Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

BEDFORD COUNSELLING CENTRE

Affordable counselling for Bedfordshire

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be 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:

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	£47	£62	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/21	£40	£57	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/12/20	£78	£54	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/19	£79	£78	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/12/18	£56	£53	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	£54	£46	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£34	£35	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£24	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£65	£46	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.bcat-team.org.uk

ENQUIRIES@BCAT-TEAM.ORG.UK

01234219905

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bedford,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£29,822
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£9,757
Harpur Trust	£4,150
CAF	£3,650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Core Staff Costs
£5,607	29/09/2020 5	Grant to Bedford Counselling and Training
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,607	23/09/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£24,215	11/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Bedford Counselling Centre
£3,650	07/05/2020 3	Grant to Bedford Counselling Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 2 - Core Costs
£4,150	17/04/2020 3	Grant to Bedford Counselling and Training
Harpur Trust - Bedford Counselling and Training
£4,150	15/04/2020 12	Cover core costs due to loss of funding from covid-19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

CHRISTIE MORRALLEE Appointed: 2022

AVRIL SCOTT Appointed: 2021

NICK PANDYA Appointed: 2023

RACHEL KNOX Appointed: 2023

YVONNE WALKER (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2013, number: 1154339

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bedford Counselling & Training
69-71 Gwyn Street
BEDFORD
MK40 1HH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1)TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR ADULTS IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS; (2) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION LOW-COST COUNSELLING TO PERSONS WHO THROUGH LACK OF MEANS WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH COUNSELLING;(3) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES TO THE COUNSELLORS INCLUDING TRAINEE COUNSELLORS, WHO ARE CONTRACTED AT BEDFORD COUNSELLING CENTRE AND TO THOSE PRACTISING IN OTHER ORGANISATIONS OR PRIVATELY, IN BEDFORDSHIRE OR BEYOND; (4)TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF COUNSELLING BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL SUPERVISION FOR QUALIFIED AND TRAINEE COUNSELLORS, IN ORDER TO STAY AT THE FOREFRONT OF GOOD CLINICAL AND ETHICAL PRACTICE.

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