GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE
Registered charity 1109904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide affordable professional counselling to the community of GloucestershireTo provide professional training in psychodynamic counselling to the people of Gloucestershire and its surrounds
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £132,015 for the year, with total income of £916,887 against total expenditure of £1,048,902. The trustees note that reserves have diminished over the last three years to cover subsidised counselling costs, and the organisation is undergoing significant restructuring, including a 30% reduction in staffing headcount. General unrestricted reserves stood at £330,000, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding three to six months of core operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months core operating costs (held: £330k)
“It is considered prudent to hold a reserve of three to six months core operating costs.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year only
“In the prior year, the charity received a grant of £10,000 from Gloucestershire Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, of which a former trustee of the charity was also on the board.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gloucestershire Counselling Service (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Renishaw Charities Committee — “Our Partners
Renishaw Charities Committee” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Hannah Lim
- John Diamond · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kirsty Button
- Sara Smalley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £132,015 for the year, with total income of £916,887 against total expenditure of £1,048,902. The trustees note that reserves have diminished over the last three years to cover subsidised counselling costs, and the organisation is undergoing significant restructuring, including a 30% reduction in staffing headcount. General unrestricted reserves stood at £330,000, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding three to six months of core operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE as a grant recipient include BARNWOOD TRUST, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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