BORDERLINE COUNSELLING SERVICES

Registered charity 1058845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BORDERLINE PREGNANCY CARE

Borderline's objectives are to offer general counselling to the community and provide pastoral care and counselling training.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION THE EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORTIVE HELP TO THOSE IN NEED, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUCH AS THOSE WITH RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES, FAMILY PROBLEMS, SEXUAL ABUSE, DEPRESSION, STRESS, BEREAVEMENT, PREGNANCY ISSUES AND LOSSES, ESPECIALLY WITHIN CUMBRIA AND SOUTH SCOTLAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRUST PRINCIPLES2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRUST PRINCIPLES (SEE SCHEDULE TO TRUST DEED) PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR COUNSELLORS AND HELPERS WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF COUNSELLING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN CUMBRIA AND SOUTH SCOTLAND AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: CUMBRIA, SOUTH OF SCOTLAND, UK, WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £15,000 in unrestricted reserves, which meets its stated policy of maintaining a minimum amount to keep the charity solvent for at least a 3-month period. However, the trustees note that the charity is dependent upon ongoing fundraising and client donations, indicating a reliance on variable income streams.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kenneth Fearonchair
• Kieran Michael Palliser
• Rhoda Susan Fearon

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

Operates in: Cumbria

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