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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 02334448 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 800988

| REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND |

| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |

| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |

| FOR |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

| Page |

| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |

| Report of the Trustees | 2 |  | to |  | 4

| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |

| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |

| Balance Sheet | 7 |  | to |  | 8

| Notes to the Financial Statements | 9 |  | to |  | 17

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

| TRUSTEES | Mr D N R Foley

| Ms N E G Hodgkinson (resigned 30.4.25)

| Dr W T Moses MBE (Chair) (appointed 1.7.25)

| Mrs L Soliman

| Mr S L Weaver

| Ms P Flahaut-Vernieuve

| Ms A Wiggins

| REGISTERED OFFICE | Horizon House

| Gordon Road

| Whitfield

| DOVER

| Kent

| CT16 2ET

| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER | 02334448 (England and Wales)

| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER | 800988

| INDEPENDENT EXAMINER | McCabe Ford Williams

| Chartered Accountants

| Charlton House

| Dour Street

| DOVER

| Kent

| CT16 1BL

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02334448) |

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit to:

To promote any charitable objects for the benefit of the community in the United Kingdom and in particular to protect health and relieve sickness and distress and to advance education by the provision by a counselling service.

To provide education and training in marriage and family life and in personal relationships, in alcohol and drug abuse and in the effects of loss and bereavement, to professional workers and employees.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty as prescribed in the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Review of activities

The loss of Dover Counselling Centre's (DCC) largest client predated this report by a considerable margin, but despite this the Board devoted significant time and effort to examining how it could re establish itself with a credible, value driven 'care in the community' offer that delivers meaningful benefit to those who need support.

Recognising that DCC has provided exemplary mental health related care for nearly four decades, the Board was determined to build upon its excellent reputation and the exceptional resources developed over that time.

The Board took the decision to cease counselling by the end of 2024. While individual clients were relatively straightforward to redirect to alternative providers, existing contracts with businesses offering counselling for employees were, by their very nature, more complex to conclude. As a result, DCC's gross income for 2024-2025 totalled £121,716.

Although modest, this income maintains important lines of communication that provides a platform on which future activity could be rebuilt should circumstances allow a return to the organisation's hallmark of prompt, efficient, and high quality care.

In parallel, and partly as a result of its own experience, the Board's research highlighted the growing pressures faced by charities of all sizes, particularly the lack of meaningful support from regional and national government. In response, DCC initiated a study exploring how its decades of experience could be used to support and care for those who, in effect, serve as frontline carers within the voluntary sector.

At the time of writing, considerable progress has been made in a project that has been entitled Hub & Spoke.

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02334448) |

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Review

The trustees aim to maintain a sufficient level of free reserves in unrestricted funds to ensure the delivery of the charity's services and enable investment into service development and innovation to deepen the charity's impact, when appropriate, outside of income patterns and funder dependencies.

In 2024/25 there was a deficit of £166,203 (2023/24 deficit of £193,011) and expenditure was £287,198 (2023/24 £1,083,217).

The board will ensure careful management of forward commitments to ensure that DCC can maintain momentum and drive targeted growth without over-committing from a cash flow perspective.

The trustees are comfortable that the charity has sufficient cash to meet its short-term financial liabilities and contractual obligations as they fall due.

Pay and remuneration

The aim of Dover Counselling Centre's remuneration policy is to maintain sustainable, fair levels of pay at the same time as attracting and retaining the right people to deliver our services.

ln setting appropriate levels of senior management pay, the board considers the skills, experience and competencies required for each role, and the remuneration level for those roles in sectors where suitable candidates would be found.

Risk management

The trustees have overall responsibility for the system of internal control that is designed by senior management to ensure effective and efficient operations, including financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations. The trustees acknowledge that such a system is designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk of failure to achieve business objectives and can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.

Management of core risks around funding, data privacy, information security, ethics and clinical quality are integral to the success of DCC.

There are regular reviews and updates of policies and procedures and appropriate legal and professional advice sought and followed as appropriate.

FUTURE

As we look to the future, the external environment is likely to continue to be a challenge, and prudent financial planning will be as important as income generation.

DCC will continue to build on insights from previous years to develop more efficient and robust ways to drive and grow income opportunities as we seek to reduce income related risk.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

The charity is constituted under a Memorandum of Association dated 5 December 1988 and is a registered charity (number 800988).

Organisational structure

The charity is organised in such a way that trustees meet regularly in order to manage its affairs whilst day to day responsibility is delegated to the management team.

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02334448) |

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Induction and training of new trustees

Recommendations to become a trustee tend to come from within the organisation, particularly if the board has identified that they need someone with a particular skill e.g Finance. If personal recommendations were not to be successful then the position would be advertised.

Candidates are required to complete an interview with the chair and another trustee prior to being nominated, to ensure they fully understand the role and responsibilities of a trustee prior to election/appointment. Trustees newly elected to the board of trustees during the period receive an induction pack, which contains reading material concerning both general trustee and governance issues. They also attend meetings with the senior management team to learn and better understand how DCC operates.

Specific training would be provided if the trustee did not already have the skills and knowledge necessary.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 26 June 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

Dr W T Moses MBE (Chair) - Trustee

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Dover Counselling Centre ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. | accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. | the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. | the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4. | the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

I D Pascall FCA

McCabe Ford Williams

Chartered Accountants

Charlton House

Dour Street

DOVER

Kent

CT16 1BL

26 June 2026

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

| Unrestricted |  | Restricted |  | Total |  | Total

| funds |  | funds |  | funds |  | funds

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies | 3 | 190 |  | - |  | 190 |  | 350 |

Charitable activities | 5

Counselling | 85,877 |  | - |  | 85,877 |  | 779,360 |

Supervision | - |  | - |  | - |  | 875 |

Training | - |  | - |  | - |  | 29,998 |

Office decoration | - |  | - |  | - |  | 5,000 |

Investment income | 4 | 35,649 |  | - |  | 35,649 |  | 13,009 |

Other income | - |  | - |  | - |  | 1,614 |

Total | 121,716 |  | - |  | 121,716 |  | 830,206 |

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities | 6

Counselling | 287,918 |  | - |  | 287,918 |  | 1,023,217 |

Office decoration | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |

Total | 287,918 |  | - |  | 287,918 |  | 1,023,217 |

Net gains/(losses) on investments | (1 | ) | - |  | (1 | ) | - |

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (166,203 | ) | - |  | (166,203 | ) | (193,011 | )

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward | 1,736,289 |  | - |  | 1,736,289 |  | 1,929,300 |

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 1,570,086 |  | - |  | 1,570,086 |  | 1,736,289 |

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02334448) |

BALANCE SHEET

30 SEPTEMBER 2025

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

| Unrestricted |  | Restricted |  | Total |  | Total

| funds |  | funds |  | funds |  | funds

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS |

Tangible assets | 12 | 215,146 |  | - |  | 215,146 |  | 223,589 |

Investments | 13 | - |  | - |  | - |  | 1 |

215,146 |  | - |  | 215,146 |  | 223,590 |

CURRENT ASSETS |

Debtors | 14 | 9,804 |  | - |  | 9,804 |  | 13,716 |

Cash at bank | 1,354,473 |  | - |  | 1,354,473 |  | 1,514,699 |

1,364,277 |  | - |  | 1,364,277 |  | 1,528,415 |

CREDITORS |

Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | (9,337 | ) | - |  | (9,337 | ) | (15,716 | )

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 1,354,940 |  | - |  | 1,354,940 |  | 1,512,699 |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,570,086 |  | - |  | 1,570,086 |  | 1,736,289 |

NET ASSETS | 1,570,086 |  | - |  | 1,570,086 |  | 1,736,289 |

FUNDS | 17

Unrestricted funds | 1,570,086 |  | 1,736,289 |

TOTAL FUNDS | 1,570,086 |  | 1,736,289 |

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 September 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02334448) |

BALANCE SHEET - continued

30 SEPTEMBER 2025

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 26 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

Dr W T Moses MBE (Chair) - Trustee

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| The Dover Counselling Centre is an incorporated charity registered in England. The Charitable company's registered number, principal address and nature of operations can be found in the Report of Trustees.

| The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES

| Basis of preparing the financial statements

| The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value.

| Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

| The charitable company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland':

| • | the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

| Income

| All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

| Amounts recoverable on contract are based on the stage of completion of ongoing counselling cases. These are calculated on a sessions basis.

| Income from donations or grants are recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.

| Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. For example, the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.

| No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP.

| Interest income is recognised as the charity's right to receive payment is established.

| Expenditure

| Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

| Freehold property | - | Straight line over 50 years

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| Tangible fixed assets

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 20% on cost

| Investments

| Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

| Taxation

| The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

| Fund accounting

| Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

| Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

| Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

| Hire purchase and leasing commitments

| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

| The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

| Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

| Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded

| at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

3. | DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

£ | £ |

| Donations | 190 |  | 350 |  |

4. | INVESTMENT INCOME

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

£ | £ |

| Bank interest receivable | 35,649 |  | 13,009 |  |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

5. | INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

| Activity | £ | £ |

| AQP counselling | Counselling | - |  | 688,069 |  |

| Counselling | Counselling | 85,877 |  | 91,291 |  |

| Supervision | Supervision | - |  | 875 |  |

| HEE funding | Training | - |  | 22,843 |  |

| Training | Training | - |  | 7,155 |  |

| Other grants | Office decoration | - |  | 5,000 |  |

85,877 |  | 815,233 |  |

| Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

£ | £ |

| Screwfix foundation | - |  | 5,000 |  |

6. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

| Support |

| Direct | costs (see |

| Costs | note 7) | Totals

£ | £ | £ |

| Counselling | 98,506 |  | 189,412 |  | 287,918 |  |

7. | SUPPORT COSTS

| Governance |

| Other |  | costs |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ |

| Counselling | 185,062 |  | 4,350 |  | 189,412 |  |

| Support costs, included in the above, are as follows: |

| Other |

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

| Total

| Counselling |  | activities

£ | £ |

| Wages, national insurance and pensions | 36,681 |  | 106,562 |  |

| Staff training and supervision | - |  | 20,049 |  |

| Agency fees | 16,157 |  | 15,041 |  |

| Hire of equipment | 4,424 |  | 6,501 |  |

| Rates and water | 1,572 |  | 1,559 |  |

| Insurance | 3,153 |  | 6,083 |  |

| Light and heat | 7,056 |  | 10,221 |  |

| Telephone | 3,134 |  | 12,898 |  |

| Repairs and maintenance | 12,437 |  | 29,003 |  |

| Office expenses | 40,653 |  | 73,385 |  |

| Legal and professional fees | 2,856 |  | 10,179 |  |

| Recruitment Expenses | 910 |  | 8,516 |  |

| Bad and doubtful debts | - |  | 6,228 |  |

| Advertising | 2,477 |  | 430 |  |

| Carried forward | 131,510 |  | 306,655 |  |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

7. | SUPPORT COSTS - continued

| Other - continued

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

| Total

| Counselling |  | activities

£ | £ |

| Brought forward | 131,510 |  | 306,655 |  |

| Garden therapy | 17,712 |  | 27,711 |  |

| Consultancy fees | 25,433 |  | 21,679 |  |

| Sundry | 560 |  | 17,461 |  |

| Bank charges | 1,439 |  | 1,458 |  |

| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 8,443 |  | 10,258 |  |

| (Profit)/ loss on disposal of fixed assets | (35 | ) | 2,916 |  |

185,062 |  | 388,138 |  |

| Governance costs |

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

| Total

| Counselling |  | activities

£ | £ |

| Independent examination fees | 4,350 |  | 5,148 |  |

8. | NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

| Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |

|  | £ |  |  | £ |  |

| Depreciation - owned assets |  | 8,443 |  | 10,258 |  |

| Hire of plant and machinery |  | 4,424 |  | 6,501 |  |

| (Profit)/ Loss on disposal of fixed assets |  | (35 | ) | 2,916 |  |

| Independent examination fees |  | 4,350 |  | 5,148 |  |

9. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 September 2025.

| Trustees' expenses

| Trustees expenses amounting to £8,485 (2024 £5,024) were reimbursed to four Trustees during the year (2024 - four) for travel expenses.

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

10. | STAFF COSTS

| Total staff costs were as follows:

|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |

| £ |  |  | £ |  |

| Wages and salaries |  | 66,599 |  |  | 560,380 |  |

| Social security costs |  | 2,010 |  |  | 62,290 |  |

| Pensions |  | 1,249 |  |  | 10,341 |  |

|  | 69,858 |  |  | 633,011 |  |

| The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |

| average number of employees |  | 3 |  |  | 16 |  |

| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2024 - nil).

11. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

| Unrestricted |  | Restricted |  | Total

| funds |  | funds |  | funds

£ | £ | £ |

| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

| Donations and legacies | 350 |  | - |  | 350 |

| Charitable activities

| Counselling | 756,517 |  | 22,843 |  | 779,360 |

| Supervision | 875 |  | - |  | 875 |

| Training | 29,998 |  | - |  | 29,998 |

| Office decoration | - |  | 5,000 |  | 5,000 |

| Investment income | 13,009 |  | - |  | 13,009 |

| Other income | 1,614 |  | - |  | 1,614 |

| Total | 802,363 |  | 27,843 |  | 830,206 |

| EXPENDITURE ON

| Charitable activities

| Counselling | 967,346 |  | 55,871 |  | 1,023,217 |

| Office decoration | (5,000 | ) | 5,000 |  | - |

| Total | 962,346 |  | 60,871 |  | 1,023,217 |

| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (159,983 | ) | (33,028 | ) | (193,011 | )

| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

| Total funds brought forward | 1,896,272 |  | 33,028 |  | 1,929,300 |

| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 1,736,289 |  | - |  | 1,736,289 |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

12. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Fixtures |

| Freehold |  | and |

| property |  | fittings |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 October 2024 | 252,057 |  | 89,444 |  | 341,501 |  |

| Disposals | - |  | (946 | ) | (946 | ) |

| At 30 September 2025 | 252,057 |  | 88,498 |  | 340,555 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 October 2024 | 34,807 |  | 83,105 |  | 117,912 |  |

| Charge for year | 5,041 |  | 3,402 |  | 8,443 |  |

| Eliminated on disposal | - |  | (946 | ) | (946 | ) |

| At 30 September 2025 | 39,848 |  | 85,561 |  | 125,409 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 30 September 2025 | 212,209 |  | 2,937 |  | 215,146 |  |

| At 30 September 2024 | 217,250 |  | 6,339 |  | 223,589 |  |

13. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

| The dormant subsidiary company Inspire- Compassion Ltd was dissolved on 9 September 2025. As a result, the £1 investment in this company has been written off.

14. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 9,804 |  | 13,716 |  |

15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

| 30.9.25 |  | 30.9.24

£ | £ |

| Social security and other taxes | 1,006 |  | 813 |  |

| Sundry creditors and deferred income | 8,331 |  | 14,903 |  |

9,337 |  | 15,716 |  |

16. | LEASING AGREEMENTS

| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |

|  | £ |  |  | £ |  |

| Within one year |  | 4,940 |  |  | 6,436 |  |

| Between one and five years |  | 16,877 |  |  | - |  |

|  | 21,817 |  |  | 6,436 |  |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

17. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

| Net |  |

| At |  | movement |  | At |

| 1.10.24 |  | in funds |  | 30.9.25 |

£ | £ | £ |

| Unrestricted funds

| General fund | 1,736,289 |  | (166,203 | ) | 1,570,086 |  |

| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,736,289 |  | (166,203 | ) | 1,570,086 |  |

| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

| Incoming |  | Resources |  | Gains and |  | Movement |

| resources |  | expended |  | losses |  | in funds |

£ | £ | £ | £ |

| Unrestricted funds

| General fund | 121,716 |  | (287,918 | ) | (1 | ) | (166,203 | ) |

| TOTAL FUNDS | 121,716 |  | (287,918 | ) | (1 | ) | (166,203 | ) |

| Comparatives for movement in funds

| Net |  |

| At |  | movement |  | At |

| 1.10.23 |  | in funds |  | 30.9.24 |

£ | £ | £ |

| Unrestricted funds

| General fund | 1,896,272 |  | (159,983 | ) | 1,736,289 |  |

| Restricted funds

| Health Education England | 9,333 |  | (9,333 | ) | - |  |

| Innovation Fund | 23,695 |  | (23,695 | ) | - |  |

33,028 |  | (33,028 | ) | - |  |

| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,929,300 |  | (193,011 | ) | 1,736,289 |  |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

17. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

| Incoming |  | Resources |  | Movement |

| resources |  | expended |  | in funds |

£ | £ | £ |

| Unrestricted funds

| General fund | 802,363 |  | (962,346 | ) | (159,983 | ) |

| Restricted funds

| Health Education England | 22,843 |  | (32,176 | ) | (9,333 | ) |

| Innovation Fund | - |  | (23,695 | ) | (23,695 | ) |

| Screwfix Foundation grant | 5,000 |  | (5,000 | ) | - |  |

27,843 |  | (60,871 | ) | (33,028 | ) |

| TOTAL FUNDS | 830,206 |  | (1,023,217 | ) | (193,011 | ) |

| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

| Net |  |

| At |  | movement |  | At |

| 1.10.23 |  | in funds |  | 30.9.25 |

£ | £ | £ |

| Unrestricted funds

| General fund | 1,896,272 |  | (326,186 | ) | 1,570,086 |  |

| Restricted funds

| Health Education England | 9,333 |  | (9,333 | ) | - |  |

| Innovation Fund | 23,695 |  | (23,695 | ) | - |  |

33,028 |  | (33,028 | ) | - |  |

| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,929,300 |  | (359,214 | ) | 1,570,086 |  |

| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

| Incoming |  | Resources |  | Gains and |  | Movement |

| resources |  | expended |  | losses |  | in funds |

£ | £ | £ | £ |

| Unrestricted funds

| General fund | 924,079 |  | (1,250,264 | ) | (1 | ) | (326,186 | ) |

| Restricted funds

| Health Education England | 22,843 |  | (32,176 | ) | - |  | (9,333 | ) |

| Innovation Fund | - |  | (23,695 | ) | - |  | (23,695 | ) |

| Screwfix Foundation grant | 5,000 |  | (5,000 | ) | - |  | - |  |

27,843 |  | (60,871 | ) | - |  | (33,028 | ) |

| TOTAL FUNDS | 951,922 |  | (1,311,135 | ) | (1 | ) | (359,214 | ) |

| THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

17. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

| Health Education England:

| Restricted Funds

| Funding for Training:

| During the year ended 30 September 2024, the charity received funding from Health Education England totalling £22,843 to contribute to salaries, study costs and expenses of staff members who were studying to become either a qualified High Intensity Therapist or Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. Expenses during the year ended 30 September 2024 totalled £32,176. No amounts were received or paid out during the year ended 30 September 2025..

| Innovation Fund

| This restricted fund was to aid recruitment and retention of the workforce in particular, the counsellors workforce, and provide wellbeing/team building events. No income was received during either the year ended 30 September 2024 or 30 September 2025. There were no expenses during the year ended 30 September 2025 (2024 £23,695).

| Screwfix Foundation grant

| A grant of £5,000 was received in the year ended 30 September 2024 from the Screwfix Foundation to be used to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities. Expenditure during the year ended 30 September 2024 totalled £5,000. No amounts were received or paid out in the year ended 30 September 2025.

18. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

| During the year, a total of £27,585 (2024 £18,603) for consultancy fees and expenses payable to Dr W Moses before he was reappointed as a trustee with effect from 1 July 2025. All transactions were carried out on an arms length basis.

| There were no other related party transactions for the year ended 30 September 2025.

19. | COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

| The charitable company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Every member of the company undertakes, in the event of the winding up of the company, to contribute such amount as may be necessary not exceeding £1 each.

20. | GOING CONCERN

| Following the withdrawal from providing the NHS Talking Therapies contract for Kent and Medway on behalf of NHS England with effect from 31 March 2024, at the end of the contract, staff linked to providing the service were transferred under TUPE to the replacement provider.

| The Trustees appraised the advantages available from its existing activities, and to build on its current

| reputation for quality and level of service.They set up plans for future action to enable the charitable company to continue as a going concern.

| As part of their plans, they have created a new, more modern identity, and established new counselling and

| mental health services, with new projects to come on stream in the following few months.

| The Trustees have assessed that the current and future sources of funding and support for the Charitable Company will be more than adequate for the Charitable Company's needs.