BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 290118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRANDON CENTRE

Counselling and psychotherapy for 12 to 21 year olds.Contraception and sexual health for 12 to 21 year olds.Parenting groups for parents of teenagers (12 to 16) with challenging behaviour.Multisystemic therapy for families of persistent young offenders and young people with problem sexual behaviour (13 to 16).Information service on mental health and sexual health.

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Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ran a surplus for the year, with total incoming resources increasing to £2,137k against expenditure of £1,994.7k. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £448k cover 11.7 weeks of operating costs, which is close to the stated policy target of three months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on fundraising in 2024/25 was £20,736 which was 1% of income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £448k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Unrestricted reserves currently cover 11.7 weeks of operating costs. This is an improvement on the previous year and brings the total very close to the target level.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

What the charity says about itself (2025)

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

The report is titled '2025 Review' and the CEO's letter reflects on achievements in 'the past year' while entering 2026, indicating the period covered is 2025.
“88% of young people who had been placed in out-of-home care due to challenging behaviours, successfully returned back home to their families.”
This is a concrete fundraising figure from the Santa run event.
“our annual Santa run, where we raised an incredible £4,000 - our best year yet!”
This is a concrete figure regarding the number of girls supported through the She is Supported project.
“we had the opportunity to highlight the important work that we do for 500 local girls.”

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 North Central London Integrated Care BoardSystemic Integrative Treatment - Brandon Centre Haringey & Enfield——
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardProgression to adulthood - C417308——
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardLeaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention) - C417297——
London Borough of CamdenSocial Prescribing Service for Children and Young People——

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.

CQC provider record: Brandon Centre For Counselling And Psychotherapy For Young People — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 15/11/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£448k
Employees
54

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% 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: 1.0% 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: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.1m£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.9m£1.9m
31/03/2023£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.8m

Common questions

Is BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ran a surplus for the year, with total incoming resources increasing to £2,137k against expenditure of £1,994.7k. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £448k cover 11.7 weeks of operating costs, which is close to the stated policy target of three months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

Who funds BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST, The Portal Trust, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£150k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£101kIslington Giving General Fund
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£86kIslington Giving Mental Health Appeal Fund Grants
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£75k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£35kIslington Giving Mind the Gap Fund Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£29kIslington Giving General Fund
The Portal TrustFY2025£20kSpeech Bubbles CIO
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20kIslington Giving Islington Together Grants
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£20kPhysical activity programme
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£14kIslington Giving Mental Health Appeal Fund Grants
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kSocial Care
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kSocial Care
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kSocial Care
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial Care
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£1kGrants to institutions
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Islington Giving Make it Happen Fund Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Islington Giving Make it Happen Fund Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£110Islington Giving Islington Make it Happen Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company24/02/2026£198kGrant to Brandon Centre For Counselling And Psychotherapy For Young People
London Borough of Camden25/09/2024£23kGrant to Brandon Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy for Young People
Camden Council25/09/2024£23kGrant to Brandon Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy for Young People
City Bridge Foundation23/09/2024£176kGrant to The Brandon Centre
City Bridge Foundation02/08/2022£100kGrant to The Brandon Centre
Greater London Authority11/12/2021£10kGrant to Brandon Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2018£10kYouth Ambassadors
Camden Giving26/07/2018£100kGlobal Generation
City Bridge Foundation14/07/2016£132kGrant to The Brandon Centre
City Bridge Foundation28/07/2011£120kGrant to The Brandon Centre

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 CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRANDON CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE£2.1m——below1.0%no doubt
CENTRE THIRTY THREE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING AND INFORMATION SERVICE FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m——within—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
Relationship Therapy North FY2025£376k—0within—no doubt

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