Eye to Eye Counselling Service
What it does
To relieve and prevent suffering caused by mental or physical illness or by mental or emotional stress among children, young adults and their families by the provision of a confidential counselling service in South Wales.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT SUFFERING CAUSED BY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OR BY MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF A CONFIDENTAL COUNSELLING SERVICE IN SOUTH WALES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £686,285 and spent £624,161.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £686,285 | £624,161 | 21 | 11 |
| 31 March 2024 | £626,708 | £598,072 | 20 | 11 |
| 31 March 2023 | £599,966 | £568,860 | 18 | 12 |
| 31 March 2022 | £517,868 | £621,829 | 22 | 12 |
| 31 March 2021 | £648,029 | £534,746 | 22 | 6 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 6%, from £648,029 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £686,285 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 74% of its income in the year to 31 March 2021 came from government grants and contracts (£479,732).
- Largest funder
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council gave £360,749 in the year to 31 March 2025, 53% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: £353,971 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | £353,971 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | £353,971 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £400,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | Not reported | £400,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | £79,732 from 5 grants | £400,000 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£2,489
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£673,819
- Investments£9,977
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 5 funders who gave £647,225 between them. £549,114 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | Council | £360,749 | |
| National Lottery | National Lottery | £151,648 | £153,300 |
| RCT WAG | Trust, company or other | £78,111 | |
| Cwm Taf LHB | NHS | £36,717 | |
| The Talent Fund | Trust, company or other | £20,000 | |
| Coychurch Crematorium | Trust, company or other |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £742,707.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£500,520, 2 grants
- The Leathersellers' Foundation£127,800, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£64,387, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£50,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2025 | The Leathersellers' Foundation | £35,000 |
| 12 May 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £50,000 |
| 12 Feb 2025 | The Leathersellers' Foundation |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- David StoneChair
- Dafydd Morgan
- Debbie Page Evans
- Gareth Bishop
- Julia McDonald
- Julia Richards
- Kevin Mcdonald
- Linda Michel
- Mairead Thomas
- Martyn Rowling
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 26 November 2025, 66 days early | Received 26 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 3 December 2024, 59 days early | Received 3 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 7 December 2023, 55 days early | Received 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 8 December 2022, 54 days early | Received 8 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 14 December 2021, 48 days early | Received 14 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1170631
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 December 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Dec 2016 as amended on 04 Dec 2020 as amended on 26 Mar 2021
- Website
- www.eyetoeyewales.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.