CHOICES

Charity number: 291945
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Counselling and support to adult victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £151,778
Total expenditure: £283,477

Total income includes £137,715 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

16 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
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Peterborough City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 June 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHOICES COUNSELLING (Working name)
  • CHOICES FOR MEN (Working name)
  • CHOICES FOR WOMEN (Working name)
  • THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSE FOR INCEST SURVIVORS (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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Jorge Zimbron Chair 10 October 2018
None on record
Lorraine Petersen Trustee 07 May 2020
None on record
Vince Hesketh Trustee 07 February 2019
None on record
Alison Hunte Trustee 05 December 2018
None on record
Sally Urquhart Trustee 01 November 2018
None on record
Heather Styles Trustee 29 July 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £161.00k £197.71k £224.02k £256.85k £151.78k
Total expenditure £113.00k £155.29k £179.04k £228.99k £283.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £141.00k £186.50k £210.10k £243.61k £137.72k

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 2025 26 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 March 2024 42 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 March 2024 42 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 APR 1986 AS AMENDED ON 18 OCT 1994 AS AMENDED ON 11 JUN 1997 AS AMENDED ON 30 SEP 2009 AS AMENDED ON 09 MAR 2017 as amended on 04 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF CHOICES IS TO RELIEVE MENTAL DISTRESS, EXPERIENCED BY ADULTS IN THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH AREA, AS A RESULT OF BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED AS CHILDREN; IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Choices
Alex Wood Hall
Norfolk Street
CAMBRIDGE
CB1 2LD
Phone:
01223358149
Email:
admin@choicescounselling.co.uk
Website:

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