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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT COUNSELLING SERVICE 

BCS provide affordable counselling to vulnerable people in the Basingstoke area, who not otherwise be able to gain access to such support.We also provide training courses on counselling up to Diploma level for those wishing to follow a career in counselling.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/08/22£0£0£00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.basingstokecounselling.org.uk

info@basingstokecounselling.org.uk

01256843125

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling in the community
£9,880 05/05/2023
The project will provide professional; affordable counselling to members of the local community. The project aims to support the communities mental health.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2022, number: 1197373
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

BASINGSTOKE COUNSELLING SERVICE
GOLDINGS
LONDON ROAD
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 4AN

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL ILL HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CIO THINKS FIT; AND(B) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE ENGAGED OR WISHING TO BE ENGAGED IN COUNSELLING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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