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ANNUAL REPORT

2015

THANK YOU….

OUR WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROUS SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM:

• POBAL

• DRUGSTASKFORCE

• TÚSLA(CHILDANDFAMILYAGENCY)

• COMMISSIONFORTHESUPPORTOFVICTIMSOFCRIME

• HSE

• LORETOFOUNDATION

Living Life Counselling Annual Report 2015 1

CONTENTS

PRELIMINARIESCompany information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Vision, mission and values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Chairperson’s report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4ChiefExecutiveOfficer’sreport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Volunteers and staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Joe Harnett tribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Long service awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8How our service is funded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

STATISTICS Clients attending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Client donations received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Issues arising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Clientprofile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Sources of referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Clients attending the medical profession . . . . . . . . . . . . 18What our clients and stakeholders say about us. . . . . . . . . 19

FINANCES Directors’ report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Statement of directors’ responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Independent auditor’s report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Statement of accounting policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Statementoffinancialactivities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Balance sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Cashflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Notes to the accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Operating statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Supplementary information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Directors

Secretary Auditors

Bankers

Solicitors

Registered Office

Company Registered Number Registered Charity Num-

ber (CRA No.)

Charity Number

Sr. Christina GoodmanAnn CannonJean Cox-KearnsJacqueline HorganPeter Lawless

Jacqueline Horgan

Colligan O’Cearbhaill & Co.Chartered AccountantsBrí Chualann CourtAdelaide RoadBray

Bank of IrelandBrayCo. Wicklow

Maguire McNeice & Co.Bray House2 Main Street, Bray

MadeleyEglinton RoadBray, Co.Wicklow

357112

20052348

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COMPANY INFORMATION


Vision, Mission and Values

VisionLiving Life Counselling’s vision is of a future where everybody lives their lives fully as included members of the community.

Mission StatementThrough a supported team of volunteer counsellors, Living Life Counselling provides affordable broad-ranging counselling services to the unemployed and disadvantaged in our local communities.

ValuesPeople Centred Our services are focused on and driven by the needs of our clients; we strive to be empathetic and to offer a friendly and welcoming environment.

Inclusive We do not discriminate against anyone; we treat everyone equally and val-ue the input of everybody working for Living Life Counselling.

Respectful Living Life Counselling is a non-judgemental service where all clients, volun-teers and staff are treated with respect and dignity.

Quality We offer a professional, honest and transparent service with integrity based on agreed standards.


Chairperson’s Report

It has been an absolute pleasure to serve Living Life as chairperson during the past year. This annual report gives us an opportunity to recognise the great work which has been achieved. The report indicates that 2015 was a very busy year for Living Life Counselling in both Bray and Arklow. I am happy to see that this year has seen us continue to adhere to and develop our mission of giving only the best possible counselling service to our target group in the South Dublin / Wicklow area and that the needs of the most vulnerable are being addressed by our service.

Never content to sit back and say we have done enough we look to the future with a keen eye on the contemporary needs of our particular target group. As we complete

thenineteenthyearofservicewecontinuetoreflectonandassesswhereweneedtogoaswelooktothefuture.WhenIreflectonthepastyear,Iamstruckbythefactthatformanypeoplelifeisnoteasy.Theysuffer silently under the many challenges life presents: poverty, unemployment, homelessness, addiction, re-lationship breakdown, bereavement, suicide, substance abuse etc. The social consequences thereof are vast and shocking. Despite everything mentioned above, I am consoled by the fact that there are people in life who are irreplaceable. The service rendered by volunteers in Living Life is one of them. It is a very powerful human contribution and creates the opportunity to bring hope and make a difference to the lives of many people.

I wish to thank our CEO – Kirsty Kirkwood and each employee and volunteer for all their hard work during 2015.Notmanypeoplewouldbeawareofthesacrificesyouhavemadeintheinterestoftheorganisation.Volunteerism is the foundation on which we have built the service over the last nineteen years and it is the foundation on which we will build its future. By endeavouring to provide a service of counselling which can ensurefellowmenandwomenleadmorefulfillinglivesandcontributepositivelytothedevelopmentofourpeople, and ultimately our country, you are not only performing your social responsibilities but you are also taking serious action to lighten the burden of others.

This process has been diligently driven by a very dedicated and motivated team of board members who supported me and believed in the fact that what we are doing is right and most of all in the interest of the community we serve. The successful implementation of our strategic plan depends on the co-operation of the entire team, to accomplish the objective of creating a peoples centred organisation of volunteer excellence. I am extremely grateful to the members of the board for the way in which they have adapted to the ideas and vision of our strategic planning and for the competencies and capabilities they have brought on board.

Toallourfunders,Ionceagainexpressmysincerestappreciationforyourconfidenceinus.Withoutyouitwould be impossible to continue the work we are doing. I ask that you would continue to support us and to enhance the potential of the service of Living Life Counselling. Having taken stock of where we are right now, we look forward to meeting the challenges of 2016. With a well-structured organisation, with a clearly definedmissionandvision,competentstaffandvolunteers,clearprotocolsandguidelinesforoperationalexecution,wearedefinitelyinapositiontorespondtothechallengesthatawaitusaswemoveintoourtwentieth year of service. To one and all I say a sincere thank you.

Chris Goodman IBVM


ChiefExecutiveOfficer’sReport

As I began thinking about the year under review, and planning for the year ahead, I was struck by the themes of commemoration and celebration. The decade of centenaries is well under way as we recognise and re-membertheturbulenteventsthatbroughttheIrishstateintoexistence.Overtheyearstheofficialnarrativeshave become more complex and space has been allowed for new interpretations. Received understandings have been challenged and there has been an openness to fresh ideas.

Recentdebateshavebeencharacterisedbymaturereflectionandagenerosityofspiritaboutwhose‘truth’should prevail. We have been prepared to acknowledge some of the scandals that remained hidden for far toolong,suchasthewidespreadinstitutionalisationofthementallyillandthepoor.Itisdifficulttoacceptthat in the middle of the twentieth century the rate of psychiatric hospitalisation in Ireland was the highest in the world and that Europe’s biggest industrial school was located at Artane in Dublin, where 800 boys were held, usually for reasons of family poverty.

Therearethreereasonswhythesethemesresonatedwithme.Thefirstisthatthisbusinessofrememberingand, as a result, uncovering uncomfortable truths, parallels the therapeutic process. The challenge – whether for society or the individual – is to identify the harms, to manage their impacts, and to prevent them recurring; this is the route to authentic, healthy living.

The second reason is that we no longer lock away the distressed or marginalised so we need to provide high-quality community-based services to the most vulnerable of our fellow citizens. This is where Living Life Counsellingplayssuchavitalrole,offeringsupporttothosewhofindthatlife’sburdensthreatentoover-whelm and providing them with the tools necessary to lighten the load. If we did not exist there would be a great deal of unalleviated suffering in our catchment area.

Thirdly, and on a more upbeat note, we have our own celebration to look forward to in 2016 when Living Life Counselling will commemorate its twentieth anniversary. As a glance at the statistics in this report will reveal, there has been no slowdown in our activity. In 2015 we provided 9,241 counselling sessions to our clients and we are almost at capacity in terms of using the rooms available to us in Bray and Arklow. I am delighted to say that we have been successful in generating enough income to cover our costs and to build up a reserve to guard against future funding shocks.

It is my great pleasure to be involved in an organisation that has done so much for so many for so long and whose dedicated board, staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to realise its mission. This is something well worth celebrating!

Kirsty J Kirkwood MA, MSc, Chartered FCIPD, MIACPChiefExecutiveOfficer


Volunteers and Staff

Living Life Counselling relies on the support and expertise of a small number of employees (most of whom are part-time) and a large number of volunteers. In 2015, the relevant numbers were 10 staff, 76 volunteer counsellors and five volunteer board directors.

StaffTheofficesatArklowandBrayareopenfrom8.30a.m.to9.30p.m.MondaytoThursdayand8.30a.m.to5.30 p.m. on Friday. Our small, dedicated team is responsible for the smooth operation of all aspects of the service, covering the two primary areas of clinical support and administration.

VolunteersThe Centre is overseen by a dedicated board of volunteer directors each of whom brings a wealth of expe-rience to Living Life Counselling. Board members have expertise in areas ranging across accountancy, cor-porate governance, compliance and clinical skills. The board also has community representation. The Board metonsixoccasionsin2015andtherewereadditionalmeetingsforthesub-committeeonfinanceandthesub-committee on ethics.

The counselling services offered by the Centre are provided by volunteer counsellors and therapists. During 2015 our volunteers made available 9,241 session hours to our clients. Each volunteer gives on average four hours a week seeing clients with some donating even more time than this. But their contribution does not end here. They make themselves available for routine meetings with staff and readily complete the various administrativedutiesassociatedwiththeirrole.Whileitisdifficulttomeasuretheseadditionalhoursitisevenmoredifficulttomeasurethebeneficialimpacttheyhaveonourclientsandontheirfamilymembers.

Our volunteer counsellors are all members of the major counselling and therapy accrediting bodies in Ire-land,includingtheIrishAssociationforCounsellingandPsychotherapy(IACP),theIrishAssociationforHuman-isticandIntegrativePsychotherapy(IAHIP),andtheAddictionCounsellorsofIreland.

Our volunteers come to us with varying levels of experience. At the end of December 2015, 25 per cent werefullyaccredited,43percentwerequalifiedandworkingtowardsaccreditationandtheremaining32per cent were students in training. In 2015 we recruited 23 new volunteer counsellors and 21 retired from the service.


Joe Harnett RIP(1955-2016)

The following words were spoken by Sr. Chris Goodman, Chairperson of Living Life Counselling at a gath-ering in Madeley on 6 April 2016 which was attended by staff, volunteers, and Joe’s partner Brian Licken. A prunus tree was planted in Joe’s memory and we will remember him fondly when it blossoms each year.

“I am delighted and indeed privileged to have this moment to remember and to celebrate Joe and what he meant to us here in Living Life. A very important part of the mission of Living Life is to provide a truly pro-fessional counselling service to our clients. When Joe came to us in 2006 to work as manager of the clinical sideofLivingLifeIthinkthatJoefulfilledthishopeinanextraordinaryway.AndperhapsIcansaythatthisis his greatest legacy for us. He raised the bar of professionalism in terms of what he established around the service. The policies, procedures and standards which he developed and which are still there and evolving ensured that Living Life was always a safe place for the client. As the organisation grew and expanded we on the Board of management never needed to fear but that our clients were safe in Joe’s hands. Joe faced the many challenges which this role demanded of him with absolute professionalism. He helped us negotiate difficultsituationsandhisadviceanddirectionweregreatlyvaluedandappreciatedbythemanagementof the centre.

“Joe showed great discernment and wisdom in his decisions around the choosing of volunteers. He demanded highstandardsbuthewasalsothewisefigureonwhomtheycoulddependandfromwhomtheycoulddrawconfidence.

“For all of us in Living Life: management, volunteers, staff, and clients Joe was a pleasure to meet and a thor-ough gentleman. Joe was happy to share the many joys and good times in his own personal life with many of his close friends here in Living Life. Joe’s gradual journey through ill health was a time of great concern, shock and sadness for all of us here in Living Life. Brian while we cannot begin to know or understand your loss. Today in particular we would like you to know that you are always welcome among us. We say to you that in the Life of Living Life Joe was the consummate professional, the wise and discerning manager, the loyal, fun loving and endearing friend. For all of us who knew him best he was greatly loved and is and will be sadly missed.”

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kind-ness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I

shall not pass this way again. (Stephen Grellet)


Long Service Awards

Long service awards were introduced in 2013 as a way for Living Life Counselling to say thank you to the men and women without whose contribution our work would not be possible and whose efforts go a long way towards maintaining the fabric of our society. The recipients of these awards are listed below, along with the date when they began volunteering.

Name Start Date

Chris Goodman 1996

Ann Cannon 1998

Barbara Kinsella 2000

Brian Huston 2002

Anne O’Connor 2002

Patty O’Malley 2004

Jennifer Smyth 2004

Andy Brogan 2005

Miriam Grennan 2006

Kirsty Kirkwood 2006

Catherine Tierney 2006

Anne Regan 2007

Maureen Rowden 2008

Olive Haslam 2008

Mary Beirne 2009

John Byrne 2009

Mary Donovan 2009

Pat Hartnett 2009

Damian Grant 2009

Eileen Cannon 2009

Diane Roulston 2009

Phil Huston 2010

Mary Timmons 2010

Jacqui Horgan 2010

Collette Ghith 2010

Caroline O’Kelly 2010


How Our Service Is Funded

In 2015, total income received was €358,646 broken down as shown in the following chart.

Our expenditure in 2015 was €317,571. The relevant section from the audited accounts is summarised in the graph below.

STATISTICS


Clients Attending

In 2015, the Centre received 872 new enquiries. Each week, on average 17 new clients make contact with us. Our busiest months were January, February, October and November where the numbers peaked to an average of 24 new clients making contact each week.

Thefirststepforanypotentialclientistocontactus(clientenquiriesdetailedabove).Afterthis,aninitialappointment with a staff counsellor is arranged. This appointment usually lasts 50 minutes. The staff coun-sellor will discuss the issues that a client wishes to address in counselling and will explain how the process works. Following the initial appointment the client is placed on a waiting list while the staff counsellor seeks an available vacancy from an appropriate counsellor at a time convenient for the client. Once a matching counsellor becomes available, the client is contacted and offered an appointment. In 2015 we offered 926 initial appointments with 701 clients attending.


During 2015, an average of 221 counselling sessions was scheduled each week with 162 clients attending their scheduled appointment. A total of 7,772 counselling sessions took place, the great majority of them in Bray.

Client Donations Received

A substantial portion of the Centre’s income derives from client donations, which amounted to €118,910 in 2015.Asthechartbelowshows,themajorityofourclients(91%)makeadonationof€20orless.Theav-erage donation in December 2015 was €14.61. The amount is based on what the client can afford to pay andisagreedatthefirstcounsellingsession


Issues Arising

Throughout the counselling process a variety of issues may emerge. The following chart illustrates the top tenissuesthatclientsidentified.Thetopthreehaveremainedunchangedoverthepastthreeyears,namelyself-esteem, stress and anger.

ClientProfile

Thefollowingchartsprovideaprofileofourclientsaccordingtothekeydemographicandsocialvariablesof employment status, age and gender.


< 13 13-17 18-35 36-50 51-65 66 +

Age & Gender

Female Male

2% 5%

46% 30%

14% 3%

Age Group

Under 13 13-17 18-35 36-50 51-65 66 or more

31%

69%

Gender

Male Female


< 13 13-17 18-35 36-50 51-65 66 +

Age & Gender

Female Male

2% 5%

46% 30%

14% 3%

Age Group

Under 13 13-17 18-35 36-50 51-65 66 or more

31%

69%

Gender

Male Female

Sources of Referral

Nearly 60 per cent of our clients self-refer with the remainder being referred by a variety of agencies, the mostsignificantofwhichisthelocalgeneralpractitioner.

Referred by

Self Referral


Clients Attending the Medical Profession

Involvement of a Psychiatrist

Previous Counselling

Suicide Risk

In 2015, our clinical team provided 16 CPD seminars for our volunteers with 196 participants attending them.Aparticularfocusofourseminarseriesin2015wastherolloutonCAMS(CollaborativeAssessmentandManagementofSuicidality)model.Thisisastandardisedapproachtodealingwiththeissueofsuicide,it is evidenced based and comprehensive. CAMS addresses risk assessment, risk management, and treatment planning. CAMS is the approach which is now used by all clinical staff and volunteer counsellors when there is an indication of suicide.


What Our Clients and Stakeholders Say About Us

During 2015, we continued to ask our clients for feedback about their experience of the service, whether theywouldrecommendittoothers,andwhethertheyfeltittobebeneficial.Todate,146feedbackformshavebeencompletedandtheyarereviewedregularlytoidentifydifficultieswithservicedeliveryandtoensure that client satisfaction levels are high. Some of the observations that were received by this exercise are repeated below.

I felt I had a lovely counsellor, she was very non-judgemental and gave me a warm open space to talk. I am left with a very positive feeling of counselling.

10th December, 2015

I would love to say I’m so glad I came and I met my counsellor. Every time I leave a session I feel tall-er, happier, grown up, confident. I feel supported, listened to and understood by my counsellor. I feel someone is empathising with me and my situation. I feel hope and I can see the progress. I’m doing my very best, I’m kinder to myself and I’m feeling loved by myself. I know I work very hard and I want so much to be happier and have a better life for myself, but I couldn’t have done it alone. Thank you for your GREAT HELP, I’ll be forever grateful to you.

20th November, 2015

I found your service to be excellent. I would strongly recommend this service to people who require counselling.

8th October, 2015

My experience was a very positive and valuable one and has made a huge difference to me. My coun-sellor was extremely supportive, kind and very understanding and has given me the tools and knowledge to understand the things that have affected me, and taught me how to deal with them. A million thanks.

2nd September, 2015

It has given me the strength to deal with stressful situations and life’s up and downs and how to self-care for myself first.

17th August, 2015

I would not change a single thing in any of the sessions. Over the moon with the help I was given.

16th July, 2015


From day one I felt very much at ease with my counsellor. It was very hard at times to open up about things that happened in my life which I would have blamed myself for not doing something about it. My counsellor helped me look at things in a different way this is where my life started to improve. The first ten months I cried at every meeting I thought I would never be happy again. I am now very happy and have my confidence back. I still have work to do for myself. I will do it there is no going back. I can never thank my counsellor or Living Life enough for helping me back from a very bad place in my life. I am now going about with a smile, listening to music again and such in a very good place. Thank you.

23rd June, 2015

Thank you for being there, thank you for your courtesy, thank you for your care. 12th June, 2015

I just want to say that Living Life is a great service. Thank you so much for all your help. All the staff are really nice.

15th April, 2015

Very beneficial and rewarding experience. Would highly recommend the centre. 7th April, 2015

I want to thank you all. I don’t think I would have survived without your help during a major life crisis. Thank you.

18th February, 2015

Going to Living Life Counselling was the best decision I ever made. I could not have faced my fears and dealt with them without it. It has changed my life for the better, and I am so thankful for that.

10th February, 2015


Not only are we held in high regard by the clients who avail of our services but also by the professional groupingswithwhomweworkanduponwhowedependformanyreferrals.Thefollowingtestimonials(re-producedwithpermission)indicatehowtheorganisationisviewedandthewidespreadopinionthatwithoutit a very disadvantaged and vulnerable group would be denied a vitally effective service.

“Living Life Counselling provides a service that should be available in every town across the country ... As manager of County Wicklow Volunteer Centre I have had the pleasure of providing a range of services to Living Life Counselling including Garda Vetting for all their counsellors and volunteer man-agement training. I know their service is greatly appreciated in Bray and Arklow and each year helps hundreds of people to cope with depression, anxiety, the death of a loved one, the loss of a parent and other mental and emotional crisis. In a time when reports of suicide are being made daily across the country, it is great to know that people can be directed to the Living Life Counselling offices in Bray and Arklow where they will be assured of getting the help they need. I know that Living Life always has a waiting list. This alone is a testament to the necessity for their services.”

(Leah Kinsella, County Wicklow Volunteer Centre)

“Having a service such as Living Life Counselling is so vital for the community. Working in the Probation Service entails meeting with many people who are experiencing numerous difficulties in their lives and being able to inform them of the potential support Living Life Counselling can offer them is really inval-uable. Many of our clients and their wider family members have experienced real benefits from attend-ing at Living Life Counselling and we will continue to ‘spread the word’ about this service as a result.”

(Jan Alvey, Probation Officer)

“My circumstances changed in my life personally eight and a half years ago through the loss of my daughter to suicide. At that time I also had three sons and a wife who were grieving the loss of their sister. I was then handed details of the Centre for advice and help of how to deal with this tragedy as my boys were very angry with what happened and with the world itself. Over a long period of time my sons attended the Centre for counselling. This was tremendous. The help and advice they were given at the time I found this to be a Godsend as I was not in a position to pay a lot for their invaluable service. So now this is why the Centre is at the top of my list to fundraise for.”

(Gerard Fitzsimons, local resident and fundraiser)

“You all work so hard at helping people with mental issues. And in these difficult times it is good that Living Life Counselling is there to help people who otherwise would have to go without help. I am proud to have been in a position to make donations from my charity walk. I believe that the work you do is vital to help people.”

(Des O’Toole, local resident and fundraiser)


“We have used the services of Living Life Counselling for many years as a counselling service for patients of our practice. We have always found the service to be of an excellent standard and have found it to be an invaluable local resource. Our patients always speak very highly of the counsellors and support staff. During recent years when money has been short for many people Living Life have provided an excellent service to the community at minimal cost. They have maintained their service to the community at a time when health cutbacks have resulted in lengthy waiting times and poor access to the local mental health services. I hope to continue our positive working relationship with them for many years to come.”

(Dr Eddie Daly, Dargle Clinic, Bray)

“Probation Service work involves working with many involuntary clients who are experiencing difficul-ties in their lives. Having a service such as Living Life available to refer them to is of tremendous sup-port. It is particularly useful to have the Living Life service in Arklow where many clients in rural parts of South County Wicklow can avail of it. Over a number of years I have given clients in difficulty the contact details of Living Life and so many have informed me that they found it invaluable.”

(Catherine Doyle, Probation Officer)

“The Living Life Centre is a vital heart beating in the centre of a community. A place where people come to find hope, to find solace, to find peace. The old building holds itself solid and square, its beautiful high ceilinged rooms, offering welcome and sustenance for heart and soul. Living Life is a highly professional organisation where every single person matters. I choose to work here every week for all that and more....‘And I shall have some peace there / for peace comes dropping slow’.”

(Bernie Corcoran, volunteer counsellor)

“I have been a volunteer counsellor at Living Life since August 2013. It is a great pleasure to be part of an organisation that provides such a vitally important service at affordable rates to people who need it. Everything is done to the highest of professional and ethical standards within the Centre, particularly in relation to the needs of the clients and the ongoing support for the counsellors. The wider Bray com-munity is very lucky that Living Life operates within their area.”

(Richie Sadlier, Volunteer Counsellor)

WhileitisundoubtedlydifficulttomeasuretheeffectsofasocialenterpriselikeLivingLifeCounselling,thesetestimonials from close observers of our work show clearly that with modest funding from the state it has been alleviating distress in the most disadvantaged parts of Wicklow and South Dublin for a considerable number of years.

ThesinglegreatestbenefitofferedbyLivingLifeCounsellingisthequalityoflifeimprovementsitcreatesforthemostmarginalizedandvulnerablecitizens;theseindividualbenefitsrippleouttostrengthendisadvan-taged families and communities.

FINANCES


DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Thedirectorspresenttheirannualreporttogetherwiththeauditedfinancialstatementsofthecompanyforthe year ended 31 December 2015.

Principal activitiesThe principal activity of the company is the provision of therapeutic counselling services to clients throughout Wicklow and South County Dublin.

Results for yearThe Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 December 2015 are set out on pages 34 & 35. Surplus on activities for the year amounted to €41,075 compared to a surplus of €11,704 in the previous year.

Review of activities and future developmentsLiving Life Voluntary Counselling Centre Limited is recognised throughout Wicklow and South County Dublin as providing a high quality counselling service to the unemployed and disadvantaged in our local community. The supply of these services is reliant on external funding and donations which may be depleted over the coming years. The target for the future is to align the model of service delivery with the available funding whilst seeking to enhance both.

DirectorsThe present membership of the Board is set out on page 1. Their record of attendance at board meetings is found in the Supplementary Information.

Interests of directors and company secretaryThe company is limited by guarantee and does not have any share capital. Therefore the directors and companysecretarywhoservedduringtheyeardidnothaveabeneficialinterestinthecompany.

Events since the balance sheet dateTherearenosignificanteventsaffectingthecompanysincetheyearend.

Political donationsNo political donations have been made by the company.

Books of accountThe measures taken by the directors to ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 281-285 of the Companies Act 2014, regarding proper books of account are the implementation of necessary policies and procedures for recording transactions, the employment of competent accounting personnel with appropriate expertiseandtheprovisionofadequateresourcestothefinancialfunction.Thebooksofaccountofthecompany are maintained at Madeley, Eglinton Road, Bray, Co Wicklow.


Principal risks and uncertaintiesAs is common with most charitable organisations the retention of current donors/funders and the sourcing of new funders for essential income required to sustain the organisation and its two centres is always a high risk. The annual operational budget and our plan for the year, is built upon, and reliant on, this incoming revenue. It is felt by the directors that there is an ongoing risk as all of our funding streams come under scrutiny due to government cutbacks and clients having less disposable income. Our three-year contract with Pobal with re-spect to funding for staff salaries comes to an end in 2016. A business plan will be prepared and submitted to Pobal in 2016 but the outcome of this will not be learned until the end of the year. This source of funding remains a critical enabler to our operation.

AuditorsTheauditors,ColliganO’Cearbhaill&Co,haveexpressedtheirwillingnesstocontinueinofficeinaccordancewithSection383(2)oftheCompaniesAct2014.

Structure, Governance and Management of Living Life Voluntary Counselling Centre LimitedLiving Life Voluntary Counselling Centre Limited is constituted as a company limited by guarantee without a share capital. Its purpose and objects are set out in its Memorandum of Association and how it conducts its businessissetoutinitsArticlesofAssociation(togetherthe“M&A”).Bothofthesedocumentsarepostedonwww.livinglifecounselling.comandarepubliclyavailablefromtheCompaniesRegistrationOfficewebsitewww.cro.ie.

In2015,therewerefiveboarddirectorswithnoresignationsorappointmentsmade.EveryyearattheAGM(usuallyinSeptember)twoBoarddirectorsretirebyrotationandbeingeligibleforre-electionarere-ap-pointedbythedirectors.Directorsco-optedtotheBoardduringanygivenyearalsoretireattheirfirstAGMand offer themselves for re-election. They are then nominated and elected from the company’s membership. The process for appointing new directors is set out in the M&A.

Policies and procedures for the induction and training of board members

Allnewboardmembersreceivea‘BoardInductionFolder’whentheybecomeaboardmember.Thiscon-tains all the information and documentation that a board member requires including: a Board Handbook, the governing documents for Living Life Counselling, the strategic plan, board minutes from the previous 12 months,ChiefExecutiveOfficer (“CEO”)reportsfromtheprevious12months,budgetandotherrelevantdocumentation.

TheCEOschedulesatwo-hour inductionmeetingwitheachnewboardmember intheirfirstmonthtosixweeks on the Board, at which a sub-set of information customised for each new member is reviewed - all of which is based on the Board Induction Folder which they will be expected to have read in advance. In 2015, there were no new appointments to the Board.

Organisational structure and how decisions are made

LivingLifeCounsellinghasateamofstaffbasedinofficesinBrayandArklow,CountyWicklowheadedbya CEO who reports directly to the Board through the Chairperson. All staff report directly to the CEO.


Matters reserved for the Board include:• The company’s strategic plans and annual operating budgets.• Projects outside the scope of the strategic plan.• Approval of all capital expenditure items.• Business acquisitions and disposals.• Litigation.• Appointment/removal of subgroup chairs and members.• Appointment/removal of CEO.• Appointment/ removal of auditors.• Approvalofborrowing/financefacilities.• Establishment,revisionandamendmentoffundamentalmanagementpoliciesorothersignificantinternal

policies.• Annual review of risk and internal control.• Approval of new staff positions.

Although the Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for Living Life Counselling and for the above list, certain duties and responsibilities are delegated from the Board to the CEO and through her to the staff team. This includes implementation of the strategic plan; leading and managing staff members, programmes, projects,finances,andallotheradministrativeaspectssothattheongoingmission,vision,andstrategiesarefulfilledwithinthecontextofLivingLifeCounselling’svaluesasapprovedbytheBoardofDirectors.TheCEOis also responsible for preparing materials for Board consideration.

A‘CodeofConductandConflictofInterest’policyisinplaceandobservedbytheBoardandisusedatevery board meeting as a matter of course.

Governance Code for Community, Voluntary and Charitable Organisations

LivingLifeCounsellinghasfulfilledtherecommendedguidelineactionsforcomplianceforaTypeBorgani-sationasdefinedbytheGovernanceCodeforCommunity,VoluntaryandCharitableOrganisations(www.governancecode.ie)andisregisteredasacompliantorganisation.

Risk Review

LivingLifeCounsellinghasestablishedafinancesub-committeewhichmetsixtimesin2015.Thissub-commit-tee is mandated to assist the Board in meeting its responsibilities by ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness ofthefinancialreporting,internalcontrols,managementinformationsystemsandriskmanagement.AreportisprovidedtotheBoardateachofitsmeetings.In2015,thefinancesub-committeenotedthatahealthyreserve had been built up over a number of years to protect the organisation against any future uncertainties withfunders.Thecharityhasnowaccumulatedsufficientunrestrictedfundstooperateforaone-yearperiodshould external funding be withdrawn.


Objectives and Activities

Living Life Counselling’s governing documents set out that its overall aim is to provide a voluntary counselling servicetothecommunityinWicklow,Dublinandbeyondusingqualified,accreditedandtraineecounsellorsunder supervision on a voluntary donation basis.

Living Life Counselling’s vision is of a future where everybody lives their lives fully as included members of the community. Our mission is that through a supported team of volunteer counsellors, Living Life Counselling provides affordable broad-ranging counselling services to the unemployed and disadvantaged in our local communities. Our values are: • People Centred - our services are focused on and driven by the needs of our clients; we strive to be em-

pathetic and to offer a friendly and welcoming environment. • Inclusive - we do not discriminate against anyone; we treat everyone equally and value the input of

everybody working for Living Life Counselling. • Respectful - Living Life Counselling is a non-judgemental service where all clients, volunteers and staff are

treated with respect and dignity. • Quality - we offer a professional, honest and transparent service with integrity based on agreed stand-

ards.

Inthestrategicplan,therearethreemaingoalswithanumberofspecificobjectives.Thegoalsareasfol-lows:• To maximise the usage of the current premises without compromising the quality of the service• To ensure a sustainable funding model• To fully understand current market demand and to anticipate future demand

Transparency and public accountability

The Board believes that Living Life Counselling should be fully accountable to the general public, providing detailed information on where its funds come from and what they are spent on. We have provided substan-tial information in the Directors’ report and since 2014 report our accounts in accordance with SORP, the international Statement of Recommended Practice for charities. We also publish our accounts on our website, www.livinglifecounselling.com.

Achievements and Performance in 2015In 2015, Living Life Counselling received 872 new client enquiries and offered 9,241 counselling sessions to individuals in the local community. We had 23 new volunteer counsellors start with the service and 21 volun-teer counsellors who left the service in 2015 with an average of 73 volunteer counsellors at any given time offering 221 counselling sessions per week in our two centres, Bray and Arklow.

Financial Performance Against TargetsThe core income from all sources into Living Life Counselling’s Income and Expenditure account over 2015 was €358,646 against expenditure of €317,571 over the same period, thus leading to an operational surplus of €41,075 in 2015 as compared with an operational surplus of €11,704 for 2014.


Principal Funding SourcesIn 2015, the principle funding sources for Living Life Counselling’s core operations were as described in note 1.

PensionThe company does not operate a pension plan but one employee avails of a PRSA.

Health and SafetyThedirectorsaresatisfiedthattheHealthandSafetystatementwasreviewedduring2015andthatallstaff members are aware and understand it and are provided with appropriate training.

Plans for Future PeriodsA strategic planning process took place during 2015 to review the strategic plan from 2012-2015 and to implement a new plan from 2016-2018. On behalf of the Board

Director Director Sr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan

Date: 1 February 2016


STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

ThedirectorsareresponsibleforpreparingtheDirectors’Reportandthefinancialstatementsinaccordancewith Irish law and regulations.

Irishcompanylawrequiresthedirectorstopreparefinancialstatementsforeachfinancialyear.UnderthelawthedirectorshaveelectedtopreparethefinancialstatementsinaccordancewiththeCompaniesAct2014 and Accounting Standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council and promulgated by the Institute ofCharteredAccountantsinIrelandforperiodsbeginningbefore1January2015(“relevantfinancialre-portingframework”).Undercompanylaw,thedirectorsmustnotapprovethefinancialstatementsunlesstheyaresatisfiedthattheygiveatrueandfairviewoftheassets,liabilitiesandfinancialpositionofthecompanyasatthefinancialyearenddateandoftheprofitorlossofthecompanyforthefinancialyearandotherwisecomply with the Companies Act 2014.

Inpreparingthesefinancialstatements,thedirectorsarerequiredto:select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;• make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;• statewhetherthefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewithapplicableaccounting

standards, identify those standards, and note the effect and reasons for any material departure from those standards; and

• preparethefinancialstatementsonthegoingconcernbasisunlessitisinappropriatetopresumethatthecompany will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for ensuring that the company keeps or causes to be kept adequate accounting records which correctly explain and record the transactions of the company, enable at any time the assets, liabilities,financialpositionandprofitorlossofthecompanytobedeterminedwithreasonableaccuracyandenablethemtoensurethatthefinancialstatementsanddirectors’reportcomplywiththeCompaniesAct2014andenablethefinancialstatementstobeaudited.Theyarealsoresponsibleforsafeguardingtheassets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Thedirectorsareresponsibleforthemaintenanceandintegrityofthecorporateandfinancialinformationincluded on the company’s website. Legislation in Ireland governing the preparation and dissemination of financialstatementsmaydifferfromlegislationinotherjurisdictions.

On behalf of the Board

Director DirectorSr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan



INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORTTO THE MEMBERS OF LIVING LIFE VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING CENTRE LIMITED

WehaveauditedthefinancialstatementsofLivingLifeVoluntaryCounsellingCentreLimitedfortheyearended 31 December 2015 which comprise of the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and the relatednotes.TherelevantfinancialreportingframeworkthathasbeenappliedintheirpreparationistheCompanies Act 2014 and accounting standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council and promulgated bytheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinIreland(GenerallyAcceptedAccountingPracticeinIreland).ThefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththeStatementofRecommendedPractice“Ac-counting and Reporting by Charities” issued March 2005.

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Section 391 of the Companies Act 2014. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditorsAs explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities set out on page 7, the directors are responsibleforthepreparationofthefinancialstatementsandforbeingsatisfiedthattheygiveatrueandfair view and otherwise comply with the Companies Act 2014. Our responsibility is to audit and express anopiniononthefinancialstatementsinaccordancewithIrishlawandInternationalStandardsonAuditing(UKandIreland).ThosestandardsrequireustocomplywiththeAuditingPracticesBoard’s(APB’s)EthicalStandardsforAuditorsincluding“APBEthicalStandard–ProvisionsAvailableforSmallEntities(Revised)”.

Scope of the audit of the financial statementsAnauditinvolvesobtainingevidenceabouttheamountsanddisclosuresinthefinancialstatementssufficienttogive reasonableassurance that thefinancial statementsare free frommaterialmisstatement,whethercaused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the company’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonable-nessofsignificantaccountingestimatesmadebythedirectors;andtheoverallpresentationofthefinancialstatements. Inaddition,wereadall thefinancialandnon-financial informationintheDirectors’Reporttoidentifymaterialinconsistencieswiththeauditedfinancialstatementsandtoidentifyanyinformationthatisapparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing the audit. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or incon-sistencies we consider the implications for our report.


Opinion on financial statements Inouropinionthefinancialstatements:• giveatrueandfairviewoftheassets,liabilitiesandfinancialpositionofthecompanyasat31De-

cember 2015 and of its surplus for the year then ended; and• havebeenproperlypreparedinaccordancewiththerelevantfinancialreportingframeworkand,in

particular, the requirements of the Companies Act 2014.

Matters on which we are required to report by the Companies Act 2014• We have obtained all the information and explanations which we consider necessary for the purposes

of our audit.• Inouropiniontheaccountingrecordsofthecompanyweresufficienttopermitthefinancialstatements

to be readily and properly audited. • Thefinancialstatementsareinagreementwiththeaccountingrecords.• InouropiniontheinformationgivenintheDirectors’Reportisconsistentwiththefinancialstatements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception We have nothing to report in respect of our obligation under the Companies Act 2014, which is to report toyouif,inouropinion,thedisclosuresofdirectors’remunerationandtransactionsspecifiedbySections305 to 312 of the Companies Act 2014 are not made.

Joann Magee for and on behalf ofColligan O’Cearbhaill & Co. Chartered AccountantsRegistered AuditorsBri Chualann CourtAdelaide RoadBrayCo. Wicklow



STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered materialinrelationtothecompany’sfinancialstatements.

Basis of preparationThefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedonthegoingconcernbasisandinaccordancewithaccountingstandards generally accepted in Ireland and Irish statute comprising the Companies Acts, 2014. Accounting StandardsgenerallyacceptedinIrelandinpreparingfinancialstatementsgivingatrueandfairviewarethose published by Chartered Accountants Ireland and issued by the Accounting Standards Board and the Statement of Recommended Practice, “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2005.

Tangible Fixed Assets and DepreciationTangiblefixedassetsarestatedathistoriccostlessaccumulateddepreciation.

The charge for depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of assets to their estimated residual values by annual instalments over their expected useful lives which are as follows:Fixtures,fittingsandequipment - 25%reducingbalance

Incoming ResourcesVoluntary income is recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt, and the amount can be meas-ured reliably. Voluntary income includes donations, gifts and fundraising. Voluntary income also includes any grant income received to carry on the charitable purpose of the organisation. Investment income is rec-ognised on a cash receipts basis.

Expended ResourcesExpenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred. Costs of generating funds are those incurred in attract-ing voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.Governance costs include costs incurred in the governance by the trustees of the charity’s assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements of operating the organisation.


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 Notes 2015 2015 2015 2014 € € € € Restricted

funds Unrestricted

funds Total Total

Income and endowments from:

- Donations and legacies 1 - 124,962 124,962 130,558 - Charitable activities 232,473 - 232,473 191,941 - Investment - 1,211 1,211 2,559

Total

232,473 126,173 358,646 325,058

Expenditure on - Cost of generating funds - - - 824 - Charitable activities 232,473 85,098 317,571 312,530 - Other - - - - -

Total resources 232,473 85,098 317,571 313,354 Net movement in funds 8 - 41,075 41,075 11,704 Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward - 290,393 290,393 278,689 Total funds carried forward - 331,468 331,468 290,393 All income is in respect of continuing operations. The company had no recognised gains and losses in the financial year or the preceding financial year other than those dealt with in the operating statement. On behalf of the Board Director Director Sr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan Date: 1 February 2016

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2015 Notes 2015 2014 € Fixed assets Tangible assets 4 2,478 1,043 Current assets Debtors & Prepayments 5 3,579 335 Cash at bank and in hand Pobal account

327,694 6,153

290,701 8,245

337,426 299,281 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

6

(8,436)

(9,931)

Net current assets 328,990 289,350 Total assets less current liabilities 331,468 290,393 Surplus of assets 331,468 290,393 Funds of the Charity 8 331,468 290,393 On behalf of the Board Director Director Sr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan Date: 1 February 2016

Director Jacqueline Horgan




STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 Notes 2015 2015 2015 2014 € € € € Restricted

funds Unrestricted

funds Total Total

Income and endowments from:

- Donations and legacies 1 - 124,962 124,962 130,558 - Charitable activities 232,473 - 232,473 191,941 - Investment - 1,211 1,211 2,559

Total

232,473 126,173 358,646 325,058

Expenditure on - Cost of generating funds - - - 824 - Charitable activities 232,473 85,098 317,571 312,530 - Other - - - - -

Total resources 232,473 85,098 317,571 313,354 Net movement in funds 8 - 41,075 41,075 11,704 Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward - 290,393 290,393 278,689 Total funds carried forward - 331,468 331,468 290,393 All income is in respect of continuing operations. The company had no recognised gains and losses in the financial year or the preceding financial year other than those dealt with in the operating statement. On behalf of the Board Director Director Sr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan Date: 1 February 2016

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2015BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2015 Notes 2015 2014 € Fixed assets Tangible assets 4 2,478 1,043 Current assets Debtors & Prepayments 5 3,579 335 Cash at bank and in hand Pobal account

327,694 6,153

290,701 8,245

337,426 299,281 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

6

(8,436)

(9,931)

Net current assets 328,990 289,350 Total assets less current liabilities 331,468 290,393 Surplus of assets 331,468 290,393 Funds of the Charity 8 331,468 290,393 On behalf of the Board Director Director Sr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan Date: 1 February 2016





CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

Notes 2015 €

2014

Net cash inflow from operating activities 7(i) 37,163 13,516 Capital expenditure and financial investment Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (2,263) - Increase in cash in the year 7(ii) 34,900 13,516 On behalf of the Board Director Director Sr. Christina Goodman Jacqueline Horgan Date: 1 February 2016

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1. Turnover 2015 2014 € € Donations & Funding 357,435 325,057 Restricted funds

Pobal 134,325 97,493 Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime 15,000 15,000 Drugs Task Force 30,748 30,748 Family Support Agency 26,400 27,700 Health Service Executive 15,000 15,000 3 T’s 5,000 - Loreto 6,000 6,000 232,473 191,941 Unrestricted funds

Counselling fees 118,910 123,890 Miscellaneous Receipts 7,263 6,668 126,173 130,558 Total funds 358,646 322,499

All turnover derives from the company’s principal activity wholly undertaken in Ireland.

2. Operating profit 2015 2014 € € Operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): Depreciation of tangible assets 827 348 Auditor’s remuneration: Audit of individual accounts (Excluding VAT) 1,250 1,250







1. Turnover 2015 2014 € € Donations & Funding 357,435 325,057 Restricted funds

Pobal 134,325 97,493 Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime 15,000 15,000 Drugs Task Force 30,748 30,748 Family Support Agency 26,400 27,700 Health Service Executive 15,000 15,000 3 T’s 5,000 - Loreto 6,000 6,000 232,473 191,941 Unrestricted funds

Counselling fees 118,910 123,890 Miscellaneous Receipts 7,263 6,668 126,173 130,558 Total funds 358,646 322,499

All turnover derives from the company’s principal activity wholly undertaken in Ireland.

2. Operating profit 2015 2014 € € Operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): Depreciation of tangible assets 827 348 Auditor’s remuneration: Audit of individual accounts (Excluding VAT) 1,250 1,250



3. Staff numbers and costs 2015 2014

The average weekly number of employees, including executive directors, during the year, analysed by category, was as follows: Number Number Counselling 6 6 Administrative 4 4 10 10

The aggregate payroll costs of these employees were as follows:

2015 2014 € € Wages and salaries 230,207 225,103 Social welfare costs 23,891 23,099 254,098 248,202

No member of staff received employee benefits of more than €70,000. The directors did not receive any remuneration or expenses to attend Board meetings during the year.


4. Tangible fixed assets

Fixtures, fittings &

Equipment Cost € Beginning of year 57,474 Additions 2,263 Disposals _____- End of year 59,737 Depreciation Beginning of year 56,432 Charge 827 Disposals __ __- End of year 57,259 Net book value 31 December 2015 2,478 31 December 2014 1,043


5. Debtors 2015 2014 € € Counselling Fees - - Prepayments 3,579 335

3,579

335 All debtors fall due within one year.

2015 2014 6. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year € € Other creditors Other creditors including tax and social welfare 6,110 6,035 Accruals and deferred income 2,326 3,896 8,436 9,931 2015 2014 Tax creditors €

€ Tax and social welfare included in other creditors: PAYE/PRSI 6,110 6,035

The company is exempt from corporation tax due to its charitable status

7. Cash flow 2015 2014

€ € (i) Reconciliation of operating profit to net cashflow from operating activities

Operating profit 41,075 11,704 Depreciation 827 348 Movement in debtors (3,244) (112) Movement in creditors (1,495) 1,576

Net cash inflow from operating activities 37,163 13,516



3. Staff numbers and costs 2015 2014

The average weekly number of employees, including executive directors, during the year, analysed by category, was as follows: Number Number Counselling 6 6 Administrative 4 4 10 10

The aggregate payroll costs of these employees were as follows:

2015 2014 € € Wages and salaries 230,207 225,103 Social welfare costs 23,891 23,099 254,098 248,202

No member of staff received employee benefits of more than €70,000. The directors did not receive any remuneration or expenses to attend Board meetings during the year.


4. Tangible fixed assets

Fixtures, fittings &

Equipment Cost € Beginning of year 57,474 Additions 2,263 Disposals _____- End of year 59,737 Depreciation Beginning of year 56,432 Charge 827 Disposals __ __- End of year 57,259 Net book value 31 December 2015 2,478 31 December 2014 1,043


5. Debtors 2015 2014 € € Counselling Fees - - Prepayments 3,579 335

3,579

335 All debtors fall due within one year.

2015 2014 6. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year € € Other creditors Other creditors including tax and social welfare 6,110 6,035 Accruals and deferred income 2,326 3,896 8,436 9,931 2015 2014 Tax creditors €

€ Tax and social welfare included in other creditors: PAYE/PRSI 6,110 6,035

The company is exempt from corporation tax due to its charitable status

7. Cash flow 2015 2014

€ € (i) Reconciliation of operating profit to net cashflow from operating activities

Operating profit 41,075 11,704 Depreciation 827 348 Movement in debtors (3,244) (112) Movement in creditors (1,495) 1,576

Net cash inflow from operating activities 37,163 13,516


NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Cash flow (continued) (ii) Analysis of net funds/(debt) 2014 Cashflow 2015

€ € € Net cash Cash at bank and in hand 290,701 36,992 327,694 Pobal funds 8,245 (2,092) 6,153 Total 298,946

34,900 333,847

Statement of financial activites

8. Statement of financial activities 2015 2014 € € Pre incorporation profits 9,217 9,217 At beginning of the year 281,176 269,472 Profit for the year 41,075 11,704 At end of year 331,468 290,393

9. Legal status of the company The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. As at 31 December 2015, the company had 7 members (2014: 7) whose guarantee is limited to €1 each. The guarantee continues for one year after individual membership ceases.


10. Grants received Grant 1

Agency

Pobal Sponsoring Government Department

Department of Social Protection

Grant Programme

Community Services Programme Total Grant

€134,325

Expenditure

€134,325 Term

Expires 31st December 2016

Received year end

31st December 2014 Capital

NIL

Restriction on use

Support of staff wages

Grant 2

Agency

Victims of Crime

Sponsoring Government Department

Department of Justice & Equality Grant Programme

Grant Aid

Total Grant

€15,000 Expenditure

€15,000

Term

1st January 2015 to 31st December 2015

Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use

Funding the operational cost of the centre

Grant 3

Agency

Drugs Task Force


Department of Health Grant Programme

Grant Aid

Total Grant


€30,748

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use



NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Cash flow (continued) (ii) Analysis of net funds/(debt) 2014 Cashflow 2015

€ € € Net cash Cash at bank and in hand 290,701 36,992 327,694 Pobal funds 8,245 (2,092) 6,153 Total 298,946

34,900 333,847

Statement of financial activites

8. Statement of financial activities 2015 2014 € € Pre incorporation profits 9,217 9,217 At beginning of the year 281,176 269,472 Profit for the year 41,075 11,704 At end of year 331,468 290,393

9. Legal status of the company The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. As at 31 December 2015, the company had 7 members (2014: 7) whose guarantee is limited to €1 each. The guarantee continues for one year after individual membership ceases.


10. Grants received Grant 1

Agency

Pobal Sponsoring Government Department

Department of Social Protection

Grant Programme

Community Services Programme Total Grant

€134,325

Expenditure

€134,325 Term

Expires 31st December 2016

Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use

Support of staff wages

Grant 2

Agency

Victims of Crime


Department of Justice & Equality Grant Programme

Grant Aid

Total Grant


€15,000

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


Grant 3

Agency

Drugs Task Force



Grant Aid

Total Grant


€30,748

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use




11. Approval of the financial statements The directors approved the financial statements for issue on the 1 February 2016.

Grant 4 Agency

Tusla


Family Support Agency Grant Programme

Grant Aid

Total Grant


€26,400

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


Grant 5

Agency

Health Service Executive



Grant Aid

Total Grant


€15,000

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


Grant 6

Agency




Grant Aid

Total Grant


€15,000

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


OPERATING STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014 INCOME: Counselling Fees 118,910 123,890 Pobal 134,325 97,493 Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime 15,000 15,000 Drugs Task Force 30,748 30,748 Tusla - Child and Family Agency 26,400 27,700 Health Service Executive 15,000 15,000 3 T’s 5,000 - Loreto 6,000 6,000 Miscellaneous Receipts 7,263 9,226 358,646 325,057 EXPENDITURE Wages 254,098 248,202 Supervision 8,942 12,258 Counsellors Insurance 6,541 7,242 Other Counsellor Expenses 7,386 4,884 Audit & Accountancy 5,414 5,414 Advertising & Promotion 395 824 Rent & Rates 14,295 14,386 Repairs & Renewals 662 925 Electricity & Gas 3,167 3,471 Telephone 3,005 3,340 Postage, Stationery & Computer Expenses Playroom

4,324 3,980

3,864 -

General Office Expenses 4,535 8,195 Depreciation 827 348 317,571 313,353 NET SURPLUS 41,075 11,704



11. Approval of the financial statements The directors approved the financial statements for issue on the 1 February 2016.

Grant 4 Agency

Tusla


Family Support Agency Grant Programme

Grant Aid

Total Grant


€26,400

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


Grant 5

Agency




Grant Aid

Total Grant


€15,000

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


Grant 6

Agency




Grant Aid

Total Grant


€15,000

Term


Received year end


NIL

Restriction on use


OPERATING STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014 INCOME: Counselling Fees 118,910 123,890 Pobal 134,325 97,493 Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime 15,000 15,000 Drugs Task Force 30,748 30,748 Tusla - Child and Family Agency 26,400 27,700 Health Service Executive 15,000 15,000 3 T’s 5,000 - Loreto 6,000 6,000 Miscellaneous Receipts 7,263 9,226 358,646 325,057 EXPENDITURE Wages 254,098 248,202 Supervision 8,942 12,258 Counsellors Insurance 6,541 7,242 Other Counsellor Expenses 7,386 4,884 Audit & Accountancy 5,414 5,414 Advertising & Promotion 395 824 Rent & Rates 14,295 14,386 Repairs & Renewals 662 925 Electricity & Gas 3,167 3,471 Telephone 3,005 3,340 Postage, Stationery & Computer Expenses Playroom

4,324 3,980

3,864 -

General Office Expenses 4,535 8,195 Depreciation 827 348 317,571 313,353 NET SURPLUS 41,075 11,704


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Board Meeting Attendance Schedule for 2015

Directors Name16/022015

20/042015

22/062015

17/082015

19/102015

14/122015

Chris Goodman 1 1 1 1 1 1

Ann Cannon 1 1 3 1 1 1

Jean Cox-Kearns 1 3 1 3 1 3

Jacqui Horgan 3 1 1 1 1 3

Peter Law less 2 3 1 1 3 1

1 denotes attendance in person2 denotes attendance by conference call3 denotes non attendance

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