PREGNANCY OPTIONS CENTRE (CHICHESTER)

Charity number: 1165555
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity delivers free, non-directive counselling to support anyone facing an unplanned pregnancy, or struggling after a termination or pregnancy loss. To deliver interactive educational sessions to young people on about sex, relationships, consent, sexual health and the consequences of risky sexual behaviour, including an unplanned pregnancy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £143,142
Total expenditure: £77,649

Total income includes £19,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 February 2016: CIO registration
  • 07 June 2017: Funds received from 1065686 OPTIONS PREGNANCY COUNSELLING SERVICE CHICHESETER
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • OPTIONS (Working name)
  • OPTIONS PCC (Previous name)
  • OPTIONS PREGNANCY CRISIS CENTRE (CHICHESTER) (Previous name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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 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
Alison Thompson Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Carol Grove Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Katie Cooper Trustee 10 July 2024
None on record
Annette Lawrance-Owen Trustee 12 January 2022
None on record
David Loveman Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record

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 £70.43k £83.62k £79.77k £71.19k £143.14k
Total expenditure £46.70k £60.03k £78.35k £98.37k £77.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.53k £2.20k £5.58k £1.00k £19.00k

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 12 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 12 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 05 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 July 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 12 FEB 2016 AMENDED ON 28 JUL 2016 as amended on 19 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

A] THE PROVISION OF NON-DIRECTIVE AND NEUTRAL COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN, MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR DISTRESS DURING OR AS A RESULT OF PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY LOSS OR THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY, IN A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE WAY, RESPECTING THE AUTONOMY OF THE CLIENT; B] THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SUBJECTS OF SEX, SEXUAL HEALTH, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY CHOICES; C] THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE HEALTH OF WOMEN WITH UNPLANNED PREGNANCY OR PREGNANCY COMPLICATED BY FOETAL ABNORMALITY OR MATERNAL MORBIDITY, PREGNANCY LOSS OR THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

Contact information

Address:
Pregnancy Options Centre
St. Johns House
St. Johns Street
CHICHESTER
PO19 1UU
Phone:
01243784177
Email:
office@optionschichester.org.uk
Website:

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