MERSEY COUNSELLING AND THERAPY CENTRE

Registered charity 1141804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the public benefit the relief of sickness in persons suffering from mentally related illness or stress; the provision of therapy and counselling services in such ways as may be thought fit;The advancement of education; this may include support of those wishing to become counsellors or therapists, as well as the provision of parenting and other general personal development training,

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTALLY RELATED ILLNESS OR STRESS. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE PROVISION OF THERAPY AND COUNSELLING SERVICES IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING THIS MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT OF THOSE WISHING TO BECOME COUNSELLORS OR THERAPISTS, AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF PARENTING AND OTHER GENERAL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE EDUCATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

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

Registered contact address: Wirral, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £3,534 and total unrestricted funds of £216,289. The trustees report that the loss of some longer-term funding streams presents a financial threat, noting that the results for adding to the reserved fund for property acquisition were disappointing. The board acknowledges the need to secure sustainable income to cover increasing costs and maintain operations.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07569839

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• STINCHCOMB, Susan Jane — director, appointed 01/02/2026on trustee list
• TOMLINSON, Charlotte Rose, Dr — director, appointed 14/10/2025on trustee list
• POOLE, Martin — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
• DONALDSON, Sarah Ruth — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
• BERTHELSEN, Eleonore — director, appointed 01/04/2020on trustee list
• NORTH, Catherine Denise — director, appointed 24/04/2019on trustee list
• EUGSTER, William Arthur, Rev — director, appointed 24/04/2019on trustee list
• KINCH, Lauren Louise — secretary, appointed 26/01/2026

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev William Arthur Eugsterchair
• Brenda Terrey
• Catherine Denise North
• Dr Charlotte Tomlinson
• Eleonore Berthelsen
• Martin Poole
• Sarah Ruth Donaldson
• Susan Stinchcomb

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE.

• COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE income £35k
• THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION income £2.1m
• THE MINSTER CENTRE income £2.0m
• ST MARTIN'S CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING income £727k
• MANCHESTER CARERS CENTRE income £263k
• THE MAYA CENTRE income £708k

Side by side with its peers

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