BEHIND CLOSED DOORS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 October 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05802623
Financial period: 31 March 2024 – 30 March 2025
Latest income: £725,333
Latest expenditure: £785,141
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PO Box 296, LEEDS, LS12 9FP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.behind-closed-doors.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charities activities are to support people who live or work in the Metroploitan District of Leeds, including rural areas, who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse and to work with other agencies within the community to raise awareness of the issues of domestic abuse.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £725,333
Total Gross Expenditure: £785,141

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £819,414
Total Gross Expenditure: £781,594

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: 18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £751,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,973

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: 23 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £587,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £550,045

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: 19 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £626,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £566,387

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: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £725,333
Total Gross Expenditure: £785,141
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 318972
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £819,414
Total Gross Expenditure: £781,594
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 318973
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: 0

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: 18 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £751,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £739,973
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £401,465
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: 1

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: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £587,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £550,045
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £321,975
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 19 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £626,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £566,387
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 320059
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 16104
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 701169
Income Investments: 8060
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 725333
Income Legacies: 9844
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,753
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £783,388
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 785141
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 779553
Expenditure Depreciation: 3835
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £361,063
Assets Total Fixed: 2454
Assets Own Use: 2454
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £422,759
Assets Total Liabilities: £39,792
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £385,421
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39792
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £407,072
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 361063
Funds Restricted: 24358
Funds Total: 385421
Count Employees: 23
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: 30 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 486932
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 328488
Income Investments: 3994
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 819414
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,581
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £776,013
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 781594
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 776013
Expenditure Depreciation: 3844
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £420,471
Assets Total Fixed: 6289
Assets Own Use: 6289
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £490,195
Assets Total Liabilities: £51,255
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £445,229
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51255
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £436,367
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 419236
Funds Restricted: 25993
Funds Total: 445229
Count Employees: 24
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: 18 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 335672
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 411695
Income Investments: 4469
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 751836
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,375
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £733,598
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 739973
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2951
Expenditure Support Costs: 300996
Expenditure Depreciation: 2538
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £389,398
Assets Total Fixed: 6538
Assets Own Use: 6538
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £437,147
Assets Total Liabilities: £36,276
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £407,409
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36276
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £420,866
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 389398
Funds Restricted: 18011
Funds Total: 407409
Count Employees: 20
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: 23 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 266613
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 319823
Income Investments: 1160
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 587596
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,650
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £548,395
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 550045
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 194073
Expenditure Depreciation: 19819
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £350,816
Assets Total Fixed: 4162
Assets Own Use: 4162
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £467,230
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,846
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £395,546
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75846
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £448,153
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 350816
Funds Restricted: 44730
Funds Total: 395546
Count Employees: 16
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: 19 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 303183
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 321309
Income Investments: 2057
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 626549
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,360
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £563,027
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 566387
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2839
Expenditure Support Costs: 184355
Expenditure Depreciation: 2649
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £335,474
Assets Total Fixed: 2668
Assets Own Use: 2668
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £449,899
Assets Total Liabilities: £94,572
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £357,995
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94572
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £435,829
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 335474
Funds Restricted: 22521
Funds Total: 357995
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-10-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/05/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/05/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/05/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/06/2011 as amended on 05 Dec 2019
Charitable Objects: To promote and provide preventative and supportive services to the public and in particular those people whose lives are impacted by domestic abuse and violence (?impacted individuals?).By raising awareness and an understanding of domestic abuse and violence, our work includes supporting children and young people in a family setting impacted as a result of domestic violence and abuse in their own home. BCD provides training and gives access to services and information as well as working together with other agencies which support impacted individuals and their families.
Area Of Benefit: CITY OF LEEDS AND OUTLYING RURAL AREAS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management