Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

CARRS LANE COUNSELLING CENTRE LIMITED

The Carrs Lane Counselling Centre exists to bring about the relief of persons in need, hardship or distress caused by physical or mental ill-health or by social or economic circumstances by establishing and maintaining a voluntary confidential counselling service.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£45	£67	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22	*	£34	£63	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/21		£86	£49	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£66	£55	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19		£47	£58	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
31/03/18		£50	£48	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£50	£50	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£44	£51	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£42	£42	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£45	£40	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£37	£37	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£39	£29	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£36	£26	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£38	£30	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£35	£29	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£27	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£27	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£29	£31	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£29	£26	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.carrslanecounselling.co.uk

counselling@carrslane.co.uk

01216436363

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£28,371
DCMS	£12,100
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing
£10,000	08/09/2023	The funding will be used to continue the groups delivery of counselling sessions for people experiencing mental ill health. The project aims to support improved wellbeing the reduction of isolation ....more The funding will be used to continue the groups delivery of counselling sessions for people experiencing mental ill health. The project aims to support improved wellbeing the reduction of isolation and stronger relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Birmingham Mental Health For All
£10,000	25/02/2022	The funding will be used to deliver mental health counselling support to people in need in Birmingham. The service adapted the service last year to provide more telephone support and now want to move ....more The funding will be used to deliver mental health counselling support to people in need in Birmingham. The service adapted the service last year to provide more telephone support and now want to move more into video counselling alongside in-person and telephone. The grant will provide free or low-cost counselling to more people. The project aims to improve people’s mental health improve their ability to cope with future life challenges increase resilience and allow them to reach their potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - EXPANSION OF COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR THOSE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
£8,371	05/02/2021 12	The funding will be used to fund a part time administrator for a counselling service that offers free and low cost counselling to those who can least afford it due to an increase in self-referrals as ....more The funding will be used to fund a part time administrator for a counselling service that offers free and low cost counselling to those who can least afford it due to an increase in self-referrals as well as referrals from local GP practices and other NHS services which are under pressure. The project aims to support people experiencing mental health issues adapting the organisation's service to meet changed and increased demand by expanding the telephone counselling service instigated during the pandemic further by providing online counselling.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Core costs associated with rolling out new online counselling service
£2,000	04/02/2021	Towards the salary of the Centre Manager.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£7,100	02/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,000	10/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Client Connection and Inclusivity
£3,188	06/07/2018 12	This funding will be used to purchase equipment to assist clients with their counselling sessions. The project aims to provide beneficiaries with more tools to communicate, along with breaking down ....more This funding will be used to purchase equipment to assist clients with their counselling sessions. The project aims to provide beneficiaries with more tools to communicate, along with breaking down emotional barriers and improving relationships.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-77

CHIMENE CODNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Manager

ANDREW JONATHAN LEO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Railway Management

DIANA MARY COTTINGHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Secretary

DILIP PUJARA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: Home-Start Birmingham North and Inner City,

ELIZABETH BARBARA CUMMINGS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Psychotherapist

JOHN CHARLES HORWOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

ANNE HARRIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HILDA, WARLEY WOODS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2004, number: 1102628
Registered at Companies House on 10/09/2003, number: 04894920

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 92 days late,

Main office

CARRS LANE CHURCH CENTRE
CARRS LANE
BIRMINGHAM
B4 7SX

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS CAUSED BY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH OR BY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING A VOLUNTARY CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE LOCALLY IN THE WEST MIDLANDS.

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