Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ORPINGTON CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE

To provide a free counselling service within the framework of Christian beliefs
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Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£3£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£6£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.occs.org.uk

info@occs.org.uk

07833305665

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIAN KO (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • JACQUELINE KO Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN LEONARD DOUGHTY Appointed: 2022
  • MICHELLE WRIGHT Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1994, number: 1042684
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 6 days late,
Main office

7 BUSHEY AVENUE
PETTS WOOD
ORPINGTON
BR5 1EP

Objectives

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORTIVE HELP TO THOSE IN NEED THEREOF AND BY THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH COUNSELLING AND SUPPORTIVE HELP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ORPINGTON AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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