COUNSELLING MATTERS BEXLEY

Registered charity 1182012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Counselling Matters Bexley provides counselling and other therapeutic activities to residents of the London Borough of Bexley and surrounding areas. All counselling is either free or low cost so that as many people as possible are able to access it. The counselling is usually carried out face to face but is also provided on the phone or online when the need arises.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF RESIDENTS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING A FREE OR LOW COST COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICE NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Area of benefit: IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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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Registered contact address: Bexley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£323k

Latest spending

£296k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £64,536.66, with unrestricted reserves rising to £31,408.89. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £27,502.74, driven by significant contract income and grants. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed in the filing.

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.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 19
Government income: £17,208 — contracts £4,808 (1), grants £12,400 (1); 5% of the £323,235 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 19
Government income: £30,090 — contracts £30,090 (1); 12% of the £248,518 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £20,668 — contracts £20,668 (1); 11% of the £182,119 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Counselling Matters Bexley (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Steven Frederick Fryerchair
Felicia Fasokun
Jennifer Ehi-Osifo
Jennifer Mary Caney · trustee of 1 other charity
Nathan James Edwards
Rahij Anwar
Savio D'Costa · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£323k	£296k
31/03/2024	£249k	£233k
31/03/2023	£182k	£180k
31/03/2022	£137k	£135k
31/03/2021	£107k	£94k

Common questions

Is COUNSELLING MATTERS BEXLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £64,536.66, with unrestricted reserves rising to £31,408.89. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £27,502.74, driven by significant contract income and grants. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/07/2024	£20k	Talk Line
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/01/2023	£10k	Talk Line
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/07/2021	£10k	Talk Line by Counselling Matters Bexley
UK government	22/09/2020	£10k	VSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2020	£10k	Talk Line by Counselling Matters Bexley
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/07/2019	£10k	Counselling for Women's Aid

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GAMBLEAWARE	1	£541k
BARNWOOD TRUST	1	£175k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£21k
THE YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKS	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEXLEY CENTRE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED LIMITED.

BEXLEY CENTRE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED LIMITED income £36k
COTSWOLD COUNSELLING income £305k
SEVENOAKS CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE income £130k
MEDIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE income £189k
WESTMERIA COUNSELLING SERVICES income £469k
BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE income £429k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COUNSELLING MATTERS BEXLEY	£323k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEXLEY CENTRE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED LIMITED FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COTSWOLD COUNSELLING FY2026	£305k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SEVENOAKS CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025	£130k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MEDIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FY2025	£189k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTMERIA COUNSELLING SERVICES FY2025	£469k	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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