BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE

Charity number: 1197373
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BCS provide affordable counselling to vulnerable people in the Basingstoke area, who not otherwise be able to gain access to such support. We also provide training courses on counselling up to Diploma level for those wishing to follow a career in counselling.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £322,304
Total expenditure: £370,467

People

6 Trustee(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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 January 2022: CIO registration
  • 04 June 2024: Funds received from 900559 BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BCS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Fradley Bellis Chair 06 January 2022
None on record
Joanna Mary Hopkins Trustee 19 December 2025
None on record
Julian Frederick Charles Cracknell Trustee 01 October 2025
None on record
Camilla Lovell-Hoare Trustee 17 February 2025
None on record
Martin Jon Green Trustee 16 June 2023
None on record
Samir Kotecha Trustee 06 January 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £0 £279.80k £322.30k
Total expenditure £0 £395.75k £370.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £9.90k 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 August 2024 25 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 25 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 10 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 10 May 2023 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 06 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL ILL HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CIO THINKS FIT; AND (B) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE ENGAGED OR WISHING TO BE ENGAGED IN COUNSELLING.

Contact information

Address:
BASINGSTOKE COUNSELLING SERVICE
GOLDINGS
LONDON ROAD
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 4AN
Phone:
01256843125
Email:
info@basingstokecounselling.org.uk
Website:

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