COMPASS {COUNSELLING ON MERSEYSIDE - PASTORAL AND SUPPORTING SERVICE}

Registered charity 700335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMPASS

Counselling and counselling training

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING PROVIDING COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR PERSONS RESIDENT ON MERSEYSIDE SUFFERING FROM SUCH DISTRESS B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF COUNSELLORS WORKING IN EITHER PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTARY SETTINGS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF COUNSELLING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MERSEYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF COUNSELLING

Area of benefit: MERSEYSIDE REGION AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS

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: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £30,492 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a previous deficit. However, the trustees report that unrestricted free reserves of £13,460 are below the stated policy target of £58,295 required to cover three months' running costs and redundancy provisions. Despite this shortfall against policy, the trustees confirm the charity remains solvent and is prepared on a going concern basis.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• PH Holt Foundation — “We have received grants from the following supporters: PH Holt Foundation” (source page)
• HSBC — “We have also received sponsorship from the following firms: HSBC” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Paul Kellychair
• Jenna Kenyani
• John Williams
• Michael Smith
• Philip Shackell

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

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

• COUNSELLING PASTORAL TRUST income £56k
• COMPASS DISABILITY SERVICES income £1.4m
• Reach Counselling Limited income £96k
• COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD income £450k
• BCPC income £659k
• THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

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