Ashford Counselling Service (CIO)

Registered charity 1169322 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England

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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.

trustees on the board

5.2y median 3y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.9y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Retail and trade 2Finance 1Health and social care 1

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Contact

Website	www.ashfordcounselling.org.uk
Email	info@ashfordcounselling.org.uk
Phone	01233610083
Address	The Paul Bower Centre, 123 Church Road, Willesborough, ASHFORD, TN24 0JQ

Finances

£64,398 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£31,370	£38,789
2022	£39,300	£44,051
2023	£61,272	£43,799
2024	£61,016	£63,257
2025	£64,398	£69,109

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisability

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

(1) TO ASSIST PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES. (2) TO CONDUCT STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF HELPING SUCH PERSONS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH. (3) TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO COUNSELLORS AND OTHERS.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 03 AUG 2021

Trustees (6)

6trustees

35median age

0aged 70+

Susan Smith Chair since 2016
Christopher James Stanleyage 35 since 2025
Darren John Sharpe since 2022
Dr Anthony John Rampton since 2013
Michelle Hamer Dr since 2024
Neil Richard Bedwell since 2025

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