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B3 - Be Heard Be Motivated Be Free

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1154933LondonEducation and training
Income£203k2025-03-31
Spending£229ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause85th pctEducation and training
Registered2013CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

B3 - Be Heard Be Motivated Be Free is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, B3 - Be Heard Be Motivated Be Free reported income of £203k and spending of £229k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £164k to £203k (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, B3 - Be Heard Be Motivated Be Free sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crestwood Pre School (£203k), London Road Playgroup & Pre-School (£203k) and The Notting Hill Prep Foundation (£203k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£57k£114k£171k£229k2021 Income: £164,1902021 Spending: £113,29320212022 Income: £143,8362022 Spending: £120,15620222023 Income: £141,3622023 Spending: £143,15220232024 Income: £186,2032024 Spending: £192,52920242025 Income: £202,9562025 Spending: £228,5982025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Brent Service User Council is known locally as B3, we provide peer support and advocacy to drug and alcohol service users. Raise awareness of drug and alcohol issues through information and education.Provide a voice and support for service users.Improve services in Brent through community feedback, partnership work, training and service user involvement.

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Crestwood Pre SchoolEastleigh£203k
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The Notting Hill Prep FoundationLondon£203k
Thorns Community TrustWarwickshire£203k