"Off the Record" Youth Counselling Croydon

Analysis

"Off the Record" Youth Counselling Croydon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02987817). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, "Off the Record" Youth Counselling Croydon reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.0m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, "Off the Record" Youth Counselling Croydon sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's Approved Premises (£3.0m), Swarovski Foundation (£3.0m) and Avanti Foundation Limited (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £265k. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.