BANNERS GATE COUNSELLING CENTRE

Charity number: 1105473
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide an affordable & accessible counselling service to adults in the local community.(17 yrs of age & over). To provide the opportunity for trainee counsellors to have a placement whilst studying for their Diploma or Foundation Degree, giving them all the professional support they require. To encourage and support volunteers from the local community to help in administration support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £31,488
Total expenditure: £32,342

People

5 Trustee(s)

28 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

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:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 August 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05074677 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Frances Claire Lumley Trustee 19 September 2024
None on record
Robert Hoverd Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Helen Mennis Trustee 21 January 2020
None on record
PHILIP JOHN HARBORNE Trustee 11 September 2018
None on record
ROSALIND ANNE CLACKETT Trustee 01 February 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £41.75k £21.96k £30.70k £28.44k £31.49k
Total expenditure £29.24k £26.44k £26.57k £36.97k £32.34k
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 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 27 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 27 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 INCORPORATED 16 MARCH 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 FEB 2011 as amended on 28 Nov 2017

Charitable objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICES TO PERSONS HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES WHETHER THROUGH BEREAVEMENT, MARITAL DIFFICULTIES, RETIREMENT, REDUNDANCIES, STRESS OR ANY OTHER SITUATION WHICH GIVE RISE TO ANXIETY AND DISTRESS. 3.2 TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COUNSELLING CENTRES AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ISSUES RELATING TO COPING WITH PERSONAL AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A VIEW TO PREVENTING POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS. 3.3 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN COUNSELLING AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PART THAT COUNSELLING CAN PLAY TO INCREASE THE PROVISIONS OF COUNSELLING SUPPORT TO THE BEREAVED AND TO THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISABLED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE UPPER ROOM
ST MICHAELS HOUSE
198 BOLDMERE ROAD
SUTTON COLDFIELD
WEST MIDLANDS
B73 5UE
Phone:
01213546544
Email:
INFO@BGCOUNSELLING.CO.UK
Website:

No information available