Help Counselling Services CIO
Analysis
Help Counselling Services CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Help Counselling Services CIO reported income of £158k and spending of £119k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £105k to £158k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Help Counselling Services CIO sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Word House Christian Ministries (£158k), The Rahere Association (£158k) and Livingway Ministries (£158k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
HELP Counselling Services provides free or low cost counselling to anyone in West Wiltshire and the surrounding area. Issues such as domestic abuse, family dysfunction, long-term or life-limiting illness, depression, anxiety, relationship breakdown or bereavement and loss.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Word House Christian Ministries | Kent | £158k |
| The Rahere Association | London | £158k |
| Livingway Ministries | London | £158k |
| The Bingham Trust | Buxton | £158k |