Cogwheel Counselling

Charity number: 1157141
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Cogwheel Trust endeavours to carry out its mission by: Providing a range of counselling and psychotherapy services, including a substantial proportion of subsidised places for those on low income; Improving access to counselling and psychotherapy services (our own and the services of other providers in the region); Promoting emotional and psychological well-being.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £214,713
Total expenditure: £215,575

People

8 Trustee(s)

15 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 2014: CIO registration
  • 29 September 2015: Funds received from 299228 THE COG-WHEEL TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE COGWHEEL TRUST CIO (Previous name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Emily Argent Chair 07 July 2021
None on record
Dr Elizabeth Julia Proctor Trustee 06 March 2023
MILLINGTON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL TRUST
Received: On time
Ben Palmer Trustee 23 March 2022
None on record
Dr David Wilson Trustee 16 November 2020
FRIENDS OF HISTON & IMPINGTON COMMUNITY
Received: On time
Dr Elisabeth Anne Silver Trustee 11 May 2017
TOUCH OF SPARKLE
Recently registered
JEREMY WILLIAM BARNETT FCA Trustee 21 May 2014
None on record
Dr Nigel Hugh Walter Trustee 21 May 2014
THE NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST
Received: On time
THE CAMBRIDGE THEOLOGICAL FEDERATION
Received: On time
DAVID MICHAEL FARRER Trustee 21 May 2014
THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS)
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £196.58k £202.14k £159.94k £202.17k £214.71k
Total expenditure £178.10k £200.82k £195.78k £195.67k £215.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £19.09k 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 2024 27 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 27 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 August 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 21 May 2014 as amended on 22 Oct 2020 as amended on 14 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, PSYCHOTHERAPY AND RELATED HELP AND SUPPORT TO THOSE EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES.

Contact information

Address:
66 DEVONSHIRE ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB1 2BL
Phone:
01223464385
Email:
admin@cogwheel.org.uk
Website:

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