CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE

Registered charity 1074974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRE 33

Centre 33 provides free and confidential services to young people up to the age of 25 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We support and advocate for young people with their mental health and wellbeing, issues with housing, money, sexual health, education, caring responsibilities and more.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.8m
Latest spending
£3.3m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net movement in funds of £517,141 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £3,792,668 against expenditure of £3,275,527. The trustees note that while free reserves are currently below the stated policy target due to a property acquisition, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,337,370 and has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between two and three months average expenditure (held: £248k)
“The Trustees have resolved that the Charity should aim to keep a level of free reserves equal to between two and three months average expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre 33 (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARDMental Health Support——
Cambridgeshire County Council24107 Community Based Open Access Engagement and Mental Health Risk Support Service for young people aged 13 to 25——

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £915k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£3.8m
Total spending
£3.3m
Cost of raising funds
£55k
Reserves (reported)
£248k
Employees
83

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.8m£3.3m
31/03/2024£3.0m£2.9m
31/03/2023£2.9m£3.1m
31/03/2022£2.7m£2.5m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net movement in funds of £517,141 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £3,792,668 against expenditure of £3,275,527. The trustees note that while free reserves are currently below the stated policy target due to a property acquisition, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,337,370 and has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

Who funds CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE as a grant recipient include MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2025£500kA new early support hub for young people in Cambridge
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2023£488kFullscope
UK government29/09/2020£49kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£274kHWB- CYPMH Fund 19/20- 42nd Street
UK government01/04/2019£76kYouth Investment Fund
UK government20/12/2018£10kBuilding Connections Fund - Codesign
UK government01/06/2017£76kYouth Investment Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2014£8kEly Young People's Drop-In
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2009£73kThe Message
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2006£10kchesterton drop in
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2005£70kProgramme of activities for young carers
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2005£142kProviding support to young carers
UK government—£76kYouth Investment Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£2.1m——below1.0%no doubt
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
YOUNG PEOPLE MARCH LIMITED FY2025£305k—0above—no doubt
Area 43 FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELL CENTRE FY2025£112k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.