Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Deficit latest year: -2
Good reserves: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

WILLOWS COUNSELLING SERVICE

To provide a counselling service for adults To provide counselling training courses To distribute information to individuals and agencies. To support churches on pastoral care issues. To undertake occasional research. To work collaboratively with other agencies

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year but the charity has substantial reserves available

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£176	£225	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/22		£163	£195	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/21		£169	£225	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/20	*	£996	£181	£815	£0	£815	£815	53.9	10	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.willowscounselling.org.uk

willows@willowscounselling.org.uk

01793426650

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Swindon, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Willows Counselling Service
£2,100	22/03/2023 11	Willow?s provides subsidised counselling services in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding is towards providing low cost counselling ....more Willow?s provides subsidised counselling services in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding is towards providing low cost counselling session for people from the Haydon Wick area.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Willows Counselling Service
£4,500	06/02/2023	Willow?s provides low cost counselling in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding will help meet running costs in the face of lower ....more Willow?s provides low cost counselling in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding will help meet running costs in the face of lower income and higher energy costs.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Willows Counselling Service
£15,000	16/12/2021	Willow’s provides subsidised counselling services in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding is towards the salary for a part-time ....more Willow’s provides subsidised counselling services in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding is towards the salary for a part-time Receptionist.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Counselling support for people living in the Parish of Haydon Wick.
£1,500	08/12/2021	Willow’s provides subsidised counselling services in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding is towards general running costs ....more Willow’s provides subsidised counselling services in Swindon for people who are unable to cover the cost of counselling from other private sources. Funding is towards general running costs proportionate to the number of clients from the Haydon Wick area.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Counselling support for clients living in the Parish of Haydon Wick
£3,000	09/12/2020	Counselling for people living in the Haydon Wick area.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Willows Counselling Service
£10,000	17/07/2019	Willows offers confidential counselling to adults in the Swindon and surrounding areas. Funding will contribute to the salary of the part time administrator.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Counselling support for clients living in the Parish of Haydon Wick
£3,000	14/12/2018	Willows provides subsidised counselling to adults in and around Swindon, particularly those on low income. This grant will help with the costs of providing counselling to people living in Haydon Wick.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

CATHERINE FORTY Appointed: 2022

FIONA ROSETTA PRINZI Appointed: 2024

GEOFFREY CHARLES HOLMES (Chair) Appointed: 2019

HELEN ELIZABETH RANDELL-SLY Appointed: 2019

SARA ELIZABETH MITCHELL Appointed: 2024

TANYA LOWE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2019, number: 1185304

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 47 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WILLOWS COUNSELLING SERVICE on 09/12/2021

Main office

WILLOWS COUNSELLING SERVICE
THE WILLOWS CENTRE
11 PROSPECT PLACE
SWINDON
SN1 3LQ

Objectives

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONG THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, TRAINING, DEBT ADVICE, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORTIVE HELP TO THOSE SEEKING ASSISTANCE AND TO ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WHO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED THEREOF.

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