Evolve Counselling

Registered charity 1181861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSULTANCY IN COUNSELLING, CCC, CCC-Counselling, Cambridgeshire Consultancy in Counselling, Evolve (Community Counselling Charity)

Evolve Counselling, formerly known as Cambridgeshire Consultancy in Counselling, was originally set up in 1978, with the objects of provide relief to those suffering from poverty, sickness, and distress by providing assistance for such persons in the for of counselling: and providing support to counsellors. This covers Cambridgeshire and adjacent counties.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£183k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £1,510 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year, following a fall in revenue due to personnel challenges. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £63,531, with £35,000 designated to cover costs for current clients, while the trustees aim to move the charity into a surplus to build a stable financial platform.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient level of general reserves to enable the Charity to continue to support those clients with whom its counsellors are already working (held: £64k)
“The Trustees' policy is to maintain a sufficient level of general reserves to enable the Charity to continue to support those clients with whom its counsellors are already working.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Evolve (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Essex · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Peterborough City · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£183k£184k
31/08/2024£258k£242k
31/08/2023£230k£264k
31/08/2022£254k£285k
31/08/2021£342k£310k

Common questions

Is Evolve Counselling financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £1,510 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year, following a fall in revenue due to personnel challenges. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £63,531, with £35,000 designated to cover costs for current clients, while the trustees aim to move the charity into a surplus to build a stable financial platform. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Evolve Counselling?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Evolve Counselling as a grant recipient include THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£10kThe Mount Fund - Mental Health
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£5kMount Fund - Mental Health
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kCare and Social Welfare
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kCare and Social Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government04/09/2020£70kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2005£5kFacilitators training

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Evolve Counselling£183k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025£917k—0within—no doubt
EVOLVE HOUSING + SUPPORT FY2026£14.6m——unclear—no doubt
CHELMSFORD COUNSELLING FOUNDATION FY2025£268k—0unclear—no doubt
HELP COUNSELLING SERVICES CIO FY2025£134kunclear0below—no doubt
OLIVE BRANCH COUNSELLING FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.