Listening Post Counselling Service Limited

Charity number: 1013442
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of professional counselling to adults of 18 years+. Donation according to means negotiated. Clients mostly in low income bracket & unable to afford counselling elsewhere. 60 volunteer qualified counsellors & mature students in last stage of Diploma/Degree in Counselling staff the service. Centres in Gloucester, Cheltenham & Stroud. Annual programme of training courses & seminars.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £319,195
Total expenditure: £326,436

Total income includes £20,000 from 1 government contract(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

83 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:
  • 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:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 August 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LISTENING POST (Working name)
  • LISTENING POST CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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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 owns and/or leases 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anthony Solomon Trustee 17 February 2025
None on record
Ronald George Storey Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Robert David Kingston Trustee 11 August 2023
GLOUCESTER STREET PASTORS
Received: On time
MARINERS GLOUCESTER
Received: On time
Pauline Bayliss-Jones Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
David Monument Trustee 15 November 2021
None on record
Alastair Macnaughton Sammon Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £180.44k £247.99k £248.02k £308.51k £319.20k
Total expenditure £169.67k £181.92k £258.11k £277.16k £326.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £11.50k £20.00k
Income from government grants £2.00k £7.00k N/A £3.11k 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 January 2024 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 09 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 09 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2020 26 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 04 January 2021 35 days late 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 INCORPORATED 12 JUN 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAY 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 SEP 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 SEP 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 JUL 2016 as amended on 25 Jan 2024

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN CHRISTIAN AND NON-CHRISTIAN ADULTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT MAY THINK FIT, AND PARTICULARLY BY: (I) TRAINING AND EDUCATING LOCAL CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS IN COUNSELLING AND RELATED SUBJECT AREAS (II) PROVIDING COUNSELLING AND RELATED SERVICES WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS AND FOLLOWING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES

Area of benefit

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

GLOUCESTER CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS

Contact information

Address:
Listening Post
St. Mary De Lode Church
St. Mary's Square
GLOUCESTER
GL1 2QT
Phone:
01452383820
Email:
admin@lpost.org.uk
Website:

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