Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

BANNERS GATE COUNSELLING CENTRE

To provide an affordable & accessible counselling service to adults in the local community.(17 yrs of age & over).To provide the opportunity for trainee counsellors to have a placement whilst studying for their Diploma or Foundation Degree, giving them all the professional support they require.To encourage and support volunteers from the local community to help in administration support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£28	£37	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/21		£31	£27	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£22	£26	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/19		£42	£29	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	31
31/12/18		£36	£23	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/12/17		£24	£25	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£27	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£33	£30	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£22	£28	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£21	£36	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£29	£33	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£42	£36	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£21	£28	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£37	£27	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£38	£31	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£34	£24	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£29	£19	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£5	£9	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

INFO@BGCOUNSELLING.CO.UK

01213546544

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 - Banners Gate Counselling Centre. B73 5UB
£7,500	18/12/2020 9	The funding will be used to continue to deliver a counselling service remotely and carry out adjustments to the internal building and ensure it is COVID-19 safe. The project aims to support ....more The funding will be used to continue to deliver a counselling service remotely and carry out adjustments to the internal building and ensure it is COVID-19 safe. The project aims to support people’s mental health and wellbeing in a safe environment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-73

BRIAN KENNETH ADAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

GILL ALDOUS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

HELEN MENNIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

PHILIP JOHN HARBORNE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Counsellor

ROBERT HOVERD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2004, number: 1105473
Registered at Companies House on 16/03/2004, number: 05074677

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR16: 20 days late,

Main office

THE UPPER ROOM
ST MICHAELS HOUSE
198 BOLDMERE ROAD
SUTTON COLDFIELD
WEST MIDLANDS
B73 5UE

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELLING SERVICES TO PERSONS HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES WHETHER THROUGH BEREAVEMENT, MARITAL DIFFICULTIES, RETIREMENT, REDUNDANCIES, STRESS OR ANY OTHER SITUATION WHICH GIVE RISE TO ANXIETY AND DISTRESS.3.2 TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COUNSELLING CENTRES AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ISSUES RELATING TO COPING WITH PERSONAL AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A VIEW TO PREVENTING POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.3.3 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN COUNSELLING AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PART THAT COUNSELLING CAN PLAY TO INCREASE THE PROVISIONS OF COUNSELLING SUPPORT TO THE BEREAVED AND TO THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISABLED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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