HARBOROUGH CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 28 June 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £70,635
Latest expenditure: £70,502
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Harborough Christian Counselling Se, The Bower House, 32 Coventry Road, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LE16 9BZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bowerhouse.chessck.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide a Christian response to the needs of local people in Market Harborough & District for help, support and encouragement at times of crises in their lives. In this the aim is to empower and help people make their own decisions in appropriate ways to enable them to satisfactorily come through those crises.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £70,635
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,502

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,348

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £130,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,228

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £50,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,941

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £44,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,058

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £70,635
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,502
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,348
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £130,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,228
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 67

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £50,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,941
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 51

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £44,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,058
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 63

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leicestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Northamptonshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HARBOROUGH CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING SERVICE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-06-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 MAY 1999
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN MARKET HARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOR HELP, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT AT TIMES OF CRISIS IN THEIR LIVES. IN THIS, THE AIM IS TO EMPOWER AND HELP PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS IN APPROPRIATE WAYS TO ENABLE THEM TO SATISFACTORILY COME THROUGH THOSE CRISES.TO TRAIN AND EQUIP CHRISTIANS TO BE INVOLVED IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELLING TO UTILISE THE GIFTS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN THEM TOGETHER WITH THEIR PAST TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE CHURCHES IN THEIR CARING MINISTRIES AND WITH SECULAR ORGANISATIONS THAT CARE FOR PEOPLE.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE STATEMENT OF FAITH SET OUT IN CLAUSE B OF THIS CONSTITUTION
Area Of Benefit: MARKET HARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 476579
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE BOWER HOUSE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment