Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

COUNSELLING PLUS COMMUNITY 

Counselling Plus (previously known as Hastings & Rother Counselling Services) provides counselling (primarily) for local residents on low wages and benefits.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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: 8 years

www.counsellingplus.org

admin@counsellingplus.org

01424428300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£249£250£-1n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/12/21£226£224£2n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/20£243£189£55n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/19£215£214£1n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/12/18£194£193£1£0£0£0n/a036
31/12/17£192£192£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 28 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
BBC Children in Need£95,054
Sussex Community Foundation£42,340
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£9,860
National Lottery Community Fund£8,110
Co-Operative Group£3,134
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Counselling Plus Community (CPC)
£62,500 01/12/2023
This project will provide counselling sessions to children and young people with poor mental health. Young people will become more resilient, develop the skills to make informed life choices and ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community (CPC)
£7,000 11/11/2022
Funding was provided towards counselling costs and overheads.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community (CPC)
£9,860 07/09/2022
25% of the running costs for a counselling service in Hastings.
Sussex Community Foundation - Counselling Plus Community (CPC)
£9,900 25/02/2022
Fundingwas provided to enable them to continue to run their counselling services to meet the rising level of demand.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£4,950 16/07/2021
6
Funding was provided towards their hardship fund.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£9,960 07/07/2021
CPC provides professional counselling, remotely or in person, for clients with a wide range of challenging mental health issues. They passionately believe no-one should be excluded from the service ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£4,830 21/09/2020
Counselling Plus Community (CPC) works with people (aged 16+) in mental health crisis. Last year over 900 people were provided with professional and effective therapy. Clients present with a range ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Counselling Plus Community (CPC)
£2,980 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - The grant will fund adapting the counselling services for young people during Covid-19 who have experienced trauma. Through access to a safe and dedicated space to support resilience they ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£700 14/04/2020
Counselling Plus Community (CPC) works with people (aged 16+) in mental health crisis, giving professional and effective therapy for a range of issues including; PTSD, childhood sexual abuse, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Effective Anger Management: A Pilot
£8,110 24/01/2020
8
The funding will be used to run group counselling sessions. The project aims to assist people dealing with anger issues.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£5,000 18/11/2019
4
Funding was provided for counselling sessions for young people in crisis.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£3,134 15/11/2019
We want to provide free counseling for disadvantaged local people seeking mental health support.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Counselling Plus Community (CPC)
£29,574 08/08/2019
36
Counselling services for young people in Hastings who have experienced trauma. Children and young people will become more resilient, increase their confidence and widen aspirations.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£9,000 06/12/2018
11
Funding was provided towards project costs for 'Taking Control, Life beyond Abuse.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£5,000 16/11/2018
10
Funding was provided to support a hardship fund to enable disadvantaged people to access professional support at a time when they most need it.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Counselling Plus Community
£5,000 20/11/2017
5
Founded in 1992, Counselling Plus is a respected service working with disadvantaged local people on low incomes and benefits to improve their mental well-being. Through professional 1:1 counselling, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating 25 years of improving mental health
£6,790 26/07/2017
12
This project will use the funding to refurbish their premises and update their database and IT facilities to support people in the community who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing issues.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2016, number: 1168634
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Counselling Plus
48 Cambridge Gardens
HASTINGS
TN34 1EN

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED OR DISTRESSED BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR SUCH PERSONS (2) TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PERSONS IN COUNSELLING SO THAT THEY MAY ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS OR PROBLEMS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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