North East Edinburgh Counselling Report and financial statements Year ended 31 March 2024 Charity Number. SC023482
North East Edinbwth Coun8¢11ing Service Rep(rtaDd AttOts fly the year 31 MaT¢b 2024 Contents Reference andAdmini5tratioo tktai]8 Tnthes, Annual Report R¢ceipls and Payments Aceouni Notes to the Accounts 9-12
North EdirtJW8h C(ling kni¢¢ Rewrt aThl Accrrtlllts fwthe 31 March 2024 Reference and Admillistratioll Details ChaTity Name: N(ffth EÉ# Edinw Counsclling Smiice SC023482 Charity Number. Pri1paI Address: Heart of Newhaven 441 Newbaven Road Edinburgh EH6 4HY Tntsteej Indepcthnt Examiner Bankers Bank of Scotl8nd The Mound Edinbur8h EHI IYZ
North East Edinburyh Counselling S¢rvi¢¢ Rel and Aryounts for the year 31 March 2024 Trustees Annual Report The trnste¢8 pTcs¢nt their Teport and annual accounts for the y¢ar ded 31 March 2024 Strnrtur4 Governanee and ManagemeDt North East Edinburgh Counselling S¢rvic¢ was founded as a Scottish Charitable Inconrated Organi5ation (SCIO) by a Constinition dated 29th January 2013. On 7th June 2013 the charity took over th¢ assets and liabiliiies of its predeSSor incorporated chaTiIy* also lled North East Edinburgh Counselling SerYi¢e. The Trustees as &t Isl April 2024 are . All TTU5tees will retire at the AGM and offer tb¢tnselv¢& for re-el¢¢tioAL Th¢ daily nulg of the Clwity is delegai¢d to the Chief Executive Officer. ObJecifve8 and Actmtles NEECS was establishcd in 1995 to support the people of North East Edinburgh improve their mental wellbeing. We provide free and donaiion based one-t[ne professional COUTL8elling for young people and adults who are experiencing poor mentsl bealth. Our ainJ5 are to reduce anxiery and depression. build resi11ce, and equip clients with the tools and confidenc¢ to make positive choices about their future. We are proud Jnd privi1¢8¢d to 8¢rye the p¢(yle of Lcith. Lochend, Rest&lrig, and beyond into parts of Piershill, Pilri& Newhaven and Portobello. The aTea 15 diverse. vibrani and creative. but il also represenis some of the most deprived stcl1es of Edinburgh. NEECS is a small charity, but we make a signifJcaDt difference to Ial people's lives. Counselling offers a saf¢ space for clients to talk through their m¢ntal health dilTiculties, explore their feelings and pro¢¢ss th¢ir thou8hts without judgemen¢. We i¢a¢h coping lechniques, otTer tools grounded in psychological theory, and build clients. selfaconfidence so that they develop CotrUctiVe. effective strategies to overcome challenges and make positive decisions going forwar Our $ted team of counsellors have decades of experience betsveen the working in a variety of mental health settings (e.g. NHS, cbaritias, private prdctice) and bringing with them a raoge of coUnlI1ng toots and approaches. All of our coutk8ellorJ are Tegistered with BACP or COSCA. Aehlevemtmts and PtrfornnQe The Nurnbe: - 301 refeiS rnade to the service 1,387 counselling s¢ssions Offer (working with 282 seryice useLs) I OOYO of 8ervi¢e u5¢rs GoDtact¢d within 5 w01ng days 12 weeks avernge wait time a service user lo b¢ seen - 60 DNAS (did nol attend)
North East Edinbllrgh Coun8¢11ing Smie¢ ReM and Aceounts for the year 31 MErch 2024 Trustees Annual Report GAD-7. PHQ-9 & YP Core reporting measures The Genernlised Anxiety Disord¢r scale (GA7) and the Patient Health Questio[llIrc {PHQ-9) are widely used reportin8 measures of generalised anxicty disorder {GADI and major depressive disorder (MDD}. Neec5 counselloT5 a5s¢ss ¢a¢h service user at the stsrt of their counselling sessions using GAtk7 and PH(19 scores. These Are tsken again following the final counselling session. For our Young Persons service we use the YP Core measure: Forni Name & Foeus Ave. Iobefore" 8¢0re Av&-after- score Ave. Dlfferenee GAD-7 (anxiety) 13.1 {modernte) 7.4 {mild) PHQ-9 (depression) 14.3 (moderate) 9.0 (mild) The biggest difference in scoring results was presented in a service us¢r who started with an anxiety severity of 21 (seN'ere) and ended with a score of 4 (nonelminimal). ice aient A- "The service and cOWl10T were excellenL help when I needed it most." Cuent B: "It was the best experience of WDlI1nltherPY I've had. I wish that I could have continued for longer becaus¢ continuiry and consistency would have been an amazing support for my circumstance, but it's so appreciated." Client C: "I had ongoing money worries and I felt exlremely fortunat¢ that I did not have to pay for the counselling at the time bui I hope lo make a donation to your Chity wben l am more stable Financially."
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N(•th Ea EdinW Ccuwlling Sevvicc Repjt athl AtttAmts r(Ythe year 31 March 2024 Independent Examiner's Report Nortb FA8t lrybgh Counselling Seryice SC023482 R¢gist¢red charity number Accounts of the charity for the year l Awj'l 2023 to 31 2024 s out on p88¢S 8- 12 The ¢haTity's trSte¢S arc responsibk for the prepthtiLm of Ihc Kcounls in accoTdance with the lern15 of Ihe Chariiies and Truse InVtrneDt (Scoiland) 21x15 Aci and the Ch¥iiicx Accounts (Swdand) Regul108 26. The Charity ITUSt¢¢s nsider that the audil requirement of Regulalion 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regullltions does not apply. li is my reswtsibility to examine the accounts a8 required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to Jtote parti¢ul•r matters have come to my attention. My examination 1$ Tried oul in •ccordance with Regu14tion I l of the Charities Accowts (Scoiland) Regulations 2(M)6. An examination includes a review ofthe &¢¢ountiftg records kept by thc charity and comparison of ihe ttccounts prescnied with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accoun and sttks explanatithnx fmm the Inle% ctincernin8 9ny su¢h maltus. The prcttdures underthken do not provide all the eviden¢¢ thal would bc required in an audii and. cojksquenily. I do not expTess an audit opinioo on the ountS. In the COUT5e of my examinati(x4 rn matter has come to my •ltenii(xi: I. Ivhicb gives me re8s¢)thle cause to lIe¥e that in thny mfftrial r&qpECt tbe requirernents to: a. keep Accoulltitig recordg iti acq)rthn¢e with s¢¢tioD 44(1) (4) of th¢ 21x15 Act aod Regylhtirn 4 of the 2(M)6 A¢tr ResU1atiry. and b. prqmre accounts which acwrd with th¢ acCOtIng records and comply with Rc8ulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations bave been meL or 2. To Whic in my opinion, attention should b¢ drnwn ID order to ¢n•bl¢ a properuod¢rs¢8nding of th¢ accounts to bc r¢Kh¢d
Nrth Eag E Counsdling SLTri¥¢ ReF¥ and Accounts for year JI March ?Jn4 Receipts and Payments Account Unrethirt¢d Restrirtcd Tfjt41 Ftsnds To1 FuniL4 Fu#ds Funds 2024 2023 ID¢ome from: Grdnls Donions 12JJlO 5,192 90.654 3228 &192 Total Intome 192 Ezpelldltu ots: CharFthble Aciiviiie% 9•,032 67.511 Tot expendlture 032 Ytt iDC4)mel(expefjdlthre) for ihe &192 31.778 31970 26J71 Transftts betYtt fvttds Yel mov¢meiit in fllnds 192 970 26 71 Ret•ntt15211o& of funds". Totsl funds *t l April 2011 136 TO1 fuDds at 31 Mah 2024 14 All figures in the Receipts atml Payments accouni are cash and bank balancas. Thc llot¢s io th¢ Accow) on pagL3 9-12 furm part of these Accounts. All income and expendiluT¢ derives frml lInuIn8 aclivi(ies Approved and authorised fvr issu¢ by the Trust¢ts on behalf by: 2024 and $Ia on their
North East Edtnburgh Couns¢llinB Serviet Rewirt and Accounts forthe year 31 Mareh 2024 Notes to the Accounts l. GeDerAI lllform4tlo Norrh East Edinburgh Counselling Service ('kne charlty.) is J ttust governed by il$ constitulion dated 29 January 2013. It was registered as a charity in Scotland (registered number SC023482) on 16 March 1995. li's registered address is Heart ofNewhavell. 4 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4HY. 2. BA1 of Prepar4don These accounts have been pr¢parcd on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordanc¢ with the Chariti¢s and Truslee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Re8ulation8 2006 {45 4mended). 3. Grants Unreitrk¢ed Fund8 R¢strlet¢d 2024 2023 NHS Loihian l.lugh Fraser Foundation Link Up Women's Support The Robert$on Trust Leiih Community Fund People's Postcode Nancy Massie Fund Lottory Fund Leith Benevolent Associlltion Foundation ScotlaDd 80.OQO 80,000 80,000 2,000 8,654 1S.OIM 7SO 7,095 15,000 750 7,095 2,lJOO 9,965 2,000 9,965 121810 4. Dfjn*tlon$ UnTr8trkted Fundi Rostrl¢ted Funds 2024 2023 Donations
North Easr F4linbwgh Co)9178 Service Reprt and for theyear 31 MaTch 2024 Notes to the Accounts S. ChArit¥bk Athltles C•sts Gener*1 F4nd$ FINts 2023 Salaries Sessional Workers and Superviso Training Renl Rates. IAwrance. Repairs H¢atin& Li8htin& Cleanin8 Ststionery and othcr office 48,079 4&1n9 34.636 1.018 2,155 38.175 20,621 1.737 2.774 730 1,018 2.155 3,9SS 2,384 ArxounraD¢y- l E Fee Related party tr•nsactlon• No remunernlion or expenses were paid to Trustees in the year (2023: £Dii). Thett were no other related party traDsttt1(K in the current or prior year. 7. Funds Analyslj FwMI8 JI March 2023 Income Exp¢tyJiliir¢ T[wrerS Funds al between 31 MaTth fwi(t8 2024 2023-2024 RMtrl¢t¢d funth NHS Lothian Hugh FTr5er Foundation Link Up Women's Support The Robertson Tn1 Leith Community Fund People's Postcode Nancy Massi¢ Fund Lottery Fund Leith Benevolenl Assocxation Found81ion S¢oiland 17.482 80.(Krf) (68.626) (2.C(Ki) (7.834} 15.0 (1.4591 750 (506) 7.095 (7.095) (1,371) {fA> (2(K)) (341) 28,856 8.654 820 13,541 244 629 9.365 1.81x1 4.659 9.965 To¢al r¢strl¢ted funds 28.136 121.810 (90.032) 59.914 Urnrestrkted fun General Tavye 8.953 5.192 14,145 8.953 14,145 Totsl 37 089 127 (K)2 10
Noth Ew FAlinbw8h Cowwlling Suvi Rel and Accotmts for Ihe year 31 March 2024 Notes to the Accounts Pryryoses of Funds Ceneral Fund - there is only one unrestricted fun(L the General fund lo bc used al the discretion of the trustees in furthrn¢¢ of thc objects of the charily. The trustees mainlain a single unrestricfrd fund for ihe day4tFday opevation of th¢ Charity. NHS Lothln- restricted to rcf¢rrnls ftom north east Edinburgh GPS. Hugh Frser FouDdathbD- restricied to providing eounselling sessions for adults young people. Llnk Up Women'• Support- restricled lo providing SUPlM)rt for women. The Robert•on Trnsl-Yotsn8 Petson CouDsellin8 Service Lelth Communlty Fund- A homc for NEECS People'i PoJkode- Aff Th¢rnpy NA•¢y MMle Fund- Extrnded counsellin8 supw)rt SCS8ions Lottery FvDd- Art Theropy Lelth Benevolent Auoeldott- Additional Cowwllin8 Sessions Follndatlon Scodalld- Young PersoD Coun5ellin8 Sc(vic¢