COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1658965 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC107406 Emerge Counselling Services Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 28 February 2022 Finegan Gibson Ltd Chartered accountants Causeway Tower 9 James Street South Belfast BT2 8DN Emerge Counselling Services Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) Year ended 28 February 2022 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law. present their report and the unaudited financial siat8ments of the charity for the year ended 28 February 2022. Reference and administratfve detalls Registered charlty name Emerge Counselling Services Limited Charlty rnglstratlon number NIC107406 Company registration number N1658965 Principal office and reglstered 18 Brambling Clos8 offic8 Lisbum BT28 3PN United Kingdom The trustses Martin Chappell Christopher Evans Claire Lynn lan McAlllster Mairead MGDemiott Sandra Walsh Louise Irwin (Resigned 3 February 2022) (Appointed 23 June 2021) (Resigned 19 March 20211 Company secrétary Samantha Evans Independent examiner Finegan Gibson Ltd Chartered Accountants and registered auditors Causeway Tower 9 James Street South Belf8st BT2 8DN Emerge Counselling Services Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (¢ontlftuedJ Year ended 28 February 2022 structure, govornance and managemont Gov•rning document Emerge Counselling Services is a company limtted by guarantee govemed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 24th June 2019. It is a charity registered with the charity commission of Northern Ireland. Membership consists of 6 members, each of whom agrees to contribute £1 in the evenl of the charity winding up. Appolntment of Trustees The company is managed by a Management Committ8e (Board of Directors) who ar8 electgd at the Annual General Meeting lo hold office for one year and are eligible for re-election. Inlerim appointments can be made durlng the year by the Management Committee. Anyone appointed in this way has to present themselves for re-election in the same way as other existing members of the Management Committee at the Annual General Meeting. Trustees wlll recruit and select new trustees as required. New trustees arè recrulted on the relevance of their skills and their potential to be able to make a helpful ¢ontribution to the governance of the charity and Gompany law, the content of the memorandum and articles of association. the Committe8 and decision making process, the business plan and recent financial performance of the charbty. Governance training is arranged as appropriat8 for new trustees. Trustees Rok and Responslbllltles The Directors, who are also the charivs trustees. are the key management personnel of the charity and are responsible for directing, controlling and running the chartty on a day to day basis. The Directors meet on a monthly to quarterly basis to fulfil those obligations. The organisation has no paid employees and its activities are undertaken by volunteers and where appropriate, by external facilitators. None of the Directors receive remuneration or oth8r ben8fils from their work with the charity. Directors are responsible for the establishment of policies, systems and procedures for the good govemance of the charity and for ensuring that any risk to the charity, including financial, operational and reputstional risks. are identified and mitigated by having sound management processes in place. The main risk identified is financial and as the charbty continues to grow, community donations increase, however. grant income has been identified and th8 growing n8ed to increase successful funding appliGation8 and corptsrate membe&r8hip8_ This risk 18 8ddre?8ed by budget planning and control, maintaining an adequate level of reserves and by seeking ways of generating new income streams Ihat will help the organisation to become more self-sustaining thus creating a stable future for the charity- Operational risks are addressed by maintaining relevant policies on hèalth and safety, safeguarding of children and vulnerable persons and 8nsuring that relevant volunteers follow a code of conduct which incorporat8s bast practice in volunteering. Training is provided for volunteers on hearth and safety, first aid. mental health and well-being. Child protection and safeguarding vulnerable person5. Emerge Counselling Services Limited Company Llmited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Directorfs Report) fcontinued) Year ended 28 February 2022 Objoctives and activitles Tha purposes of the charity is to improve mental health and well-being, to prevent suicide and self-harm, to provide bespoke training and infonnation, to create a safe space for peoplelpèrson in crisis. and to promote good community relations, equality and diversity. In fulfilling our objectlves and planning our activities for the year the trustees had regard to the charity commissions guidan￿ on public benefit for the charitable purposes in which w8 are engaged. The strategi8S 8mployed to achi8ve the charities aims and objectNes are to work in partnership with other organisation's to build capacity to deliver services for the benefil of local people within our community and su￿Ound1ng areas. Whilst following covid guid8lines set out by PHA, we started the year by our CEO, Samanlha Evans being interviewed by The New Leaf Podcast. This interview was to create awareness of the work Emerge offers to th8 Community and to provide support and coplng methods during the pandemic. In April 2021, we launched our Mental Health Champions project. where individuals in the local community were identified and presented with gratitude ¢ertificatss for th8ir contributions in supporting Emerge. Our aim was to praise the individuals, to engage more in the community and to promote our soclal media outlets. When covid restrictions were reduced, our AGM was held in Trinity Methodist Church hall on 7th June. An overview of the work we had achi8ved to date was given. accounts displayed and explain8d. Directors were Ire)elected followed by three guest speakers. Tea, coffee and biscuits were provided. For Mens Mental Health w88k we promoted self-car8 for our male clients by collaborating with The Hygiene Bank Moira whom supplied free health and beauty products, we continue to welcome the working relationship for the benefit of all our cllenls. Cut and Grind Salon in Lisburn offered free hair cuts to our male clients, whilst Mane Barber Lounge offered their ServI￿S for male clients struggling with anxiety. All contributions to this project were promoted through social media. Emerge Counselling Services Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (continu8dJ Year ended 28 February 2022 Achiovemenls and porfornianco In June we welcomed yOLSng people from Tonagh Community Centre where we facilitated mental health awareness training led by our art therapists to deliver a unique creative style of Leaming. On October 24th, the same training was delivered on sit8 to young members of Mccullagh's Boxing Club. Both events were received by enthusiasm and posittve engagement from all young people involved. We continued to d81ivar OLfr suicide and s8lf-hami prevention trainlng to groups and businasses within our community. We were privileged to attend Hillsborough Boys FC colour run in September and Naomh Padraig's evening vigil. creating hope through action on Suicide Prevention Day. Thanks to Harry McGarrity and Band. we attended our first ever Gala held in Stormont Hotel on the 6th November. The Gala was well attend8d and enjoyed by all. Wè are grateful for the support Emerge has rèceived over this year. Lamb8g Orange and Blu6 Flut8 Band, Tucker walks the Lough, The Big Dander. The Three Peak challenge completed by the Sloan brothers. On Track Technicians Golf Day, Dromore Amat8ur FC charity football match, Derriaghy Cricket Club and The Gary Lutton Memorial Day. These events from our community have created awareness of our services and much needed financial support throughout the year. In September, The Light Body foundation made contact with our office and awarded us £10,000 of unrestricted funds. We were 8Xtr8mely grateful and humbl8d by this. Our truste8's agreed to allocate all donation to overhead costs. We held our annual Tree of Light Servi￿ in First Lisbum Pr8sbyierian Church on Saturday the 11th December at 6pm. We welcomed bereaved families and people who have been affected by suicide. Lisburn City Council Mayor and other local councillor's w8r8 in attendan￿. We held our first Christmas Toy appeal were we received many donations, the largest group donation being from Hillsborough Boys FC. All donations w8r8 distributed to local families who were struggling financially to purchase Christmas gifts for their children. This year we have seen a huge increase in demand for our servI￿s. We continue to grow as a team, deliver s6rvices in 8 timely mann8r and look fO￿ard to the year ahead. Flnancial revlaw Total income of the charity in 2022 was £97.459, up from £65,824 in 2021.This includes income from donations of £66,128, up from £43,538 in 2021. income from grants of £18,137. up from £16.033 in 2021.The surplus of income over expenditure for the year was £14,258 (2021: £18,812). At 28th February 2022, charity hald total reserves of £40.418, of which £40.418 is unrestricted. This is equivalent to approximately six months expenditure, which the trusteès consider a sufficient level of res8rv8S Emerge Counselling Services Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (eontinue Year ended 28 February 2022 Small company provlsions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. Th8 trustees, annual r8POrt was approved on 30 March 2023 and sign8d on behalf of the board of trLtsteès by.. Samantha Evans Charity Secretsry