CHAT YOUTH COUNSELLING — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 September 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £172,700
Latest expenditure: £176,879
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: CHAT Youth Counselling, The Court House, Mill Road, Oundle, PETERBOROUGH, PE8 4BW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Preservation and protection of the emotional and mental health of young people, aged 9 - 25 years in Oundle, Thrapston and surrounding areas of North East of East Northamptonshire by offering free information, professional counselling and mentoring services.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £172,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £176,879

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £115,429
Total Gross Expenditure: £125,202

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £97,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,635

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £121,213
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,987

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £189,135
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,922

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2027
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £172,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £176,879
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Income From Government Contracts: 166268
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £115,429
Total Gross Expenditure: £125,202
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 108808
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £97,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,635
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 86249
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £121,213
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,987
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 100558
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £189,135
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,922
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 78618
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHAT YOUTH COUNSELLING
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-10-18T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4049397
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1135647
Assoc Charity Name: CHAT OUNDLE (CONFIDENTIAL, HELP, ADVICE, TIME)

Charity Name: CHAT YOUTH COUNSELLING
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-09-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Sep 2018
Charitable Objects: CHAT EXISTS FOR:THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AGED 9 - 25 YEARS IN OUNDLE, THRAPSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF NORTH EAST OF EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') BY: 3.1 OFFERING FREE INFORMATION, COUNSELLING AND MENTORING SERVICES;3.2 PROVIDING EARLY SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OR PRIOR TO NHS CLINICAL INTERVENTION WORK, REDUCING THE CASES SEEKING ACCESS TO NHS CLINICAL SERVICES;3.3 PROVIDING, MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING UP-TO-DATE QUALITY INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE;3.4 WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries