The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham

Analysis

The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07003266). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Counselling and Family Centre, Altrincham reported income of £798k and spending of £870k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £648k to £798k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 and Family Centre, Altrincham sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marsh Farm Futures (£798k), The Abrahamic Foundation (£799k) and Clear Emotional Trauma and Therapy Specialists (£798k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £112k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.