SOUTH BUCKS. COUNSELLING

Registered charity 1095554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARLOW PASTORAL FOUNDATION, MPF COUNSELLING

The provision of affordable counselling services by professionally trained and supervised counsellors.

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Latest income

£87k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell from £33,938 to £25,425 due to a net expenditure deficit of £8,513. The trustees note that while current reserves are sufficient in the short to medium term, additional funds are needed to maintain their stated policy of covering six months of operating expenses. The charity remains dependent on grant funding to bridge the gap between client fees and service costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k; policy: six months of operating expenses)

“Our forecasts suggest that whilst we have sufficient funds and committed donations to cover activities for the whole of 2025, we do need to raise additional funds to maintain the 6-month funding requirement.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Bucks Counselling (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Sweeney · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Harding
Pamela Rowan
Scott Walkinshaw

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£87k	£95k
31/12/2023	£59k	£75k
31/12/2022	£82k	£85k
31/12/2021	£73k	£76k
31/12/2020	£74k	£59k

Common questions

Is SOUTH BUCKS. COUNSELLING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell from £33,938 to £25,425 due to a net expenditure deficit of £8,513. The trustees note that while current reserves are sufficient in the short to medium term, additional funds are needed to maintain their stated policy of covering six months of operating expenses. The charity remains dependent on grant funding to bridge the gap between client fees and service costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOUTH BUCKS. COUNSELLING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH BUCKS. COUNSELLING as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2020	£9k	Client Subsidy Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/12/2010	£10k	Bursary Project: Counselling For The Underprivileged