WINCHESTER YOUTH COUNSELLING

Registered charity 1195260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Winchester Youth Counselling (WYC) provides counselling and other therapeutic activities to young people aged 11-25 experiencing mental health issues in the District of Winchester.

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Latest income
£553k
Latest spending
£427k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The document provided is an impact report and explicitly states it is separate from the charity's accounts and has not been examined. Consequently, no financial figures regarding reserves, income, expenditure, or staffing costs are disclosed in this text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Winchester Youth Counselling (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£553k
Total spending
£427k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£189k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£553k£427k
31/03/2024£374k£373k
31/03/2023£331k£370k
31/03/2022£275k£251k

Common questions

Is WINCHESTER YOUTH COUNSELLING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The document provided is an impact report and explicitly states it is separate from the charity's accounts and has not been examined. Consequently, no financial figures regarding reserves, income, expenditure, or staffing costs are disclosed in this text.

Who funds WINCHESTER YOUTH COUNSELLING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WINCHESTER YOUTH COUNSELLING as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, ENERGISE ME, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, NEW ALRESFORD, WINCHESTER, THE PIXEL FUND, THE TRUEMARK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2024£21kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2025£21kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2023£13kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2022£12kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
ENERGISE MEFY2022£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, NEW ALRESFORD, WINCHESTERFY2022£8kCharitable donation
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, NEW ALRESFORD, WINCHESTERFY2023£6kOther Charitable Giving
THE PIXEL FUNDFY2023£5k
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2022£5k
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2021£5k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£4kJoanies Fund
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£4kThe Vine Centre
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2023£1k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2023£1k
ST LUKE AND ST MARK PCC, WINCHESTERFY2022£295Local Mission Giving

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£449kWYC Actively Listening
Postcode Lottery03/04/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2022£9kWYC Young Leaders Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£7kThrive and Survive
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2015£7kDrop in sessions for young people's emotional health and well being
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2012£6kSurf Therapy Pilot Project
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2010£7kSelf Help and Wellbeing Skills, Pilot Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2006£61kYouth Counselling Expansion