WESSEX COUNSELLING SERVICE

Charity Number: 1056310
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Wessex Counselling & Psychotherapy provides low cost professional counselling in Frome and the surrounding area in Bath, Bristol and Street. We also provide diploma level psychodynamic counselling training and post graduate psychotherapy training in Frome.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £325,615
Total expenditure: £307,983

People

4 Trustee(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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03171892 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Kelso Chair 05 August 2022
None on record
Sam Hart Trustee 25 October 2024
None on record
Tamsin Bruce-Gardyne Trustee 13 October 2023
None on record
Sarah-Jane Tillard Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £236.63k £247.82k £276.05k £309.26k £325.62k
Total expenditure £220.27k £225.99k £287.30k £291.47k £307.98k
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 August 2024 25 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 25 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 30 August 2024 61 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 August 2024 61 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 15 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 15 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 10 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 10 May 2021 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 DATED 13 MARCH 1996, AS AMENDED 29 SEPTEMBER 1997

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PSYCHOLIGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH: 1) BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSCOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ILLNESS OR DISTRESS. 2) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH COUNSELLING. 3) BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO AND STUDY OF SUCH ILLNESS AND DISTRESS AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND STUDY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
5
King Street
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1BH
Phone:
01373453355
Email:
office@wessexcp.co.uk
Website:

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