Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 10

BEACON COUNSELLING

Counselling and related services to adults, young people, and children. Counselling for takes place in 23 settings across Greater Mancht: 10 locations for adults; 13 for children and young people; all through schools and community settings. We work with many issues including depression, anxiety, and bereavement. Counsellors are supervised by casework supervisors & Beacon is a member of the BACP.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 19 years

www.beacon-counselling.org.uk

admin@beacon-counselling.org.uk

01614400055

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£955	£916	£39	£0	£85	£83	1.1	9	8
31/12/21	£679	£745	£-65	£0	£46	£44	0.7	9	11
31/12/20	£656	£619	£37	£0	£111	£109	2.1	9	10
31/12/19	£592	£590	£2	£0	£74	£74	1.5	12	20
31/12/18	£525	£558	£-33	£0	£73	£73	1.6	12	28
31/12/17	£588	£578	£10	£2	£106	£102	2.1	12	0
31/12/16	£439	£438	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£396	£385	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£296	£300	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£193	£241	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£212	£212	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£192	£190	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£237	£168	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£163	£122	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£100	£104	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£101	£100	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£82	£88	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Derbyshire, Manchester City, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 employees
8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Lloyds Bank Foundation	£106,604
Henry Smith Charity	£93,600
DCMS	£52,440
Garfield Weston Foundation	£45,000
Stockport MBC	£25,946

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Beacon Counselling
£93,600	15/03/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of the 'Evolve' project, providing mental health support for care leavers over 16 in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Beacon Counselling
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Stockport MBC - Grant to Beacon counselling
£25,946	02/01/2022	Volunteering Counselling Programme.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	19/11/2021	Beacon Counselling - Core Funding and Development
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Beacon Counselling
£8,523	24/07/2020	Grant to Beacon Counselling meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£52,440	25/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Beacon Counselling
£95,831	16/07/2019 36	Beacon Counselling provides mental health services to care leavers in Stockport and the surrounding areas. The grant will cover the costs to deliver this project.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	28/05/2019	Brighter Futures
Stockport MBC - Grant to Beacon Counselling
£10,000	01/01/2019	The project provides a well-being group called Safe Space. It is for young people aged 14 – 25 in Stockport who are isolated and experiencing or have experienced mental health problems.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beacon Counselling
£5,297	04/08/2017	Counselling will help children leaving care with low self-esteem & challenging pasts to become resilient & ready to tackle future challenges
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Living in Stockport
£297,950	06/11/2013 48	This is the expansion of an existing project delivered by Beacon Counselling (Beacon) which aims to tackle the rise in poor mental health of adults in Stockport especially in the most disadvantaged ....more This is the expansion of an existing project delivered by Beacon Counselling (Beacon) which aims to tackle the rise in poor mental health of adults in Stockport especially in the most disadvantaged areas.The project provides a one to one counselling service for those affected by mental health problems including depression, anxiety and low self esteem which can result from issues such as bereavement, family breakdown, relationship problems and unemployment.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-77

DAVID PETER BEST Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

DUNCAN WELDRAKE (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JOAN TSALIKIS, Occupation: Secretary

ROBERT BRUCE BISSELL Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN LITTLEWOOD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ROTARY CLUB OF BRAMHALL AND WOODFORD CHARITIES TRUST FUND,

STEVEN TINSLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2005, number: 1109545
Registered at Companies House on 19/04/2005, number: 05429473

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; all on time

Main office

50-52
Middle Hillgate
Stockport
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK1 3DL

Objectives

TO ASSIST PERSONS IN NEED OF HELP AND GUIDANCE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING RELATIONSHIP AND/OR EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES AND TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GREATER MANCHESTER.

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