SORTED COUNSELLING SERVICES

Charity number: 1141928
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sorted provides a free counselling service to children and young people

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £91,150
Total expenditure: £129,975

Total income includes £3,200 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

20 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 May 2011: Standard registration
  • 26 November 2021: Funds received from 1156229 ANGEL OUR HOUSE
  • 26 August 2022: Funds received from 1127266 NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (LEIGHTON BUZZARD)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
William Oliver Randell Chair 25 October 2021
None on record
Marie-Charlotte Joseph-Keefe Trustee 03 February 2026
None on record
Joel Brian Grufferty Trustee 26 March 2024
None on record
Caron Kendall Trustee 25 October 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £159.17k £103.97k £150.00k £74.57k £91.15k
Total expenditure £104.85k £104.84k £113.00k £119.29k £129.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £46.00k £6.62k N/A £2.00k £3.20k

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 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 November 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 INCORPORATED 11/11/2010

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 25 YEARS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOUR, CREED OR DISABLITY IN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORDSHIRE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COUNSELLING ADVICE ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION SERVICE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit

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

BEDFORD CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE LUTON

Contact information

Address:
CHILTERN HOUSE
81 HIGH STREET NORTH
DUNSTABLE
BEDS
LU6 1JJ
Phone:
01582674442
Email:
finance@sortedbedfordshire.org.uk
Website:

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