Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

WELLSPRING THERAPY & TRAINING 

WELLSPRING IS A CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING AND TRAINING CENTRE, AIMING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN DISTRESS AND PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH.OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ADULTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES IN NEED AND TO ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES AND INCLUDES: COUNSELLING, TRAINING, SUPERVISION, YOUNG PEOPLE?S PROJECT.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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: 20 years

www.wellspringtherapy.co.uk

office@wellspringtherapy.co.uk

01423881881

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£378£377£1n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£341£275£66n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£272£264£8n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/19£217£213£4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£197£171£26£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17£284£135£149£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16?£74£68£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£111£99£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£117£77£39£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£80£88£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£92£82£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£83£68£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£56£44£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£66£71£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£47£56£-9£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07*£61£51£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06*£34£30£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£39£35£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04*£19£9£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£116,615
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£29,979
Two Ridings Community Foundation£25,088
Co-Operative Group£5,552
Leeds Community Foundation£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£3,000 29/06/2023
Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
National Lottery Community Fund - Increasing Mental Health Support for Children and Young People
£9,996 28/10/2022
The funding will be used to recruit a new child/youth counsellor to support young people experiencing mental ill health and psychological distress. The project aims to improve confidence self-esteem ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£2,464 22/10/2022
We wish to increase our capacity to help people with mental health problems to improve their confidence, reduce their isolation and overcome the additional difficulties they face as a result of Covid.
Leeds Community Foundation - Wellspring @ Leeds-Vineyard
£4,000 11/10/2022
Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Increasing Wellspring’s capacity by extending the operating hours
£3,000 17/05/2022
Funding for volunteer costs and office overheads to be able to expand counselling session capacity.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 18/02/2022
Post Covid Support for Adults, Young People and Children with Mental Health Problems in Yorkshire
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£9,088 09/09/2021
Funding to increase the costs of the therapeutic trainer and conver some volunteer expenses. The organisation provides counselling to volunerable people and over the last year has seen a significant ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid-19 Recovery Support for People with Mental Health Problems
£3,000 26/07/2021
Funding for Project running costs- The grant will enable the project to further develop their capacity to deliver face-to-face/online counselling sessions, plus our Suicide prevention support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellspring - Rebuilding Lives
£9,999 16/07/2021
The funding will be used to increase the number of face-to-face and online counselling sessions and therapeutic activities delivered for adults young people and children who are experiencing mental ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£29,695 22/12/2020
This project will deliver an eight week group course and one to one sessions to support young people whose mental health has suffered as a result of Covid-19. This will lead to improved confidence, ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£3,087 24/10/2020
We would like to provide more one-to-one counselling for young people aged 4-18 years old.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£3,420 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund online counselling sessions for children and young people impacted by mental health issues exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19. It will lead to an improved ability to ....more
CAF - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£3,240 26/05/2020
3
Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training to support the organisation through COVID19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,420 22/05/2020
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 ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid 19
£8,000 20/05/2020
Funding for staff, volunteer expenses and laptops for remote working.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 14/05/2020
Increasing affordable long-term psychological support and professional counselling for Adults, Young People and Children experiencing mental health problems and psychological distress
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid-19
£2,000 23/04/2020
Funding for a counsellor and volunteer counsellors costs to offer counselling sessions via internet and phone, for key workers and vulnerable adults adults with poor mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Support for People with Mental Health problems
£9,984 22/04/2020
15
The project will deliver an increased amount of counselling and therapy sessions for young people with poor mental health as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The aim is to improve physical health ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£83,500 26/06/2019
36
This project will deliver 1:1 therapy sessions for children and young people who are experiencing emotional distress to help them to manage their emotions, reduce isolation and build their ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Volunteer Youth Counsellor Expenses
£3,000 25/07/2018
Funding to cover the expenses of 4 youth volunteer counsellors for 6 months.
Joseph Rank Trust - Wellspring, Starbeck
£36,000 29/01/2018
36
To fund the running costs of the charity
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£26,280 13/11/2017
36
This project will deliver an 8 week Empower group counselling course and monthly Empower Network for young people with emotional distress and mental ill health to improve their self-esteem, emotional ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 08/06/2017
Building Rennovation Project
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wellspring Therapy & Training
£25,000 15/01/2017
renovation/ refurbishment of building for a charity which works with disabled people in North Yorkshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-73
  • ANGELA HALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Executive
  • ANDREW BULL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director
  • JOHN WOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Headmaster
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/10/2003, number: 1100420
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/04/2003, number: 04728609
Gift Aid
  • 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; AR07: 35 days late, AR06: 22 days late, AR04: 51 days late,
Main office

78 HIGH STREET
HARROGATE
HG2 7LW

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN INDIVIDUALS BY THE PROVISION OF A CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE IN HARROGATE NORTH YORKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY (HEREIN CALLED THE DIRECTORS) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING COURSES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING COURSES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARROGATE NORTH YORKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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