PF
Counselling is dependent on cash donations, large and small, from
individuals and organisation. Please help if you can.0131 447 0876
Your financial contribution, however small, will make a difference.
Counselling at the PF is always offered on the basis of voluntary donations by the client, according to their own assessment of what they can offer. Our aim is to provide quality counselling which is available to all members of the community and which is affordable to everyone. We are also always striving to improve the service that we offer to our clients and volunteers.
Most private counselling typically costs around £45 for each session. However, many of our clients are unable to pay our suggested minimum contribution of £15 per session. Our policy of never turning anyone away because of financial limitations means we are always left with a funding gap to bridge. We do not receive any continuous funding from outside sources and rely solely on our own fundraising efforts and client donations, as well as the generosity of individuals who decide to give to the PF either on a one-off or regular basis.
We recently moved into excellent premises in south Edinburgh using ethical loan finance. The quicker we can repay the capital, the quicker we can become a permanently sustainable service to the community.
Making a
One-Off Donation
Please consider making a donation to support this principle of access to
counselling for those on limited means.
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£1 a day for the little things that matter - water, tissues, etc. |
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£10 a week to keep in touch - stamps, internet, etc. |
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£28 per session to bridge the gap between client donations and costs |
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£45 for every session we offer to a person in need of our help |
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£410 every day we are open |
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£1,200 to produce our Annual Report |
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£2,500 a month to provide professional supervision to all our counsellors |
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£5,800 each quarter just to pay the rent |
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£55,000 to match existing donors in the coming year |
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£125,000 a year to make the service sustainable |
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£247,000 to pay off the mortgage on our new premises! |
Download Our Giving Guide
You can download a PDF document giving information about Giving to the PF by
clicking here.
Making a Regular Donation
If you would like to support the PF on a regular basis then you may wish to
consider giving an amount every month, quarter or year. This is really
helpful to us in meeting our regular financial needs.
Consider Including the PF as a
Beneficiary of Your Will
Many people who have benefited from the work of a charity choose to leave
them a legacy in their Will. Such donations are exempt from
Inheritance Tax and so can be very 'tax efficient'. You can read more
about this in our
Giving Guide.
Gift Aid
Any UK taxpayer who makes a donation towards our work can increase their
donation without it costing them any extra! We can reclaim the income tax
which you have already paid on the donation amount by utilising the Gift Aid
Scheme. Since the current basic rate of income tax is 22% we are able to
claim back 28p for every £1 donated.
To maximise your donation in this way, you need to complete a brief and
simple Gift Aid Declaration Form. You can obtain a form from our office, or
download it by clicking one of these images (Word document of PDF file):
