COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER N1054802
AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ACCOUNTS
31 OCTOBER 2023
Charity Number XR 14107

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
CONTENTS
PAGE
Trustees, annual report
Independent examiner's report to the members
Statement of financial activities {incorporakn'ng the income
and expenditure account)
Statement of Financial Position
Notes to the accounts
9-13

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
The trustees, who are also directOTS for the purposes of company law. present their ￿P)rt and the
unaudited acci)unts of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2023.
Registered charity name
(Company Limited by Guarnntee)
Aurora Counselling Services
Charity registrgtion uumber
XR 14107
Company rtgistr8lioD Dumber
NIO54802
Registered offiee
46B Racecourse Road
Deny
BT48 8DS
Tbe trustees
The trustees who served the charity during the F¢ri(Ml were as follows:
Tery Ikiwney (Director)
Joan Collumb (Director)
Bronagh Mcmonagle (Secretary)
John Kelly (Director)
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEME
Governing Document
Aurora Counselling Services is a company limited by guarantee and accepted as charitable by HMRC
under reference XR 14107. The company was incorwrated on 19th April 2005. The company was
established under a M¢mornndum of Association which established the objects and w)wers of the
company and is governed by Ats Articles of Association. The liability of members is limited in that
every memkr of the company undertakes to contribute an amount not C￿e¢ding £1 in the event of the
Company bein8 wound up.
Reernitment and Apwintment of the Trustees
Under the requirements of the Memordndum and Articles of Association unless otherwisc d¢termin¢d
by the company in General Meeting the number of Trustees shall not be less than four. are
elected to serve only until the next Annual General Meeting at which they shall the be eli8ibl¢ for re-
election. All memkrs of the Board of TTUStees give th¢ir time voluntarily and received no benefits
from the ¢hartty.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
{COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (conlinue
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Aurora Counselling Services is 2 not-for-profit organisation committed to making 2 positiv¢ diff¢r¢nc¢
in the Community. The company is established to r¢lieve suffering and distress and advance education
among people in Derry and the surrounding are& wtthout distinction of age, religion. se4 or political
opinion, and in particular to provide counselling and support Servic￿ to people in n¢ed. While
committed to providing prof¢ssionaI quality advice services to clients. our primary goals are social
improv¢ment. We aiTn to make a dIffe￿nCe by:
l. Genernting income to invest in fLth community regenerdtion.
2. Providing a highquality local servi¢¢ to the community.
We deliver a vartety of therapeutic services to adults, teenagers and children presenting wrth
emotional and mental wellbeing ditTiculties. We off¢r counselling. cognitive khavioural therapy
psy¢hotherdPy. complementary therdpie4 life Co￿h1ng and personal development programmes.
ACIUEVETrLENTS AND PERFORMANCE
During year end Oct 2023 Aurora pmvided talking therapies and wellbeing services to 122 adults and
51 ¢hildr¢n and young peopl¢ supwJrt¢d by funding from the Victims and Survivors Service and
contracts with ￿h(K)IS and GP'S.
Aurora also worked itt partnership with Kidz Playtim¢ CIC to d¢liv¢r a range of play based l¢aming
progrdmmes to parents and children to help nurture young children's cognitive. emotional and social
development in line with our early intervention approach. This work was supported by funding
received from the PHA small grants fund administered by the CLEAR project and by social support
fvnding from the Victims and survivo￿ S¢ryice. This work has facilitated the developmeTEt of stronger
links ktween Aurora and young families acro&8 the ctty and has helped make our work more visible
to aid tase of acce&s and r¢f¢rral to our th¢rwutic seryices.
Additionally* we also piloted th¢ deliv¢ry of family therapy sessions during this year with
positive outcomes achieved. This has further enhanced the range of services and support we can
provide to families os we s¢¢k to expand our service model and develop a more family centred focus.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Trustees have a risk management strategy wblch consists of estsblishing a syst¢m of id¢ntifying
risks and mitigating such risks.
The Trustees are aware of the major risks to which the charity is cxp)s¢d. Wh¢r¢ appropriate, systems
of pr(￿￿ur¢S have been established to miligate the risks the chartty faces. Internal control risks are
minimised through the prc*edure5 for authortsation of all transactions and projects. The Trustees have
assessed the major risks to which the charity is exwsed and ar¢ satisfied that systems a￿ in place to
mitigat¢ exposure.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (¢¢ntinu•¢Q
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
FINAI¥CIAL REVIEW
Total incoming resources for the y¢or wer¢ £183.902 of which approximately W/• was genernted
from grants and th¢ provision of counselling service& IlJ/o from voluntary donations and 00/0 from
other resout¢es. Total resources expended by the charity were £174,478. Approximatsly 990/0 of this
was expended on direct charitable activitie5 and 10/0 on governance costs. The balance on total funds at
the year-end was £23.202 of which £3.382 were unrestricted in nature, and £19,820 were restricted.
Reserves Policy
The trustees Consider it prudent to hold monies in reserv¢ in the ¢v¢nt that Unfo￿S¢¢n circumstances
should lead to financial dilficulti¢s which might put the future of its employment capacity. users, well-
being and general charttable Work in jeopardy. The trustees have established a reserves policy to
ensure the stability of the missiow progrdmmfy employmenL and on-going orKration5 of the charity.
Free reserves are defined by the tTUStets as those funds freely available for use as the charity so
detsrmines and th¢r¢by excludes any restricted or desiwted funds. A fornial policy on Teserves has
been agreed by the trustees which stipulate that reserves be maintaiTked at a level which ensures that
the charity's core activvty could continue during a peric*l of unforeseen difficulty. A proportion of
reserves are maintain¢d in a readily realisable fonn. The trustee's policy is that the amount of fire
reserves should reflect three months expenditure plus any addttional core costs. Basd on 2022123
expenditure (excluding depreciation) of £172,320 that amoutkt would be £43.080. Free reserves as at
3 1st O¢tob¥ 2023 are £19.820. The trustees continue to Strive to build a general level of r¢s¢tv¢s in
accordance with their policy so that they will k able to continue the current activities of the chartty. In
the Short tsrm, the trust¢¢s have also considered the exlent to which existing activities and expenditure
should be curtail¢(L should circumstallc￿ ￿lSe.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (coMinu8dJ
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Tr￿SteeS. Report and the financial ststements in
accordance wilh applicable law and regulations.
Charity Law r4uires the Trustees to prewdre fuvdncial statements for each financial year. Under that
law the Trustees have ¢l¢¢ted to prep¥re the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (Unitd Kingdom Accounting Standards and &ppli¢abl¢ law)
and with th¢ Statement of Recommend¢d Pra¢tic¢ "Ac¢ounting and R¢porting by Charities" Under
the relevant legislation the TTUStees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied
that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and in the net movement in fijnds
for that period. In pr¢paring the financial statements appropriate accounting policies have been used
and applied conststently. and reasonable and prudent judgements and estimaies have been prepared on
the going concern basis and in ￿OrdanC¢ wtth applicabk Accounting Standards. In preparlng th¢s¢
financial stat¢ments. the Trnstees are required to:
l. Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the applicable Chartti¢s SORP
3. Make judgements and accounting ¢stimat¢s that a￿ T¢asonabl¢ and prudent. and
4. Prepare Financial Ststements on the going concern b&sis unless it is inappropriate to assume
that the Charity will continue on that basis.
The trustees are re5wnsiTr>le for keeping adequate records that comply with section 386 of the Act and
for preparing financial stat¢m¢nts which giv¢ a true and fair view of the of the state of affairs of the
ch￿lty as at the eTEd of the financial year and of its In￿nIng r¢sour¢es application of resource
including its income and expenditure, for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of
s¢¢tions 394 and 395 and othenvis¢ comply with th¢ requir¢m¢nts of th¢ Compani¢s Act 2006 relating
to fin&n¢ial statements, so far as applicable io the chartty.
l￿DEPENDENT EK4MINER
Noel Crossan F.C.A has been ff-app)inted as independent examiner for the ensuing y¢ar.
Regist¢r¢d office".
46B Ra¢e¢ourse Road
D¢ny
BT48 8DS
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Joan Collumb

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AURORA
COUNSELLING SERVICES (COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year fflded 31 October 2023 which atr set out on pages 7
to 13.
RESPECTtVE RESPONSIBILIThES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMtNER
The trustees (who a￿ a]so the directOTS of Aurord Counselling Se￿iCes (Company Limited by
Guarantee) for the purposes of company law) are resrM)nsible for the prep2rntion of the accounts. The
trust¢¢s wnsider that an audit is not wuired for this year and that an ind¢pendellt examination is
n¢ed¢d.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for
independent examination. it is my r&sponsibility to state whether particular matters have com¢ to my
attention.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATETrtENr
My examination in¢lud¢s a Teview of the accounting records kept by the charity and a Comparison of
the a¢¢ounts presented with those records. It also includes constderdtion of any unusual items or
disclosures in the accounts and s￿king explanations from you as trustees concerntng any such
matters. The proc¢dur¢s undertaken do not provide all the ¢vid¢nc¢ that would be required in an audit
and consequently no opinion is 8iven as to whether the accounts present a'true and fatr view., and the
report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
Jn connection wtth my examinatio￿ no matter has com¢ to my attention:
(l) which gives me reasonknle cause to believe that in any material respect th¢ requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records. ¢omply with the accounting
requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2¢X>6 and with the methods and principles of
the Ststement of Recommended Practice: AccA)unting and R¢wJrting by Charities have not been
meL or
(2) to which. in my optnion. att¢ntion should k drawn in onler to enabl¢ a proper understanding of the
accounts to be re&ched.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AURORA
COUNSELLING SERVICES (COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) {conllnuetl)
YEAR
DED 31 OCTOBER 2023
Noel
Inde
8Co
iner
rra¢e
BT47

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND
EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
Unrestricted
Funds
Restrieted
Funds
Total Funds
2023
Total Funds
2022
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from
generating funds:
Voluntary income
Investment income
Incoming resources from
charitable activities
1570
IA70
9.995
10575
171.754
182J29
173.339
TOTAL INCOMtNG
RESOURCES
12,148
171,754
183,902
183,335
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities
Gov¢rnance costs
12W8
160930
173518
(175,484)
(960)
TOTAL RESOURCES
EXPENDED
(12W8)
(16109))
(174,478)
(176.444)
NET
(oirrGOINGyINCOMIN
G RESOURCES FOR
THE YEARINET
ELYDITURE)I
INCOME FOR THE
(440)
9.424
6,891
RECONCILIATIOIY OF
FUNDS
Total funds brougbt forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRiED
FORWARD
3022
9956
13,778
6.887
3J82
19820
23202
13,778
Th¢ statement of rtnancial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from C4)ntinuing xtivtti¢s.
The charty has no recognised gains and losses other than those included in the results above atid
therefore no separdte statement of total recognised gains and losses have l*eTt presented. There is no
difference between the net inwming resources for the year stated above and their historical cost
equivalents.
The statement of financial activities also ¢ompli¢s with the r4uirements for an income and
expenditure account Under the Compani¢s Act 2006.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 OCTOBER 2023
2023
2022
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible asset
Tangible &s5ets
10
11
8.000
10.793
774
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
12
8083
29.715
11,608
18,245
29,853
(18,318)
38598
(20.181)
CREDITORS: Amounts fallillg due within one year
13
NET CURRENT ASSETS
18,417
11.535
TOTAL A￿ETs LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
35,191
30,328
CREDITORS: Amounts falling dDe after one year
NET ASSETS
(11,989)
23302
(16.550)
13,778
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
14
15
19020
3J82
23202
9,956
3.822
13,778
TOTAL FUIYDS
For the year ended 31 October 2023. the charity was entitled to exemption under Article 257A {3) of
the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
No members have required the clwity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
a¢¢ordance with Article 257B (2).
Th¢ trust¢¢s acknowledg¢ their rwinsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies
Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts were approved by the members of the committee and authOriS￿ for issue on the
August 2024 and signed on their b¢h8lf by:
Joan Collwnb
Director
Company Registration Number. N1054802
The notss 4)n pages 9 to 13 fom part of these accounts.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
ACCOUNfJy4G POLICIES
Basis of ac¢oyllting
Th¢ accoimts have FKen prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Stsndard for Smaller Entities (eff¢ctive April 2008), and the requirements of
the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in
March 2005 (SORP 2005).
Fixed a&sets
All fixed assets are initialty rewrded at cost.
Depreciation
Depreciation is Calculated so as to wrtte off the cost of an les5 its estimated residtlai value.
over th¢ useful ¢conotnic life of that asset as follows:
uipm¢
over 10 years
vOLU￿rARy INCOME
UDrestrictsd Totsl Fwids Total Funds
Funds
2023
2022
Donatio
Lk)nations
lJ70
1570
9,995
INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrostricted Totsl Funds Total Fuy)ds
Funds
2023
2022
Bank interest receivable

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
INCOMIJYG RISOURCES FROM CHAIUTABIE AcfIviTIES
Unrestricted Restrided Totsl Funds Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
Room Rentsl
Victims & Survivors S¢Tri¢¢
CLEAR
Schools CounselLiDg Service
scr
Claudy HC
Department of Communities
GSAP
Big Lottery
CFNT Grant
Covid fjrdnts and FundiDg
124569
6JSO
19,070
180
15020
I24￿69
6550
25,430
210
19210
124.498
6J60
17.710
3,938
12.896
7,059
6,240
3J90
795
6J60
998
lo￿75
171.754
182J29
173J39
COSTS OF CHARITABLE AcfiviTIES BY FUND TYPE
u￿￿trICted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
Direct Charitable Activities
12588
160930
173518
175.484
Unrestricted R£strieted Total Funds Total Fund8
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
Purchases
Wages & SalaTies
Counselling Facilitators
Rent & Ratss
Light & heat
Repairs & maintenance
Insurance
OtheT motorltravel ¢ostS
Telephone
Other oifice ¢osts
Depreciation
Bank Inte￿$t & Charges
Training Costs
Fa¢ilitation
Sundry Expenses
2,794
2,794
57,748
75,12S
13500
2O4S
4936
1,058
1.051
4,172
475
2,158
2A78
6,962
54,857
81J35
15,892
2J12
2,407
989
1,080
2?40
177
2,700
2,736
57,748
71J70
135(M)
2545
4936
3.755
1.051
4,172
475
2,158
2578
505
323
4550
5.055
323
780
917
12588
160930
I73￿18
175,484
10-

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
COSTS OF CHARITAB1￿ AcrIvrriES BY Acrtvrry TYP
Aetiviti£8
ndert2k¢A Total Funds Totsl Funds
directly
2023
2022
Direct Charitsble Activities
I73￿18
173518
175,484
GOVERNANCE COSTS
Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds
2023
2022
A￿ountsnCY fees
960
NET (oufGOINGYINCOI￿NG RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR
This is ststed afi¢r charging..
2023
2022
Depreciation
2,158
2.700
STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS
ToÉat staff costs were ￿ follows:
2023
2022
Wages and salarles
57,748
54,857
57.748
54,857
Particulars of employ￿￿.
The average number of employees durtng the year. w&s as follows:
2023
N•.
2022
Number of Staff
No employee received remunerntion of more than £60.000 during the year. {2022 _ Nil).
11

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
10. I￿rANGIBLE ASSETS
Equipment
COST
At l November 2022
Additions
A& at 31 (ktober 2023
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 October 2023
At 31 (ktober 2022
8.000
11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Equipment
COST
At l November 2022
42.104
Additions
139
As Vdt 31 October 2023
42243
DEPRECIATION
At l Novemkr 2022
31Jll
2,158
Depreciatton charge
At 31 O¢tober 2023
33,469
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 October 2023
&774
10,793
At l November 2022
12. DEBTORS
2023
2022
Trnde debtors
Other debtors
5,000
3*83
6,225
5.383
8083
11.608
AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
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(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
13. CREDITORS: Amollnts hlling due Jvithin oDe year
2023
2022
Taxation and social security
Bank loans and overdrafts
Other crediloTS
Awruals and defenrd income
9.796
7.930
IOJ87
10.389
20.181
18.318
14. CREDrroRS: Amounts falling due after more than one year
2023
2022
Bank loans and overdrafts
11,989
16.550
11,989
16,550
15. RESTRIcfED INCOME FUNDS
Balance at
l Nov 2022
Ineoming
Outgoing
resourees
Balatt¢e at
31 Oet 2023
Movement on Restricted
Funds
171,754
(161,890)
19,820
16. UNRESTiucfED INCO￿£ FUNDS
Balallce at
l Nov 2022
Ineomiug
Olltgoing
Balanee at
r&wurces 31 Oct 2023
General Funds
3022
12,148
(J2588)
3J82
17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Net curreDt
Tangible
&sets/
fixed assets Oiabilitles)
Totsl
Reslrieted IDeome Funds:
MoY¢m¢nt on Restricted Funds
Uttrestricted Income Funds
8,774
11,046
3J82
19,820
Totsl Funds
&774
14,428
23202