Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

COMPASS {COUNSELLING ON MERSEYSIDE - PASTORAL AND SUPPORTING SERVICE}

Counselling and counselling training

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/12/23		£156	£197	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£118	£200	£-81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£142	£184	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£187	£160	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£136	£136	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£117	£110	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£197	£145	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£195	£249	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£217	£274	£-57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£214	£242	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£183	£183	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£160	£173	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	*	£115	£163	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£72	£105	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£79	£127	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£149	£201	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£570	£172	£398	£62	£367	£367	25.6	4	0
31/12/06		£135	£180	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£177	£188	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£203	£199	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 36 years

www.compasscounselling.org.uk

enquiries@compass-counselling.org.uk

01512373993

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire West & Chester, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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

John Moores Foundation	£23,400
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,572
DCMS	£14,700

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to COMPASS
£23,400	03/05/2023	Towards running costs to maintain service delivery
National Lottery Community Fund - Triage extensive waiting list
£10,000	02/12/2022	The funding will be used to recruit a part time counselling Services Manager to triage referrals. The project aims to promote and provide educational counselling training to raise the standards of counselling for the benefit of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Compass Counselling Services
£9,572	26/11/2021	The funding will be used to recruit an additional counselling services manager who will help support individuals who are on the current waiting list who need critical support. The project aims support vulnerable people in the community with their ....more The funding will be used to recruit an additional counselling services manager who will help support individuals who are on the current waiting list who need critical support. The project aims support vulnerable people in the community with their mental health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,700	05/08/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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 - Survivor to Thriver Recovery Programme
£121,913	19/08/2019 24	Survivor to Thriver Recovery Programme
John Moores Foundation - Grant to COMPASS
£10,000	01/06/2018	Towards the counselling scheme costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-77

CAROL ANNE TONER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Development

CLIFTON JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student Trainer

JENNA KENYANI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Public Engagement Officer

JOHN PAUL KELLY (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Health & Wellbeing Coach Team Lead

MICHAEL SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Child And Adult Workforce Nurse

PAULA PERRIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Director

PHILIP SHACKELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Health And Social Care Advisor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/06/1988, number: 700335
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/1988, number: 02235061

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 43 days late, AR11: 6 days late,

Main office

Compass Counselling Services
151 Dale Street
LIVERPOOL
L2 2AH

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING PROVIDING COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR PERSONS RESIDENT ON MERSEYSIDE SUFFERING FROM SUCH DISTRESS B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF COUNSELLORS WORKING IN EITHER PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTARY SETTINGS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF COUNSELLING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MERSEYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF COUNSELLING

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERSEYSIDE REGION AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS

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