01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 December 1995
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02987817
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,028,391
- Latest expenditure
- £2,712,797
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: OFF THE RECORD YOUTH COUNSELLING, 72 QUEENS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2PR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.talkofftherecord.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The agency provides a range of support services to children, young people and young adults who live, work or study in the boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Merton.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,028,391
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,712,797
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,694,844
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,610,087
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,483,441
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,591,672
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,328,321
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,960,057
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,748,888
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,743,947
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,028,391
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,712,797
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2859278
- Income From Government Grants
- £146,170
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,694,844
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,610,087
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 14
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2636108
- Income From Government Grants
- £54,159
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,483,441
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,591,672
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2440467
- Income From Government Grants
- £35,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,328,321
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,960,057
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2274536
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,748,888
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,743,947
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1600133
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12176
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3005448
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 10767
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3028391
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,712,797
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2712797
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 265261
- Expenditure Governance
- 31784
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 438604
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,566,632
- Assets Total Fixed
- 138672
- Assets Own Use
- 138672
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,425,452
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £118,977
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,445,147
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 118977
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,032,940
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1445147
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1445147
- Count Employees
- 73
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3291
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2690267
- Income Investments
- 1021
- Income Other
- 265
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2694844
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,610,087
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2610087
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27157
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 326935
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,610,087
- Assets Total Fixed
- 138672
- Assets Own Use
- 138672
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,142,585
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £151,704
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,129,553
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 151704
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £594,977
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1129553
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1129553
- Count Employees
- 67
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7705
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2475467
- Income Investments
- 269
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2483441
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,591,672
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2591672
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14981
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 286743
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,591,672
- Assets Total Fixed
- 138672
- Assets Own Use
- 138672
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £986,587
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £80,463
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,044,796
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 80463
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £889,695
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1044586
- Funds Restricted
- 210
- Funds Total
- 1044796
- Count Employees
- 69
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10159
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2313094
- Income Investments
- 136
- Income Other
- 4932
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2328321
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,960,057
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1960057
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8220
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 172087
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,149,756
- Assets Total Fixed
- 138672
- Assets Own Use
- 138672
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,126,710
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £112,355
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,153,027
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 112355
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,048,909
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1149756
- Funds Restricted
- 3271
- Funds Total
- 1153027
- Count Employees
- 44
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11612
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1736747
- Income Investments
- 529
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1748888
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,743,947
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1743947
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8418
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 169285
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £602,184
- Assets Total Fixed
- 138672
- Assets Own Use
- 138672
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £773,155
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £127,064
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £784,763
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 127064
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £593,266
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 780856
- Funds Restricted
- 3907
- Funds Total
- 784763
- Count Employees
- 62
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sutton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Merton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Croydon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- "OFF THE RECORD" YOUTH COUNSELLING CROYDON
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1995-12-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 NOVEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 12 JUNE 1995 AND 11 DECEMBER 2007 as amended on 19 Jul 2025 as amended on 19 Jul 2025
- Charitable Objects
- (A)TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH. (B)TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 327220
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DNA DRUGS AND ALCOHOL SERVICE
- Charity Name Id
- 327225
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE COUNSELLING SERVICE
- Charity Name Id
- 327222
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DNA DRUGS N ALCOHOL PROJECT
- Charity Name Id
- 327255
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE YOUNG CARERS SUPPORT PROJECT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures