WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING
WELLSPRING IS A CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING AND TRAINING CENTRE, AIMING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN DISTRESS AND PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH.OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ADULTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES IN NEED AND TO ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES AND INCLUDES: COUNSELLING, TRAINING, SUPERVISION, YOUNG PEOPLE?S PROJECT.
Objects
(A) TO RELIEVE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN INDIVIDUALS BY THE PROVISION OF A CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE IN HARROGATE NORTH YORKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY (HEREIN CALLED "THE DIRECTORS") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING COURSES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING COURSES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,622 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a restructuring that reduced expenditure significantly despite lower income. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £145,385, which exceeds the stated policy target of £116,742 (equivalent to six months of budgeted expenditure). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to light during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees therefore regard six months budgeted, unrestricted expenditure, less committed unrestricted funds for the same period, as being an acceptable level of free reserves to be held by the Charity.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 40
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 43
- Government income: £1,960 — grants £1,960 (2); under 1% of the £426,877 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £12,500 — grants £12,500 (1); 3% of the £404,846 total gross income on the same return
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 31/12/2023 (received 11/11/2024, 11 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04728609
Company officers (Companies House)
- WOODALL, Nicola Sarah not on trustee list
- RATCLIFFE, Sarah Kate on trustee list
- BULL, Mark Andrew on trustee list
- BOGLE, Philippa Jane on trustee list
- HALL, Angela on trustee list
- MCKEE, Stuart on trustee list
- WOOD, John on trustee list
- CASTRO, Margaret Anne on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/07/2025)
Trustees
- JOHN WOODchair
- ANGELA HALL
- Andrew Bull
- Margaret Anne Castro
- Philippa Bogle
- Rev Phil Carman
- Sarah Ratcliffe
- Stuart McKee
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £372k | £358k |
| 31/12/2024 | £427k | £478k |
| 31/12/2023 | £405k | £453k |
| 31/12/2022 | £378k | £377k |
| 31/12/2021 | £341k | £275k |
Common questions
Is WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,622 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a restructuring that reduced expenditure significantly despite lower income. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £145,385, which exceeds the stated policy target of £116,742 (equivalent to six months of budgeted expenditure). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to light during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING as a grant recipient include THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £38k | Yeldag Manor (2 grants) |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2024 | £18k | Mental Health |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £13k | |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £13k | |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £13k | |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £13k | |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £13k | |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | |
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £9k | Programme: Coronavirus Community Fund |
| YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £2k | |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/03/2024 | £20k | Wellspring Empower Project |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/05/2023 | £16k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/10/2022 | £10k | Increasing Mental Health Support for Children and Young People |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/07/2021 | £10k | Wellspring - Rebuilding Lives |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2020 | £10k | Covid-19 Support for People with Mental Health problems |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2015 | £8k | Above the line - wellbeing for youth |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/07/2008 | £10k | Mental Health First Aid |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £292k |
| THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £86k |
| HIGHWAY ONE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, LEAMINGTON PRIORS | 1 | £20k |
| THE PIERREPONT TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY | 1 | £10k |
| THE TRUEMARK TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- WELLSPRING COUNSELLING LIMITED
- WELLSPRING CHRISTIAN CENTRE
- WELLSPRING CHURCH (WATFORD)
- THE WELLSPRING(STOCKPORT) LIMITED
- DAYSPRING CHAPEL MINISTRIES
- THE WELL, CHRISTIAN HEALING CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING | £372k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WELLSPRING COUNSELLING LIMITED | £204k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELLSPRING CHRISTIAN CENTRE | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELLSPRING CHURCH (WATFORD) | £675k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE WELLSPRING(STOCKPORT) LIMITED | £570k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DAYSPRING CHAPEL MINISTRIES | £235k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |