Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE 

Since 1988 the Centre has delivered a very successful community counselling service in the Dover District and now offers IAPT in Dover, Folkestone and Thanet. We offer an Employee Wellbeing Service throughout the UK for organisations that contract with us, as well as Training and Consultation to organisations. These services help us to continue with our community service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received income from Government contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
30/09/22£1,851£1,602£249£0£1,736£1,72112.9350
30/09/21£1,524£1,592£-67£0£1,487£1,46211283
30/09/20£1,600£1,474£126£0£1,554£1,53812.5230
30/09/19*£1,704£1,619£85£0£1,429£1,42910.6233
30/09/18£1,830£1,549£281£0£1,344£1,34410.4150
30/09/17£1,817£1,464£353£0£1,063£1,0638.7100
30/09/16£1,501£1,239£262£0£710£7106.9100
30/09/15*£1,150£903£246£6£448£4485.980
30/09/14*£928£784£144£3£201£2013.180
30/09/13*£491£450£41£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£264£239£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11*£254£244£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£285£312£-27£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09?*£402£425£-24£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£300£295£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£273£291£-18£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£283£282£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£280£282£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£287£290£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 12.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 35 years

www.dovercc.org.uk

info@dovercc.org.uk

01304204123

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 35 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-81
  • PASCALE VERNIEUWE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Boulogne Languages And Cultures
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1989, number: 800988
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/01/1989, number: 02334448
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 103 days late, AR15: 11 days late, AR14: 20 days late, AR13: 20 days late, AR11: 9 days late, AR09: 62 days late,
Main office

DOVER COUNSELLING CENTRE
Horizon House
Gordon Road
Whitfield
DOVER
CT16 2ET

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE OBJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROTECT HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE; (2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE AND IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND IN THE EFFECTS OF LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT, TO PROFESSIONAL WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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