The Counselling Foundation

Analysis

The Counselling Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02713806). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Counselling Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Counselling Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Council of European Jamaats (£2.1m), The Moulding Foundation (£2.1m) and The Reed Foundation (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.