Accessible Counselling Therapy Limited

Charity Number: 1103861
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BCCS provides a counselling service for the residents of the London Borough of Bromley that is affordable and accessible. It provides professional development opportunities for staff and volunteer counsellors working in the borough.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £151,428
Total expenditure: £173,371

People

5 Trustee(s)

50 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bromley
  • City Of London
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BCCS (Working name)
  • BROMLEY COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE (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
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Venetia Cooper Chair 24 November 2020
SURREY WEST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Laura Ferre Wodehouse Trustee 22 May 2023
None on record
Charlotte Prior Trustee 18 October 2022
None on record
Samantha Merry Trustee 06 April 2021
None on record
Chris Barrett Trustee 11 February 2016
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 £162.86k £192.56k £173.47k £148.59k £151.43k
Total expenditure £161.03k £161.54k £152.53k £173.49k £173.37k
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 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 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 INCORPORATED 23/10/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/04/2004 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 05/07/2013 as amended on 14 Dec 2023

Charitable objects

A. TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN DISTRESS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BY THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY AND SUPPORT B. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY C. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY D. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH EXPERT ADVICE

Area of benefit

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

RESIDENTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

Contact information

Address:
121A MASONS HILL
BROMLEY
BR2 9HT
Phone:
02084607711
Email:
finance@bccs.uk.com
Website:

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