113
129.476)
249.392
Tri?ll5fers betm'een funds
17
et moi'ement in fun(ts
175,274
17.837
249,392
RFCONI CILlplTION' OF FIIINDS
Tol4tl fiinds broiighi fonvard
1,720,998
15.191
.736,189
1,486,797
TOTAL FUINDS CARRIF.D FORII'ARD
1,896,272
33,028
1,929.300
.736,189
The noies rom pan ofihese fJJiancial stat￿*¢ni$
Pa¥ell

1"IIE DOI'ERCOUIN SELLll*G CEliTRE
B.4L4NCE SHEF.T
30SEwfEIIBER 2023
2023
Total
funds
2022
Total
funds
UnTesiti¢ted
funds
Restri¢ied
fund5
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible asseis
Inveslrnent5
12
13
236.292
236,292
248,064
236293
236,293
248,065
CIIRREN'I. ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
612.956
612,956
1,217,159
658.074
935.430
33.028
1,797,087
33,028
1.830,115
1,593,504
CREDITORS
An)ounts falling diie iyithin one yvdr
1137.1081
(137.1081
1105,3801
'F.T ClIRRF.￿'T ASSETS
1.659.979
33,028
1,69.3,007
1,488,124
TOTAL ASSF.TS LESS CURREN'T
LI.4BII.ITIES
1,896,272
33,028
1,929,300
.736.189
INEI. ASSETS
1,896,272
1,929,300
.736,189
FIINI'DS
Uiire51ricled funds
17
1,896,272
33,028
1.720,998
'i-o-rAL Fllll DS
1,929.300
1,7.16,189
The charitable conipat])' is ejiiiiled io e.Kempiion from audit under Seaion 477 of die C￿11PanieS Act 21N)6 for the )'ear
ended 30 S¢plenibeT 20?"
The iiienibers have not dewsiled notice, pursuani lo Section 476 of the Compnie5 Act 2006 trquiring an au(lii of Iliese
The Inisiees ackntsii ledge their restx)n5ibilities for
lal
e11511rinc) Ill￿71 Ilie c1141riiable C￿lipali). keeps accouniino records thai coiiipl). iiiih Sectioiis 386 al￿ 387 of the
Con1p￿lI11¢S Act ?006 aiid
prepciriii! fin{Iiicial 5taletneiit5 i*hich giie a twue and fair i'iJi- ofihe Yale of affairs ofihe charitable coJiipan)- as
al ilie end of eL?ch fiiiancial )-edr alid of lis surplus or dcficii for eKh financiiil )-ear in accor(lance ii'iili Ilje
reqiiirellienls of SectlOll5 394 and 39$ and iihich oilieThii5e cotnpl)- iiiih the requir¢ill¢iiiS ofilie coll1￿171eS Act
21K>6 relating lo finatlLial sthieInen￿ $0 faras applicable io Ilje charitable coJnpan%'.
Ibl
Tliese fiiiancial siaiement5 hai'e aiidiled iiTrd¢i Ihe teqiiir¢ment50f Se¢¢ion 14£ of the Charilies Ilci ?01 l.
The JK)ies fomi part ofthese financial SL9t￿lients
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TIIE DOI'ER COINNISELLIN'G CEN'TRE
B.4LAINC.F SHF.F.T- continued
311 SEl￿E￿I]BER 21123
These f￿ancial slatenients have been prepaTrd in aCCordar￿e %Yiih the proi'ision5 applicable lo charilable wnipanies
subje¢1 to the small companies regtnie.
The fitlancial 51alement5 Ivere approved b), Ihe Bowd of T￿￿tee5 and auiknrised for issue on 28 June 2024 and iyere
signed on Lis behaifby..
Mr S L IVeavei- TTUStee
The notes forni part of Ihese finan¢ial sthtements
Pape 1.1

TIIE DOI'ER COllINSELLlING CENTR£
C.4SH FLOII, sr.4TElI IENT
FOR THE I'F..IR ENDED 30 SEPTEIIIBER 2023
2023
2022
N￿e5
Cash fl011'5 frorn operAting gctil'ities
Cash gerter￿ed from operations
280,816
73.987
Nel cash provided b). operating aclii'ilies
280.816
73.987
Cash llom's froni inl'esting ¥¢121"ilies
Piiilhase of langkble fixed a55ets
Interest received
13.104 }
4.017
{4.518)
256
Nel casli provided b)'/(used In) ini'esting a¢tii'ilies
913
{4,2621
ChthThge ith ¢i?5h cash equii'alents i
the rei)ortiiJg IKrioil
(.-?1 sh Cli sh tyiii%'alenls At the
beginning of the reporting period
281.729
69,725
93i.430
865,705
sh an(1 cash equi¥Mlenls at the end or
Ihe reporling perio(1
.217,159
935.430
The n(Mes fomi part of these financial slatemeiit5
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TIIE DOI'ER COUNSELLING CENI'TRE
'OTES TO THE CASH FI,OII' ST,i'fEIIF.NT
FOR THE 1'F￿11R EINDED30 SEPTE)IBER 2023
RECOIL CILIATIOS OF INET IIN'COIIE TO liET CASH FLOII, FROII OPERATING ACTII'ITIES
202.1
2022
Net income for the reporting period (#$ per the Siatement of Fingncial
249,392
A(ljustnients for:
DepTe¢i#iioii Chic Tge5
Loss on disrM)sal of fi.Ked asseis
Interest receiN'ed
Decreasellincreasel in debiows
IncT¢ase in creditors
14.228
648
14.017)
4.f,Iig
31.728
20,226
{2561
{223,2381
27.86.1
Nel cash proi'ided bi. oper&tions
280.816
73.987
A￿ALl'S]soF C.HAJI GF.S Ih, N'ET FUN'DS
AI 1.10.22
Cash floiv
AI 30.9.23
i ei ea5h
C'cTrsIi I bank and tn hand
935.430
281,729
1,217.159
935.430
281,729
1,217,159
Total
9.15.430
281,729
,217.159
lThe iioies forni part of these financial slatenienis
Paqe IS

THE DOI'ER C.OUI% SELLIING CENTRE
OTES TO THE FIN.4ICI.4LSTATEI1IE￿Ts
FOR'I"IIL I E.4R EINDED 30 SEPTEIIIBER 202J
STATirroR)' INFO￿lIATIoN1
The Dover Coujiselling Cenire is an incorwbraled charil). registered in England. Mi¢ Charitable conipany's
registered number, princi￿] addre55 and nature of ymions cart be found in (he Report of Trustces.
The financial siaiemenis are ptesenled in 51erling iyhich is the fiuiLXi¢)nal currcnc). of the charity..
ACCOIl￿TIN1'G POI.ICIES
Bgsi$ of preparing the financial slaternents
I he finatici&l siaiem¢nis of the ¢hatilable compan}.. iiliich is a public kniefit enliti" under FRS 102. haN'e beeii
prepared in accordance iviili the Cljariiies SORP {FRS 1021 'AccoiintiDg a[￿ RetK)rtin? b), Chariiies.. Siaieiiie￿l
of Reconimended Practice applicable to chaTilÉes preparing their ￿0￿n(S in accordance ivith the Financial
Rewrting Siandard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 {effeciii'¢ l Janiiary 20191,,
Financial Rep)rtin¥ Standard 102 The Financial Rcwrnin8 Standard applicable in the Uk and Rcpiiblic ol
Ire11c nd, aiid the Companies Act 2006. The fit*an¢ial stale￿£￿¢$ hai'¢ been prepared Ul￿er ihe hisiori¢al cosi
cotiveniion, lviih the exception of iniestnienls ii'liicli are included ai mark-et i'alue.
In¢ome
All inconie 15 recognised in the si￿tt￿ent of Financial Actii'ilie5 Otlce the charity ha5 enliileinent lo the fitnd5. il
is probable that the income ivill be received and the amouni Can be me¥Atred reliabl),.
ATnoiinls recoverdble on contrdcl are based on the stsge of conipleiiw ofongoing counsellin¥ eases ivithiii ihe
AQP eontrdcts. These have been calculated on a sessional basis.
F.Ipen(lilure
Liabiliiies are ￿CognISed a5 expenditure a5 51MTrn a5 there is a le£al or consinictilr oblioatioii coiiijiiittiiig the
¢hclTit) to that c.¥pendiiiire, ii is probable that a itansfer ofrfonomic benefils iiill be reqiiired in geiilernenl ¢liid
(lie aniLiiinl ofihe obligation can be Ineasured reliabl).. El￿nd11￿re is %couiiied for oji an accriigL Is bLgSiS atid lias
been classified under lJeadin¥s thai aggregaie all cost T¢lal¢d lo Ili¢ caiegot).. Il'her¢ ¢ost5 caiiiiol be direLIIy
aiiribiited lo particular headinos the), liai'e been all￿aled 10 aciiiilies a IMSiS consisieni Iviih ihe Iise of
resoLirces.
Tangible fiieil 4?55ets
DeprLLiaiiiiii is pr()i'ided ai the folloiving annual rates in order lo iirile off each a5sel oi'eT its estimated 155eful
Freehold propert).
Fiilures and filttngs
Siraight line over 50 )'eaTS
21PioOIJ COSI
I'aAatiDIi
The chaTi¢)' 15 ¢i¢mpl f￿)￿ cor￿ratIOn t&K on lis ehariiable xtii'iiies.
UiiresiiiLl¢(I fiiiid5 can be used in accordance iviili ihe cliariLgble objecti%Ys ai ihe discreiion of ihe Iriisiees.
Resiricled fiiiid5 caii oiil}' be used for particlllar resiriLied purKK)ses i%'iihin Ihe objeLlS of ilie eharil).. ResiriLtii)ns
.grise iihen specified bi" Ihe donoror iwhen fil￿15 are rnised for particular resiricied pu￿￿ses.
Fiirthei eiplanalion ofthe naliire and p￿r[￿or eaclj fund is included iji Ilie notes 10 Ilie fii)atJcial siaietiienis.
Ilire i)iii'cliid se aiid l*)sing coniniitvients
R¢iil¢ils Pli id under opcraiiii(r leases an. ¢haw¥ed io Ihe 5th1￿7)e￿I of Fithin¢ial Adii"ilies on a sini¥lii liiie basis
'er Ihe of Ihe lease.
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THE I)OI'ER COUIISELLING CEhTRE
OTES TO THE FlI%'.4NCIAL STATF.IIF.Tr4TS- tontÈThued
FOR I'FIE I'E.4R EINDED 30 SEwfEIllBER 2023
DOYATIOIN'S PIND LEG.4CIES
2023
2022
Donations
.1,000
950
IIYI'ESI'IIIENf ILYCONIE
202.1
2022
Bank interest receivable
4.017
I￿(011]E FROI)I CHARITklBLE AC-III'II'IES
2023
2022
Aaiviry.
Coiinselling
Counsellitig
SupeTh'ision
Trdinin
Training
Recnliin)ent,￿M bJildin¥ ￿'ent5 aTwJ
velliEing
Co%'id impaci salaT)' SUp￿)rt
AQP coiin5elling
.oiinselling
Supervision
HF.F. fiindin
Training
1.430,75f
179.443
3,685
132,380
2,910
I.4￿,693
158,010
2,376
198,W3
InJiova(ion fund
Covid c05t ￿l[￿b￿[sement
26,125
70,844
1,846,142
1,850,072
CIIARI-I'ABLE AITII'ITIE.SCOSTS
Siipport
cosis (see
note 7)
Dirtt
Costs
Totals
Counselling
1.224.384
1,660,048
SiIPPORT C.-OSTS
Goi'emance
cosis
Other
Totals
Coiinselling
427.640
8.024
43.5.664
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OTF.S TO TIIE FIN.4I%C-IAL ST.4TEIllENTS- continued
FOR THE I'E.4R F.NDF.D30 SEVI'EIIBLR 2023
SIIPPORT COStS- tontinued
£iipt)ort C0515, incliided in the alM)%'e. are as folloivs:
Oiher
2023
2022
Total
activitie5
C￿l￿selling
Ivages, naiiothal insurance and p¢n5l0115
Staff Iraijiing and supervision
Hire ofequipmeni
203,792
33,112
7.988
163,585
30,712
7,987
9.698
1.828
3,062
7.835
24,581
27.076
85,332
1,750
-3,66.1
4,162
Raies and iyater
Insurance
Light and heal
Telephone
Repairs and maintenance
Office eipetises
Legal profe55ional fees
Bad and doubiful debis
Adi'ert15ing
Garden therapy
Siindr).
Bajik charges
Depreciation of iajigible fixed asseis
Loss on disposal of fixed a55etS
3.522
8,621
8.873
30.539
9).784
(11.249)
168
-1,950
25.279
,395
20,015
l.-B98
20,226
427,640
412,910
Goi'ernknce tosis
2023
)022
Total
Couiiselling
Aiiditors, reniunerdiion
8.024
6,412
E-r iNc0)I￿{EXPEN1 DITliREI
Nlel incoinellexpendiliite) is Slatrd after chargingllcrediltngl..
20?3
20?2
IKiidil()t5' Teiniineralion
DLpreciaiioii- oitriied i155eis
8,024
14.2?8
7.988
6)8
6,412
7,987
Loss oil disposal olfjied a55e15
Oilier operniiJi£ leases
9,698
Coiiliiii￿d...

THE DO)'ER COllNISELLll*G CENTRE
I O'I'LS TO THE FINI',ITr4C.1.4L S'r.￿TE￿IE￿f5- continued
FOR TFIE I'E.4R EJDED31b SEvfEIllBER 2023
TRUSTEES, RE￿71￿NF.RATlOl%, AliD BEliEFITS
There ivere no tyuste¢s' ren1une￿IO￿ oroiher benefits for the )'edr e￿Ied 30 Sep*mber 2023.
Tru$1ee5' expenses
Tnisiees expen5e5 allioiinling to £807 (2022 £609) ii'ere reiinbursed to three Trustees during the )'ear12022
vol for trdvel expenses.
io.
STAFF COSTS
Total siaff wsis iYer¢ as folloivs=
2023
2022
Vages and salaries
S￿la1 se¢iiTity costs
Pensiojis
1,038,699
98.W5
18,199
969,655
87.543
16,474
,1_55,893
1,073,672
The average moD(hl)' number ofetnplo}ees thiring the )'edr ivas as folloiis=
2023
33
2022
35
Average numberofernploytts
l emplo)'ee received emolunients in excess of£60,(KK> {2022- 1).
cO￿1PAR.￿TII.Es FOR TFIF STklTF.IllENT 01 TrlIN'.4NI C'l.4L ACTII'ITIES
Unre51ricl
funds
Restricted
ruttds
Total
fuiids
I￿,CollE kliND ENI DOII'IIIEINTS FROIV
DonLiIIoIis nd leg£1L jes
950
9iO
I'hilritable cliiitie5
I,￿8.703
2.376
1,648,70.
Siipervi5ion
TTaining
198,993
In%'e5tnienl inconie
?56
I'ot4?1
1,652.?85
198,993
1,851,278
EIPEIDITI',RF. O
Counselling
1,427.W2
17.1.894
-601,886
F.T INC'O.IIE
224.?9.3
34.6?$
249,-792
Ti'#ii%f¢i'5 I)ct￿￿en fiin(Is
Nel mo%'emeiJt in fuii(Is
2$8.918
19,4?61
249,392
RF.C'ONC'II.I..ITION OF F iINDS
IoiLI1 fujids brou¥lii toTh%ard
1,462.080
4,717
1.486,797
TOT,11. FIIND.8 C'..%RRIF-.D FORII'.-IRD
1.720.W8
1,7.16,189
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THE DOI'ER COUNI SELLINI'G cE￿TRE
'OTES'I-O-I"IIE FlIl.4NI Cl.4L ST.4TEIIEliTS- ¢ontiTru¢d
FOR TIIF I'E.&R FNI DF.D30SFvfEIIBFR 2023
12.
TANGIBLE FINED ASSETS
Fi¥tures
FreelK)Id
proiKrt)'
riltings
Totals
COST
Al l October 2022
tldditions
Disposals
252.057
121,234
373.291
3,104
110,651)
AI 30 September 2023
252.057
113,687
365.744
DEPREC'I.4TION
At l October ?02?
Charge for )'ear
EliThinated on diswl
24,725
5.041
I(K>,502
9.187
110.003)
12.5.227
14,228
110.0031
AI 30 Septe￿ber 2023
29,766
99.686
NE"r Book I'ALUE
At 30 Septernber 2023
222,291
14,001
216,292
AI 30 Septtmber 2022
227,332
20,732
248,064
13.
FIIFD tlSSET INI'ESTIIIENTS
Shares iii
groiip
ui)dertak-iii¥s
I l (k'iL)bi'r ?0?? and.10 Sepiember 2023
N'EI. BOOK 1'.4LiIE
IKI.30 Sepieiiiber ?0?.3
èl130 Sepieniber2022
Miere ii'ere no invesimeni assets outside ihe UK.
Tlie ¢onipan} s ini'esimenis ai the balaoce she¢t date in the share capithl of conipanie5 incliide the folloi*iii¥:
11151)ire-Coiiip42S5ion l.t(I
Re&yisier¢(l uflic¢.' Hoiizon Hoiise, G￿10￿ Road, Il'hiifield, tk)i'er. CT16 2ET
Nlatiire of busiiiess.. Doniiajii
Class of shart..
Ordinary.
IMTrldiii£

"IHE DOI'ER COUF4SELLIliG CEN'TRE
NOTES TO THF. FIN..IN'C"IAL STATEhlENTS- continued
FOR TIIE I"E.4R EliI)F.D 30 SLP"l-EIllBER 2023
14.
DEB"I'ORS: AIllOI1￿￿s FklLLING DiIE II'ITHIN, O,NE I'EAR
2023
2022
Trade debtors
Amoiinis recoverable on conlrdct
Other debtors wid accrued
income
474.235
138,721
495.673
161,795
606
612.9$6
658,a74
CREDITORS: AlIlOIINTS FALLIIN'G DIIE II'ITHIN ONF. I'F...IR
2023
2022
S(Kial seciiril) and other taxes
Siiiidry creditors and deferred income
27,475
1(19.633
25,198
80.182
137.108
105.380
16.
LEAs1￿c AGRF.EhlENTS
liiiiniiin) lease pa}'rnenls under TK)n-ca￿￿jlab1e operating leases fall di* a5 lo11m￿s=
20?3
2022
Il'iihin oiie }'ear
Be¢%i'een one and five )'Vdrs
5.987
5.488
5,987
11.476
11,475
17,463
17.
IIOI'FIIF.liT IN, FIINI DS
Tra115feTS
b￿lleen
At
1.10.22
￿￿￿eMet)I
fli￿19
Ai
30.9.23
Ilnrc5tricte(I fun(Is
Genetal lun(J
1,720,998
145,798
29.476
1,896.272
Re5ti'icte(I flind5
Healih E(ILIL471ioii England
?3.618
23.69)
{29.476)
9,133
2.3,69)
47.-113
(29:476}
33.028
TOT,IL F IIINDS
1,929,300
Colliiniicd...

THE DOI'ERCOUNI SELLIliG CEliTRF.
DIOTES TO THE FlIN.4NCI.4L St.4TElI IENTS- conti￿U<d
FOR TIIE I'E..IR ENDFD30SEPTE,IIBF.R 202J
17.
IOI'F.NIENI T IIN, FUN'DS- continued
Net moytmelll in fitnd5. included in the are &s folloivs=
I￿¢0￿11ng
resource5
Resources
eX￿nded
Movement
Clnrestrict￿l funil$
General fund
1.694.654
11,-548,8561
14S,798
Restricted funds
H¢31ili Ediicalion Englar
Innovation Fund
132,380
26.125
1108.762)
12,4301
23.618
23,695
1$8.505
47,313
TOTAI. FllINDS
,853.159
{1.660.0481
Comparalii'es for mol'ernent IN funds
Nd
Trnisfers
Ai
1.10.21
ijiovemejit
in fiiTKis
At
30.9.22
fllnds
Unrestri¢1￿1 funils
Gellenl fiind
1.46?.080
?24.29.3
34,625
1.720.IJ)8
Restrict￿1 futhd$
Ilealili Ediicalion Eng[￿ld
24.717
25.OY)
134,62_$1
TOTAL FI1NDS
1.486.797
?49,-392
1.7.16.189
Con)paTalive nel tno%'enient in filt￿& itKludtd ihe aiKki'e are as follo1￿-.
Resources
expended
Moi'eiiienl
in fiinds
rtsoiirces
[Inre5tricte(I funils
Geii¥nl liiii
1,65? 285
{1.427:Iy)21
224,293
Reslricte(I fiin(Is
Hecilih F.clii¢<l11(¥n Fn¥land
198.W3
{173,8941
25,099
-roT.41. FI',NDS
1.8)] ?78
11.601.886)
249,392
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THF DOI'LR COUTiSELLIliG CETr4'TRE
NOTESTOTHE FIN'AINCIAL ¥fATENIF.hTS- continued
FOR THE I'EAR EP4DED 30SLPTEIllBER 2023
17.
IOl'EIllETr4'T IN FIIN'DS- continued
A current )'ear 12 ijionihs and ptior)'tar 12 monihs combined p)siiion is as follo1￿=
Net
iovenieni
in fu]Kls
Transfers
beiiieen
fijiids
Ai
1.10.21
Al
30.9.23
Unreslricled funds
General fiind
1.462.080
370.091
64.101
1,896.272
Restricted fun(Is
Health Educ￿10￿ Englat
Innovaiioii l.'und
24,717
48,717
23.695
(64,1011
9,333
23,69.%
24.717
72.412
164,101)
33.028
TOTAL FIINDS
1.486,797
442.503
1,929.300
A ciirrent )'ear 12 months and prior j'ear 12 TnMth5 coMbined net moirTnent in fi￿ds. included in the aknve ate
s folloiv5=
I￿Orning
reg)urces
Resources
expeiided
Movenieni
in funds
Unrestricte(I funds
Genernl fund
3.346.939
12.976.848)
370.091
Re5ti'icte(I fiinds
Healih Edii¢il1ion F.n¥land
Innovation Ftiiid
331.373
26,12)
(282,6$61
12,4.101
48,717
23.695
357.498
{28$ 0861
72.412
TOT,11, FllINDS
3,7(H,437
13,261,934)
442,$03
Il¢#lih F.Iluca¢ioii F
Restricted fr-unds
FuJJdin
f r Trainin
The charity. receil'ed Iiiiiding fn)Jii 14ealili Ediicaiion Eiiolaiid ioialliiie £132.380 120?2 £198.9931 diiriiiL ilie
)'ear li) Lx)nliibiil¢ lo Ihe 5alarie5. sliidi- costs and eipens¢5 of staff niembers ii-1K) ii-ere 51iid!'ii)LTr 10 becoiiie eiiliei.
qILL21ified Higli liiieTlSlI)' Therapist or Ps)"¢hologii?I Il'ellbein¥ P￿titI(￿r. Eipense5 duriiio
the )'ear lolalle(I
£108,76212022- £17i.8941.
Siirpliis funds traiisferred acn)ss io unresiricied funds once stsff nienibers. training il'as coniplded £?9,476
120?2. £.34,62i}.
Innoi'alion fiiiid
Fiiiidiiig of £?6.12i li'a5 receii'ed lo aid recnjiinient and retenlion of Ihe iiorK"force in pantcular, the coiiiisellors
¥iorkforce, and proi'ide i4ellbeinpllea￿ biiildillu ei'ents Ihrou¥h Ihe Irdr. Eipen5e5 diirino the )"ear lolalled
£2.430.
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NOI'ES TO-IIIL F INI .4ICIAL STATE)IF.liTS- coiilinued
FOR TIIF I'F.,IR F.INDED 30 SEP"I-E.IJBLR 2023
18.
RELATF.D P*lRTI' DISCLOSURES
There ii'ere no related party 1rd[￿lIonS for the )'earended 30 SeptemF*r 2023.
19.
CO,IIPANI' LlhllTED BI. GUAtL4NTEE
The charitable company is limited by gi￿vantee and has no share capital. Every iiieiiibei of the comwiy
Iitidertake4 In ihe eveni of the ivfftding up of the compan)., to CoillTi￿ie sucli anioullt as nia}' be necessary not
¢xceediiig £1 eacli.
20.
POSI BALANCE SHEET El'EIlTS
Il'ith effect frojii ihe 31 Nlarch 2024, the ChariLible Coinpan). ii'iihdM%' froni Providing the NHS Talk'ing
Theiapie5 corilract for Kenl and Nqediva)" on behalf of NHS EnDland. Ai the eNI of the coiiirdci. siaff Iillked to
providing Ihe service i%'ere transferred ￿nder TUPE ￿ ihe rtplacemeni txovider.
The Trusiees have apprdis¢d the advanthges available fn)m its exisiing actii'ilies lo build on it5 ¢urreni
Tepuiaiion for qualit). aiid level of 5ervÉce. The). have Sel up plans for fyiute aciion (o eJMble Ilie Charitable
Cotnpan) 10 coniinlle as a going concem.
As part of Iheir plans, Ihe). have creaied a n¢iv. more m￿leM idellilty, and establi5kd neiv clwnselling and
rnenlal liealih sern'ices, Iviili neiy projects 10 come on Si￿an1 in ihe folloi%ino feii months.
They have Inel iviih oiljer mental healih providers iytih a i'l￿V lo fijture joint -C(Kpe￿tlts￿, Ivhi¢h haNe re¢eii'ed
posilii'e feedback", and recniited 51aff to best siiil the Op￿)rI11171tIes and ¢halleii?es facin¥ ilie Cliariiable
CompL2llJ going fonvard.
The Tnisiees have a55e55ed thai the ¢utr¢nl and future sources of fiiThling aJMI supw)rt for the Charitable
Conipan), iyill be niore than for the Chariiable Compan)'s iieeds.
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