SHEFFIELD WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LIMITED

Registered charity 1010129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S W C T S, SAFFRON SHEFFIELD, SHEFFIELD WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE

Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service (also known as Saffron) is a women-only organisation which provides psychotherapy/ counselling for women. Saffron is currently funded to offer psychotherapy to women over the age of 16 who have experienced some form of trauma, such as abuse (physical, emotional and/or sexual), harassment or neglect.

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Latest income

£365k

Latest spending

£344k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £123,000, which meets its stated policy target of covering at least four months of fixed and essential running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,517 for the year, with total income of £365,351 and total expenditure of £343,834.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of fixed and essential running costs (held: £123k)

“The level of required reserves agreed by the trustees is an amount sufficient to cover at least four months of fixed and essential running costs” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sheffield Women's Counselling & Therapy Service (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation — “Thank you also to the following trusts, foundations and statutory bodies for their financial support this year (2025-26). Albert Gubay Chari…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Gillian Goddenchair
Claire Louise Shaw
Claire Mary Bellamy Furbey
Dr JUDITH ANN DODDS
Erica Thompson
Julia Mary Gash
Laura Elizabeth Hobbs

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£365k	£344k
31/03/2024	£364k	£339k
31/03/2023	£293k	£298k
31/03/2022	£249k	£275k
31/03/2021	£303k	£210k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £123,000, which meets its stated policy target of covering at least four months of fixed and essential running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,517 for the year, with total income of £365,351 and total expenditure of £343,834. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHEFFIELD WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEFFIELD WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Emergency/Multi-Year
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2022	£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2025	£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2023	—	Annually recurring grant

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/12/2023	£35k	Saffron - Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited
UK government	01/12/2023	£3k	Saffron - Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/08/2023	£197k	Saffron Sheffield
Postcode Lottery	27/09/2022	£25k	Life-giving therapy for women in Sheffield impacted by abuse and trauma.
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/08/2008	£459k	Chronic Trauma and Abuse
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/07/2005	£163k	Young Women's Project