Registered charity · London
Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions
- 13 trustees
- Income £252k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Susan Monckton-RickettChair · since 2011
- Catherine Jane GrayTrustee · since 2026
- Catherine PozzoTrustee · since 2024
- Christopher Ross James WilliamsTrustee · since 2013
- Dr Heather Lyla ChurchillTrustee · since 2026
- Gathoni Hamilton-FosterTrustee · since 2021
- Jennie Ruth FytcheTrustee · since 2025
- Leroy HarleyTrustee · since 2023
- Linda Sylvia SmailesTrustee · since 2025
- Peter John RobertsTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Christine PinderTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Sean CharlesworthTrustee · since 2022
- Sharon GrantTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.acc-uk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions
- Registered
- 1993
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£252k£252k
- 2024£295k£314k
- 2023£225k£243k
Earlier years
- 2022£384k£384k
- 2021£283k£240k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO: 2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING, RESOURCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT TO COUNSELLORS, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF THESE PROFESSIONS IN SOCIETY. 2.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING CHRISTIANS IN COUNSELLING, PSYCHOTHERAPY AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND RESOURCES THAT ENCOURAGE THE INTEGRATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH WITH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF SUCH WORK IN EXPRESSING AND DEVELOPING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. 2.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN COUNSELLING, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND RELATED PROFESSIONS; MAINTAINING PRACTITIONER REGISTERS; AND PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES THAT IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
Grants received
2 grants · £47,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Joseph Rank Trust · £37,500
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- Susan Monckton-Rickett Chair since 2011
- Catherine Jane Gray since 2026
- Catherine Pozzo since 2024
- Christopher Ross James Williams since 2013
- Dr Heather Lyla Churchill since 2026
- Gathoni Hamilton-Foster since 2021
- Jennie Ruth Fytche since 2025
- Leroy Harley since 2023
- Linda Sylvia Smailes since 2025
- Peter John Roberts since 2019
- Rev Christine Pinder since 2022
- Rev Sean Charlesworth since 2022
- Sharon Grant since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Monckton-Rickett Chair since 2011
- Christopher Ross James Williams since 2013
- Peter John Roberts since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Catherine Jane Gray since 2026
- Catherine Pozzo since 2024
- Christopher Ross James Williams since 2013
- Dr Heather Lyla Churchill since 2026
- Gathoni Hamilton-Foster since 2021
- Jennie Ruth Fytche since 2025
- Leroy Harley since 2023
- Linda Sylvia Smailes since 2025
- Rev Sean Charlesworth since 2022
- Sharon Grant since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Susan Monckton-Rickett Chair since 2011
- Peter John Roberts since 2019
- Rev Christine Pinder since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1018559
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 FEB 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 APR 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 APR 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 DEC 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 02791541 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02476449694 · office@acc-uk.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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