COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 03157152
CHARrrY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1053008
Bodfordshire Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financlal Statements
31 March 2024
EXCELACCOUNTAN
Chartered accountants
Excel House
3 Duke Street
Bedford
MK40 3HR
BED
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Bedfordshlre Open Door
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Financlal Statoments
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Pago
Trust888' annual report (ina)rporating the directorfs report)
Independent examinerfs report to the trustse8
ststement of financial actlvities (includlng incorne and
expenditure account)
stat￿￿ent of finan(xal posltlon
Statement of ca8h IIow8
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Notss to the financial statements
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Bedfordshlro Open Door
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The Irustees, who are also the dlrectors for the purposas of company18w, presenl their report and thé
unaudlted fmanclal statements of the charty for ts year ended 31 March 2024.
Rofarnnc• and admlnlstratlvo detsll•
R•gl•t•r•d charlty nam•
Bedford6Nre Open Door
1053008
Charlty r•glstratlon numbor
Company r•ghtratlon numbor 03157152
Prlnclpal offlco and r•glstarnd 120 Tavlstock Street
Bedford
Bedford$hlre
MK40 2SA
Tho tru8t•O8
O Atunr888
S J Gardner
M A Richardson
S Pe8fGg (appointed 22 May 2023)
S A Read (re*ned po8t y88r eThJ on 20th May 2024)
M Fletcher (rn81gned posi yèar end on 13th May 2024)
W Hapioy (appolntsd 4 November 2023 and reslgn8d wgt y88r
end on tha 6 Juty 2024)
Manag•ment staff
Michole Flynn (Operatlon8 Manager)
Donna Galea-BAtem8n (Cllnlcal Manager)
Ind•p•ndont •xamln•r
Excel Acccwntants (Bgd8) Ltd
Excel House
3 Duke Stre81
B8df(xd
MK40 3HR

Bedfordshlre Open Door
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Gov•rnlng documont
The company ¥vas established under a Mam￿an￿m of A88oclatlon. which determine the objects arKI
powers of the company and 18 govemed under Its Artides of As80clatlon.
Tho charty 18 managed and controlled ty Its Trustee Board wNch 18 respon81blo ts 88ttlng the
8trotsglc dtrectlon of the charlty. and the pollclos It adopts.
The Company 18 limitad by guarantee and doas not have share c8pltal. Tru8t868 each gu8rants8 an
amount not exceeding £10 to the assets of the ¢offyany in the 8v8nt of a viindlng up. Th6 tot81
number of such guarantees at 31 March 2024 was 7 (2023.. 6).
R•crulbnthrt and appolntm•nt ol n•w tr￿ta•S
The charlty seeks 10 have bo8rd member8 wlth the right sk1113 to énable It to be managed In an
effeckn manner. The trustees may appolnt a pw50n Is wllling to act a$ a irustee. elthor to fill a
vacancy or as an additional t￿￿tee.
Inductlon and tralnlng of n•w tru•lo•s
All tru8tees are glv8n a copy of Ihe Charlty Commlsslon Pamphlet CC3 prior to theK appointment and,
at thelr IrKknction. a copy of Ihe la108t accounts, together the govemlng ￿0￿ment and operatlng
proc8dwe8. Th8 latter Includo such toplc8 88 Tru8ts88 Code of Conducr. 'Confllcts of InternBf' end
Th8t88 Ellglbllty,. Where CL￿3k18red nec8888ry, tru8t888 8ro Inv5t•d to undertake tralnlng In thè
working8 of the Charity and the responsibilities of a trustee.
ObJectlv•8 and actlvltl•8
The objects of the charfty arn to provlde fr80 c#)un8elllng service8 to young people In Bedford and
gurrounding areas. We h8ve contlnued to offer the counselllng sarvice fr88 to cllent&
8tratsglc r•port
The folo*lng 3ecllons cov7rfng the focus of our Y￿rk, athlevements and parfOrMar￿ and financial
review form the 8traleglc report of the charity.
PubPOg08 and Alm8
Bedfordshire Open Door offers an acces81ble. Confldential and free profe8slonal C0￿88110ng 8erVI￿ to
young p8(yle Ilvlng In Bedford8hlre. Our alm 18 to enable local young people trj 8trengthan thelr
re81118nix, emollonal and p8ychologlcal w8llb8lng.
We offer a space where young paople can bo awted, be safe arKI b8 heard.
A fr88, confidenoal counselllng service for people 8wI 13-25 In Bedford Borough & North
Central Beds
Drop In and ()n￿ff counBelllng 88881onB
Group
schools b8sed counselllng
Communlty based counselling In youth clubs and supported accommodatk)n
Counselling and retreats for young unaccompanied asylum seekers
Speciallst counselling for young wlctlms of crlme, exploft8tlon and vlolence
Speciallst counselling for neur0dlve￿ent young people
A weekly 80clal support group
Coyoductlon I p8rticipatlon and engagement acuvltles ￿ young people
Mlnl onslte 'Foodbank" for young p￿pIe u81ng our seNke vtho are Ilving in FKNety

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Multl agency worklng wlth GPS: G4MHS; adult m8ntsJ health 88rvlces: the police; so¢lal
serrflces; other local vo1untary1st￿tory agencies to en8ure clients are glven Ihe most
8ppropri8te Fxofe581on81 supporL
Wa h8v8 been establishod for over 28 year8. We have extensive knowledge of the local area.
establlshed partn8r8hlps, 8 Strong b08rd of trustees, loyal voluntwrs and staff arKI an experlènced
management team. We have a 8trong repLrtatlon In the local communlty and credlbllty amongst Ioc81
young people, ￿0 often recommend tho 8ervlca lo tholr frf8nd8.
Our org￿lSatIOn Is 8ccre(fjted by the Brlfjsh As80dafjon for Counseling and P8ycltherapy (BACP)
and adheres to the BACP Framevrt)rk for Stand8rds and Prackn. The Clinical Manager 13 the
Dèslgnated Safeguardlng Lead and re8ponslble for clinical practice. The Operalions Manager 18
re8pon8lbla for finance and furKllng, data, reportlng. admlnlGtratlon. tr￿allh and 8afety and premlses
managemert 8eNi¢e d8v6Jopment and Is Deputy DSL. All members of th8 tevjrn are DBS checked.
The WO￿ 18 d8llvered at our counaelllng cenlre. In 8choo18 and communlty venu88. Our team of
qualified, experienced counsellors and student couns8llors work within a fr8m8work of ¢llnical
supervision and management supported by a 6mall tearn of admlnlstrators. We offer a blendad
8eNlce of face-l￿faCe, telephone and video counselllng. Our Gounsellors offer 8 range of modalities
including person centred, psythodynamSc, humanistiG, CBT, EMDR, sy8temlc approaches. We al80
Integrate creative appr08che8 including sand tray. art and mu8ic. We hav6 8 multi-agency. per80n-
centr8d apFxooch, enablln9 young people to 8cce88 r818vant support to meet tholr Indmdual n6eds.
Our 8eThlce u8er8 are y(NJng people 8g8d 13 - 25 experlenclng188ues Includlng 8ulddal Ideallon, 881f-
hamiing. eallng dlsord8rs. domestlc vlol8n(*. abuse, crime, explottalFon, drugs, alco1￿1, anxlety,
depre881on, bereavemenc blltylng, relationship8. identlty Issues and homelessness. These Issues
impact on tholr mental health and wellbelng. We offer 8peclall818ervlces for unaccompanied asylum
888ker8. of Crlme and exploltstlon and yCMJng people wfth 8ulistiC 8pectrurn Inaurodivergent
condltlon8. The alm 18 to Incre88e rnslllence. Improve emotlonal wellbelng, promots Integr8tlon and
Improve acc888 to educallon. tralnlng and amploymenL Young people access our 88rvlce vla 8elf-
raferr81 or slgnp08t from othar agen¢le8.
We hav8 a 8trong partner8hlp approach worklng as an Integral part of the multi-8gerry mental health
and wolbeing °sy8tem of 8UPPOrt'. We WO￿ with other agencies, Community and fa*h organisations to
ImproNp xces8 for those might not tradilk)nafiy engage with mental health Sorvit%S.
In June 2022 It w83 announ(*d that wa waro aw8r(18d Th& Qu8on8 Award for Voluntary SOr￿ce, ThIB
18 the most presJglou8 award a voluntary organl8allan can achleva and18 8qufv818nt to ￿ MBE.
Counsolllng provlslon and pwfornianc•:
Our ch8rltable activiti88 focus on providing free ¢￿Tr5ellIng Servi￿ and 8UPPOrt to young pe(yl8 and
are und8rtaken to further our charltsble purp08e8 for the publlc bon8fit. The year 2023 to 2024 v
continued to experfence high levels of demand and we werB able to secure addltkjnal fund8 to
enhance our c8paclty.
Bedfordshlre Open Door provld83 UP to 12 se581ons of freo. ccnfidentlal counGelllng f¢x 1&25
y88r olds. Where it is cllnlcally Indl¢ated VK will exlend the number of sesslons lo ensure the
safety and w8llbelng of the individual youry person. We are the only free service for young
people In the local area offerlrKJ this model of servlce, 0th8r providers elth8r cherge a fee for
their 8ervlce or offer a model with 4- 8 Segslons.
We offer young pe¢Jple the op￿On8 of a blended servlce with faco to faco, onllne or telephone
counselllng. Our exp8rl8nce18 that most young people wbh to have thélr rx>unseiling fac8 to

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face (91CA+ ) but apP￿late the tlexlblllty of remote sesslorts should circum8tsnce8 arfse Ihat
Fxevent them from accesslng the face-l￿f81% provl810n.
In the year we had a team of 33 coun8ellors, a mlx of volunteers, 8tud8nts and pakl coun8elling
positions. We ancounknd some turn0￿r In the counselling team, mainly in the paid (x)un8811or
capaclty. In Februwy 2025 a new of 4 students wlll Joln u8 to commence thelr pl8c8ment.
Badfordshlre Open Do0￿6 coun8alllNJ provision 18 largety provlded by clrco 28 prof888lonally
accredited volunteer C￿nSel10rS off8rfng at least two 8es8lon5 of coun8elllng per week wlthout
payment. Some of thes6 qualified coun8ellors also provide addltlonal se8sion81 counselling
hours to enab18 US to meet demarKI and reduce our waltlng Ilsts.
Durfng the year wo empknyed 7 part-time pdd coun8ellors, ltr￿e of whom WK)fked In secondary
8th0018. four worknJ at our coun8elllng centre brlnglw a wealth of exp8rlen(* Includlng
t4klng wlth young peopl8 affected by alcohol and 8ub8tsnGe abu88. vlckns of crlme and
8xplolt8tlon and neurodlvargant youw peoFA8.
All counsellorn. Includlng our volLmteers, requiro ryofes81onal operational and cllnlcal
management support, cllnlcal supervision and muBt cornplete 8 minimum of 30 hours CPD per
annum. We also need to stsff our 8edford ¢oun8elling centre In order that there is always
8om8ona to welcome young cll8nts, maklng them feel 8afo and to en8ura appolntm8nts, tho
n8G888ary paperwork a￿1 rocord keeplng, arn dlllgently admln18t8red.
In 2023-24, we Increa8ed th8 number of young people we have seen overall by 11.5Yo. We saw
a 811gM reduction in the number of young people who 8cces8ed one to one coun8elllng but
extended our gngagement young people through f8dllt8ted groupwork and outreach
Th• total number of young people 888n vms 1039, 824 ￿e engaged In 7.123 ltrone
coun8elllng 8es8lons and 21 S young p￿pIe attended 97 separate small group8 8fKJ
workthops, The maln rnason for the reduclon In one-toknono counselllng wa8 tha end of other
8nl funded servi¢xs whlch had increaBed capaclty In the pr8viou8 years.
88% ￿re aged betw88n 13 and 18 (2022-23: 67%) arKI 34% ￿re aged 19-25 {2022_23,. 33Qh).
85% of young people were from Bedford Borouoh, 15% from Cantr81 Bedford8hlro.
Our 8erAce 8xt8nds to meet the neads of ￿r culturally dlvTh community. We have 8e8n morn
young people from a ￿lder range of ethnlc backgrounds accesslng our service In the past 2
years than previously. We have a180 r8crulted more counsellors from dlverse ethni
backgrounds. Our Current focus is to have wlder representat￿ at the Twstee Board level.
70% of our Gllents ￿*re whlte, 19% black and A81an, 8% MI￿dIMUlt1p1o othnl4 2% other ethnlc
groups and 1 % dld nol dlsdose.
The majorfty of young people uslng our servlce state that they do not follow a re1￿knn, however
we do have a mix of faiths that some of clients follow and this 15 respected In our servlce. To
deepen understandng ￿rythIn our team, have planned CPD sessions 8round faith and
I￿ra1 comp8t8nc8 in 2025. 63% of our cllents do not follow a rellglon. 18% Chrl8tlan, 8%
Musllm, 1% Slkh,1 % Hindu, 5% other rdlglons and 4% prefer not to say.

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Our referrals come frun a range of 80urces. The maiorty 8re 88lf-referra18. arKI thls Is in
keeplng wlth cwr ethos of enabling young people to dlrecl acces8 our 88rvlc8 without requlrlng 8
professlonal referral. Respecting and champlonlng the autonomy of the young person is centr81
to our way of working with young people. 37Ya of our dients selfthThed; 23% were referred by
health.. 21% by educallon; 10% by familyfftiend. the remaInI￿j came fr(Jm a mlx of police,
80Gl81 servlce8. hou81ng. Job centre and other voluntary ag8rKle8.
We contlnued to work In partnershlp wlth local 3UPPOrt8d lfvlng organ18atlons, enabling u8 to
reach soma of tho most vulnerable young people In our ¢ommunlty who have experfenc8d
r*tion6hip breakdobvns and been part of a hidden communlty of sofa Bunlng or street living.
M8ny have a hlstory of abuso, offending. dNg or aknhol abuse and mental health Issues and
counselling at th18 tlm8 can support them in managing the Impact of the past and building
re￿Ilence and confidanca for tho future.
We hwrfe contlnued our 8pedall8t work neurodlvergent ycwng people. Olyerlng counselllng
at our centre In Ta￿St0￿{ Slr8ot and onslts at 2 local secorKlary schools.. Llncroft, and Bedfonl
Academy as a ¢ontiN81ion of our Autlsm In Schools projeot.
We worked in partner8hip wlth local aulhcylties in Bedford, Central 8edford8hlre, Luton and
Hertford8hlre lo provlde m8nlo1 health 8UPPOrt for young ￿0¢CompanIed asylum 8eeker8. mary
of have experf￿¢¢d exlrome trauma. The work knvOlV￿ 8p8d8118t one to ono
coun8elllng u8lng Inte￿r￿lerS and creatlve groupwork. We 8180 ran 8 tsv041ay 8ummer retreat
for this cohort of young people.
In June 2023 we established the BOD POD our own ￿Pak1Y group I safe space. It Y￿3 In111811y
locatsd at Church Lan8 Communlty Centre but our young poople told us th8y prefer to have it at
our Counselling Centre in Tavistock Street 80 we relocated IL Th18 8m8zing group has bean
small but ha8 bean such a safe haven for the young peopl8 vtho have used ft. The programme
of aclmty has been yourKJ p8r80n18d ￿1th a range of art8 and craft8 actMtI88. an enty Into the
Ioc81 Chrfstm8s Tree Festival and a fabulous mural pro1￿t thal has transfomied our w81tlng
room space wlth a d8llghiful art piece d88igned and p81nted by 8 small team of young people
8UPPOrted by 8 local artst. Ful￿re Fwojects Include our first yourvJ per80n4ed campalgn.
We continue to work with a wide range of presentlng Issues and whllst ￿ ￿ptUre the
pr8domin8nt i88ue for each cllont 88 part of our reporting it18 Important to note that all of the
y¢ung people we See have a complex rango of188U88 that Ilw are facing In thelr Ilfe and th880
n result In a range of addltlonal behavlours such as Sulddal Ideallon, 8elf- hwmlng, u88 of
dn￿S 8NI alcohol, erygement In crimin81 activities and gangs, emotionally based school
avoldance, disordrnl eating, aggresslon and anger, with(tra￿l, 8electlv8 mutism and others.
To ensure our cOUr￿ellOr8 are skllled lo work wilh such a ￿de range of issues we arg
commltted to providing Ihem wlth a ￿de range of CPD and tralnlng opportur¥ti88 above and
Iwid the mandatory tralnlng programme. Counsellors have had session8 cmlssues Such 88
. Understandlng Autigrn
• ￿tsrkIng creatfv8ty wllh young people
. Using the sandiray In therapeutic practice
. Worklng with Angor
. Attachment The￿ Tran8actional Analysi8
. Understanding Pronouns
. Exploltation & Disruption
. Working Online (80 hour courne)

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The need for our sarvlco has grown y•8r on yw and we ratain an excellent reputallon among8t local
young people and their famllTe8 for dellverfng 8 hlghquallty servlce. National resewch avldgnc&
8UPPOrta the n••d for Improved, respon8lve mental he81th 8ervlce8 for youNJ people as they contlnue
to adjust io IFfe foll￿1n9 th8 Impact of the pand8mlc In a context of global unre8( onvlronmontsl
concem8 natlonal economlc problems. These f8Ctors 811 impxt on irKlivldual young people and
their Sense of security. stability and safety aThd. for somo. h89 8 slgnlfic8ntly detrimental Impact on
thelr mental health and ￿lIbeIng. role is to Support the indivldual re8lllence and confidence of
local young people In a lurbulent and unstable natlonal and global enwronmonl.
1118 r•cognlsed that half of all mental health problem8 manlf88t by the ago of 14, and 75% by the age
of 24. An g8tlmaled on8 In three odult mental I￿arth condltlon818 a88oclated wlth advorse chlldhood
exporf•n¢88, Includlng chlldren have experfenced adver81ty and trauma. A po8t Covld report Irrto
Children and Young Peop18'8 Mental Health <2021) . hlghllghted that 8ervic88 wer6 experfenclng not
only an wi(xeaBe In demarKI, but an Incr8888 In Ihe severlty and acuty of caB88 that Ware belng
referrad. Hlgh levels of need (x)ntinue to be expwienced localty acros8 Bedfordshlre. The report noted,
even prior to the pandemic, it was well-est8bli8hed that cert81n groups of young people faca a hlghor
rfsk of mental 111 health. YourKJ people from I0￿r S￿1¢8¢0n0rniG backgrounds are more likely to face
mental d18￿88. LGBTQ+ and tran8, gender dlverde young people are th￿ce a8 Ilkely as thelr peers to
report serlous mentsl dlstre88: young people from Black, A8lan 8fKI mlnorlty ethnlc backgrounds often
Struggle to access the 8ervice8. partlculaty young black malas.
Bodlord Glvlng: M•ntal H￿1th In Bedft>rd: A Research s￿dY 2024
'Initl81 re8e8rch by Tha H8w Trust revea*d that more than 60% of Joung PeO￿e In Bedft)
con8ld8r montal h8alth to b• a "m8S&iV8 chall8ng8." Other analy888 8UPPOrt thls.. the Tlviving Place8
Indexl Idertmles ment81 hBaMh 88 8 d18tlnct 8rn8 of weakna&g for Bedford due to the prev8lenc8 of
depre8&tJn 8nd long-tem? mantal health condttlons. Govammnt dats show8 that slnce 2019,
Bedfofrfs suicide rate has iisen consistenlly and 18 now well above the national 8V49r3g8. National
rnsearch also reffeL#s a 8lmNw pattem of188ues and con¢em8. Lth direct data Is eval181￿ on the
numb8r of p8opl8 requiring ment81 h8atth support in Bedford. How8ver, we know that there are
appmximately 43.000 people aged O-17 In 8edfonl, and amund 19,000 aged 10-17 (IO% of Bedford's
populalion). M we assume th* ment81 heamh issues 8re no m￿8 or less common in than
alsewhern In England, we cen 08Um8t• that •ound 3,800 people aged I￿17 in B8dford r8qulre
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In the dlrect consultation8 local young people undertaken ty Bedford Glvlng as pwl of the above
resea￿* several young people specifically mentK)ned B8dfordshre Op8n Door as a Pogtsve ser￿Ce in
the l¢xal landscape of mental health provision.
8•dffxdghlTe Op•n Door Survay 2021
In May 2021 Bedfordshlre Open Door wor￿1 wlth 8 team from the Prlnces Trust In Badford to
und8rtake a survey r8vI￿ng1h8 Impact of lockd￿ on local young people aged 13 - 18￿8. We had
241 re8pon888. The key Issues the young people spoke 81)out were
wo￿188 about the adv8rse impact on thelr education l employment l fv￿re
feeling isolated I lonely
the Impact of eccmomlc pressures on thelr family
Increased dThullle8 In relatloMhlpB wlth parents I famlty
Incr8888d exposure to vlolence and abu88 In the f8mlly home
parenvcarer mental he81th and dru￿drInk p￿blemS Wng thff)rse
feellng stre88ed and overwhelmed
bereavement and1088
Increased feelings of hopo168sne88
IncraoGed rats8 of sexual vio18nc* 8nd exploitallon
These ¢c￿CernS have ex￿Orbat•d exSstlng mentsl ha81th IMua8 amongst young people and resulted
In more young people than over before presenling wlth severe dlnlcal anxlety, depre88lon and Irauma
wlth axpr966ions of:
8uOcldal Ideation and attempts
self-hamiing bah8viour8
anger
818oplw dlfflcultl88
eatlng dlsorder8
addictive behavlours
alcohovsubstance abuse
obsessive compulslve behaviour3
challengeB in staylng focused I belng motivated
drawal and 8OGlal phoblas
Th• Blg A•k 2023
More than half of youffj people wllh mental h881th disorder8 had no contact wlth mental health
services; only 34% had at188St two contacts.
of those referred for treatrnent dld ￿)t recelve It.
The average V￿￿tIng time was 40 days, from 32 the previous year.
Ar￿nd 1% of total NHS budget allocallon8 wern Spent on mental health Se￿Ix8 for chlldren
and young people- a thl of £927 mlllK)n.
NHS Dlgltal Report 2022
One in six children In England had a FYob8knle mental disorder In 2022 - slmllw to 2021, and
up from one In nln8 In 2017.
Nearty 40% of six to 16-year-olds, and half of 17 to 23-ye8rrfAds, sald they felt their mental
health had got worse over that time. Gits were more affected than boys.
58% of 17 to 19￿ar•oldS had p0881bl• eatlng PffJblems In 2022, up from 44% In 2017 - wlth
three*uarters of Or18 affacted.

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sleeplng problems affected more than a third of 11 to 16wrtholds, 8nd half of 17 10 23-y68r-
okls in 2022.
i)ne In 10 youngsters aged between six and 16 mlssed more than three ￿kS of school
durlng the autumn of 2021 Impactlng on their anxS8ty and stres8.
children wSth a probable mental health dlsorder ware 85 Ilkety to have mlssed thls much
8chool 88 other Ghlldren.
NH8 Conf•d•rntlon Roachlw th• Tlpplng Polnt Raport (CYP M•nlal H••lth) Augu•t 2022
There18 mounting concern that the mental health system for chlldren and young people in
England is reachlng tipping poinc ￿￿th the COVID-19 pandemic havlrva exacefbated
eXi8tlng challenges. includlng mental health inequalltles.
Thwe are Bignlflcant Increases in demand for mental health support for chlldran and young
people across all 8ervlc88
from primary care to NHS spe¢ialist menlal health
80rvlces, voluntary Sector, Independ￿t sector, and dSglto1 provldar8 - but al80 pressures on
acute tru8t8 and local 8uthorltle8. AS many as 1.5 mllllon chlldren and young people may
need new or addltlonal mental health 8UPPOrt 88 a result of the pandemlc. Thls figure could
be even hlgher %then conslderlng unmet need.
Further fundlng Is required to address the increa8e In demand and to contlnua the
transformatlon of Ge￿ice8 and support for chlldren and young peopla, especially 8UPPOrt in
SGhoo18 and other educational 8etlir(s.
Th18 n•eds to Includo a greater focus on early Intervenllon and 8ddr8881ng the Social
determlnant8 of mantal health. Whlle thore 18 Int•nse pra88ure on bed8 now, prlorlty mu8t
bo gSv8n to preventatlve and early Interventl¢)n $ervlce3 over the medIum-￿I0n9 term.
However, funding alone wlll not address the problems. It 18 essential that we addre88
chronrc stafflng shortages and challeng68, including by Investiw In more children 8nd
young people's mental health 8pecla118t8 and In tralning and edu¢atlon of the wlder
Chiklron and young people'j mental hoafth mu¥t be a prlorlty. There 18 a noéd to focu8
addre88lng th• fragmentatlon of chlldrnn and young peopl?'g mental health serylc88 that
many people axporlonco and Improve a￿•80 to both 88rly Int6rvantlon arKI 8peclall81
rnental health 8ervlces.
Fundlng overv1￿.
We remaln rellant on fundiThJ frDm gTrnt maklng bodie8 and Internally generated furKI-rai8ing Initiatives
to conlinue free provlslon of 0￿-to-One counselllng lo young people In the 13-25 yaar 898 group and
on 8 12-888Blon therapeulk modol. The blgg881 rl8k for tho Arture 18 that our ccxe fiJrKlers the
Ngtlonal Lottery Communlty Fund have Indlc8tad Ihat after our cwront 5 year grant, %thlch tapers off In
years 4 and 5 It Is unllkely we will recelv6 a fvrttw substantlal grant as we ￿11 h8V8 benefrted from 11
years of funding and are ad￿Sed of the need to dlverslfy our fvThdlng base and seek funding from
Health 80urcas to support the contlnuatlon of ow work.
In J8nu8ry 2023 we were succassfvl in our appllcatlon for a further 5 years fundlng
commenclng Aprll 2023 provldlng organl8atlonal sustalnabilty.
We wer8 8ward8d an extenslon to our BBC Chlldren In Need grant for worf( wlth cllents aged
1&18 taking the fundlng to November 2023. We will be applylng for further Children in Need
kniding for 2025.
The Harpur Trust has been 8 key S￿>p￿ter of our charfty over the years. Their 8trate&lc
abiectiv8 of fundirvJ 8UCC886ful, ovidenGe based local voluntary Services in the IoGal
communlty has meant we have Able to secure furn18 to 8UPPOrt our cor8 8eMc8 and In
2022 we were awarded a further 2-year gMt.

Bedfordshlre Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantaa
Tru8teos' Annual Report (InGorporatlng the Diroctofs Report) (¢ortknu•dJ
Year ondod 31 March 2024
ELFf CAMHS Dlrect referrals 6 months grant funding 8n8bled u5 to retain capacity through
paid qualffled ¢our*ellor8 dellvering 8e8slonal work.
The Int8graled Care Board Primary ca￿ Grant enabled u8 to launch an InrK)vative moblle hub
project working In parthership wlth local schoo18 and speclaltst youlh groups to dellver tailor8d
p work and aGUvll188.
The Bedfordshlre WK)lence & Exploitatlon R6ductlon Unit {VERU) continued lo support our
vAth vlctims of crfma and exploftatkn and Ihose at ri8k.
We have also fecelved funding support from a range of ot￿r organlsations and tnjsts and
extend our thanks and appreciation to: Waltr088, The Rotary Club of B8dford Park, Castl8
Rotary Club. Th? W￿rntro0 Trust: Gale Famlty Tru81. Bedford Borough Coundl, The
P8nac8a Charlt8bl8 Tnmt: Bedford kndamy; Jubllee Youlh Hub, knck Charltable Tru8(
Chrb Fr8nki8h Trust, Compa88 Wellbeing CIC for thejr grants and donations towards our
counselling work In the year. Wa also thank and everyor* 8tt8nded and gUPPOrted our
fundralslng events and those klndly donated raffle prizes.
We are m08t g￿te￿I for a number of momorlal donatt￿5 from local r081dents. We ¢onllnu8
to appr8clate and thank th8 Frfend8 of Bedfordshlre Own D￿r for thelr orvjolng 8UPPOrt and
regular donatlon8. W8 are thankful to all tho above funders and donors. and other Indlvldual8
not mentioned and thoFe vtho have thosen to remain anonymou8.
Inve•knMtt pollclos and objactlv
The Trustae Board has Ihe power to Invest or (leposll monles ￿t immedlatety requlred for Its
purpo888 in any lawful mann8r vthllst h8vlng roggrd to the 8ullablllty of Investments and thè need for
dIvor81￿tIOn.
The Charity will alm to Invest any ftsnds not 8XP8Cted to be noeded In the 8hort4erm in deposit
account8 In order lo athreve a return on those reserrfe8. It 16 the pollcy of the ch8rlty to spread the
resems of the charity across a number of banks and buikling sodeties to provide maxlmum
protsctlon from the Finandal Servi¢e8 Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The charlty *ill only dep081t
funds ￿1th In8tltutlons ¢overod by the FSCS.
No fund8 ￿11 be Inv88ted In 8¢h•mes that cannot guarantee the rntum of the orfgknal Inve8tment or
where the orlglnal funds we In any way al risk.
No ftJrKI8 wlll be invested In 8chemes whlch require a notice perfod of more than six months to
thdraw the funds.
RoMrv•• pollcy
The Trustee Bogrd hwrf8 estsbli8h8d a pollw w￿r¢bY the total unrestrfctad fund8 not Inv8Sled In
tanglblè f￿•d 888et8. and nol rwuired to meet firture budgeted axpandlture. boing the Yre8 re8eNe$',
should be sufrient to support the future growih of the ch8rity. 8UPPOrt coplng with the loss of
signlficant fvndlng stream I donor, gaps in mtricted fundlng, short-tsmi ¢essatlon of woject 8Ctivty
and re￿ndanCY. To mitlgat8 the impact of 8 Potenlial loss of fvnds on costs. Bedfordshire Op8n Door
employs part-llme paid Ix>un88llors on short tami ￿ntract5.
The Tru8ta88 have larptsd a free reserve18vel of 81x monlhs of (¥8ratlonal cost (£160,000) and
£60,000 to cover the k)ss d a slgnfflcant donorfvnding stream. The tru8tees have taken account of
the fact that Bedfordshire Open Door (Y•vn8 a property with a purchase prfce of £224,CK)O in 2009 and

Bedfordshlre Open Door
Company Llmltsd by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Roport (Incorporating the Directovs Report) (conthu•ts)
Y•ar onded 31 March 2024
leve the propety lo have Increased In market value. At 31 st March 2024 the mortgage agalnsl this
property was £25,863. The trustees have the optlon in an amwgency lo increa8e the mortgage
agalnst Ihe property to increase free reserves.
Free rn88rves at March 31st 2024 were £180,983.
Incomlng rnwurc•• ind •xp•ndltur•
Total Income for the year decreased by 7% from £310,702, In 2￿23, to £287.518 In 2024.
The woportlon of income receivable for restrlctad and unrestricted purposes reF￿eSents was 89%
(2023: 88%) and 11 % (2023: 12Y•) respectlvety of th8 totsl incomlng resources.
Overall. the resutts show a deficlt for the year of £ (53.916) (2023): deficit of £ (42.115). At 31 March
2024, ￿Str￿ted fijnd balances totalleil £371.623 (2023.. £448.581). of which £293,040 (2023:
£300,284) r818tes to th8 hl6torfG purchase of tho Bedford Tavlstock Street propety and 8ubsequ8nt
Improvementi. whlch wa8 Iwyly grant funded. Unre8trlctad furKI balanc•8 totall￿ £180,983 (2023:
£139,961).
Plon• for tho Futurn Perfod:
The landscape for fundlng 18 becomlng increaslr¥Jly challanging and Ihi8 18 coupled wilh Ihe chall8nga
of retairlng exp8rierKed staff vtho are employed on short tsrm L￿tracts duo to fundlng generally
b•lng allocated for one year. We contlnue to 8trfv0 to maxlm18e Inc¢)me to enabl• us to meet demand.
We are aware of Incre88lng CA￿straInI$ wlthln Statutory and other voluntary 80Ctor 86Nlces and the
impending finand81 challengas faced natlonally. We are thernfore mindful about sustainablllty for our
service and the need to ensure core provision18 adequately funded to ensure stablllty in the future.
In 2022 M ¢ommi881oned an Indepéndent corAullant to undertake an evaluatlon of our service. The
comprehensive process invofved a series of knterviews, meetings and focus groups wllh yourvj people.
volunteern. 8taff, Iru8t888. Portr￿ agancles and other key 8takehdders. Tho detalled evaluatlon
report provldad In81ght Into arna8 of excellence and recommendalons for future 8ervlca development.
There18 8 rlch under8t8ndlng of the outcome8 a880dated wlth engaglng youngpeople wlth a
ro81 drive toward co-productlon.
Th8r8 are po8ltlv8 and sustalnable oukomes for young peo*¥e arhy evklence of th& differnnce
trm's support 18 maklng and has made in thelrllve&
Th0rn18 a 8kHled end knowledgoable team of both •tudent and pald Goun80Uor8
ant experfenc• ofworklng young people.
Both the Operatlon81 Manager and CMrfc81 Manager h8v8 vast experience In thelrr88pectlvo
rns ofexpertls8.
The staff and trustee team are stable and have been Mth the profvct *nce Its inceptkjn.
There18 a good under8tsnding of how a summatwe evaluation cen Inform future leamlng.
Tth K a c¢xnmltment to Imwow'ng end 8trnamllnlr￿ $y8tem&
TlwB18 8 strong IdontRy a8 a local and Independent ohafty an excellent reputatlon.
The many Ihls project can be seen 88 8 gdd8n thread, p￿)Viding cohgslvenes8
aThY helplng to drlvg qualily, efftclency. and 8ffectiven&8S ￿7th1n a person-c8rtred cukure of
caiing and Compa88k￿ for the young thg charity 8eM."
In 2023 The BACP A¢¢redItatI(￿ Assessor ststed:
"It Is rea83urlng fo 888 the extant that Bedfrthire Open Do(x we evaluating the 8eMGe8 they
owde arnl the ￿ltInuIng development of 8ervic8. The Syrateglc Vlsionlng Day. Evaluation
Rep(¥ts and tho rnsulting 8dK¥n￿C0nSId8rntlons demonstrate an ethmaly thgh standard of ethlcal
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Bedfordshire Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustee8' Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Directors Report) {contknwd)
Year ended 31 March 2024
and wdesslonal 8erw¢e. The Annual Rewt 13 8 pleasure to read. infomiatlva and extremely bvell-
The wntriued hlgh demand and slgnposting through other agendas underpins our f8Sth in our 12-
session counselllng model. We contlnua to b8Jl8V8 In prDvldlng a free 88TrKe to 811 young p￿pIe
betsveen 13 and 25 years of ap.
The badmk of our organ1881on18 a strong voluntsry 8th￿ from the majorlty of our (xxms8llor8. Th088
can be people relatfvely w to counselllng, looking to gain experlenc8, or can be vwy experienced
profe88ionals, wanting to give 8om8thing bac
We hav8 a solid reputatkjn for providing hlgh quality, well 8UPPOrted student placements thal Include
clini¢818upervlslon, clinical rnanag8ment and enh8nGed CPD to supwt the development of new
coun8ellor8. We he￿ exlended our reach to more coun8elllng tralnlng provldarB arKI the demand for
placem6nts 18 hlgh. In 8 dlmata where the r￿N[IMent of quallfiod volunt88r8 ha8 becom8 more
thallenglng, have found thls Initiative to be an essential p8rt of maintainlng eAP8city and enguring
our coun8elllng team Is suitably expedenGed in worklng with young people.
Bedfordshlre Open Door will contlnu8 to worf( wlth young unaccompanied A8￿UM 8eekers. work
originally Inltlated by 8 voluntser led project In 2018. We f8dllt8te 8 multi-agency approach arKI
con81d8r It extremely Important to contlnue to develop relatlon8 olher agendes to Improve the
experlenc88 of thls vary v￿rn￿ble cohort of young people, endeovourfng to en8urn they get tho most
approprfate mental health and other requlrad support.
We will also contlnue with our 8peclallst worf( *ith neurodlvergant young people arKI vlctim8 of crlmo
and exploitation.
We have rK>W established our waokty 8ocSal. safe space for young people offerlng a variety of arts and
crafts4>88ed acJvltle8 and other OPPDrtunltl83 In a group setung. ThIB18 evolvlng a8 a young p8r8on
lad group *tbO are keen to hold conversatlons that help to 8hap8 and d•velop our 8•r￿ceS.
In 2022 we worked wlth a group of young people to develop our fiBmework for co-woduction and
partlclpalion 8Ctlvlti88 to ensure the volcas of yOLmg people are at heart of all we do and intluenca
service development and improvoments. A key element of our partldpatlon 8Ctivltles wlll be to rev16W
our existing methods for gathering feedback from young people and to see how we can adapl to utlllse
tochnology lo Improve and streamlln8 feedbad( 8y8tem3. ThIB alm ha8 now progr888ed and In
2024125 ￿11 Improve efflclerw through the IntrodLKtlon of a now databa8e I case managemenl 8y8tem
that wlll b8 tallored to the needs of our organlsatlon. A key aspect of the new system is an Integrated
safeguardlng reporting funGlk)n which will enharth our exlstlng pokies and proc8dure8. The new
system wlll also hwle the abilty for wung people to provide feedback on their exp8rf8n￿s digltally via
thelr moble phones.
Tho tr￿st•83, annual report and Ihe 8trateglc rnport were apwoved on 141h October 2024 and 8lgned
on behalf of the board of tru8tO08 ty Sam P8arc8 (Chalr).,
Sam Pewce
Chair
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Bedfordshlre Open Door
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Independent Examlnérf8 Report to tho Trustees of Bodfordshlrn Open Door
Year •ndod 31 MarGh 2024
I report to Ihe irustees on my 8x8mSnatlon of the financial statements of Bedfordshlre Open Door (Ihe
charity.) for Ihe year e￿Ied 31 March 2024.
Ro8pon•lbllltl•8 and bas1• of report
As the tru8tee8 of the compony (and also 118 director8 for the purpo88s of compgry law) you arn
res￿41b10 for the preparatlon of the flnandal statsments In a(%ordanc• wllh the requlrements of the
Companlo8 Act 2006 (Iho 2006 Act,).
Having satlsfied my88lf that the accounts of th6 company are not requlred to be aLKlitad under Part 16
of the 2(K)6 Act and are ellglble for Independent examlnatlon, I report In respect of my ex8mSnation of
the tharit￿8 accounts a3 carried out under section 145 of the Charttie8 Act 2011 ('the 2011 Ad,). In
carrylng out my examlnation I have followed the Dlrections given by the Charlty Commlssion under
8éCtlon 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Ind•P￿dent •xamln•rf• •tatom•nt
Slnce the th8rlty'8 gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a m￿ber of a body
listed In 88ctlon 145 of the 2011 Act. I conftrm that l am qualified to undertake the examination
becau8e l am a member of the In811tute of Chartered Accountant8 kn England and Wales (ICAEW),
whlch18 Me of the Ilstsd bode8.
I have compl81od my •xamlnatlon. I conflrm that no mattern havo come to my attentlon In connaotlon
wlth the examlnatlon glvlng ma ¢8U8e lo beliove:
accountlng record8 ware not kept in respect of the charity 88 requlrod by 8ectlm 386 of the
2006 Act; or
the financlal 8tat•nents dD not acccrd wlth thoae record8; or
the flnanclal statements do not compty the accounong requlrements of 8•Ctlon 398 of
the 2006 Act olher than any requirement that the accounts give a Yrue and fait vlew which
Is not a matter c¢Msider8d 88 part of an independent examlnatlon; or
the financlal ststements have not been pr6paréd in accordance thith the rn8thod8 and
prlncipie8 of the Slatement of Recommended Praclice for 8ccountlng and reportlng by
charlt168 appllcabkn to charftle8 prylng thelr account8 In acMrdance th• Flnanclal
Reportlng Standanl appllcable In the UK and Republlc d Ireland (FRS 102
I h8ve no concems and have come across no Other matters In cl￿nectIOn with the examinatlon to
*t)Ich attention should be dravm in this report in order to enabla a proper under8tandlng of the
accounts to be rea¢k*d.
Independ￿1 Examlner
QrFafJccount4nts
Excel House
3 Duke Street
Bedford. Mk40 3HR
01234 860590
Excel House
3 Duke Street
B8dford
MK403HR
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Bedfordshire Open Door
Company Llmltsd by Guarantoo
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltlos
(includlng incorne and expenditure aGGount)
Y•ar •ndod 31 March 2024 .
2024
Unre3trlcled Restrlcted
fijnds
nds Total fund• Total fund8
2023
In¢om• •nd •ndowm•nl•
Don8tlon8 and gr8nts
Investment income
30,887
1.818
254.831
28S.698
1,818
287,516
310,301
401
Total Incom•
32.685
254.831
310,702
Exp•ndltur•
Expenditure on ralslng funds:
C08ts of ralslng donatlons ond
grants
Expendilurn on charitable ac￿85
Totsl •xp•ndltur•
e,186
6,477
11,663
4,108
325.881
329,789
10.294
331,157
341.452
15,543
337,274
352,817
N•t (•xp•ndftur•ylncom• and n•t
mov•m•nt In fund•
21.022
(74.958)
(53,938) (42,115)
Roconclllatlon of fundg
Totsl fund8 brought forward
Totsl fund• carrled lo￿91d
139,961
160,983
448.581
371,623
586,542
532,608
628.657
586,542
The 8tatemant of llnanclal 8Ctlvhle8 Includ88 all galns and103se8 recogn18ed In the y6Ar.
All Incom8 and axpendlture darlve from contlnulng actlvlties.
Tho notss on pag08 17 to 25 forni part ol thesa fin4ncl•l statements.
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Bedfordshlre Open Door
Company Limlted by Guarantee
Stat•ment of Financlal Posltlon
31 March 2024
2023
Flxéd aswts
Tanglble fixed assels
14
367279
377,029
D•btor•: amounts falllng du• aftor mor• th•n on• yaar
Curr•nt a850ts
Debtcys: amounts falllng due ￿tthin one year
Cash at bar* and in hand
15
282,829
420,264
18
259,207
81.403
263.744
150,491
414,235
Cr•dltor•: amount• falllng du• wlthln OM y•ar
N•t curr•nt a•••ts
17
108,408
172,201
822,308
178,773
235.482
Total a88•t81999 cwr•nt Ilabllhl
1,032,755
Crndltorn: amounts f•lllng du• after mor• than ono y•ar
18
289,702
446,213
532,6(13
588,542
Fund• of th• Gharfty
ReBtrlcled fiJnd8
Unrestrlcted fund8
371,￿23
180,983
446,681
139.961
Total chrlty funds
19
532,608
586.542
Of Ihe re8tricted funds of £371.823 property reserve8 comprlsed 79% (2023: 87%)
For ihe yew endlng 31 M8rth 2024 the charlty wa8 entitled to ex8mpts.on from audit under sectlon 477
of tha Compan￿$ Acl 2006 relating to small COMP￿les.
Dlreclor8' rngpon81bllltl88'.
The memb8rs have not requlred the company to obt81n an of its financial statsments for the
year In question In ac¢tydance with 88ctif￿ 476;
The dlrectors ackn￿ledge their responsikxlltles for complylng bmth the requirements of th8 Acl
ith respect to accountlng records and the preparatlon of fin￿CIal statements.
Th88e flnanclal Bt8temert8 havo been prepwed In aC(x5rdan(￿ vlth the provl$lon8 appllcable lo
compan108 subject to the Small comp8nle8' regkne.
The statement of financial posltion
continues on the following page.
Tho noteg on pago9 17 to 25 fomi part of these finandal 8latsrnent8.
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Bedfordshlre Open Door
Cornpany Limlted by Guarant
Statement of Financial Position (¢oA(knwd)
31 March 2024
These fln8ndal statements were approved by the board of trustee8 and 8uthori8ed for issue on
October 14th 2024. and gre siwed on behalf of the board by:
SP88
Chalr
.cAMIAA, F&
£rF¢lAccouAtaffts
Excel H(NJ8e
3 Duke knt
Bedford. Mk40 3HR
01234 880590
Th• not•s ryi pages 17 to 25 form part of thou fknwclal 8tat•m•nts.
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Bedfordshire Open Door
Company Llmlted by Guarantse
Statement of Cash Flows
Yoar ondad 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Cash Ilaws from oporatlw actlvltl88
N8t (experHlitureylncome
(53,748)
{42,115)
Adju&menl8 tr.
Depr8clatlon of tanglbl8 Ilx6d 888&ts
Dlwld8nd8, Int8rn8t and rants from Inv88trnent8
Other nterest receivable and slmilar income
Intsre8t payable and slmljar charges
10,878
(401)
(1,818)
1,855
2,141
Chang•s In."
Accrued (InGomey8xpen888
Trade aNI other debtor6. Fry>ayments and Income
Trada and other credltors
(1tr2.814)
141,988
460,e21
(501.287)
{2,810)
(72,975)
C￿h g•norat•d from op•ratlon•
(62,656)
{1,855)
Interest pald
Int8r8St recelved
(2,141)
Nel cash (u8ed Inyfrom opa*lng actlvltle8
(64,511)
(75,118)
Cash flows Irom Invostlng actlvftl•8
Dlvldends. interest and rents from Inve8kn8nts
Purcha80 of tanglble assets
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets
Not cath u80d In Investlng a(thrftl•8
1.818
(1,436)
401
{2,920)
(2,519)
Cash fiow8 from flnanclng acllvltle8
Proceeds from borrowlngs
Nat C8sh used In flnan¢ing actmtles
(4.958)
{4.958)
(4.672)
(4,672)
N•t (d•cr••Mylncrna¥• In ca•h and calh •qulvalonl•
Cash and ¢a•h •qulval•nt• at b•glnnlng of y••r
Cagh and cash oqulval•nts at end of yur
(69,088)
150,491
81,403
(82,307)
232,798
150.491
Th• notes on pa998 17 to 25 forni part ol thè80 fln•nclal 8tat•menlg.
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Be(ffordshlre Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantse
Not•s to the Financlal Statem•nts
Y•ar endod 31 March 2024
G•n•ral Infomiatlon
The Charlty Is a publlc benefft entlty and a prlvate company lirnited by guardnt88. reglstered In
ErvJl8nd and Wales and a ￿gIStered charity In England and Wales. The addre68 of the
registered office Is 120 Tavistock Stree( Bedford, 8edfordshir8, MK40 2SA.
3tat•m•nt ol compllanc•
financl81 statements have been try)ared in compllance FRS 102, The Flnanclal
Repc*ting Standard appllcable in the UK and tha Republlc of Ireland,. the Ststement of
Re¢Jynmended Pr8cIi¢x 8ppllcable to charilies preparing thelr accounts In acc(Yd8nce wlth the
Finand81 Reporting Standard applicable In Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (cha￿1[@S
SORP (FRS 102)) and the Compantes Act 2006.
Accountlnq pollcl••
Bul• of prnparatlon
Tha financial statements have be8n wepared on the historfcal Cost basls, as modified by the
revaluatlon of certaln fknanclal assets and 118bilitie8 and Investrnent propertles measured at falr
value through Income or expendlture.
Th8 flnanclal 8tstem•nts we prepared In alerllng, ￿1)Ich18 the fijnctional currency of the entity,
Golng conc•m
There are no materfal uncertalnti98 about the charlty's ability to continue.
Judg•m•nts and k•y 8our¢M of ••tlma¢ion unG•rtalnty
The preparatlon of flnanclal ststements requ1rn8 Managen￿nI to make Judg8menl8,
estimates and assumptlons that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements
are continualty rav[e￿•d and are based on exp8rf8nce and other facior8, Including expect8tlons
of ftthire events that are believed to be rea80nablo under the clrcumstances.
Fund accountlng
Unre8ts1cted fvnds are avallable for use at th• dlscretlon of t￿ truBtees to fUrtr￿r any of the
th8rWs purp0888.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds eannarked by Ihe trustee8 for particular fi￿re pr￿eCt or
commlknent.
Restricted funds are 3ubJected to reslrlclionB on their expendlture declared by the donor or
Ihrough the temis of an appeal. and fall into one of two subwcla88e8: rgstrlcted IrKome fvnds or
8ndowm&nt fund5.
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Bedfordshlre Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to th• Financlal Statements (C￿th￿￿)
Yoar •ndad 31 March 2024
Accounllng pollcl•s (witlnu•d)
Incomlng resourc
All Incoming resource8 are Included in the statement of tln8nd81 actlvltles ￿en entidemenl has
pa88ed to the charty; tt 18 probable that the economlc b￿efits a8soclated vAth the tr8n8aclk)n
wlll flow to the charlty arKI the amount Can be rellably m688ured. Tha followlng 8pedllc pollcS98
ar8 ¥>plled to part1(￿1￿r cal8gorf88 of IncA)m•:
income from donaUon8 or grant8 Is recogni8ed whon there Is evldence of entitlement lo the
glffj recelpt Is probable and Its amount can be measured reliably.
legacy income Is r8cogni8ed when re¢eipt18 prob8ble 8ffid anthlement Is 0stabli8hed.
Incomo from donated g¢)od8 lo m￿SUred at the falr valua of the goods unlè88 th18 18
knpractl¢al to measure rellably, In which casa the value 18 derlved from the co8t to the donor
or the estlmated resale value. Dcmaled facilltles 8nd 8ervlc8s are reCo￿ls6d In the
counts when receive(I If th8 value can be reliably measured. No amounts are Included for
the contrlbution of general volunteers.
Income trom contracts for the 8upply of •ervlcoB 18 re￿gnISed ￿th tho dellvary of the
conlracted 88rvke. Th18 18 cl8881fied 88 unrestrlcted fund8 unle88 there 18 a ￿ntractUal
raqulremant for It to be 8p8nt on a partI￿lar purpose and rnturned If unspert In whlch case
It may be regarded a8 restrlcted.
R••ouvc•s •xp•nd•d
Expenditure 18 recowwsed on 8n 8ccrua18 bagls as 8 liabilty Is Incurred. Expendilure Includes any
VAT whlch cannot be f￿lY re￿Vernd, and 18 cla881fled urKler h•adlng8 of tho ststemont of
flnanclal actlvltleB to whlch It reletes..
expenditure on ralsing funds Includes tha costs of all furKlr8ising activitieB. events, non-
arltable tr8ding actlvlle8. and the 88le of donated goods.
oxpendltur8 on charftable activitie8 Ind￿leS all costs In￿rred by a charfty In undert8klng
actlvlties thal further its Gharftable aims for the benefft of Its beneficlarles, IrKludlng th088
8UPPOrt costs and relatlng to the governance of the charlty apporUon8d to charltable
actlvltl88.
other expenditure Irrtludes all expendiiure Ihat Is neither related to r8lslng fvnd8 for the
charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activltles.
I costs are alloc8t8d to expendilure categorles reflectlng the use of thè resource. Direct costs
attributable to a slngle 8cfjvlty are allocated rfirectly to that acthlty. Sh8red costs are apportloned
belwe8n the actlvltles they contrlbute to on a re880nable, JuBOfi8ble and conslst8nt basls.
Tanglblo a$￿t3
Tanglble assets ar8 initially ￿COrded at cost. and subsequently stated at (Tht less any
8￿￿nUIat8d depreciatlon 8nd impalrment losses. Any taNJible assets carrfed at revalued
amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any 8ub8equent
8(wmulated doprgclatlon and subsequent accumulated imp8irment1088eS.
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Bedfordshire Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to Ihe Flnanclal Statements
Year •nd•d 31 March 2024
An increase In the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluatlon, Is recognlsed In other
re￿gnised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for Imp8irment that has previousty been
recognlsed as expenditure wlthln the statement of Ilnandal tKtlvltles. A decrease kn the carrylng
amount of an asset as a result of r8valuatFon,18 r8cognls8d In other recognl8ed galn8 and Iossa5,
axeapt lo whlch It off88ts any prevlou8 revaluatlon galn, In %thJch case the 1088 Is shown wlthln
other recogn18ed galn8 and1088es on the 8t8tsmént of flnandal actlvltla8.
D•weclatlon
Depredatlon is calculated so as to vKite off the cost or valuation of an asse( less Its residual
valu6. over Ihe useful economic lrfe of that asset as follows:
Freehold propety
Improvements to propety
Flxlures and fitting8
Computer equlpment
0% and 2% 8tralght Ilne
2% and 10% stralght Ilne
15% 8fKI 20% straight11
33% 8tr8ight Ilne
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Bedford8hlre Open Door
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financlal Statom•ntS (contbxmd)
Y•ar ended 31 March 2024
Umlt•d by guaranl•g
The company ts limited by guaranlee arKI does not have share capital. Det811s of the guarantees
provided by each Trust08 Is provided In the Report of the Tfustees.
DOn￿lon8 and l•gaGIo•
Unrestrlcted Restricted Totsl Fund¥
Funds
Funds
2024
Donatlon8
Donatbns
30.887
254,831
285,698
Unre8trlct8d Restricted Total Fund8
Fund8
Fund8
2023
Donatlon•
Donatlon8
38014
273,487
310,301
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Bedfordshlra Open Door
Company Llmlted by Guarantsa
Notss to the Financlal Statsments {conthu•d)
Yoar ondod 31 March 2024
Inv•8tm•nt Incomg
Unrestricted T¢)tal Fund8 Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funds
2023
Income from Investment wopertl88
Bank Inter88t r8c8lvable
1,818
1,818
1.818
401
401
1,818
401
401
Co•ts of ral8lng donatlons and grant•
unres1￿ Restricted Total Funds
F￿d8
Fund8
2024
Costs of raising donatlons and grants
6,186
4.108
10,294
Unrestricted
Funds
Reslrlcted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Costs of ral8lng donatkm6 and gran18
15,543
1 $,543
Expondlturn on charltabl• actfvldes by fund typ•
Unrestrlctsd
Fund6
Restrlcted Totsl Fund•
Fund8
2024
Charltable actlvltle8
Gov8rnanc8 co8ts
10.643
1,020
11.663
329.789
340,432
1,020
341,452
329,789
Unrestricled Restrlcted Total Fund8
Funds
Fund8
2023
Charltable actlvltle8
Govemance costs
1,120
335,121
1,033
336,241
1,033
337.274
1,120
336,154
9. Expondlture on charllablo actlvhles by actlvlty type
Actlvltles
urKlertaken
irectly
Support Total funds
costs
2024
Total fund
2023
Charitable activities
Gove￿nCe costs
340,432
336,241
1.033
1.tr20
1.120
1,020
340,432
341,452
337,274
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Bedfordshlre Open Door
Company Llmltod by Guarantoa
Notes to the Flnancial Statements {¢
Year endod 31 March 2024
10. Not {•xpondlturnylncomo
Net (expendltsjreyln￿m8 Is statsd after chwglngl((xediting):
2024
2023
Deprnclatlon of tsnglble fixed a88ets
11,338
10,878
11. Indopondent examlnatlon fe•8
2024
2023
Fee8 payable to the Independent examiner ts:
Indap8nd8nt 8xamlnatlon of tha flnanclal 8tatem8nts
other a88uranc6 se￿¢8$
1,020
1,020
640
1,620
1,880
12. Staff costs
Tho total 8taff costs and omployae bon8fft8 for th& reportlng perlod Ar• anaty8ad 48 follows:
2024
2023
Wages and salarles
261,349
267,754
Th8 average full time equfvalent head u)unt of emplo￿•¥ during the year wa8 8 (2023: 8). The
a￿￿age number of fvlktkne equlvalent employees durlng th8 yew Is anatysed as follLw￿,.
2W24
No.
2023
No.
Numbar of staff - offlc8
Number of staff - coun8elling
All staff 8re employed on 8 part tlme ba818 by Bedfordshlra Opèn Door and the malorfty of
¢ounsellor8 undertake their roles volunlarlty. The average number of part-time employees durlng
the y￿r 4vas 14 (2023: 16)
13. Tru810• r•mun•ratlon and •xp•n8••
No remuneratlon or oiher berth from employmont ch8rlty or a rnlated 8nllty were
rec*ived by the trust￿8.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.

Bedfordshlrn Open Door
Company Llmitad by Guarantse
Notes to the Flnancial Statements [¢￿#￿￿•d)
Year onded 31 March 2024
1& Tanglbl• flx¢d a6SOt•
Free1￿ld Plant and Fthres and
prop8ty machlnary
ttings Equipment
Total
Co•t
At 1 Aprll 2023
DIsK*)8818
Addltlons
324,097
162,118
20,190
10,484
(2.912)
1.178
8,750
518,887
(2,912)
1,436
258
Al 31 March 2024
324.097
162,116
20,448
515,411
D•proclatlon
At 1 Aprll 2023
DS8P08818
Charge for the year
Al 31 March 2024
62,748
18,862
6,202
(2,912)
2,078
139,858
(2,912)
11,338
148,282
4,207
56.253
67230
19,431
Carrylng amount
At 31 March 2024
256,867
261 J49
105,883
110,070
1,017
1,328
3.383
4282
367,130
377.029
At 31 Ma￿h 2023
16. Dobtorn: falllng du• aftar mor• than ¢)n• yaar
2023
PrepayThents and accrued Income
282,829
420,284
18. D•btor4: hlllng du• wlthln orn yo•r
2023
Trade debtors
ents and ac(xued income
Other debtors
8,750
251,291
1,168
281,591
2,153
283,744
259,207
17. Credltorn: amounls falllng duo wlthln one yoar
2023
Bank loans and overdrafts
Accruals and deferred Income
Sod81 security and olher t8xe8
4,673
1e9,471
4.629
156,533
5.526
188.408
178,773
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Bedfordshire Open Door
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Note8 to the Financial Statements (cafithu•dJ
Yoar ondod 31 March 2024
18. Credltorn: amounts falllng duo after mor• than one year
21)24
2023
Bank loan8 and ov8rdraft8
Accruals and deferred ￿n￿me
21R14
268,388
289,702
25,949
420,284
446,213
Bank loans and overdrafts relate lo a mortyage loan secured 8galngt th8 propaty at 120
Tavkntock Stre8d. Badfonl.

Bedfordshire Open Door
Company Lirnitsd by Guarantee
Notos to the Flnanclal Statements (coftthu•d)
Year ondod 31 March 2024
19. Anatysls of charftsblo l￿d8
Unro•trlctod funds
(All amounts 8tated in GBP)
At 1 Aprfl
2023
Income Expendlturn At 31 March
2024
Unre•trlct•d funds
General . Other
139,961
32.685
(11,662)
160,983
R•JtrlGt•d fund•
Prop8rty Funds
3Crf).284
(7,244)
293.040
Non Propwty Funds
The NallorAI Lottery Community Fund
BBC Chlldren In Need
Wlxamtr88 Tru8t
Gale Famlly Charfty Trust
Harpur TruBt
Blddenham Intematlonal School
8edford Academy
Panaca8 Ch8rttab18 Trust
Rotery Club of Bedford Pvk
VERU
ELFf Wlnter Pre88ures Fu￿1
Bedford Borough Council (Ais)
PC SDF Fund
Big L(x81 Jubll88 Youth Hub
Bedford Borough Councll {CoL)
CAMHS Dlroct Refero18
other
110,912
12,261
9,5
(105,911)
(20,090)
(9.500)
(2,827)
(35.422)
(12,849)
(15,820)
(5.833)
(5,780)
(33,262)
(15.975)
{8,158)
(25,333)
{900)
(15,534)
(9,571)
5,001
7,829
9,255
8,828
1,078
9,900
9,900
4.167
11.217
13,200
13,200
10,000
12.520
16.977
17,582
15,975
14.733
25,333
15,700
(6.575)
15,534
39.204
929
29,633
1,059
130
Totsl Non Propaty Funds
Tot81 Restrfctad
148.297
254.831
(322.546)
(329.790)
78.583
446.581
254,831
371,623
Total FurKIs
586,542
287,518
(341,264)
532,606
Propety furKls represent funds already spant on purchaslng 120 T8vlstock Stre8t, B8dford.
Expenditu￿ against Propwty funds relates solely to annual depreclatlon.