HELP COUNSELLING SERVICES

Charity number: 297034
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

OFFERS FREE OR LOW COST COUNSELLING TO ANYONE IN NEED WITHIN WEST WILTSHIRE 16+

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2019

Total income: £48,522
Total expenditure: £44,555

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 1987: Standard registration
  • 15 October 2020: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 15 October 2020: Funds transferred to 1174668 HELP COUNSELLING SERVICES CIO
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HCS (Working name)
  • THE HELP TROWBRIDGE PROJECT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2015 31/03/2016 31/03/2017 31/03/2018 31/03/2019
Total gross income £30.18k £67.13k £31.91k £52.10k £48.52k
Total expenditure £39.76k £45.68k £42.26k £44.16k £44.56k
Income from government contracts £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k £6.00k £1.00k £0 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 2020 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2019 20 June 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 20 June 2019 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2018 22 August 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2018 22 August 2018 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2017 07 November 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2017

(These accounts
have been qualified)

07 November 2017 On Time

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28/04/1987 AS AMENDED ON 08/06/1992 AS AMENDED ON 18/05/1998

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS LIVING IN THE DISTRICT OF WEST WILTSHIRE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICE.

Area of benefit

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

WEST WILTSHIRE