ALTON COUNSELLING SERVICE

Charity number: 279857
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Alton Counselling Service aims to provide high quality counselling, for an individually negotiated donation which ensures nobody is refused counselling for financial reasons. We provide a safe environment and an assurance of confidentiality which gives clients the opportunity to talk through and reflect upon difficulties which we can all experience from time to time in life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £52,535
Total expenditure: £60,295

Total income includes £963 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

27 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 April 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • ALTON COUNSELLING SERVICE (Working name)
  • ALTON PASTORAL COUNSELLING SERVICE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Bothwell Chair 13 November 2017
None on record
Sophia Armstrong Trustee 25 November 2022
None on record
Fiona Strathern Lapraik Trustee 05 October 2020
None on record
Graham Hill Trustee 21 March 2016
ALTON UNITED CHARITIES
Received: 89 days late

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £71.27k £54.14k £68.98k £68.98k £52.54k
Total expenditure £66.00k £60.18k £62.43k £62.43k £60.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.66k £6.00k £9.41k £6.00k £963

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 April 2024 69 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 April 2024 69 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 6TH FEBRUARY 1980 AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION DATED 7 DECEMBER 2010.

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO PERSONS SEEKING HELP FOR EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT BEST PRACTICE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT (B) TO CONDUCT STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF TREATMENT OF SUCH PERSONS THROUGH PSYCHIATRY IN PARTICULAR TO RESEARCH THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELLING AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH (C) TO OFFER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNSELLING TO QUALIFIED AND TRAINEE COUNSELLORS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

ALTON, HAMPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
39 Church Street
ALTON
GU34 2DA
Phone:
0142089207
Email:
admin@altoncounselling.org.uk
Website:

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