Wessex Counselling Service

Registered charity 1056310 Registered since 1996

Operates: Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol City, Bath And North East Somerset

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

2y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4

Commercial experience

Health and social care 3

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Narrow spread of causes across the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Website	www.wessexcp.co.uk
Email	office@wessexcp.co.uk
Phone	01373453355
Address	5, King Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BH

Finances

£308,649 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£247,824	£225,991
2022	£276,048	£287,302
2023	£309,262	£291,467
2024	£325,615	£307,983
2025	£308,649	£326,052

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PSYCHOLIGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH: 1) BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSCOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ILLNESS OR DISTRESS. 2) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH COUNSELLING. 3) BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO AND STUDY OF SUCH ILLNESS AND DISTRESS AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND STUDY.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 13 MARCH 1996, AS AMENDED 29 SEPTEMBER 1997

Trustees (4)

4trustees

60median age

1aged 70+

Robert Kelsoage 75 Chair since 2022
Hannah Patchettage 29 since 2025
Karen de Grootage 60 since 2026
Tamsin Bruce-Gardyne since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Wessex Counselling Service · 03171892 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 13/03/1996

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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