Cogwheel Counselling
The Cogwheel Trust endeavours to carry out its mission by: Providing a range of counselling and psychotherapy services, including a substantial proportion of subsidised places for those on low income; Improving access to counselling and psychotherapy services (our own and the services of other providers in the region); Promoting emotional and psychological well-being.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £54,467, which is below the charity's stated policy target of £56,000. The trustees note that the charity's finances are precarious without free reserves and are working to maintain reserves to be compliant with the required standard. The charity has designated £31,000 of unrestricted funds to a Commitments Fund to help with the anticipated costs of a well-ordered closure should the charity need to cease operations.
What the accounts disclose
Funders the charity credits
- Alfred Haines Charitable Trust
- Cole Charitable Trust
- Diocese of Ely – Church of England
- Sawston Parish Council
- Redmayne Arnold & Harris
- The Barnaby Obey Trust
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
- The Marsh Charitable Trust
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/11/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (29/09/2015)
Trustees
- Emily Argentchair
- Caroline Harper Jantuah
- DAVID MICHAEL GELSON FARRER
- Dr David Wilson
- Dr Elisabeth Anne Silver
- Dr Elizabeth Julia Proctor
- JEREMY WILLIAM BARNETT FCA
- Rev Mark Adrian Burleigh
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £251k | £237k |
| 31/12/2024 | £215k | £216k |
| 31/12/2023 | £202k | £196k |
| 31/12/2022 | £160k | £196k |
| 31/12/2021 | £202k | £201k |
Common questions
Is Cogwheel Counselling financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £54,467, which is below the charity's stated policy target of £56,000. The trustees note that the charity's finances are precarious without free reserves and are working to maintain reserves to be compliant with the required standard. The charity has designated £31,000 of unrestricted funds to a Commitments Fund to help with the anticipated costs of a well-ordered closure should the charity need to cease operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Cogwheel Counselling?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Cogwheel Counselling as a grant recipient include GIRTON TOWN CHARITY, LAND AND POSSESSIONS OF THE POOR OF ELY OTHERWISE PARSONS' CHARITY, THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIRTON TOWN CHARITY | FY2025 | £3k | Medical support for Girton residents |
| GIRTON TOWN CHARITY | FY2023 | £3k | Community Support in the Village |
| LAND AND POSSESSIONS OF THE POOR OF ELY OTHERWISE PARSONS' CHARITY | FY2022 | £2k | Counselling services for people on low incomes |
| THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| GIRTON TOWN CHARITY | FY2024 | £2k | Medical |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW | FY2021 | £150 | Affordable counselling |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/08/2021 | £8k | Cogwheel Counselling Families support project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/04/2020 | £10k | Cogwheel Trust Covid 19 response project |