FACE TO FACE COUNSELLING SERVICE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 12 April 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,989
Latest expenditure: £4,060
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Face to Face Counselling Service, St Clements Church, Off Edge Lane, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 9AE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve emotional distress through providing low cost, self-referred counselling to adults 18 and over on low income, who, through lack of means would otherwise be unable to access such support. Based in South Manchester. Clients self refer via 24hour answerphone. 15 voluntary counsellors offer sessions 7 days per week. Appointment only.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,989
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,060

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: 17 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,981

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,799
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,455

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: 15 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,398
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,469

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: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,618
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,453

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Salford City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oldham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stockport
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Tameside
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bolton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Rochdale
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wigan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Trafford
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bury
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FACE TO FACE COUNSELLING SERVICE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-04-12T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ADOPTED 27/02/2004AS AMENDED ON 17/01/2011AS AMENDED ON 27/02/2011
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS THROUGH PROVIDING LOW COST SELF REFERRED COUNSELLING TO ADULTS ON LOW INCOME, YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO ACCESS SUCH SUPPORT

08 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries