THE COUNSELLING AND FAMILY CENTRE, ALTRINCHAM

Registered charity 1133079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFC, COUNSELLING AND FAMILY CENTRE, ALTRINCHAM

CFC's mission is to improve the mental health of children, young people and adults of all ages. We currently offer 1 to 1 counselling, facilitated support groups, courses for service users and training for counsellors and related professionals. We strive to ensure our support is easy to access, flexible and responsive to need.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £72,147 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £202,671 to £130,524. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £112,033, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of holding between three and six months of expenditure. The charity operates a stakeholder pension scheme for staff and has no defined-benefit pension deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Counselling & Family Centre (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).

• Cheadle Royal Hospital Trust — “We are grateful to our funders. As a charity the Counselling & Family Centre would not be able to provide our important services to the comm…” (source page)
• St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation — “The Counselling & Family Centre (CFC) is delighted to announce that it has received a grant from the St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation…” (source page)

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 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan David Moorechair
• Andrew Fethers
• Luigi Salzano
• Owen Edward Hewson
• Penny Bullock

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

Operates in: Bury · Cheshire East · Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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