OFF THE RECORD - BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET

Registered charity 1072322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OFF THE RECORD - BATH & NES

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £3,867, with total income of £998,395 and expenditure of £1,002,262. Free reserves were reported as a surplus of £79,071, which is below the previous year's figure of £127,200, though no specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Off The Record - Bath & North East Somerset (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Samantha Burtchair
• Alice Payne
• Angela Scott
• Daisy Newsome
• Hannah Stainer
• Libby Walters
• Paul Charles Austin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Perry Gollo

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).