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2021-11-12-annual-report

COMPANY REGISTRATIOFI NUMBER: N1658965 CHARITY REGISTRATK>N NUMBER: NIC107406 Emorga Counsalllng Sèrvicé8 Company Llmlted by Guarantee Unaudited Flnancial Statements 28 February 2021 Finegan GIY)son Ltd Chartored accountants Causew8y Tower g James Street Sc Belfast BT2 8DN

Emerge Counselllng Servlces Company Llmlted by Guarantse Financlal Statemonts Year •nded 28 February 2021 Pago Trustees, annual report {In(x)rpor￿lIvJ the dir*irfs rewrt) Independent examinerfs report to the trustees Statement of finandal activib8s (indudlng in(x)m8 and 6xpènditura account) Statement of financlal poslllon Notes to the flnancial statern￿ts The followlng pages do not fom) part of the flnanclal statements D8tailed statemnt of financial 8cbviUes Note8 to the detalled statement of finandal a(Xlvtt 19

Emorga Counselling Services Company Llmited by Guarnntee Tru8t•as' Annual Report Uncorporndng the Dlr¢ctoVs Report) Year ended 28 February 2021 trustoes, who are 8kn the direths for ￿ wErKtseS of (x)mpary l&¥. pl￿n tkir r8KKsrt And tho Unaudit￿ finarK4al statements oftt d￿rrty year o￿led 28 F8bruary 2021. R•f•rnnco and admlnlltratlw det•ll• Charlty r•ghtratlon numb•r Company rtyhtr•llon N1658965 NIC107406 PrIn¢l￿1 offlc• and r•gl•tw•d 18 8rarrknllr* Clo80 offl¢• Ll¥bum Bf28 3PN UTthd KW¢Jn Mr M Chappdl Mr C Evans M$CL￿n Mr l McAll￿ter Ms S Watsh Mg L IAwln (ResfvJned 3 February 20221 (Ap￿inted 23 June 20211 IRe8h3n•d 19 Mwd12021) Comp•Try ••u•t•ry Indepernlenl ex•mlMr Fhwan Glb BT2 8DN

Emerge Counselllng Servlces C¢xnpany Umlted by Guaranteo Trustees. Annual Report {InCOrp￿tIng the Dlr•etorf8 Roport) lo Year anded 28 Fobruary 2021 Emwgo SONI￿ 19 a by guarth govgmod by mamorarKlum and 8rUcf98 of associ8￿ dthd 24th 2019. ft l¥ a regi¥ttred with the tharfty Gommtsslon of Northem Ire14rn1. Memb8r3h¥) af 8 rnembw¥. rf wfThi •Jrees to wnffilyJte £1 kn the evént of the chaffty up. AppolnthJ•nt of TnMt•••• The company 1$ managed by a Manag8nnt Ccwnmlttee (Bo&rd of Dlrrt) ar6 81ocbJ at tho Annual General Meeting tr) hokl oflkx y￿r 8ThY are ellgible for rethtion. Int8dm 8pfA)Intments mle during thg y•ar by tho Mryomont Committa6. knyon• appointsd in this way has to present themsdv88 kn re-election in the 8aw way 88 Other exbtlng ￿￿MborS of tho Management Conynlttee at the Annual Garal MethJ. of tholr $kHI8 and Ihelr potontoal lo bo abl• to mako a hglpful wntrliMJth)n to the gov8mance of the ¢harlty and comFWy law, Ihe rANilwrt of ts li￿1￿￿￿ and lics of association. the Commrtt86 and dectslcm maklng prrKss. th8 knin888 p14n and fKbthtial Fform•rth of.tho th8rity. Govomancg trainlng Is arranpd 88 apwowth kn nw tr￿t•8 Thg Dlrectm, vh) are 8180 the ¢harty8 trusle8B. arg th8 key mana9ament pw8onnél 01 th6 chartty and are responslble for dtrecty, controllro and NnnlTrJ tha on a day to day ba818. Th• Dlrectors meet on a Thffithty to quartarty basis to fUIr￿ ItK>Se thllgations. The organ15allon h88 no fAulit4tor8. anty. Non• ot tho oh¥￿0￿$ rec•]¥g rem￿orat￿ or other ￿offt9 from th8lr wcrfk wrth the Dlrectors are los￿￿1b10 fDr tho astabM8hment of policies. s>Btem8 and Kncadures fty the goc govemanco of tho charrty and for onsuriNJ that 8ny fitsk to th8rlty, IncJJkng flnan¢ial. oporational and roputotional rknks. are hJenUffth4 and mitsJaknJ tyy ha¥ts sound management I)rO(￿ in place. The maln risk klentM&J 18 aNI as thB to gr￿. conwnwvty dongtlons Inueose, hOw￿8r. grant irKomg h45 been Idwrt1￿ and the growing ne&J to increas8 $uccessful fvnding aFf41CabO￿ and • momb9r5￿. Thts Is a¢Or8swJ by Ixty ￿ennIng 8nd ontroj, malnlalning an 8dequale W of r8sffts and ty seektnu ways of genéra￿0 now Incomè $lream6 that WW helD tn8 1)rg8n18atlon to l)thJ)mè nw8 W-8U8tawiwvJ a 8table frjturo for thg charity. chlldren and vulnerable p￿50￿ and w￿Ul1ng that re58vant volunteern folkx¥ 8 txJe crf L)Thlu¢t whlch In¢cYp)rates pract# in voluntwiry. Trnining ss w0v￿ed forvdunteern on h•alth and sfttety, fir81 Mainlaw￿ for bolh putlic 8fKf omptyr labltty protecli(￿ of thg ¢xganisalk)ns assets. Followng introducknn of govomment restriclions to Contain Iha Covid 19 pandernic in Ma￿h 2020 our befriend41g aThl Cou￿*￿4￿￿¥ng TAwe Enwe Coun8el&y Servlces

Emerge Counselling Servlc88 Company Llmlted by Guarante8 Tru8ts¢8' Annual Report (Incorporatlng the DIr•￿0￿8 Report) (eonthwd) Year ended 28 F•bruary 2021 opened our online and tslephone serylc8 to enable qualiTted o)unso11orn to eonttnuè to work wth me(Ilum to hlqh risk dients. A revlew of wtirking pract1￿9 wag undortakon to gnlurè compliane• wth oov8mm8nl règulations wh•n • lim1t￿ rango of 8ervl¢88 Wafo able to be resume In 8eptsmber 2020. ObJ•¢llv•8 •nd actl¥ltlo8 The purposes of the char¢fy is to Improv• mental ttealth and wgllthlng. to prevant sui¢ldo and 88lf-haTm, to provkja b68poke traintng and infomation. to ¢real• a safe gpacè for peoplglpornon In ¢d818. 8n(6 to promote gwd commu1￿ty r8latlons. 8quallty and dlv8rn1ty. In fuifilllng our objact￿le￿ and plannlng our a¢ti¥itie$ for th9 year the tfU8tses had regard to the charity comm1s81on$ guldancfr on pubU¢ benofft for thg charftstAe purpo888 In whl¢h we are engagèd. Tha tstralegles employ8d to achl8ve the charlUe8 81m8 and objectlves aro to work In p8rtnershlp with other orgÈnlsation$ to build capaclty to dellvèr servkes for the benoffl of Ioc81 p8ople wilhln our community and surrounding ar8as. This 18 achieved In 8 of way8 such as provldlng sulcld8 and self-harm prevenuon Iralnlng to local group8. community and voluntary organl8alion8 and buslnesses wfthln the LlsbLtm & Casdereagh area. by accepting raforrals from GPS, PSNI, Cofnmunlty groups and olh8r org8nlsation8 arKI 8upporfdng Ioc81 s¢hooh. Due lo tho Covld-19 pandernl￿ many of our ￿MMunity ev8nts w8r8 cancelled or Iwnod. The 108m of volunteers helped th8 communlty ty d8llv8thg food p8rco1#. crèative pack8 and b•frt8ndlng 1818phon8 calls lo reduca lon8llnes8 and 1801alion. Emarge Counsallln9 S•rvlcea Gollabor&ted ther community oroani8atlon8 to benefit dl of our communlty. Our focus on Mentsl Haallh Awarenes8 Week wa$ to Introduc6 #om8 ol our team ovèr $o¢ial modla platform8, whlch Involved our tsam sharlng tlp$ and toots to Improv• IndI￿du￿ m6nts5 health and 114elng. It wa8 re¢8fved well wlth poslllv• comments and engagement. We welcomed a donatlon from the Emerg8 Invttsdonal L8aou8 8t Ihelr Annual G8nwal M￿ting whgr• our CEQ w88 presonted wilh a theque and who acknO￿adgOd the Incèa80 In football team¥ jc4nln9 with the f¢XUS on m810& agéd 3&50 and th8 great 8¢hi8vorn8nt8 Fnado by tho Laague. Whén the govemm•nt ieotrlGtknns for Covld 19 wero rwJucd Ihe Emeroe Team coH8borated wlth deprivad are88 In Usbum lo en￿LIrage fitne¥s and exerdse in ¢hildr8n and young people tD PTomot8 P081tiv¢ mgntsl heallh & wail-belng. Emargg wovidgd thè oqulpmort th• chlldr•n and young pgopI8 partlc5pated ènd engaged well. Emergo wer¥ nominotgd for th8 Mayorn Communlty Aw•rd8 and CEO, Samantha Evon3, rgcelved Ihe nJnn8r up award in thè ¢atsg(4y of Good Samarllan. The art th&rapSsls In Em8rgg h8kl 8 Spooky S8lurd8y Artg Cl889 over Holk)waan. Greal fun w86 had 89 th8.chlldren and young peop￿ in our community dressed up. completsd oraft mast•rpl8ce8 and left th bu¢ket8 of811m¢ 8nd goodlgs a8 8 memory of tho day. Tho funds from a large donalion that wg rec8iveU In Nov8mb6r. allowsd Emérgè to purchA•fj laplop$ •n*J othor Ir vqulpvnent kn provldo our new onllna tolephvne couiiselllrig. vviin many ￿￿nIS 8111 8nxious to le8V8 their hom8, this S0￿cO becam8 inv4lu8ble as It alowed the coun8ellor3 to work wlth . dlentg on thè p￿tfOrM of fheir prpferenc?. Emorg& held 8 toy appeal arml wore Suc￿ssfUl In dellYgTtng apprDprtata toys arNJ vouchers to farnili8S In need wlthln tyjr communlty.

Emerge Counselling Services Company Umltod by Guarantee Trusta8s' Annual Report one￿n9 tha Dlrectoes Report) { Yoar ended 28 February 2021 wh￿ albw¥J. we wovltsj menlal knllh tralnFrn trj (xjmmunty aroupg 2nd O￿an￿￿tionS. We thvelowj traininq prrTrmmes as Griof & Bereavem￿1 trginina and 'How th"d Your Lordown LcM)k' tr4ining. Tho tralrung was d8vehW rtM)UB8 by Lttr'lising tho skills and eXp&len￿ of our volunteers. Wè éxcdlant f8È(ock from tha mordiorlng fom)s (mpleted by ach parttc¥Ant 8t the eThJ ￿the lrnbHry. Wè held our annual Tree of Luhts •Aerrwl in First UsLun Prgsbytwkn Churth. Due b) Govemment rOBtrfdons In place 8t the tkne of hcldw￿ thè th• rA¥MwJnMy were afjk￿ to watch the 86rvbc8 a 8¢dal mgjla plalfrthi5. Our leam of Ndurrteers has grwL lo 34 the h%)wslng d￿￿8￿1 fLY our fvndralsers arKI event& 8tr•t•gl¢ r•port Th8 foliowlng for aknnts and aThJ iknrthl fcm th8 8ts¥tsglc report of the carlty. Our op8rath)nB In 2020 . 2021 dOrn￿ by lh8 Cmwvhu5 pandemlc aThl tho IM￿Cl of th• con$aqu8ntS81 regirr of&hivemwrt ￿￿110￿ a￿1 wklanc¢ to redl￿ Spr￿￿ ofth8 vlru8. proYSdlng tewiono (•)woellng. with fundina from Thg Corrffiunty F￿ndatAin Nl wtto 8L40 to t￿aph￿9 b•frI0r￿1ng lo pwlo wlthln th8 eommunlty who w• and h￿tIon, wlth wr ry)unsellorn r•aching 2153 r))nrMthng. The Departm8nl f(ff CiJmmunlll88 wovklod k) a8618t vjlth I￿1￿0d8 to 1088 oamin Cm1￿ •vènts. Th18 fundlrvJ h88 b#•n abyt>8d for ￿FIx)n9 and broodband raryt8. From September 2020, ftAknwlng a amcAmcefftont that m8ntsl h8allh geNlrA8 could reopen, we opened our trA)rs frjr ex1s￿ng 8Th1 dwts. Wa foeu8ad in P8ftwLr on on• to or)8 uns8lllng a￿1 art thtrapy fcr ￿ chadr•n ar¥J p8cyIg clS•r)t8. Flnanclal r•vl•w Tot81 In￿me crf the tharlty Hi 2￿21 w48 £65.824, w fmm £34.884 wi 20x1, was thè first y8ar of 0￿rat￿)n of the thanty.Thi8 irK4ud68 incAimo from donatio￿ of £43,638, up from £34,684 in 2020. Income fTDm grants of £21286. up frcffi £21M) ￿ 20aLTr wlu5 of Inwbe ovw ey•re the r wo8 £18.812 {2020: £7.348). At 28th February 2021. chty held totsl ra8erves rf £26.1￿, of £23.W20 18 unrestrlcled wthIGh from £34.884 in 21Y20. which was tha first yaar of opgrvtkn of th& tharity. This indudos Income from donations of£43,538. up from £34.684 in 2020. irtome frc¥n grarrts of £22.286. up from £200 In 2020.

Emerg• Counsolling Services Company Limlted by Guarantse Trustees. Annual Roport (Incorporatlng the Directors Report) Yeav ondod 28 Fobruary 2021 Tha twstees, wfftual re￿￿t ar#1 the strategr rewt wera at¥fftvJ rm 25 F8brLWry 2022 and slgnad on bohalf of lh6 btsard of tru8t•q8 by: Sam8nlha Evans Charlty Sacretary