Registered charity · Liverpool
Compass {Counselling on Merseyside - Pastoral and Supporting Service}
Compass {Counselling on Merseyside - Pastoral and Supporting Service} is a registered charity (number 700335) based in Liverpool, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by John Paul Kelly since 2022. Latest income £240k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Compass (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £240k (2025)
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens and more
- Website
- www.compasscounselling.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Compass (Counselling on Merseyside-Pastoral and Supporting Service)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£240k£210k
- 2024£192k£199k
- 2023£156k£197k
Earlier years
- 2022£118k£200k
- 2021£142k£184k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING PROVIDING COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR PERSONS RESIDENT ON MERSEYSIDE SUFFERING FROM SUCH DISTRESS B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF COUNSELLORS WORKING IN EITHER PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTARY SETTINGS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF COUNSELLING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MERSEYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF COUNSELLING
Grants received
17 grants · £319,091 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 National Lottery Community Fund · £185,536 (8 grants)
- Steve Morgan Foundation · £67,881 (3 grants)
- John Moores Foundation · £33,400 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £14,700
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- John Paul Kelly Chair since 2022
- Jenna Kenyani since 2019
- John Williams since 2024
- Michael Smith since 2022
- Philip Shackell since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Jenna Kenyani since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- John Paul Kelly Chair since 2022
- Jenna Kenyani since 2019
- John Williams since 2024
- Michael Smith since 2022
- Philip Shackell since 2021
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 700335
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 MARCH 1988 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 MARCH 2007
- Companies House
- Company number 02235061 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01512373993 · enquiries@compass-counselling.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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