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Registered charity 1176569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of counselling services to children and young people resident in Suffolk.Provision of workshops and support in appropriate settings (e.g. schools).Provision of support to the families of children and young people experiencing mental and emotional distress.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN SUFFOLK, AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.

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 total income increased by 27.3% to £66,158, driven by National Lottery funding and grants, while total expenditure rose by 33% to £49,494. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £36,422, which is significantly above its stated policy target of four months' expenditure (£16,498). The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters causing concern.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Suffolk Community Foundation — “Funded by Suffolk Community Foundation through the Maurken Fund & Reviving Our Communities Fund.” (source page)
• East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund — “Funded by the East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund, through Suffolk Community Foundation.” (source page)
• East Suffolk Council — “Funded by the E ast Suffolk Council Enabling Communities Fund.” (source page)
• National Lottery — “Funded by the National lottery” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr LYNNE JAMES
• Ivan Fearn
• Joanne Ashton
• John Edward Swinney
• Rev Christine Pinder · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHIKHANT MORRIS
• Timandra Louise Howell

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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