COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER N1054802
AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ACCOUNTS
31 OCTOBER 2024
Charlty Numb•rXR 14107

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
CONTENTS
PAGE
Trustees, annual report
Independent examinerfs report to the members
Statement of financial activtties (incorporating the incomè
and expenditure account)
ststement of Financial Posttion
Notes to the accounts
9-13

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
The trustees. who are also directors for the purpo￿ of company law. present their report and the
unaudited ac¢ounts of the charity for the year ¢nded 31 October 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMllWISTRATIVE DETAIIS
Regi8¢ered charity name
(Company Limited by Guarantee)
Aurorn Counselling Services
Charity registration number
XR 14107
Company registration number
N1054802
Registered office
46B Racecourse Road
D¢rry
BT48 8DS
The trustees
The trustc¢s who served the charity during the period were as follows:
Teny Downey (Director)
Joan Collumb {ChaiTperson)
Bronagh M¢Monagle (Secrctary)
John Kelly (Trea8ur¢r)
STRUCtURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEME
Governing Document
Aurora Couns¢lling Services is a company limited by guarantee and accepted &s charitAbl¢ by HMRC
under reference XR 14107. The company was incorporated on 19th April 2005. Th¢ company was
established und¢r a Memorandum of A5￿cIation which established the obJ￿ts and powers of the
company and is governed by its Arti¢les of Association. The liability of members is limited in that
every member of the company undertakes to contribute an amount not exceedtng £1 in the event of the
coEnpany being wound up.
Recruitment and ApFKTrintment of the TTUStees
Under the requirements of the Memorandurn and Articles of Association unless otherwise determin¢d
by the company in General Meeting the number of Trustees shall not be less than four. Tnthes are
elected to serve only until the next Annual General Meeting at which they shall the be eligible for re-
election. All members of the Board of TnIst￿$ giv¢ their time voluntarily and received no benefits
from the charity.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (cwthuodj
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
OWECTIVES AND ACTivrfiES
Aurora Counselling Services 15 a not-for-profit OTgdnisation committed to making a tM)sitive diffetynce in
the community. The company is established io relieve suffering and distress and advance education among
people in Derry and th¢ surrounding area without distinction of age. religion, seK or pM)liti¢21 opinion, and
in particular to provide counselling and support services to people in n¢ed. While committed to providing
professiona] quality advice services to clienty our primary goals are social improvement. We aim to make a
difference by:
l. Generdting income to invest in future communiry ￿generation.
2. Providing a high-qualty local service to the community.
We deliver a variety of therapeutic services to adult4 teenagers and children presenting with emotional and
mental wellbeing difficulties. We offer coutLsellin& cognitive behaviouTal therapy. psychotherapy.
complementary therapies. life coaching and person￿ development progrdmmes.
ACHIEVEMENfs AND PERFORMANCE
The year 202312024 continued with the panem of in¢r¢asing demand across a]1 demographics and
enhanced complexity of referrnls often meaning longer attendance ￿riods wlthin all serysces. During the
year Auror& deliv¢red ts]king th¢rapie5 and cotnplementary Iherapies to 120 adul￿ 30 childrenl teens and
4 familie5 with a further 56 individuals accessing play based etnotional wellbeing programmes and
workshops facilitated by fjjnding provided by the Victims and Su￿ty0Ts setvice . Following on from
202212023 Aurora once again awarded funding from the PHA small grants fund administered by the
CLEAR project to build upon learning from the previous year. Through this grdnt we delivered 3 Power of
play progrdmmes to pr￿h0O1¢rS and their paren￿ 2 ￿Wer of play programmes to young primary school
age childTen (4 years lo 6 years) and their parents and a range of workshops ￿ parents only covering
various topics. In total we worked with 91 individuals. The prOj￿t was highly prais￿ by all who attend
and acted as a natura] and organic referral pathway for families in need of additional suppN)rt within
therapeutic serviees. Ihroughout the year we continued to WOTk in parthershTP with schools and GP
surgeries. providing counselling within these settings. to improve accessibility to tslking therapi￿. In total
w¢ worked with 12 sch(Mils across the city sUp￿rtIng 55 children and teenagers a￿1 a further 28 patients
within the Claudy GP practice. In 2024 we formed a new collaLKbr&tive partnership with Culmore
Community Partn¢rship to provide play and child therapy from their new community centr¢ for local
children living in the ar¢a. The piloi worked very w¢ll. ond plans a￿ afoot to utilise the Culmore fort an
emotional wellbeing hub following renovation works. This will further Incre￿ the sw)port that is
availabl¢ for the local cornmunity.
Year 2023124 was a busy year that has seen AuTora strengthen working practices and referrals both in
house and with the local community. This is a trend we intend to continue to build UFM)n &5 we seek to
offer individuals help with their emotion￿ and mental health.
IUSK MANAGEMENT
The Trustees have a risk management Strate￿ which consists of establishing a system of identifying risks
and mitigating such rtsks.
The Trustees are aware of th¢ major risks to which the charity is extwd. Where appropriate, systems of
procedures have been o8tablished to mitigate the risks the charity faces. Internal control risks are minimised
through the procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. The TrUs￿e5 have assessed the
major risks to which the charÉty ts exfft aTMI are ￿l$fied that systems are in p18ce to mitigate exposure.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (¢on*n¢¢d)
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
F￿ANc￿L RE￿￿￿
Totsl in¢oming resources for the year were £173.814 of which approximately 950/0 was generated
from grants and the provision of couns¢lling service& 5 /0 from voluntary donations and IP/0 from
other resour¢¢s. Total resources expended by the charity were £186,519. Approximately 990/0 of this
was expended on direct charitable activities and 10/0 on g0ven￿l¢¢ costs. The balance on total funds
the year-end was £10.497 of which £6.568 were unrestricted in natu￿, and £3,929 were restricted.
Re5erYes Policy
The trustees consider it prndent to hold monies in reserve in the event that unforeseen circumstances
should lead to finaEtcial di￿]CUltieS which might put the future of its ¢mploym¢nt capacity, users, well-
being and general charitable work in jeopardy. The trnstees have established a reserves w>licy to
ensure the stability of the mission, programme, employm¢nL and on-going operdtions of the chartty.
Free reserves are defined by the trnstees as those funds freely available for use as the charity so
detennines and thereby excludes any restricted or designated funds. A forn)aJ wlicy on reserves h&s
been agre¢d by th¢ trust¢es which stipulate that reserYe5 be maintained at a level which ensures that
the charitys core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. A proportion of
reserves are maintained in a readily realisable forn). The trnstee's policy is that the amount of free
reserves should refl¢¢t three months expenditure plus any additionat core costs. Free reserves as at
3 1st October 2024 are £6,568. The trustees continue to strive to build a genernl level of reserves in
accordance with their tK)licy so that they will be able to contsnv¢ the current activitie5 of the charity. In
the Short terni. the trustees have also considered the ¢xient to which existing activities and expendi￿re
should b¢ ¢urtailrf should ¢iwumstan¢es arise.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financial statements in
accordan¢¢ with applicable law and regulations.
Charity law r￿uIreS the Trnstees to prepare financial statements for each financial ye8T. Under that
law the Trustees have elected to prepare the finan¢ial statements in accordance with United Kingdom
Genernlly Accepted Accounting Pwtice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law)
and with the Statement of Rewmmended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" Under
the relevant legislatioTr the Trustees must not approve the financial ststements unless they are satisfied
that they give a true and fair view of th¢ state of affair5 of the charity and in the net movement in funds
for that period. In preparing the financial statements appropriate accounting w)licies have been used
and applied consistently. and reasonable and prudent judgem¢nts and estimates have been pr¢par¢d on
the going concern basis and in accordan¢¢ with applicable Accounting StandaTds. In preparing thes¢
financial 5tat¢m¢nty the Trnslees r¢quirnl to:
l. Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in th¢ appli¢abl¢ Charities SORP
3. Make judgements and a¢counting estimates that are reasonable and prudenL and
Prepare Financial Statements on the gotng concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume
that the charity will continue on that basis.
The trustees are reswnsibl¢ for keeping adequate records that comply with section 386 of the Act and
for prepariEkg financial stthments which give a true and fair vi¢w of the of the state of affkirs of the
charity as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resou￿¢$ application of resources,
including its income and ¢xp¢nditure. for the fInancial year in acwrdan¢¢ with the requirements of
s￿tionS 394 and 395 and otherwi% comply with the ￿quI￿nents of the Compani¢s Act 2006 relating
to financial statements. so hr as applicable to the charity.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Noel Crossan F.C.A has been re-apwinted as independent examiner forthe ensuin8 year.
Registered oific¢:
46B Racecours¢ Road
Derry
BT48 8DS
Signed on behalf of the trustees
3010812025
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 2024
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 Octolxr 2024 which are set out on pag¢s 7
to 13.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILrriES OF TRUSTEES AND EXATrItNER
The tnjstees (who are also the directors of Aurora Counselling Services (Company Limited by
Guarantee) for the purwjses of company law) are restK)nsible for th¢ preparntion of the accounts. The
trustees consider that audit is not required for thi5 year and that an independent examination is
needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not sllbj￿t to audit under company law and is ¢ligible for
ind¢p¢ndent e￿￿nInatI0￿ it is my re5tM)nsibility to state whether particular matters have come to my
attention.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEME
My examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of
th¢ accounts presented wtth those rccords. It also includes considtrntion of any unusual items or
disclosures in the accounts and s¢eking explanations from you as trust¢es con¢erning any SESch
matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit
and cons¢quently no opinion 15 given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fair view.. and th¢
r¢port is limited to those matters set out in the 5tatetll¢nt below.
INDEPENDENf EXAMINER'S ￿ATEMENT
In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention:
(l) which gives me ￿asonable cause to belteve that in any material resp¢ct the requirements:
. to ke￿ accounting r￿ordS in accordance with ￿tIOn 386 of the Companies Act 2006" and
to prepare accounts ￿1¢h accord with the accounting record4 comply with the accounting
requir¢m¢nts of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of
the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Re￿rtIng by Charities have not been
me¢ or
(2) to which, in my opinioo attention should be dravrn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the
accounts to be r¢ached.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AURORA
COUNSELLING SERVICES (COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Noel Crossan F.C.A
ITEdependent examiner
8 Columba Tenxce
Derry

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND
EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
UDrestri¢ted
FuDds
Restricted Total Fund$
Futsd8
2024
Totsl Funds
2023
Nots
tNCOMING RESOURCES
In￿mIng resources from
genernting funds=
Voluntary tncome
Inv¢sttn¢nt income
Incoming resources frorn
charitsble activities
1570
16
16
9J86
156,766
166,152
182,329
TOTAL INCOMtNG
RESOURCES
17,048
156,766
173014
183.902
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitabl¢ activities
Governance costs
13062
171,697
185J59
173.518
960
TOTAL RESOURCES
EXPEM)ED
(13062)
(172ffi57)
(186￿19>
(174.478)
NET
(OUTGOING)I]NCOM
G RESOURCES FOR
(EXPENDITURE)I
INCOME FOR THE
3.186
(15891)
(12,705)
9.424
RECONCtLIATION OF
Totsl funds brought fonsthrd
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIID
FORWARD
3J82
19020
23202
13,778
3,929
10,497
23,202
The statement of fir￿ncIal activities includes all gains and lo&ses r￿gnised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The charity h&s no recognised gains and losw other than those Includ￿ in the results above and
therefore no separatc stat¢m¢nt of totsl recognised gain5 and losses have been presented. There is no
difference bctw¢en the llet incoming resoum for the year stated above and their historical cost
equivalents.
The statement of financial activities also ¢omplies with the requirements for an income and
expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 OCTOBER 2024
2024
2023
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible asset
Tangibl¢ &ss¢ts
10
11
8,000
8,774
6,615
Debtors
C&8h at bank and in hand
12
18.706
2,786
21,492
(18,161)
8,883
29.715
38.598
(20.181)
cRED￿ORS. Amounts falling due within ODt yesr
13
NET CURREY4T ASSETS
3,331
18,417
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
17,946
(7,449)
10.497
35.191
CREDITORS: Amounts f#lliDg dne after otte year
ET ASSETS
14
(11.989)
23,202
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
15
16
3.929
6.568
19,820
3,382
23,202
TOTAL FUNDS
10,497
For the year ended 31 (ktober 2024. the charity was entitled to exemption under Article 257A (3) of
the Companies (Northern I￿land) Ord¢r 1986.
No members have required the charty to obtain an audit of its accounts for th¢ y¢ar in question in
accordan¢e with Arti¢l¢ 257B (2).
The truste￿ xknowledg¢ th¢ir responsibiliti¢s for complying with the requir¢m¢nts of the Companies
Arf 2006 with ￿Spect to accounting records and the prepardtion of accounts.
These accounts were approved by the manbers of the committee and authortsed for issue on the 6
August 2024 and are signed on their behalf by:
3010812025
Joan Collumb
Director
Company Registration Number: N1054802
The notss on pages 9 to 13 forni part ofthese ac￿unIF.

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS of a¢¢ouDting
Th¢ accounts have been prepared under the historical cost Convention and in accordance with the
Financial Reporttng Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), and the requirements of
the Statement of Recommended Practice 'A¢counting and Reporting by Charities, issu¢d in
March 2005 ISORP 2005).
Fixed Assets
All fixa assets are initially recorded at cosL
Depre¢iation
D¢preciation is calculated 50 a5 to write off the cost of an asrt less its estimated r¢sidual value,
over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Equipment
over 10 yeaTS
VOLUNTARY INCOME
UDre8tri¢ted Totsl Funds Total Funds
Fund
2024
2023
Donatioos
Donations
1,570
VESTMENf ￿COmE
Ullrestrieted Total Futtds Total Funds
Funds
2024
2023
Bank interest r¢ceivable
16
16

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
INCOMING RESOIJRCES FROM CHARfrABIE ACTIvfrIES
U￿r￿TiCted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
FuDd8
Funds
2024
2023
Room Rental
Victims & Survivors Servic¢
CLEAR
Schools Counselling Service
WHSCT
Claudy HC
Departtnent of Communities
IiA858
2,760
19,070
116858
2,760
24,834
124.569
6,550
25,430
210
19.210
S764
1ffi20
9,180
GSAP
I,(M)2
7,018
3￿00
8,020
4WO
6,360
Culmore Partnership
CFNt Grant
Covid Grants and Funding
156.766
166,152
182.329
COSTS OF CHARITABLE AcrivrrIES BY FUND TYPE
Unrestricted Ratricted Total Funds Total Funds
Fullds
Funds
2024
2023
Direct Charttable Activities
13*62
17E,697
185559
173,518
UDrestricted Restricte Total Funds Total Fllnd$
Fund5 d Fund$
2024
2023
Purchases
Wages & Salaries
Counselling Facilitators
Rent & Rat¢s
Light & heat
Repairs & maintenance
In$uran¢e
Other Tllotorltravel costs
Telcphonc
Other oifice costs
Depreciation
Bank Interest & Charges
Trdining Costs
Facilitstion
3A43
2.794
57,748
75,125
13.500
2.545
4.936
1.058
,051
4,172
475
2.158
2.578
63.737
90J87
3J72
2J75
loo
941
lJ90
3,136
63,737
95,144
3.172
2075
loo
941
iJ90
3,136
375
2,158
1020
£7S7
375
2,158
1020
716
6,459
7,175
5,055
Sundry Expenses
593
593
323
13062
171.697
185,559
173,518
10-

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
COSTS OF CHARtrABLE A￿1VITIEs BY ACTivfTY TYPE
A¢tiviti
undertaken Totsl Funds Total Funds
directly
2024
2023
Direct Charitable Activities
185559
185559
173,518
GOVERNANCE COSTS
Restrieted Total Funds Total Funds
2024
2023
A¢countancy fees
960
960
NET (oufGOINGyINCOMtNG RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR
This is stated after charging:
2024
2023
Ikprrfiation
2.158
2,158
STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS
Total stsff costs were as follows:
2024
2023
Wages and saIari¢s
63.737
57.748
63,737
57,748
Particulars of employees:
The averag¢ nurnb¢r of ¢mploy¢¢s during the year, was as follows:
2024
2023
No.
Number of Staff
No employee rettived remuneration of more than £60,IKIO during the year. (2023 - Nil).
11

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
10. wfANGIBLE ASSETS
Equipment
COST
At l November 2023
8.000
AdditioDs
As at 31 Oetober 2024
&ooo
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 (ktober 2024
8,000
8,000
At 31 October 2023
11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Equipment
COST
At l November 2023
42243
Additions
As at 31 O¢tober 2024
42243
DEPRECIATION
At l November 2023
33,469
Depreciation charge
At 31 October 2024
2,159
35,628
ET BOOK VALUE
At 31 (ktober 2024
6.615
At l November 2023
8,774
12. DEBTORS
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Other debtors
18,7116
5.000
3,883
18,706
8,883

AURORA COUNSELLING SERVICES
(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
13. CREDrroRS: Amounts falllDg due wiihin one year
2024
2023
Twtion and social securtty
Bank loans and overdrafLs
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
6967
9.796
11,195
10,387
18.161
20.181
14. CREDrroRS: AmoyDts falling dne after more than one y￿r
2024
2023
Bank loans and overdrnfts
7A49
11,989
7.449
11,989
15. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
Balauce at
l F4ov 2023
Incoming
Outgoing
Balallce at
resources 31 Oet 2024
Movement on R¢stricted
Funds
19.820
156,766
{172,657)
3,929
16. u￿RESTRiC[ED INCOME FUNDS
Balance at
l Nov 2023
IncomiDg
OutgoiDg
Bglgnce xt
resour¢¢s 31 Oci 2024
G¢nerdl Funds
3J82
17.048
(13062)
6A68
17. ANALYSIS OF IYET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Net current
Tangibk
fixed assets Oiabilities)
Totsl
Restri¢ted Ineome Funds:
Movement on Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Ineome Funds
6.615
(2,686)
3,929
6568
10,497
Totsl Funds
6,615