Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Volatile income: -3
Future income +5
No PartB

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

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE DORCHESTER TRUST FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

DTCP offers up to two years of therapy or counselling on a once a week basis to those people living within travelling distance of Dorchester who cannot afford a private fee.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
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
31/03/23		£17	£16	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£24	£19	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£25	£26	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£13	£19	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£31	£20	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£19	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£30	£21	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£14	£21	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£22	£19	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£25	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£12	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£10	£14	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£14	£12	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£12	£11	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£8	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£10	£6	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£6	£2	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

dtcp.org.uk

collitonst@btinternet.com

07714 330120

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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

Dorset Community Foundation	£7,800
National Lottery Community Fund	£3,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,762

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Dorchester Trust for Counselling and Psychotherapy
£2,762	21/10/2023	We would like to ensure everyone living locally who is struggling with their mental health can access high-quality, low-cost counselling for up to one year even if they are struggling financially.
National Lottery Community Fund - Low-cost long-term counselling for people in Dorset
£3,000	28/07/2023	The funding will be used to provide counselling to people with mental health problems exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis. The project aims to improve wellbeing through intervention at the earliest possible stage.
Dorset Community Foundation - Low-cost, long-term counselling
£3,900	06/02/2023	Offering counselling to older people in partnership with Age UK Dorset, who have expressed a need for counselling for their beneficiaries
Dorset Community Foundation - Long-term low-cost counselling in Dorset
£3,900	10/02/2022	Supporting core costs of charity offering long term professional counselling for people with mental health needs
National Lottery Community Fund - Low-cost counselling for Weymouth
£2,910	29/11/2018 12	The funding will be used to provide affordable counselling sessions to people experiencing mental health issues. The project aims to improve people's wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVE MCROBBIE (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DAVID LAKINS Appointed: 2019

DAVINA TALYOR Appointed: 2022

ELISABETH EDMONDSON Appointed: 2022

NANCY CASTLE Appointed: 2022

SANDRA SPENCELEY Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2005, number: 1109562

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR20: 8 days late,

Main office

c/o Key Digital Agency Ltd
Stowey House
Bridport Road
Poundbury
DORCHESTER
Dorset

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG PERSONS IN DORCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF DORSET, SOUTH SOMERSET AND EAST DEVON, WHO ARE IN NEED OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND/OR COUNSELLING, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN MEETING THE COSTS OF TREATMENT AND BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON ACCESSING SERVICES VIA THE NHS OR OTHER BODIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DORCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF DORSET, SOUTH SOMERSET AND EAST DEVON,

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