HELP COUNSELLING CENTRE

Charity Number: 1140721
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

HELP Counselling Centre provides low-cost, short & long-term counselling for people who need support in negotiating a crisis as well as for those who wish to consider their life patterns and choices. We offer 165 low-cost counselling sessions per week for our London community. We are also a supportive place for trainee counsellors on accredited courses to gain experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £253,975
Total expenditure: £252,347

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 March 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07407329 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Moira Maguire Chair 26 June 2020
None on record
Hallie Heeg Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Ke-Wei Orly Trustee 10 August 2020
None on record
David Robert Leech Trustee 10 February 2020
None on record
Timothy Neill Trustee 01 March 2019
None on record

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 £159.20k £104.47k £121.56k £195.05k £253.98k
Total expenditure £147.19k £147.53k £155.67k £197.98k £252.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 OCTOBER 2010

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE COMMUNITY ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND TO OFFER AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE AND/OR TREATMENT; AND B) TO ASSIST IN THE TRAINING OF PERSONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING SO THEY MAY WORK WITH PERSONS SUFFERING FROM EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Help Counselling Centre
167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
Phone:
02038349514
Email:
Info@helpcounsellingcentre.com
Website:

www.helpcounselling.com Open in new window