SESAME COUNSELLING SERVICE NEWPORT

Charity number: 1069655
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

An affordable counselling service and mental health support for individuals in Newport and the surrounding areas of South Wales. Clients are encouraged to make a voluntary donation to help cover costs. Counsellors offer their services on a voluntary basis. The service also has an educational component, offering placements for trainee counsellors and those working towards accreditation hours.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £4,512
Total expenditure: £3,876

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Caerphilly
  • Cardiff
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Monmouthshire
  • Newport City
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff
  • Torfaen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • Sesame Counselling Service (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alexandra Strangward Chair 03 May 2022
None on record
Kelsey Jordan Emily Young Trustee 19 July 2025
None on record
Adrian Lyn Mathias Trustee 19 July 2025
None on record
Peter de Boer Trustee 22 December 2020
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 £2.78k £3.81k £3.13k £3.44k £4.51k
Total expenditure £2.73k £2.18k £3.16k £3.46k £3.88k
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 15 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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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 ON 28 APRIL 1998.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT SUFFERING CAUSED BY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL-HEALTH OR BY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING AND DEVELOPING A CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICE, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR COUNSELLING AND TO DEVELOP COUNSELLING RESOURCES AND IN ANY CHARITABLE MANNER WHICH THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

NO DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Factory Road
Newport
NP20 5FA
Phone:
07450401688
Email:
sesamecounselling@ymail.com
Website:

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