# ASHFORD COUNSELLING SERVICE (CIO)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169322
- **Other names:** ASHFORD COUNSELLING SERVICE, ASHFORD COUNSELLING SERVICE LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1169322


## Contact

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



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS (IN SUCH WAYS AS THE AGENCY PERSONNEL THINK FIT).2. TO CONDUCT STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF TREATMENT OF SUCH PERSONS.3. TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PERSONS IN COUNSELLING SO THAT THEY MAY ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS OR PROBLEMS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £61016 | £63257 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £61272 | £43799 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £39300 | £44051 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £31370 | £38789 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £32773 | £38207 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Susan Smith** (Chair) — appointed June 14, 2016
- Christopher James Stanley — appointed Nov. 10, 2025
- Darren John Sharpe — appointed April 25, 2022
- Dr Anthony John Rampton — appointed May 1, 2013
- Michelle Hamer Dr — appointed March 4, 2024
- Neil Richard Bedwell — appointed Nov. 10, 2025