Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

SAGE COUNSELLING

SAGE Counselling provides a counselling service for adults of all ages, and those with limited mobility, who may be faced with adjusting to retirement, loss of independence, bereavement, loneliness, unresolved conflicts, disability, illness and the finality of death.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Established: 23 years

http://www.sagecounselling.org.uk/

robert.hambrook@sagecounselling.org.uk

07876781534

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
28/02/23		£34	£26	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
28/02/22		£32	£27	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
28/02/21		£23	£29	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
29/02/20		£28	£30	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
28/02/19		£37	£26	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
28/02/18		£32	£26	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£12	£14	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/16		£13	£13	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/15		£16	£15	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14		£14	£17	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13	*	£12	£15	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/12		£12	£15	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/11		£7	£11	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/10		£8	£6	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/09		£8	£5	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/08		£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/07?	*	£8	£5	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05	*	£5	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
16 volunteers

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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sage Counselling
£6,500	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards Supervision costs and Treasury fees.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sage Counselling. Core Costs.
£8,130	28/10/2022	The funding will be used to subsidise costs of counselling services for those in the community who are unable to access therapy through other means. This project aims to ensure that anyone with ....more The funding will be used to subsidise costs of counselling services for those in the community who are unable to access therapy through other means. This project aims to ensure that anyone with mobility issues disabilities or mental health issues who needs counselling within their home environment receives care.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sage Counselling
£5,000	16/07/2021 12	Funding was provided to pay for clinical supervision for volunteer counsellors.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sage Counselling Core Costs Support
£7,500	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to continue the groups delivery of counselling and reinstate face to face sessions for people living with limited mobility. The project aims to provide access to advice and ....more The funding will be used to continue the groups delivery of counselling and reinstate face to face sessions for people living with limited mobility. The project aims to provide access to advice and support to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sage Counselling
£5,000	23/03/2020 12	Funding was provided for the clinical supervision of volunteer counsellors and professional fees of a freelance treasurer.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sage Counselling
£4,880	16/11/2018 12	Funding was provided for core running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Contribution to Running Costs for 1 year
£8,000	08/11/2018 12	The organisation will continue to provide home visit counselling services to people who have mobility issues and are unable to access NHS services, with a view to improving their health and wellbeing.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sage Counselling
£4,645	20/11/2017 12	Sage Counselling is a home visiting counselling service to adults of all ages with limited mobility who are unable to access statutory or other counselling services. Funding was provided towards the ....more Sage Counselling is a home visiting counselling service to adults of all ages with limited mobility who are unable to access statutory or other counselling services. Funding was provided towards the costs of engaging a freelance treasurer and publicity officer and travel expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Session Supervisors, freelance Publicity Officer, freelance Treasurer
£7,800	17/05/2017 12	This project will provide counselling supervision and hire staff to undertake financial and publicity duties. This will enable the organisation to improve their service and provide support to more ....more This project will provide counselling supervision and hire staff to undertake financial and publicity duties. This will enable the organisation to improve their service and provide support to more people with limited mobility who require counselling.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GINA DIANE HOWARD Appointed: 2020

JANE OSWIN Appointed: 2022

MARY HARRIS Appointed: 2020

PAUL GUPTA Appointed: 2020

ROBERT HAMBROOK Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/10/2001, number: 1088917

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR13: 1 days late, AR07: 112 days late, AR05: 347 days late,

Main office

60 STOCKBRIDGE ROAD
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO19 8QF

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE WEST SUSSEX AND EAST HAMPSHIRE AREAS, THROUGH THE PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST SUSSEX AND EAST HAMPSHIRE

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