Wessex Counselling Service
Analysis
Wessex Counselling Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in June 1996, 30 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 03171892). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Wessex Counselling Service reported income of £309k and spending of £326k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £248k to £309k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wessex Counselling Service sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Herts Disability Sports Foundation (£308k), The Spring Centre Trust Fund (£309k) and Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne (£308k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Wessex Counselling & Psychotherapy provides low cost professional counselling in Frome and the surrounding area in Bath, Bristol and Street. We also provide diploma level psychodynamic counselling training and post graduate psychotherapy training in Frome.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Herts Disability Sports Foundation | Herts | £308k |
| The Spring Centre Trust Fund | Gloucester | £309k |
| Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne | Dorset | £308k |
| The British Fertility Society | Brentford | £309k |