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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 30 November 2024
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The Empathy Project is a non-profit community mental health service. We provide counselling and psychotherapy to adults, couples, families and children over the age of 10. We are based in Southampton and work with our service users face to face as well as remotely, and we mostly work with users from Southampton, Eastleigh, New Forest and the Isle of Wight. A key part of our mission is to be able to provide an unlimited number of counselling sessions without waiting lists. As a Community Interest Company, we are run on a not-for-profit basis and only charge for our services to be able to cover our operating costs. Any surplus is then reinvested for the good of the community through our Community Fund, which subsidises our counselling to people who are in financial difficulty. Our service launched on 1st April 2024, so this financial year has covered our first year of trading / operation. We have worked with over 451 people, providing more than 1,300 counselling sessions. We have grown the size of our team to 13 people including directors, qualified counsellors, volunteers and support staff, and have taken on a suite of two counselling rooms located within the heart of our local community.
We have developed partnerships with other local organisations, including the NHS Primary Care Network in Southampton, which now accounts for around half of our referrals, as well as Solent Mind and a local Special Education Needs School. Gaining effective insights into our work and the benefit we provide our local community is essential, and we recently sent a feedback survey to all 451 of our service users, the results are as follows: People who engaged with survey: 202 Of whom 56.3% are continuing / currently having counselling with us, 43.8% have paused or discharged 62.5% female / 37.5% male - this is in line with recent research that 36% of NHS talking therapies users are male 25% of our respondents identify as being LGBTQI+ - meaning we are succeeding to engage with a higher proportion of this group as they make up less than 7% of the UK population over 16 37.5% of ours respondents identify as having a disability, and 56.3% identify as having autism, dyslexia, ADHD or another neurodiversity - meaning this is something we are massively succeeding in engaging as this demographic really struggle engaging with mental health services 12.5% are serving or former members of the UK armed forces, NHS or emergency services The most common reason for attending counselling was relationship or family problems at 62.5%, with stress, anxiety or panic attacks second at 37.5%. Depression / low mood, selfharm and suicidal thoughts, bullying trauma & abuse and bereavement & loss all came joint third at 31.3% 100% of respondents felt that The Empathy Project directly helped them with their presenting issues 87.5% felt that we helped them feel more in control of their lives, with 62.5% saying we helped them a lot 97.8% said we helped them feel more resilient, with 68.8% saying we helped them a lot 75% said we helped them feel more able to cope with negative thoughts and emotions, with 56.3% saying we helped them a lot 75% said we helped improve their relationships with others, with 50% saying we helped them a lot 100% said they would recommend the Empathy Project to others, with 81.3% saying they would strongly recommend our service 100% said we were easier to access than other mental health services, including the NHS 100% said they felt we provide a safe, ethical and professional service
The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £39,706.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
4 March 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Tom Bulpit
Status: Director