Sunderland Counselling Service
Analysis
Sunderland Counselling Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 03315039). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Sunderland Counselling Service reported income of £6.6m and spending of £6.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.6m to £6.6m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sunderland Counselling Service sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thomas Pocklington Trust (£6.6m), The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust (£6.7m) and Royal Osteoporosis Society (£6.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 168 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.5%
In the charity's own words
SCS provides counselling and psychological therapy services in and around the City of Sunderland and the North of England to relieve suffering and distress, due to bereavement, loss or other life issues. We provide counselling and talking therapy services for adults, young people and children, and specialist services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse and people with life limiting illnesses.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pocklington Trust | London | £6.6m |
| The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust | East Sussex | £6.7m |
| Royal Osteoporosis Society | Bath | £6.6m |
| Noah's Ark - the Children's Hospice | Barnet | £6.7m |