Worthing Counselling Centre

Registered charity 1181141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OFFINGTON COUNSELLING SERVICE

We are a generalist counseling service, open to all, providing support to the community of Worthing.

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Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £24,480 for the year ended March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £52,408. The trustees note that while funding bids have become difficult and the charity faces ongoing financial challenges, the new pricing structure and recent project funding have helped stabilize operations. The organization aims to achieve greater financial stability to secure its future service provision.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £22,230 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Head of Clinical Services 22,230” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Client Income (52% of income)
“Client Income 57,430” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £52k)
“Our policy for reserves is under review with the intention to hold 3 months as an operating reserve.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£115k£90k
31/03/2024£101k£87k
31/03/2023£65k£78k
31/03/2022£76k£78k
31/03/2021£86k£70k

Common questions

Is Worthing Counselling Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £24,480 for the year ended March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £52,408. The trustees note that while funding bids have become difficult and the charity faces ongoing financial challenges, the new pricing structure and recent project funding have helped stabilize operations. The organization aims to achieve greater financial stability to secure its future service provision. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Worthing Counselling Centre earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £22,230 band.

Who funds Worthing Counselling Centre?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Worthing Counselling Centre as a grant recipient include WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£634Charitable Grants
WEST WORTHING BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£274Worthing Counselling Centre

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2024£16kCounselling for Neurodivergent young people
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2019£10kThe A Team