Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

NORTH LANCASHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE

We operate a free-of-charge counselling service for over-18s in Lancaster, UK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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
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
31/05/23	£7	£11	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/05/22	£7	£11	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/05/21	£13	£12	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
31/05/20	£14	£12	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/05/19	£15	£4	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/05/18	£10	£8	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17	£21	£11	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.northlancscounselling.org.uk

info@northlancscounselling.org.uk

0152435989

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire,

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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£3,958	03/08/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ANTHONY TREVOR THORNTON Appointed: 2020

CHRISTIAAN MORGAN Appointed: 2021

CHRISTINE ANN HILL Appointed: 2019

COLIN DONALD CLEMENTS Appointed: 2021

KATHRYN CRAMERI Appointed: 2019

REBEKAH BAILEY Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2016, number: 1165841

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Old Hall Farm
Head Dyke Lane
Preesall
POULTON-LE-FYLDE
Lancashire
FY6 0PG

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 18 RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF LANCASTER AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS SUFFERING FROM DISTRESS CAUSED BY SUCH AS, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:(I) PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, OR(II) SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCESBY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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