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DERWENT RURAL COUNSELLING SERVICE

Registered charity 1124775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERWENT RURAL COUNSELLING SERVICE LIMITED

DRCS provides confidential professional counselling for a range of issues including bereavement, depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem and relationship problems for residents of Derbyshire and beyond

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Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £244,006 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,028,897. Per the trustees' report, free reserves not tied up in fixed assets were £933,367, which exceeds the stated policy target of £600,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of overall costs (held: £933k)
“The target level of reserves at 31 March 2025 was £600,000 and accounted for three months of overall costs taking into consideration inflation and future lease commitments.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PR services provided by Agent PR Limited, a company in which trustee Ms A Worsnip holds a significant shareholding.
“During the year PR services were provided amounting to £Nil (2024: £7,642) by Agent PR Limited, a company in which Ms A Worsnip, a trustee of the charity, holds a significant shareholding.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £912k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£196k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.6m
31/03/2024£2.1m£1.9m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2022£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2021£3.3m£3.0m

Common questions

Is DERWENT RURAL COUNSELLING SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £244,006 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,028,897. Per the trustees' report, free reserves not tied up in fixed assets were £933,367, which exceeds the stated policy target of £600,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.

What does the highest-paid employee of DERWENT RURAL COUNSELLING SERVICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£116k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£15k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION1£3k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
BELVEDERE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DERWENT RURAL COUNSELLING SERVICE£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire FY2025£907k—0above—no doubt
SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025£6.6m——above—no doubt
DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£404k—0above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025£335k£62,6561unclear62656.0%no doubt
Eye to Eye Counselling Service FY2025£686k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.