THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE

Registered charity 800988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Since 1988 the Centre has delivered a very successful community counselling service in the Dover District. We offer an Employee Wellbeing Service throughout the UK for organisations that contract with us, as well as Training and Consultation to organisations. These services help us to continue with our community service.

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Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£288k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £166,203 for the year ended 30 September 2025, following a significant reduction in charitable activity income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £1,570,086, and the trustees confirmed that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet short-term liabilities and maintain the charity as a going concern.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £170k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£830k
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~20.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£122k£288k
30/09/2024£830k£1.0m
30/09/2023£1.9m£1.7m
30/09/2022£1.9m£1.6m
30/09/2021£1.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £166,203 for the year ended 30 September 2025, following a significant reduction in charitable activity income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £1,570,086, and the trustees confirmed that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet short-term liabilities and maintain the charity as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2012£9kTrauma Counselling for Victims of Human Trafficking