HELP COUNSELLING CENTRE

Registered charity 1140721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HELP Counselling Centre provides low-cost, short & long-term counselling for people who need support in negotiating a crisis as well as for those who wish to consider their life patterns and choices. We offer 165 low-cost counselling sessions per week for our London community.We are also a supportive place for trainee counsellors on accredited courses to gain experience.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE COMMUNITY ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND TO OFFER AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE AND/OR TREATMENT; ANDB) TO ASSIST IN THE TRAINING OF PERSONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING SO THEY MAY WORK WITH PERSONS SUFFERING FROM EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £3,062 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total funds. The trustees acknowledge that financial pressures still exist and that cost of living considerations may impact client behaviour, but they are satisfied that the performance of the charity stabilised by March 2025.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Help Counselling Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Moira Maguirechair
• Anshul Wig
• Arlette Correia
• David Robert Leech
• Dr Hannah Patel
• Joseph McDonnell Thomas
• Kate Kardooni · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ramanan Sri-Pathmanathan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tanbir Rahman
• Timothy Neill

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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Known funders

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