MARCHES COUNSELLING SERVICE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 March 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07471763
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £182,562
Latest expenditure: £139,766
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Marches Counselling Service, 57 St. Owen Street, HEREFORD, HR1 2JQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.marchescounselling.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of a locally based, confidential, reliable and affordable therapy service, with a fast transition from referral to assessment and allocated therapist. The service works to BACP professional standards and provides a sign-posting service to local agencies for those who contact the service, but for whom counselling is inappropriate.

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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: 10 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £182,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,766

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: 28 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £100,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,188

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: 27 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £81,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,869

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: 20 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £95,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,723

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: 21 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £102,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,376

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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: 10 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £182,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,766
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: 5

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: 28 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £100,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,188
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: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £81,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,869
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: 20

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: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £95,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,723
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £9,871
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £102,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,376
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £9,434
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MARCHES COUNSELLING SERVICE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-03-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM 16 DEC 2010
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF RESIDENTS IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE MARCHES WHO, BECAUSE OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH; SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, OR DISABILITY, ARE SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND/OR DISORDER, THROUGH:1 THE PROVISION OF A LOCALLY BASED, CONFIDENTIAL, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICE, WITH A FAST AND SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM REFERRAL TO ASSESSMENT AND ALLOCATED COUNSELLOR2 THE PROVISION OF A SIGN-POSTING SERVICE TO LOCAL AGENCIES, STATUTORY, VOLUNTARY OR PRIVATE, FOR THOSE WHO COME FOR ASSESSMENT, BUT FOR WHOM COUNSELLING IS INAPPROPRIATE3 THE PROVISION OF A SUPPORTIVE AND EDUCATIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR COUNSELLORS TO RAISE AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND THEREBY BENEFIT THE RECIPIENTS OF THERAPY4 AND TO FURTHER BENEFIT THE WELL-BEING OF THOSE NEEDING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT THROUGH WORKING AGAINST THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISTRESS BY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS RAISING WITHIN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 452384
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MCS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests