RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIO

Charity number: 1192772
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide 1-2-1 counselling and therapeutic groups to women experiencing a range of mental health distress across Brighton & Hove, and the surrounding areas. We also provide training for these purposes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £141,946
Total expenditure: £129,656

Total income includes £4,988 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • RELEASE COUNSELLING AND THERAPY FOR WOMEN CIC (Previous name)
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Felicity Purchase Chair 17 March 2023
None on record
Jackie Kopelman Trustee 24 February 2025
None on record
Lydia O'Connor Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
Isil Altinkaya Trustee 11 March 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £101.15k £125.13k £141.95k
Total expenditure £95.25k £123.50k £129.66k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £21.25k £13.33k £4.99k

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 10 December 2024 On Time
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Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 October 2022 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 14 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF WOMEN (AND THEIR FAMILIES WHERE NECESSARY), LIVING IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH, BUT NOT NECESSARILY RESTRICTED TO: PROVIDING AN AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE COUNSELLING SERVICE, AND BY THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH COUNSELLING AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.

Contact information

Address:
COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG
Phone:
07954216995
Email:
info@releaseforwomen.org.uk
Website:

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