Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 1

CHICHESTER COUNSELLING SERVICES

Providing Counselling services and Counsellor Training in West Sussex and Hampshire

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£229	£233	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£226	£204	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£217	£180	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	*	£220	£177	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£143	£162	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£221	£191	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£194	£188	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£175	£156	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15		£227	£156	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£173	£185	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13		£170	£193	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£179	£210	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11		£220	£187	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10		£230	£203	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/09		£252	£193	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/08		£200	£218	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/07	*	£192	£178	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/06		£178	£170	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£160	£170	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04		£148	£148	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

www.ccs-counselling.org.uk

office@ccs-counselling.org.uk

01243789200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

Hampshire, West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£20,000
DCMS	£9,955
Sussex Community Foundation	£4,976

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Chichester Counselling Services
£20,000	07/08/2020 24	towards two years' running costs of a project providing counselling sessions for people dealing with a range of mental health issues in Chichester.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,955	07/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester Counselling Service
£4,976	29/06/2020	Chichester Counselling Service aim to promote positive mental health and to improve the well-being of their community in West Sussex by offering an accessible and affordable counselling service to ....more Chichester Counselling Service aim to promote positive mental health and to improve the well-being of their community in West Sussex by offering an accessible and affordable counselling service to anyone in need, suffering hardship or distress, particularly those from a high deprivation area or in severe financial difficulty. Funding will support the cost of providing counselling to those most in need.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Chichester Counselling Services
£8,500	04/12/2014	towards one year's running costs of a project providing counselling sessions in West Sussex for financially vulnerable people with mental health problems
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Chichester Counselling Services
£7,000	05/12/2012	towards one year's running costs of a mental health counselling project in West Sussex

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-74

CHRISTOPHER JAMES DEACON (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

DR ROBERT JACKSON, Occupation: Consultant Psychiatrist

DR JOHN KEVIN O'SHEA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant Psychiatrist

GREGORY JOSEPH SLAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Local Government Officer

SUSAN JANE CROSS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/1996, number: 1052264
Registered at Companies House on 27/08/1996, number: 03242075

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR07: 22 days late,

Main office

106-108 The Hornet
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 7JR

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE MORAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN WEST SUSSEX AND HAMPSHIRE BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING A SERVICE IN THE AREA FOR THE GIVING TO SUCH PERSONS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL ADVICE AND;2. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR COUNSELLORS WORKING IN EITHER PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTARY SETTINGS, WHETHER FULL OR PART-TIME, WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF COUNSELLING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR OF THOSE WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF COUSELLING

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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