Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Abacus Counselling and Support is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Abacus Counselling and Support (number 1163844) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Abacus Counselling and Support do?
Abacus provides affordable counselling sessions in Essex, to clients referred to the service. It spends its money on providing counselling services, such as through room hire. It pays expenses to its volunteer counsellors and counselling supervision. It pays other costs associated with running a charity, such as salary to to part time managers, marketing, accounting services, insurance etc.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Abacus Counselling and Support
Answers Abacus Counselling and Support gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Abacus Counselling and Support's highest-paid staff paid?
Abacus Counselling and Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Abacus Counselling and Support as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Abacus Counselling and Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Essex · Thurrock · Southend-on-sea
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Abacus Counselling and Support registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Abacus Counselling and Support yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Abacus Counselling and Support.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Abacus Counselling and Support a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Abacus Counselling and Support as a registered charity (number 1163844) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Abacus Counselling and Support's charity number?
Abacus Counselling and Support's charity number is 1163844. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1163844?
Search 1163844 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Abacus Counselling and Support do?
Abacus provides affordable counselling sessions in Essex, to clients referred to the service. It spends its money on providing counselling services, such as through room hire. It pays expenses to its volunteer counsellors and counselling supervision. It pays other costs associated with running a charity, such as salary to to part time managers, marketing, accounting services, insurance etc.
Does Abacus Counselling and Support have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Abacus Counselling and Support. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Abacus Counselling and Support?
Abacus Counselling and Support's website listed in our register data is http://www.abacuscounsellingandsupport.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Abacus Counselling and Support's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Abacus Counselling and Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Abacus Counselling and Support?
The register records Abacus Counselling and Support as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Abacus Counselling and Support's trustees paid?
Abacus Counselling and Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Abacus Counselling and Support registered as a charity?
Abacus Counselling and Support was entered on the register on 6 October 2015.