SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
SCS provides counselling and psychological therapy services in and around the City of Sunderland and the North of England to relieve suffering and distress, due to bereavement, loss or other life issues. We provide counselling and talking therapy services for adults, young people and children, and specialist services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse and people with life limiting illnesses.
Latest income
£6.6m
Expenditure
£6.2m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £4.6m | £3.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £6.2m | £4.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £5.5m | £4.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £5.4m | £6.1m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £6.6m | £6.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £406 |
| Charitable activities | £6.6m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £30k |
| Total income | £6.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.2m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £6.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.5m |
| Total funds | £5.2m |
| — restricted | £1.4m |
| — unrestricted | £3.8m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.2m |
| Cash | £3.4m |
People
| Employees | 168 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.