BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 1081903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRENT ADOLESCENT CENTRE

The Brent Adolescent Centre is committed to the well being of vulnerable young people in and around the London borough of Brent (aged 14-21) and provides free mental health support services - in house and in the community. It also undertakes research into adolescent breakdown.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £230,098 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,478,388 against total expenditure of £1,715,889. The trustees confirm that free reserves held were £628,734, which they consider adequate given the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months (held: £629k)
“Brent Centre’s policy is to hold sufficient free reserves to cover expenditure of between three and six months.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself (2022/23)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The Schools Service reached 247 students and offered 3,195 individual sessions.
“IMPACT Students reached (including group work) 247 Individual sessions offered 3195”

Funders the charity credits

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

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

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

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£165k
Reserves (reported)
£629k
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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: 11.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent · City Of Westminster · Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.9m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.1m£1.2m

Common questions

Is BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £230,098 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,478,388 against total expenditure of £1,715,889. The trustees confirm that free reserves held were £628,734, which they consider adequate given the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE PRUDENCE TRUST, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE RAYNE TRUST, THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£375kservices in Brent and Westminster
THE PRUDENCE TRUSTFY2024£193kDisordered eating support
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£165kreplicating Brent Centre’s Schools’ Mental Wellbeing Service in Ealing
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£35kthe Laufer House Electrical Upgrade
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2024£21k
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2024£20kTowards mental health support for young people in North West London.
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kSupport for mental health issues, including recovering from trauma / abuse / addiction, and child or parental bereavement. Multi-year grant.
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITYFY2022£15kcosts of supporting young offenders in Brent, London in a variety of ways
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2024£7k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£6k
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2023£6k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2022£5k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£5kMount Fund - Mental Health
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE PANTHEON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
The Crerar Family TrustFY2024£3k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£3kThe Mount Fund - Mental Health
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2025£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2024£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2022£1k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2024£20kSafe Spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2024£18kBrent Centre Highlands
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2022£10kHelping young people to lead happy healthier lives
The National Lottery Community Fund27/10/2021£428kHealthy Minds Brighter Futures
City Bridge Foundation28/10/2020£99kGrant to Brent Centre For Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund10/07/2018£414kHealthy Minds, Brighter Futures
City Bridge Foundation23/11/2017£145kGrant to Brent Centre For Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2013£10kWindow Refurbishment in Consulting Rooms at Laufer House
City Bridge Foundation11/11/2010£113kGrant to Brent Centre For Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2006£3kPromotion

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 BRENT CARERS CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE£1.5m——within—no doubt
BRENT CARERS CENTRE FY2025£794k—0unclear—no doubt
BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£2.1m——below1.0%no doubt
CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
YOUNG BRENT FOUNDATION FY2025£908k—0below—no doubt
BRENT PLAY ASSOCIATION FY2025£192k—0below—no doubt

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