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Vital Talk Orkney Counselling Service

SC042360Registered charity from 06 June 2011
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Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Vital Talk Orkney
Address Vital Talk
The Life Centre
East Road
Kirkwall
Orkney
Postcode KW15 1LX
Website http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/VITALTALK/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
“To promote the welfare and relieve those in need of emotional, psychological and/or spiritual support through the provision of a counselling and support service and to provide training, education and support for those involved in counselling and the caring professions. In furtherance of the aforementioned objects the Trust shall seek; a) To provide a counselling and support service to advance the mental health and wellbeing of those in need of emotional, psychological and/or spiritual support. b) To provide a confidential counselling and support service to those who self refer or are referred by agencies or churches. c) To provide a counselling and support service using Christian counsellors, and in exceptional circumstances, other practitioners trained to nationally accredited standards, and appointed at the discretion and majority decision of the Trustees. d) To ensure counsellors and practitioners abide by the Practice Guidelines and Code of Ethics of the relevant professional body. e) To promote the education, development and support of counsellors and practitioners appointed by the Trust. f) To promote and develop opportunities for training, education and support for those working in the caring professions in the community including the local faith community. g) To promote opportunities for networking and encourage co-operation between those working in the caring professions in the community and within the local faith community. h) To develop services to advance the mental health and wellbeing of those with emotional, psychological and/or spiritual needs.”
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To provide a counselling and support service to advance the mental health and wellbeing of those in need of emotional, psychological and/or spiritual need. Such counselling is mainly provided by Christian counsellors
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 06 Jun 2011
Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £4,581 £3,927 25 Jul 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £8,495 £4,535 20 Jul 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £5,684 £5,687 14 Jun 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £3,880 £4,320 04 Jul 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Andrew Fraser
Caroline Christian
Margaret Rendall
Janet Burgon
Lorna Scott
Gillian Fraser
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