Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 March 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02791541
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £295,039
Latest expenditure: £314,410
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3NG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.acc-uk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Professional Body for Christian Counsellors and Pastoral Carers

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £295,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £314,410

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £224,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,811

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £384,371
Total Gross Expenditure: £383,803

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £283,167
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,836

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £194,011
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,088

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £295,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £314,410
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £224,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,811
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £384,371
Total Gross Expenditure: £383,803
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £51,350
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £283,167
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,836
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £39,240
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £194,011
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,088
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-03-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 FEB 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 APR 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 APR 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 DEC 2025
Charitable Objects: THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO: 2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING, RESOURCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT TO COUNSELLORS, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF THESE PROFESSIONS IN SOCIETY. 2.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING CHRISTIANS IN COUNSELLING, PSYCHOTHERAPY AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND RESOURCES THAT ENCOURAGE THE INTEGRATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH WITH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF SUCH WORK IN EXPRESSING AND DEVELOPING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. 2.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN COUNSELLING, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND RELATED PROFESSIONS; MAINTAINING PRACTITIONER REGISTERS; AND PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES THAT IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 134919
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELLORS

Charity Name Id: 134908
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACC

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures