Centre of Change Counselling and Mentoring Service
Analysis
Centre of Change Counselling and Mentoring Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Centre of Change Counselling and Mentoring Service reported income of £41k and spending of £77k, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £41k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Centre of Change Counselling and Mentoring Service 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 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Andrew Clark Trust (£41k), North London Samaritans (Incorporating Enfield, Haringey and Barnet Samaritans) (£42k) and TCD (£41k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Bespoke counselling and mentoring for children (from 10 years and upwards), young people, adults and families. The service is based in and focused on the Fieldway and New Addington areas, wards deemed to be the most deprived in the Croydon borough well known for high rates of deprivation, poverty, social exclusion, isolation, high unemployment and high crime rates, but is a borough-wide service.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Andrew Clark Trust | Folkestone | £41k |
| North London Samaritans (Incorporating Enfield, Haringey and Barnet Samaritans) | London | £42k |
| TCD | Batley | £41k |
| Nigeria Health Care Project | Leeds | £42k |