PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
SC620112 (Scotland)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 28 February 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 March 2022

End date: 28 February 2023

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 28 February 2023

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Balance sheet

As at 28 February 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets:   0 0
Tangible assets: 3 362 426
Investments:   0 0
Total fixed assets: 362 426
Current assets
Stocks:   0 0
Debtors:   0 0
Cash at bank and in hand: 3,775 1,622
Investments:   0 0
Total current assets: 3,775 1,622
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 3,361 ) ( 1,622 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 414 0
Total assets less current liabilities: 776 426
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year:   0 0
Provision for liabilities: 0 ( 146 )
Accruals and deferred income: 0 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 776 280
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 776 280
Total members' funds: 776 280

The notes form part of these financial statements

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 28 February 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 15 November 2023
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Anne-Marie Scrimgeour
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 28 February 2023

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.Plant and machinery etc 15 percent on reducing balance

    Other accounting policies

    TaxationTaxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.Deferred taxDeferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 28 February 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 28 February 2023

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 March 2022 694 694
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 28 February 2023 694 694
Depreciation
At 1 March 2022 268 268
Charge for year 64 64
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 28 February 2023 332 332
Net book value
At 28 February 2023 362 362
At 28 February 2022 426 426

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 28 February 2023

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 0 0
Amounts due under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 0 0
Trade creditors 0 0
Taxation and social security 97
Other creditors 3,264 1,622
Total 3,361 1,622

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

PARABLE POD COUNSELLING CIC

Company Number: SC620112 (Scotland)

Year Ending: 28 February 2023

Company activities and impact

Parable Pod Counselling has provided weekly ‘Free Listening’ Services every Wednesday for the community of Kinross-shire. This Service has been provided by video chat online and in person as required has attracted over 40 participants over the course of the year.Parable Pod has provided paid for Independent Funeral Celebrant Training for 5 students, one place was provided free of charge to an unwaged applicant. Free ongoing pastoral support and mentoring has been provided for 10 graduates in the Civil Funeral Celebrancy community in Scotland.Parable Pod has also carried out a small number of paid for Professional Counselling Sessions with private clients which has enabled the provision of a small number of free professional Counselling Sessions for those in need.Parable Pod continues with it’s Art Therapy initiative with a young person in the Kinross Community entitled ‘Project Pocket Hug’. This project hopes to reach out as an act of kindness to those feeling isolated or uncared for in the community. Parable Pod has plans to roll out the project in connection with a local Women’s Group in conjunction with the local Food Bank ‘Broke not Broken’.

Consultation with stakeholders

The Companies Stakeholders are the community of Kinross and surrounding areas requiring professional Counselling, Art Therapy Services, ‘Free Listening’. Stakeholders for Civil Celebrant Training, mentoring and pastoral support are Scotland wide.This year a number of stakeholders who are ‘Free Listening’ service users were consulted to inform the way forward with both ‘Free Listening’ Services and paid for Counselling.Stakeholders have enjoyed the flexibility of having Free Listening in an online format and wish this to continue, with a view to having this service continuing to be available in a local community setting following the winter months.Stakeholders who are Counselling Clients have requested that a combination of face-to-face in person sessions and online sessions continue to be made available, this has enabled clients to access services locally and from all over the world, including Australia and England. Stakeholders value and appreciate that their paid for sessions go towards helping others without financial means to access counselling services locally.Stakeholders who are Civil Funeral Celebrant trainees and graduates have requested similar flexibility and the opportunity to network in person. An opportunity was made to Graduates to attend a ‘Jingle Mingle’ social gathering which will repeat every December at the stakeholders request. Stakeholder also requested that where possible one free place be provided per year to an unwaged person seeking to become a Civil Funeral Celebrant. This year this place was provided for 1 person. At stakeholders request Parable Pod is now exploring the opportunity to provide some CPD training for practicing Civil Celebrants. Graduates have also appreciated and valued the free ongoing pastoral support provided and this will continue next year.Parable Pod continues with consultations with all clients and students who request online video consultations and students on the ‘Whereby’ video platform. All stakeholders report ease of access on all devices from worldwide locations and good quality calls.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
15 November 2023

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Anne-Marie Scrimgeour
Status: Director