OSCR Scottish charity profile

Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions

Known as ACC

ActiveCharity number SC039810
Registered22 August 2008
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC039810
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
7
Postcode
ME17 3PS
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OSCR note: Previous name -The Association of Christian Counsellors from registration to to 27/09/2022

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Purposes of the Charity are for the public benefit and specifically restricted to: The advancement of education The advancement of education for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively by providing training, resources, professional development and support to counsellors, psychotherapists and related professionals, and the general public, and promoting professional standards and public understanding of the role of these professions in society The advancement of the Christian religion The advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively by supporting Christians in counselling, psychotherapy and related professionals, providing training andresources that encourage the integration of Christian faith with professional practice and increasing public understanding of the role of such work in expressing and developing the Christian faith. The advancement of health and the saving of lives The advancement of health and the saving of lives for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively by promoting ethical and professional standards in counselling, psychotherapy, and related professions. maintaining practitioner registers. and providing or supporting the delivery of therapeutic services that improve individual and community well-being.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£252,400£251,982723 July 2026
31 December 2024£295,039£314,410712 July 2025
31 December 2023£224,972£242,811716 July 2024
31 December 2022£293,021£356,972716 August 2023
31 December 2021£283,167£239,836727 July 2022

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
7 Laurel Grove , Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent
Website supplied to OSCR
www.acc-uk.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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