WARWICKSHIRE COUNSELLING CENTRE

Charity Number: 1137623
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We offer a confidential and professional counselling service for adults, children and young people from throughout Warwickshire but especially Nuneaton, Bedworth and the surrounding areas. We offer counselling in schools, childrens centres, and in our centre in Nuneaton. We offer training workshops in bereavement, anger awareness courses and an Introduction to Counselling Skills (ICSK-L2) course.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £315,211
Total expenditure: £257,911

Total income includes £35,189 from 2 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

22 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SYCAMORE COUNSELLING SERVICE (Working name)
Company number:
07223795 Open in new window
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
  • 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Keith James Drinkwater Chair 25 July 2014
NUNEATON CHILDRENS CONTACT CENTRE
Received: On time
ARLEY STROKE CLUB
Received: On time
COVENTRY AND NUNEATON METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Lorna Beedham Trustee 04 December 2021
LIFE CHURCH (EUROPE)
Received: On time
Emma Williams Trustee 13 September 2018
None on record
John Bruce McKenzie Trustee 13 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £213.30k £181.90k £220.60k £279.60k £315.21k
Total expenditure £195.77k £168.58k £191.12k £229.88k £257.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.91k £53.61k £39.82k £88.11k £35.19k

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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 APRIL 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 18 JUNE 2010

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN WARWICKSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF HOW TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Area of benefit

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

WARWICKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
12 RIVERSLEY ROAD
NUNEATON
WARWICKSHIRE
CV11 5QT
Phone:
02476744544
Email:
sycamorecounselling@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

www.sycamorecounselling.org.uk Open in new window