Phoenix Counselling Service
Analysis
Phoenix Counselling Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Phoenix Counselling Service reported income of £38k and spending of £21k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £38k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Phoenix Counselling Service sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Birmingham Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association (£38k), Home-Start Worldwide (£38k) and Cornworthy Village Hall (£38k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Phoenix Counselling Service (PCS) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation providing a low cost counselling service which aims to provide professional counselling for adults in Burntwood, Lichfield and the surrounding area who do not meet the criteria for 1-to-1 CBT or counselling via the Psychological Wellbeing Service (PWBS), or other NHS provision, and who cannot afford private counselling.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Birmingham Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association | Birmingham | £38k |
| Home-Start Worldwide | United Kingdom | £38k |
| Cornworthy Village Hall | Devon | £38k |
| The Community Centre @ Studley Green | Buckinghamshire | £38k |