Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

    INSIGHT - COUNSELLING COACHING AND SUPPORT SERVICES

    We are dedicated to providing counselling & support to adults, young people, children & families disadvantaged by life circumstances and experiences that effect their personal safety and emotional wellbeing. We provide individual 'face to face' - Telephone & MS Teams counselling sessions & also group therapy from our main operational base and outreach rooms throughout Warwickshire.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£467£362£106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£349£335£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£421£356£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£355£328£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£246£213£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£273£277£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£238£236£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£229£252£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£235£205£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£221£181£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£244£219£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£170£177£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£138£165£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£162£94£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£129£126£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 16 years

    www.dacservice.org.uk

    kate.farmer@dacservice.org.uk

    08450044075

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Warwickshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£322,086
    Henry Smith Charity£138,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£35,000
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£20,000
    The Grocers' Charity£10,000
    The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£10,000
    Charles Hayward Foundation£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Insight Counselling
    £5,000 15/03/2023
    to part fund a new highly qualified specialist Domestic Abuse Disabilities Counsellor for survivors with autism and other disabilities. Improving access by simplifying and adapting complex and detailed information.
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Insight Counselling Coaching & Support Services
    £20,000 26/01/2023
    29% of core running costs over 1-year for a charity providing counselling and support to families post domestic abuse, incl. families with SEND children in Warwickshire.
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to INSIGHT Counselling, Coaching & Support Services
    £15,000 12/12/2022
    Cost of Living Unrestricted Core Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out
    £10,000 04/11/2022
    The funding will be used to secure a Specialist Counsellor to provide telephone and webcam counselling to those in rurally isolated areas and from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to reduce risk and to implement personal safety plans to ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to INSIGHT CCSS previously known as Domestic Abuse Counselling Service
    £500 20/10/2022
    0
    ‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 14/10/2022
    Core Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - FUTURE PROOFING
    £96,580 28/07/2022
    The funding will be used 2 years towards their Future Proofing project. This will allow the group to employ a ‘Volunteer Project Co-ordinator’ to recruit train lead support volunteer counsellors on a rolling training programme to provide ....more
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Insight - Counselling Coaching And Support Service - 15/06/22
    £2,500 04/07/2022
    Core Funding
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Insight Counselling Coaching and Support Services
    £20,000 09/03/2022
    Main Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to INSIGHT Counselling Coaching & Support Services
    £138,000 02/11/2021
    36
    towards three years' salary of a Specialist Domestic Violence Disabilities Counsellor, supporting couples and families affected by disability at increased risk of domestic abuse in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
    Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to INSIGHT Counselling, Coaching & Support Services
    £5,000 23/09/2021
    Counselling sessions for early to mid-stage victims of domestic abuse
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Suzie’s Project – A project supporting those experiencing DV/DA who are affected by disability.
    £2,000 20/09/2021
    To appoint a specialist Counsellor for a new service for people who are disabled.
    The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Insight Counselling Coaching & Support Services
    £10,000 28/07/2021
    The applicant would like to employ an Information, Advice & Development Officer to create a ‘one stop shop’ to support families impacted by disability and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). A wide ranging service will be ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 16/07/2021
    Core Costs
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Insight - Counselling Coaching And Support Service - 17/06/21
    £1,250 07/07/2021
    Domestic Abuse Support for Parents of Children with Special Needs
    The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Insight Counselling
    £5,000 02/06/2021
    Towards core costs of hiring a Veterans Liaison and Support Officer to respond to a counselling referral increase of 40%, due to the pandemic, helping veterans and their families before personal or family traumas reach a crisis point.
    National Lottery Community Fund - One Stop Shop
    £10,000 27/05/2021
    The funding will be used to employ an Information Advice and Development Officer who will help provide an inclusive early intervention support service to families impacted by disability and special educational needs and disability. The project aims ....more
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to INSIGHT Counselling, Coaching & Support Services
    £3,065 26/06/2020
    COVID19 : Purchase of IT equipment for a charity that supports victims of domestic violence and domestic abuse in Warshickshire
    National Lottery Community Fund - Telephone Counselling for Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse
    £49,446 28/05/2020
    The funding will be used to deliver a phone counselling service for victims of domestic violence and domestic abuse in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The telephone service will provide access to experience counsellors trained to respond to crisis ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Telephone Counselling for Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse
    £9,900 15/05/2020
    12
    The funding will be used to pay for extra counselling sessions for the victims of domestic violence/abuse. The project aims to expand it's current vital service during the COVID-19 crisis.
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to INSIGHT Counselling, Coaching & Support Services (previously known as Domestic A
    £3,000 03/04/2020
    12
    This will help to fund a telephone counselling service that funding ceased for on March 31st and ensure that this service can be provided in a way that fits with current restrictions for a little while longer. Staff are already trained so the work ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - The 'Reconnect' Project
    £146,160 20/03/2020
    This project will support young people aged 11-16 and their non-abusive parent or carer affected by domestic violence, to explore their own experiences of domestic abuse and violence, and to examine positive ways of dealing with their feelings via a ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 21/02/2020
    Core Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - FUTURE PROOFING
    £10,000 21/10/2019
    12
    FUTURE PROOFING
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Early Intervention for Victims of DV
    £9,000 16/09/2019
    12
    Funding is requested for their early intervention work; funding restrictions and policy, both locally and nationally, mean that services for high risk clients are a priority, especially with statutory related sources. However, Insight know that ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to INSIGHT CCSS previously known as Domestic Abuse Counselling Service
    £134,925 26/06/2019
    36
    This project will deliver counselling support to children and young people who have experienced domestic violence. Outcomes include improved relationships, increased self-esteem and feeling safe and secure.
    National Lottery Community Fund - 'Feeling Safe' project
    £498,185 16/05/2013
    61
    This is a continuation of a Domestic Abuse Counselling Service project in Warwickshire, which improves the lives of victims of domestic abuse by providing access to free counselling and advice. It reduces risk of repeat victimization by providing ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Domestic Abuse Counselling Service
    £25,000 30/06/2011
    the salary costs of the Senior Counsellor
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)

    • ANGELA JANE READ
    • HEATHER LOUISE WOLFE (Chair)
    • JOY FROGLEY Appointed: 2023
    • JUDE COBLEY
    • JANE HOLCROFT Appointed: 2014
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2008, number: 1125103
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from NUNEATON COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE on 13/10/2020
    Main office

    THE LOFT
    60 George Street Ringway
    BEDWORTH
    CV12 8EA

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION SHALL BE:FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WARWICKSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY 1: TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF, AND THOSE AFFECTED BY, DOMESTIC ABUSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE,RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN WARWICKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. 2: THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS OR DIAGNOSED WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THOSE FACTORS BY PROVIDING SKILLS AND TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES. 3: TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SICKNESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE CARING FOR OR NURSING A PERSON WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ABILITY IN ANY PLACE OTHER THAN IN THE HOME AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 AND CHRONICALLY SICK AND DISABLED PERSONS ACT 1970, AND THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY SICK OR DISABLED BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ADVICE FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE.4: TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR INTERVENTION, MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME AND OFFENDERS, WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF AND PROTECTION OF THE WELL BEING OF SUCH VICTIMS AND THE REHABILITATION OF SUCH OFFENDERS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WARWICKSHIRE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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