OFF THE RECORD (BRISTOL)
Registered charity 1085351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OTR BRISTOL
Provision of mental health support, education and community development to young people aged 11 to 25.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,073,464, which is below the Board's stated policy target of £900,000 (three months' operating costs). The charity reported a net deficit of £44,231 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income, though unrestricted reserves increased slightly from the prior year due to transfers and investment income.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (£900k) (held: £1.1m)
“the Board of Trustees has agreed to hold a financial reserve of three months’ operating costs (£900k).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OTR Bristol (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Amanda Edwards — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Ruby Parry — Chair (source)
- Danni Bowles — Head of People and Culture (source)
- Emma Prout — Head of Finance (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). 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)
Cost of raising funds
£92k
Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Joe Raynes
- Jordan Hodge
- Kenneth Smailes
- Lauren Vanessa Roberts
- Louise Long
- Roberta Ireland Parry
- Simon Leech
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OFF THE RECORD (BRISTOL) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,073,464, which is below the Board's stated policy target of £900,000 (three months' operating costs). The charity reported a net deficit of £44,231 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income, though unrestricted reserves increased slightly from the prior year due to transfers and investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds OFF THE RECORD (BRISTOL)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OFF THE RECORD (BRISTOL) as a grant recipient include THE PRUDENCE TRUST, THE NISBET TRUST, THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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