EVERY CLOUD PLAY & CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY C.I.C.

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
12151972 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 September 2022

End date: 31 August 2023

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2023

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

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Directors' report period ended 31 August 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 August 2023

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023

Naomi Murray
Kay Tibbles


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
24 October 2023

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Kay Tibbles
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 August 2023

2023 2022


£

£
Turnover: 104,366 80,194
Cost of sales: ( 20,252 ) ( 15,425 )
Gross profit(or loss): 84,114 64,769
Administrative expenses: ( 94,546 ) ( 80,938 )
Other operating income: 10,801 16,715
Operating profit(or loss): 369 546
Interest receivable and similar income: 23 7
Profit(or loss) before tax: 392 553
Tax: ( 63 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 329 553

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Balance sheet

As at 31 August 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 418 558
Total fixed assets: 418 558
Current assets
Debtors: 4 5,055 6,364
Cash at bank and in hand: 40,943 8,513
Total current assets: 45,998 14,877
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 41,218 ) ( 10,566 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 4,780 4,311
Total assets less current liabilities: 5,198 4,869
Total net assets (liabilities): 5,198 4,869
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 5,198 4,869
Total members' funds: 5,198 4,869

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 August 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.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 14 October 2023
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Kay Tibbles
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 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 addedtax and other sales taxes. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when goods have been delivered to customers suchthat risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to them. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised byreference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costsincurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates inorder to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:Fixtures & fittings 20% on cost

    Other accounting policies

    The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remainedunchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.Basis of preparationThe accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.Presentation currencyThe accounts are presented in £ sterling.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 3 3

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2023

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 September 2022 698 698
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 August 2023 698 698
Depreciation
At 1 September 2022 140 140
Charge for year 140 140
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 August 2023 280 280
Net book value
At 31 August 2023 418 418
At 31 August 2022 558 558

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2023

4. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 5,055 6,011
Other debtors 353
Total 5,055 6,364

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2023

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023 2022
£ £
Taxation and social security 63
Accruals and deferred income 40,432 9,884
Other creditors 723 682
Total 41,218 10,566

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 12151972 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 August 2023

Company activities and impact

Every Cloud is a Play and Creative Arts Therapy Practice.During the financial year 1/9/22 to 31/8/23 we provided individual therapeutic services to 65 children and young people and Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) to 5 families. 35 of these were brand new clients and were from over 30 different schools and alternative provision providers. We continue to have good links with Adoption West and Social workers who both regularly refer children and young people to our service.At Every Cloud we pride ourselves on working in a multi-agency way with the educational, health and social care provision in our community. By involving the school or alternative provision in our reviews and giving the class teachers or mentors an insight as to how they can better support that child this often results in reduced classroom disruption as the child feels more understood. In September an Inset Day was run for staff at Tibberton Primary school on Combining Neuroscience with the Superpowers of Play with plans to develop this training offer and cascade this information out to the wider community.This year we also have run a free of charge session for student and qualified play therapists through the University of Wales on setting up a CIC, recognising that the demand for community projects like ours is significant in all areas of the UK. We work hard to recognise need or gaps in provision and strive to find creative ways in which our community interest company can support. To this effect, during this financial year we secured seed funding for a Project supporting Refugee children in therapy and from these both Clinical Directors have put in a PHD application with an aim of delivering a research project for the refugee demographic. Every Cloud has also been responsive to seeing the need within Gloucestershire and being reflective we are in the process of developing Interoceptive Awareness alongside play and creative art sessions. Interoception is how we ‘hear’ the clues our body gives us to how we are feeling (hot/cold/thirsty/excited/anxious). For a lot of the children we support this awareness is underdeveloped and there is no provision through Gloucestershire NHS for this type of work. We are upskilling our therapists to deliver this as an integrative part of our therapeutic offer. This financial year £10,826.24 was raised through grants, donations and our Corporate Social Responsibility Programme: the Silver Lining Asset Disposal Service through a local business supporter. Our Subsidised Session Fund is going from strength to strength with a donation of £10K received from GCHQ’s Employees and Charitable fund. In June 2023, Every Cloud received notice on the premises that we operated from as they were closing their CIC. We have found it difficult to find alternative community premises having grown too big for the space available in community or council buildings. We were able to eventually secure a tenancy in a commercial property however the costs are significantly higher than our previous arrangement. In August 2023 however we were successfully awarded a multi year grant from Barnwood Trust for our rent and administrator salary. This gives us excellent financial security and has helped significantly with the move. We have also submitted an application to the National Lottery for funding for our service charge costs, a new cost that we have not previously needed to budget for. Part of the requirements for the Barnwood multi year grant was to strengthen our governance. We have done this by appointing a Non- Executive Director, Gemma Roberts and our plan is to develop a 5 year business strategy to work with at Board Level to uphold the Every Cloud vision and aims. We were able to source pro bono legal support from Law Works to assist with our relocation and the move is planned for 1st Nov 2023. Because of the relocation we needed to put on hold our recruitment plans which can only proceed once the move is certain (EDIT: at the time of writing the move happened and new therapists have been recruited, reducing our waiting list dramatically).Every Cloud was short listed in two categories for Gloucestershire Live Business Awards 2022, runner up Start up Business of the Year and Winning Small Business of the Year in Oct 2022. This has had a very positive impact on our local reputation, recognising the importance of the service we provide locally. This financial year we made a profit of £329 bringing our reserves balance up to £5198. It is our long term aim that once we have a substantial reserve policy (of 6 weeks running costs, currently estimated to be £19,200), any surplus income each year will move to our subsidised session fund, enabling us to offer sessions at a reduced cost for families privately paying for our services or where limited funding is available.

Consultation with stakeholders

When we finish working with a child or young person, a family or a school we seek out feedback from them and their family. We then use this feedback to adapt and improve our provision, below are examples of two parents feedback in 2023. 'Both of my sons (8 and 10) have benefited from coming to Every Cloud after a very difficult time: their dad, was diagnosed with leukaemia during lockdown and then died in June 2021. They look forward to coming to the sessions and have built up good relationships with their therapists. They are working through emotions and related behaviour in an accessible way to them.Our family has benefited from the sessions and advice from the play therapists. Every Cloud has made navigating a very difficult situation easier to manage, while giving us a much needed lifeline as we look to the future. I am very grateful for the subsidised sessions, as obviously the cost of having both boys attending soon mounts up. I was especially touched that the funding had come from GCHQ as my husband had very much enjoyed working on long term projects at GCHQ, and the boys have fond memories of attending the GCHQ family open day with him.’ Feedback on Every Cloud from a family who have had our support, 2023‘There was always a noticeable change in T’s mood after his sessions. If he wanted to talk, I would hear how validated and heard he had felt during the session. How free he was to express his thoughts and feelings through play, arts and crafts. This seemed like an oasis in T's week and we are so grateful for the support and encouragement this has offered him. As a parent, I cannot quite comprehend how much I have learned about how a child’s mind works. So much that I believed to be true, just doesn’t exist. Equally to cut myself some slack when I perform poorly as a parent, helped me relate to T so much better. I shall never forget the 60:20:20 rule of “good enough” “amazing” and “messed up”. You have transformed my parenting, given such care and support to my family and T is a different young man because of your support. ‘Parent Feedback 2023

Directors' remuneration

Our accounts show the two Directors Remuneration received (£31K) each. The Directors are still not yet earning the ‘going rate’ for their role. It was hoped that during the third financial year salaries will increase to be closer to the expected wage for a Play Therapist of approx. £36-£40K - this has yet to be reached but a small increase in salary was possible this year.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
5 February 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Naomi Murray and Kay Tibbles
Status: Director