KERNOS CENTRE
The Kernos centre provides counselling and support services to people with emotional and psychological difficulties from a wide variety of causes.
Objects
(A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BOTH OF MIND AND BODY AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH COUNSELLING SERVICES AND HELP IN PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THEIR SICKNESS AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR COUNSELLORS AND FOR DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO OTHER PERSONS ( INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS )
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that an independent examination was completed with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements. The examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept, the statements accorded with those records, and they complied with the relevant Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102 requirements.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- David Paul Morrischair
- Adam James Blyth Tozer
- GRAHAM BRUCE HILL
- KAREN SMOUT FCA
- Linda Jane Isaac
- PETER BROWN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £151k | £150k |
| 30/09/2024 | £123k | £142k |
| 30/09/2023 | £133k | £115k |
| 30/09/2022 | £73k | £89k |
| 30/09/2021 | £117k | £101k |
Common questions
Is KERNOS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that an independent examination was completed with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements. The examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept, the statements accorded with those records, and they complied with the relevant Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102 requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 01/05/2023 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/05/2020 | £10k | Sustaining Vulnerable People through the Corona Virus |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | 1 | £13k |
| THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE INDIGO TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- ROMSEY CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE
- THE GESTALT CENTRE
- THE CORE
- ST MARTIN'S CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING
- CINTRE
- KYFFIN PLACE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERNOS CENTRE | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROMSEY CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE | £409k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GESTALT CENTRE | £1.6m | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CORE | £164k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARTIN'S CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING | £727k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CINTRE | £3.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |