THE HARBOUR
Registered charity 1008360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RED ADMIRAL PROJECT(BRISTOL)
The Harbour provides a professional counselling and psychotherapy service to people affected by physical life-threatening illness. This includes adults who are ill themselves; carers and family members; and people recently bereaved due to illness. The therapy explores the impact of life-threatening illness and gives clients time to think about their fears and concerns.
Objects
"To alleviate the suffering and promote the mental health and wellbeing of individuals affected by illness, death, dying, or bereavement through the provision of counselling, therapy, and support."
Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BRISTOL
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £18,841 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £319,612. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £105,870, which is above the stated policy minimum of £75,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of resources expended (minimum £75,000) (held: £106k)
“The management committee has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“the free reserves”) held by the charity should be between three and six months of the resources expended, which equates to a minimum reserves level of £75,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Lily Eastwoodchair
- Alice Yevko
- Caroline Darrall
- Claire Victoria Slater
- David James Harris
- Emma Millington
- Justine Williams
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE HARBOUR financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £18,841 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £319,612. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £105,870, which is above the stated policy minimum of £75,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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