The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Compass - Services to Improve Health and Wellbeing

Registered charity 518048 Registered since 1986

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.

8 trustees on the board

8.2y median 9y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

3
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.

Education 2Professional services 2Health and social care 1

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£21.3m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

2.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 4.6 in 2021

425 from 141 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.compass-uk.org
Emailinfo@compass-uk.org
Phone01904636374
AddressSecond Floor, Marlborough House, Westminster Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6RW

Finances

£21,268,592 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£6,857,030£6,257,448
2022£8,001,429£7,177,648
2023£10,221,331£10,329,218
2024£16,335,510£15,079,929
2025£21,268,592£20,614,932

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

To promote the health and well-being of children, young people, families and adults with particular focus on disadvantaged groups and those at risk of developing unhealthy lifestyles and risk taking behaviours by: • Promotion of activities that support positive health and wellbeing.• Providing training and resources to relevant professionals to understand a wide range of health and wellbeing issues and their role in supporting individuals.• Identification of population health needs by the gathering of information, on and lived experiences of members of communities.• Providing consultation, coaching and support to families, partners and wider stakeholders.• Delivering specialist support to those with substance misuse, sexual health and/or risky behaviour needs.• Delivering therapeutic support to those with low to moderate mental health needs.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/9/86 AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS OF 28/11/86 & 12/3/87 & CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CHANGE OF NAME OF 17/11/97, NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED & AMENDED BY RESOLUTION OF 24/11/09 & REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 4/12/09.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 DEC 2015 as amended on 25 Nov 2020 as amended on 01 Jun 2022

Trustees (8)

8trustees
62median age
3aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Compass-Services to Improve Health and Wellbeing · 02054594 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 11/09/1986

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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