Connect Counselling Service
Analysis
Connect Counselling Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in December 1994, 32 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 trust. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Connect Counselling Service reported income of £140k and spending of £146k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £87k to £140k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Connect Counselling Service sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NHS Blood and Transplant Trust Fund (£140k), The Mintridge Foundation (£140k) and The Professional Golfers Association Benevolent Fund (£139k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Connect provides professional counselling, within a Christian ethos to individual adults, couples and family groups irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Blood and Transplant Trust Fund | Barnsley | £140k |
| The Mintridge Foundation | Northamptonshire | £140k |
| The Professional Golfers Association Benevolent Fund | Sutton Coldfield | £139k |
| Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust | Worcestershire | £140k |