PHOENIX COUNSELLING SERVICE

Registered charity 1177399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Phoenix Counselling Service (PCS) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation providing a low cost counselling service which aims to provide professional counselling for adults in Burntwood, Lichfield and the surrounding area who do not meet the criteria for 1-to-1 CBT or counselling via the Psychological Wellbeing Service (PWBS), or other NHS provision, and who cannot afford private counselling.

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Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £6,040.17 at the end of the year, supported by a significant rise in grant income to £31,229.00. The charity relies on grants to supplement client payments, which covered approximately 30% of the session cost. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Phoenix Counselling Service (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£38k£21k
31/12/2024£19k£22k
31/12/2023£35k£26k
31/12/2022£34k£20k
31/12/2021£26k£24k

Common questions

Is PHOENIX COUNSELLING SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £6,040.17 at the end of the year, supported by a significant rise in grant income to £31,229.00. The charity relies on grants to supplement client payments, which covered approximately 30% of the session cost. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PHOENIX COUNSELLING SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PHOENIX COUNSELLING SERVICE as a grant recipient include DUMBRECK CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£500Miscellaneous

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£20kOne to one counselling sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2023£10kCounselling Sessions