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PreV¢￿tIOn of Suicide in Clydesdale & Supporting tkose Bereaved by Suicide
Chaiity Number SC044037
HEAR FOR YOU
ACCOUNTS
1st JANUARY 2025 to 31" DECEMBER 2025
Supported by'Go For IV- Fundin8 Change in thurch & Commun

Hear For You
Trustees Annual Report
Year Ended 31° December 2025
Reference and Adrninistrative Details
Reglstered Charlty Name
Hear for You
Charlty Reglstratlon Number
SC044037
Prfncipal Office
Mr Tam Ba￿le
9 The Be￿leS
Kirkfieldbank
Lanark
ML119b
Prlnclpal Office Bearers
Dr Norberto Femandez (Chairpers￿>
Louise Mackay (Secretary)
Tom Barrie (Treasurer)
Th• Trustees
The trustees who serrfed the Charty during the period were as follows:
Tom Ba￿le
Dr Norberto Femandez
Louise Mackay
Independent Examlner
Margaret H Cuthill
15 Bells Wynd
Lanark
Bankers
Royal Bank of ScotlarKI
88 High Street
Lanark
ML117ET

Independent Examinef s Report to the Trustees of
Hear for You
I report on the accounts fc￿ the period 1•t Jamary 2025 to 31st December 2025.
Respective responsibllltles of trustee and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the acwunts in
accordance with the temis of the Charities arKI Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act
2CXJ5 and the Charities aCC￿nIS (Scotland) Regulations 2CXA (as amended). The
arity's trustees consider that the audrt requirement of the Regulation 10{1)(d)
of the Accounts does not apply. It is my responsibiltty to examine the accounts as
required under Section 44 (1)(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters
have come to my attention.
Basls of the Independent examinevs report
My examination was ca￿led oul in accord￿￿ with Regulation 11 of the Charities
Accounts (Scotland) Regulatvjns 2c￿. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented
with those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or
disclosures in the actounts, arKI seeking explanations from you as trustees
concerning any such matters. The wocedures undertaken do not wovide all the
evid8nce that would be required in an audit, and cnnsequently I do r￿l express an
audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examinerfs statement
In connection wrth my examination. no matter has come to my attention:
(1) ￿kn1¢h gives me reasonable cause to believe that. in any material respect. the
requirements
To keep accounting reo)rds in accordance with Section 44(1)(a) of the
2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2(￿ Accounts regulations" arKI
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to
comply with regulation 9 of the 20[￿ regulations have not been met; or
(2) To which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a Fxoper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Margaret H Cuthill
15 Bells Wynd
Lanark

HEAR FOR YOU
In¢om•
Expeiidlture
Donations
Grants
Interest
Tax Recovered
I3￿.th)
63.60
460.80
Traveifing Expenses
Supèrvision
Rc￿rn Hire
Advertising
Stationery
Web &te De￿8n
(L
2.720.60
4525.(Kl
T¢)tal
4525.IKJ
Total
Balance Blf
1693.17
Plus &Jrplus
2n0.60
4410.n
Total
44￿.77
Total
44ts.77

Objectives and Activities
11 Activities..
During this year. we have SO￿aht to..
1) Extend our offer of support and counselling to hO￿￿11Y prevent any person in
the Clydesdale area iJ)mpletirvJ suicide by offering more one to one, fa￿ to
face counselling, free of charge. as immediately as possible on request.
2) Offer more support and counselling to familieslpeople bereaved through
suicide, often years after the event.
3) Further redu￿ the stigma surrounding suicide; offer suicide Fyevention talks
particularly in secondary Sch￿Is, generally encouraging people, especially
young people to talk openly about SUiCKIe.
4) Help train arKJ offer access to train1r￿ to volunteers to recognise signs of
isolation andlor distress.
5) Further promote "Hear for You" within Lanark Presbytery and the Clydesdale
area. Widen the distribution of leaflets and infonnation about the service the
project offers and encourage people to acce&s our counsellors.
Since the Covid 19 restrictions. some dients have preferred to have their
meetings hekl electronically by tt)e use of zoom, facetime, etc., rather than
face to face.
All our diploma - registered person-centred counsellors hohj dedicated mobile
phones to which anyone can call, to speak with us. leave a message and they
can send an email, all of which we resp(￿d to. We have also invested in a
telephone system to allow callers to be automatically allocated to a counsellor.
Although not an emergency service. we a￿ usually able to respond immediately.
offering to listen, to arrange to m￿t with the person to give telephone SUpp￿t
andlor to give details about Hear for You. People in crisis are often unable to
meet with counsellor aThJ we offer to meet them, often in their own homes
when necessary and apwopriate. The counsellors operate a "safe and well"
policy by which we support each other - and which the Management Team are
aware of. In our experience, a wson calling us is often feeling very alone and
vulnerable. but does want help. Our immediate respC￿Se gives reassurance thal
we do care and want to help them alleviate their pain and distress. Clients in
crisis also seem to fear medical and psychiat￿ mental ￿81th issues, drug andlor
alcohol dependency issues.
The management team have organised the continued use of 4 buildings owned
and run by South Lanarkshire Cwncil where we can meet with clients
confidentially, and this arrarKJements also affords counsellors safety. Each
person is offered unrestricted counselling sessions to respond to their needs, but

as many people contacting the project, "INe on the edge of society,, attendan
may be erratic and chaotic. We have also invested in a new telephone system to
allow callers to be automatically allocated to a counsellor.
2) Beneficlarles: The kind of people benefrtted from this project during 2025 are
as follows:
2025
Cumulative
Total
Adults (21 ￿4)
Older Adults (65 and over)
Young people (under 21)
156
22
42
220
An analysis of our dients strmjws that 80% of Jjr dients were female during 2025
. This is very much in line with national statistics.
Analysis of Male and Female Clients
Females
The number of people in totsl our proje(1 has directly ber￿ftlled is 220.

The number of sessions we have held Sin￿ cAJr Incepti￿ in 2012 is 189). and the
annual analysis is shown graphically.
250
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2￿22 2023 2024 2025
3) Outcomes:
We hope to counsel those who are in crisislstruggling with lrfe-death issueslsuffering
in a variety of ways through suicidelwho are contemplating. even planniro suicide-
by offeriry supwt and empathy in free, one to one, face to f￿. confidential
counselling sessions. but also by pfwjnertext at the initial porrt of c￿taCt or
thereafter when in crisis. If this is effective, which we believe it is, this will affim
those in crisis that they matter. that someone does care, and that they can be
listened to non-judgementally, and almost immediately at a lime that suits them and
is important to them. Counsellors and volunteers are able to identfy shortcomirKJs in
knowledge and charKJes in larKJuage surrounding suicide through training and
leaming new skills. Staff members will also be able to Measure and track a dient's
progress through their training t￿t also ttrwouth the evaluation tool, as well as noting
a decrease in the suicide rate in Clydesdale.
The Project hopes to increase the awareness of suicide so that those who are too
frightened to mention the word in the communty, can do so and decrease the stKJma
associated wrth suicide. By increasing ts awareness and reducing the stigma,
through local awareness talks, linking with local GPS where possible, and local
Social Work services. we will be able to nolice and increase in refeffals from a
variety of areas wider than Lanark: and people can talk about suicide, not feeling
guilty, excluded or embarrassed.
The Project hopes to create a viable and long temi project available in fLrture years
for those consideringlaffected by suicide, by raising awareness of suicide, promotiro
the project in Clydesdale, fund raising, training voluntews and developing
partnerships in the Clydesdale area.

4) Future Requirements
a) We need mcfe volunteers to help in the running of the Project.
b) We need more counselbrs to expand our work
c) Be flexible. We need to be able to react to people's thangiro needs.
d) We need to identify additional sources of iru)me to allow us to expand our
work.
e) We need to broaden our funthaising opportunities to ensure the sustainability of
this Charty.
Responsibilities of Trustees
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Repjrt and the
financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Unrted Kingdom
Accounting Standards (Untied lQ'ngdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Practice).
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose
with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity arKI enable
them to ensure that the financial statements c%)mply with the Charities and Trustee
Investment (Scotland) Act 2(￿ and the Charities Accounts (ScotlarKI) Regulations
The Trustees have decided that due to the size of the Charity aThJ the fact that our
service is provided free of charge. not to hold any Specif￿ fIn￿CIal reseples.
During this financial year, the Charty had a surplus of £2720.60, thus increasing the
available cash funds to £4413.77. We ￿ntinUe to provide a free service for clients
and this obviously has an impact on any funding which we have. DurirKJ 2026. we
hope to hold further fund-raising events arKI apply for f￿dIng from a variety of
sources to maintain our cash reser¥es.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
T_6
Tom Barrie
Treaswer