1-2-1 Counselling

Analysis

1-2-1 Counselling is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1-2-1 Counselling reported income of £35k and spending of £21k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5,943 to £35k (+491%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, 1-2-1 Counselling sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hearts Helping Herts (£35k), Swavesey Fire Relief CIO (£35k) and Christ Apostolic Church Land of Mercy (£35k).