ABACUS COUNSELLING SERVICES LIMITED

Registered charity 1076767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Abacus is an independent counselling organisation providing individual and personal confidential support. Abacus's experienced counsellors are trained in many aspects of counselling and are able to facilitate a wide range of counselling services to meet the needs of the local community. Counsellors at Abacus work with people on an individual basis, in a private and confidential setting.

Objects

A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AND WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENRICHING PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIFEB) TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAK-UP OF FAMILY AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Area of benefit: WEST MIDLANDS AND WARWICKSHIRE

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

Registered contact address: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£14k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
1999

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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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 28/03/2025, 56 days after the 31/01/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£14k£14k
31/03/2024£15k£14k
31/03/2023£20k£20k
31/03/2022£33k£33k
31/03/2021£65k£64k

Common questions

Who funds ABACUS COUNSELLING SERVICES LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABACUS COUNSELLING SERVICES LIMITED as a grant recipient include WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£140kCommunity Action

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/06/2012£302kAbacus Counselling Services
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2009£277kAbacus Counselling Services: Reaching New Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2006£5kEmploy a co-ordinator to run the project