01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008875
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH10 5JB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To relieve persons in need of emotional, social, psychological or spiritual support by the provision of a professional counselling service. and To promote and provide education and training for volunteer counsellors with a view to raising the standards of counselling for the benefit of the community and, in particular, of those who are the recipients of counselling.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve persons in need of emotional, social, psychological or spiritual support by the provision of a professional counselling service. and To promote and provide education and training for volunteer counsellors with a view to raising the standards of counselling for the benefit of the community and, in particular, of those who are the recipients of counselling.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £258,691 | £290,901 | 7 | 15 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £285,828 | £282,226 | 7 | 26 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £279,586 | £265,564 | 7 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £247,448 | £265,827 | 7 | 7 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £223,772 | £254,335 | 7 | 15 November 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 8 Balcarres Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.pfcounselling.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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