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The Koram Centre, Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psycho Social Support Ltd

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £477.9K

  • Spending

    £365.1K

Charity no. 100412 Date registered. 19/09/2014

Public benefits

Public Benefit: Improved mental health outcomes for beneficiaries and improvement in the conditions of life for those in need through social welfare support. These benefits have been evidenced through feedback from clients and independent evaluation of services. In providing therapeutic intervention for clients with emotional distress, there is a

risk of expression of emotional distress however the benefit outweighs the harm. All counsellors and psychotherapists are educated to a third level of education are accredited or working towards accreditation, have many years of experience and are highly efficient at assessing risk. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Strabane and District N.I., who are suffering from poor mental health or emotional distress are victims of crime violence, bereaved and their families. Private benefit: A private benefit to trustees may arise from ongoing training in good governance, finance etc. Through this training trustees will gain skills and experience which will be transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.

What your organisation does

We provide counselling psychotherapy and psycho social support to those with emotional/mental health issues. We enable recovery and help build resilience.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Carers
  • General public
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Sexual orientation
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Travellers
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Victim support
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Counselling/support
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Youth development

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£477.9K

Spending

£365.1K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The company is established for the protection and preservation of health, the relief of illness and the advancement of education in Strabane and District Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") by means of: a) the provision of counselling and befriending without discrimination on grounds of age, political orv religious belief, gender, marital status or disability, to assist and comfort people suffering from mental or emotional distress who would otherwise be unable to avail of such services through lack of means; b) the provision of a listening ear and counselling service for victims of crime, violence, bereaved and their families. c) the provision of facilities in the interst of social welfare for recreational and educational purposes with the sole objective of improving the conditions of life for those in need as a result of their age, youth, disability or social and economic circumstances.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

The Koram Centre, Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psycho Social Support Ltd
  • 6 Trustees
  • 9 Employees
  • 37 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Adrian Loughrey, 12 Railway Street, Strabane, County Tyrone, BT82 8EF

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Laura Hourican
Miss Kamini Rao
Mr Gerard Harkin
Mr Mustaspha Benhassine
Mr Gerard Mcfadden
Mr Davy Ralston

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council