Behind Closed Doors

Analysis

Behind Closed Doors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05802623). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Behind Closed Doors reported income of £725k and spending of £785k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £627k to £725k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Behind Closed Doors 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reading Voluntary Action (£723k), Police Firearms Officers Association Ltd (£725k) and Bail for Immigration Detainees ( Bid ) (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 2.2% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9,844. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £361k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.