ARUN COUNSELLING CENTRE

Registered charity 293053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLEHAMPTON AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE

The charity provides counselling to the people of the Arun area.The charity provides supervision to the 32 counsellors who are members of the charity.The charity offers training workshops for ACC counsellors and counsellors in the area.The charity offers a Friends of Arun Counselling membership.Arun Counselling is accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.

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Latest income

£116k

Latest spending

£84k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,012 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £85,138. The trustees note that the charity is in its strongest financial position in history but anticipate utilising approximately £53,000 of reserves over the next 12 months to fund strategic investments in staffing and systems.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £85k)

“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves to meet three months of operating costs.” — page 5

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 — Arun Counselling Centre (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).

F Glenister Woodger Trust — “We are delighted to share that the F Glenister Woodger Trust has once again chosen to support our…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Jonathan George Stenson Prosser
Julie Bashford
Louise Angela Treves
Louise Kyffin
Natale Maria Wood
Susan Ross

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£116k	£84k
31/05/2024	£94k	£79k
31/05/2023	£39k	£45k
31/05/2022	£36k	£35k
31/05/2021	£43k	£29k

Common questions

Is ARUN COUNSELLING CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,012 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £85,138. The trustees note that the charity is in its strongest financial position in history but anticipate utilising approximately £53,000 of reserves over the next 12 months to fund strategic investments in staffing and systems. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARUN COUNSELLING CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARUN COUNSELLING CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2025	£750
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	FY2024	£500

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	12/03/2026	£20k	Arun Counselling Centre – low cost mental health support in our community
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/01/2025	£20k	Arun Counselling Centre – low cost mental health support in the community
Postcode Lottery	28/06/2024	£10k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/01/2021	£9k	Covid Response
UK government	25/09/2020	£5k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2010	£10k	Evening & Weekend Counselling Sessions A New Intiative