FREEFLOW COUNSELLING SERVICES

Charity number: 1077053
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Counselling services - Burnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale area

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £229,194
Total expenditure: £223,227

Total income includes £81,899 from 1 government contract(s)

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • 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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 August 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
  • 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
Kirsty Street Trustee 03 April 2023
None on record
Mahvish Ayaz Trustee 12 December 2022
None on record
Lindsay Backhouse Trustee 24 November 2014
None on record
Gordon John Howley Trustee 31 August 2013
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 £161.34k £156.24k £214.66k £234.93k £229.19k
Total expenditure £140.28k £155.60k £183.28k £215.41k £223.23k
Income from government contracts £27.09k N/A N/A £81.35k £81.90k
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 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 25 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 22 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 22 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 24 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 24 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 23 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 23 June 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 27 OCTOBER 1999

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WOMEN WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE BURNLEY DISTRICT OF LANCASHIRE, AND SURROUNDING AREAS. 2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, BY THE PROVISION OF A FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICE

Area of benefit

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

BURNLEY DISTRICT OF LANCASHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Freeflow
The CVS Centre
62-64 Yorkshire Street
BURNLEY
Lancashire
BB11 3BT
Phone:
01282915965
Email:
freeflowcounselling@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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