Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

COUNSELLING MATTERS BEXLEY

Counselling Matters Bexley provides counselling and other therapeutic activities to residents of the London Borough of Bexley and surrounding areas. All counselling is either free or low cost so that as many people as possible are able to access it. The counselling is usually carried out face to face but is also provided on the phone or online when the need arises.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£182£180£2n/a
31/03/22£137£135£2n/a
31/03/21£107£94£12n/a
31/03/20£37£33£5n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.counsellingmattersbexley.org

LIZ@COUNSELLINGMATTERSBEXLEY.ORG

08000472600

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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£29,960
The London Community Foundation£20,090
DCMS£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk Line
£9,960 13/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide a telephone counselling service for people who are experiencing emotional distress. The project aims to support people at the earliest possible stage to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk Line by Counselling Matters Bexley
£10,000 23/07/2021
The funding will be used to continue a seven day a week counselling phone service. The project aims to provide support for people suffering from anxiety and mental stress.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Matters Bexley
£10,000 22/09/2020
The funding is for our charity to be able to continue to provide a flexible counselling service to as many clients as possible by using a range of delivery methods, including phone and online counselling as well as some face to face counselling when ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 22/09/2020
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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk Line by Counselling Matters Bexley
£10,000 22/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to provide a 7 day a week counselling service. The project aims provide support to people during the current coronavirus pandemic.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Matters Bexley
£10,090 28/04/2020
Helping us to adapt our service so that we can continue to provide counselling to our clients either by phone or online rather than face to face.
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling for Women's Aid
£9,970 25/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide counselling sessions for women who are survivors of abuse. The project aims to reduce trauma from experiences and help participants achieve their potential.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DEBORAH COX Appointed: 2018
  • FELICIA FASOKUN Appointed: 2023
  • JENNIFER MARY CANEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Self Employed
  • KIERA ROBBINS Appointed: 2021
  • RAHIJ ANWAR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Surgeon
  • STEVEN FREDERICK FRYER (Chair) Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2019, number: 1182012
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE ABBEY CLINIC
6A ALBERT ROAD
BELVEDERE
DA17 5LJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF RESIDENTS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING A FREE OR LOW COST COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICE NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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