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The Olive Branch Counselling Service Limited

Registered charity 1140475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE OLIVE BRANCH CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE

The charity's objects (Objects) are specifically restricted to the following:(1) Offering professional counselling and psychotherapy to those seeking emotional and psychological wellbeing.(2) To or for such purposes for the benefit of the the public that is charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the Board think fit.

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at £66,336, with unrestricted reserves of £28,249, which the trustees note is closer to their target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £50,676, driven by higher donations and grants, while total expenditure rose to £134,652. The trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to sustain and grow its impact despite economic pressures.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Olive Branch (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£185k£135k
31/12/2023£137k£124k
31/12/2022£118k£120k
31/12/2021£83k£102k
31/12/2020£97k£82k

Common questions

Is The Olive Branch Counselling Service Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds stood at £66,336, with unrestricted reserves of £28,249, which the trustees note is closer to their target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £50,676, driven by higher donations and grants, while total expenditure rose to £134,652. The trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to sustain and grow its impact despite economic pressures. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Olive Branch Counselling Service Limited?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Olive Branch Counselling Service Limited as a grant recipient include THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£800

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kThe Olive Branch Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£8kNetworked IT improving efficiency
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2015£5kA4A - Creating A Comfortable Therapeutic Counselling Space