CHAT YOUTH COUNSELLING

Registered charity 1179806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preservation and protection of the emotional and mental health of young people, aged 9 - 25 years in Oundle, Thrapston and surrounding areas of North East of East Northamptonshire by offering free information, professional counselling and mentoring services.

Objects

CHAT EXISTS FOR:THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AGED 9 - 25 YEARS IN OUNDLE, THRAPSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF NORTH EAST OF EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') BY: 3.1 OFFERING FREE INFORMATION, COUNSELLING AND MENTORING SERVICES;3.2 PROVIDING EARLY SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OR PRIOR TO NHS CLINICAL INTERVENTION WORK, REDUCING THE CASES SEEKING ACCESS TO NHS CLINICAL SERVICES;3.3 PROVIDING, MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING UP-TO-DATE QUALITY INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE;3.4 WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £4,179.27, reducing total funds from £135,075.52 to £130,896.25. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £75,000, and the actual unrestricted reserves of £114,935.73 remain above this threshold. The charity relies heavily on restricted NHS and project funding, with no independent fundraising income reported.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Palmer
• GWEN RADCLIFFE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Lita Gray
• Phil Burns
• Ted Sullivan

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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