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Off the Record - Bath & North East Somerset

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1072322BathEducation and training
Income£998k2025-03-31
Spending£1.0msame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause94th pctEducation and training
Registered1998Charitable company
Employees43latest return

Analysis

Off the Record - Bath & North East Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03643586). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Off the Record - Bath & North East Somerset reported income of £998k and spending of £1.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £812k to £998k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Off the Record - Bath & North East Somerset sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign Language (£998k), Acorn Childcare (UK) (£999k) and Ateres Elisheva (£997k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £81k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.

Income and spending

£0£251k£501k£752k£1.0m2021 Income: £811,7252021 Spending: £759,64120212022 Income: £822,7712022 Spending: £755,96820222023 Income: £872,5552023 Spending: £849,50520232024 Income: £873,9872024 Spending: £896,45220242025 Income: £998,3952025 Spending: £1,002,2622025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 3.3%
  • Charitable activities 97%
  • Investments 0.0%

In the charity's own words

Off the Record exists to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of young people by providing them with a safe space to be themselves. We provide a range of free services including counselling, listening support/coaching, youth participation, advocacy and specialist groups, such as a young parents group, support for care leavers and a LGBT focused youth group.

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International Association of Teachers of English As a Foreign LanguageFaversham£998k
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The Sedbergh School FoundationCumbria£999k