Orchard Counselling

Registered charity 1160889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WANTAGE COUNSELLING AND TRAINING CENTRE, WANTAGE COUNSELLING SERVICE

The provision of affordable counselling and placemnet opportunities for counsellors in advanced training

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN OXFORDSHIRE, WEST BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE BY PROVIDING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING AN AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE COUNSELLING SERVICE2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF COUNSELLORS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £16,884 to £15,757. The trustees acknowledge ongoing financial pressures and have identified the cost of 'Orchard House' as unsustainable, prompting a search for alternative premises to reduce overheads. Despite these challenges, the trustees remain confident in their ability to manage risks and continue 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 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
• 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
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (03/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Maxine O'Brien Miss
• Myfanwy Walls

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · West Berkshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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