Charity Registration No. 1081903 Company Registration No. 04037793 (England and Wales)
BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION PAGE
| Trustees | Dr B L Roberts MB ChB FRCPsych | |
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| Ms Pessi Elias MSc | ||
| Mr Randy Mannie (Treasurer) | ||
| Mr Gideon Hadary MSc | ||
| Mr Simon Dodds | ||
| Mr Ian Barnes | ||
| Ms Anoushka Babbar | ||
| Dr Gregory Battle | (appointed on 26 February 2025) | |
| Ms Charlotte Neser | (appointed on 26 February 2025) | |
| Ms Christiane Laurence | (appointed on 26 February 2025) | |
| Mr Philip Stokoe | (resigned on 26 February 2025) | |
| Mr Philip Bard | (resigned 29 April 2024) | |
| Dr Maxim De Sauma | (resigned 29 April 2024) | |
| MrsValentina Levi | (resigned 6 November 2024) | |
| Chief Executive | MrsValentina Levi | |
| Company Secretary | Mr Niall Henderson | (appointed 6 November 2024) |
| Mrs Valentina Levi | (resigned 6 November 2024) | |
| Dr Maxim De Sauma | (resigned 29 April 2024 | |
| Charity number | 1081903 / SCO052246 | |
| Company number | 04037793 | |
| Registered office | 51 Winchester Avenue | |
| London | ||
| NW6 7TT | ||
| Auditor | Azets Audit Services | |
| 2ndFloor Regis House | ||
| 45 King William Street | ||
| London | ||
| EC4R 9AN | ||
| United Kingdom | ||
| Investment managers | Seven Investment Management LLP | |
| 55 Bishopsgate | ||
| London | ||
| EC2N 3AS | ||
| Bankers | HSBC Bank UK Plc |
BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
CONTENTS
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| Trustees’ report | 1 – 8 |
| Statement of trustees’ responsibilities | 9 |
| Independent auditor’s report | 10 – 12 |
| Statement of financial activities | 13 - 14 |
| Balance sheet | 15 |
| Statement of cash flows | 16 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 17 - 26 |
BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The Board of Trustees are pleased to present their Trustees’ Annual Report and financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2025. The Trustees’ Annual Report contains a Directors’ Report as required by company law. The Trustee’s confirm they have complied with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. The financial statements comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The main objectives of the charity as set out in the charity’s Articles of Association and memorandum are to provide assessment, treatment and interventions, information to young people in the areas of Health (mainly Mental Health) and other areas relevant, and to research adolescence and the causes of adolescent breakdown.
The principal activities of the charity continue to be the provision of services to young people around Mental Health and development of a clinical audit, an outcome study on adolescent psychotherapy and research into adolescent breakdown. The Brent Centre for Young People (Brent Centre) provides Adolescent Exploratory Therapy (AET) and Psychotherapy services to help young people who experience a range of emotional and mental health difficulties. The most prevalent problems across all service users in the past year include:
These challenges can be addressed head-on through the Brent Centre’s range of therapy services. If they aren’t talked through in early adulthood, the problem presented can significantly impair mental and physical health and limit young people’s ability to progress into fulfilling adult lives.
The aim is to help young people make positive changes and improve their wellbeing. This can lead to:
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Improved relationships
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Reduced social exclusion
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Lower risk of breakdown in adulthood
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Better educational attainment
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The Brent Centre’s activities are provided through, Individual Adolescent Exploratory Therapy (AET), Individual Psychotherapy, Private Services, Parental Support and Family Therapy, Practical Support, Young Offenders Project, Schools Services, Sport and Thought, Research and Scottish Highlands. AET, Psychotherapy, Parent Support and Family Therapy, Practical Support and Research activities are undertaken at Laufer House and Byron House (WCYP), and the other projects take place in outreach locations such as Schools and Brent Youth Offending Services.
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Adolescent Exploratory Therapy (AET): Is the exceptional core analytic provision specifically to meet the needs of adolescents and was created and developed by the Brent Centre. It is the first therapeutic provision through a series of consultations in which a young person explores their feelings and difficulties and begins to understand what is worrying them and why. The young person and therapist will think together about what changes could be made and what might make the person feel better. Proven to help young people cope with feelings of depression, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and even suicidal thoughts, sessions last for 45 minutes and continue for as long as they are needed.
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Individual psychotherapy: Designed for those who have had AET but need additional support, sessions are offered three times a week for up to three years. This gives young people space to understand their situation, feelings, and behaviours - empowering them to make needed changes.
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Private Services: The Private service offered a total of 967 sessions to 50 young people. The private service continues to be a therapeutic home to a range of young people and their families in distress. We offer short term and longer term AET, Psychotherapy, parent support and family therapy. As a service we provide treatment opportunities to young people whose presentation is too disturbed and complex to be treated by a therapist working solo.
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Parental support: Support is offered to parents and carers whose children are already in therapy. This creates opportunity for them to talk openly about their child’s needs, discuss concerns and develop new ways to help their loved one overcome the issues they face.
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Family therapy: Engaging parents, carers and siblings in group work, where they are encouraged to take an active role in the treatment process. Guided by Brent Centre therapists, they learn to understand the difficulties they face and work together to build a better future.
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Practical support: Offered alongside therapy for as long as it is needed. It is designed to help young people access key services such as education, health, housing and employment – smoothing out practical challenges so that they are better able to address their mental health difficulties.
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Working with Young Offenders: The Young Offenders Project is based at the Brent Civic Centre working in conjunction with the Youth Justice Service. At the Youth Justice Service (YJS), Brent Centre offer AET, parent support, family therapy and group discussion programs. On behalf of the YJS, Brent Centre run one-off victim awareness sessions for youths on conditional cautions or out of court disposals. Brent Centre staff also provide support to YOS staff, helping them to better identify signs of distress and understand the mental health needs of the young people under their care.
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Schools: At schools, Brent Centre provide one-to-one support through AET and a pilot brief intervention service, for pupils with less severe difficulties. In response to specific concerns raised by teachers, Brent Centre provide therapeutic group work for pupils to work through shared difficulties together. Brent Centre supports academic and pastoral care staff to better identify and assist students struggling with mental health. Lastly, Brent Centre provide parents and carers the chance to talk openly about their children’s needs through parental or family therapy. The project is based in one primary and eight secondary schools. Supervision, individual and group work are provided to school staff.
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Sport and Thought: Sport & Thought is a combined football coaching and group therapy programme delivered by adolescent psychotherapists. Sport & Thought creates a safe place for young people to build friendships and address the root cause of their behaviours, facilitating improvements in their social functioning, general behaviour, and focus. The project is run at two secondary schools, a local football club, and a youth Centre.
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Research: Brent Centre continues to research the area of adolescent mental health and is currently working on several articles for mental health publications, particularly on young offending and Adolescent Exploratory Therapy.
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Westminster Centre for Young People (WCYP): Westminster Centre was set up to provide AET, individual psychotherapy, parental support and family therapy in the neighbouring borough of Westminster. This is service takes place at Byron House.
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Scottish Highland: The Brent Centre Highlands aims to support young people aged 14 – 21 years in the Scottish Highlands. It has offered 611 sessions to 64 young people. Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young people in Highland aged between 15-24 years. For young people those added risk factors include LGBT, suicide related internet use, bereavement, academic pressure, NEET, physical health problems, and alcohol / drug use.
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Training/Seminars: Brent Centre training is one aimed at GPs, frontline workers, and a series of lectures and clinical seminars aimed at psychotherapeutic professionals and trainees.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Brent Centre for Young People is delighted that in the year 2024/25 it:
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Helped 858 young people
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Offered 11,311 sessions
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Supported 194 parent/carers
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Liaised with 82 professionals
Brent Centre for Young People has continued to develop its outreach therapeutic work in 9 schools in the boroughs of Brent and Ealing, the Brent Youth Justice Service, and ‘Sport and Thought’ project.
The young people who used Brent Centre's services during 2024/25 were aged between 11 and 25, and their ethnicities reflect the diversity of the boroughs in which the BCYP works.
To assess the impact of their work on young people, Brent Centre conducts regular clinical audits of their service. Therapists regularly provide assessments of their patients, to track progress over time and understand the impact of therapy. Young people are also asked to periodically complete a self-assessment, which helps us to build a picture of their own sense of wellbeing. By comparing the data from a young person’s initial assessment with their most recent assessment, we can measure change in presentation and provide an indicator of therapeutic progress. The information from these assessments is measured according to five key outcome areas: mental health/emotional difficulties, social functioning, academic/employment functioning, risks towards self, and risks towards others.
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Outcomes for Mental Health/Emotional Difficulties
Note: Stabilisation of difficulties is an important step towards recovery. It is recognised as an achievement. However, improvements in specific areas do not necessarily mean total recovery.
We saw significant therapeutic achievements in mental health and emotional difficulties.
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82% experienced a stabilisation or a reduction in their anxiety
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83% experienced a stabilisation or an improvement in their family problems
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80% experienced a stabilisation or a reduction in their concentration difficulties
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84% experienced a stabilisation or a reduction in their depression
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80% experienced a stabilisation or a reduction in suicide ideation
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80% experienced a stabilisation or an improvement in their peer relationships
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81% experienced a stabilisation or a reduction in self-harming
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80% experienced a stabilisation or a reduction in eating problems/disordered eating
Clinical Services Case Study.
Musa was 17 when he was referred to the Centre by his CAMHS Case Manager for support with emotional dysregulation, aggressive outbursts, suicidal thoughts and interpersonal difficulties. The referrer linked lots of Musa’s symptoms to multiple adverse childhood experiences and trauma growing up in Pakistan. His father died when he was very young and his mother had serious mental health difficulties, meaning she had to hand over Musa and his sister’s care to her extended family when Musa was eight.
When Musa arrived in Brent, fleeing violence from his grandfather, he quickly came to the attention of mental health services and received a diagnosis of ADHD through his local CAMHS team. He was receiving medication and check-in appointments from a psychiatrist, but it was clear that he needed more in-depth therapeutic support to help him feel safe and stable enough to manage a difficult transition to life in the UK. There was no possibility of accessing this within CAMHS due to long waiting lists. Musa was under the care of his paternal aunt who was desperate for him to have a space to slow down and reflect, as his moods were increasingly unstable and he was often getting into fights with other young people at his new school, jeopardising his place there.
In the early stages of his therapy, Musa spoke for almost the whole of the sessions, his anxieties about managing at his new college and being liked by his peers pouring out, alongside frightening and detailed descriptions of the physical and emotional abuse inflicted on him by his grandfather. He came across as chronically overwhelmed and traumatised, constantly in a rush and expressed a real fear that his therapist would abandon him in the way that all adults had seemingly abandoned him in his life. Simultaneously, Musa found himself in a very intense relationship with a new girlfriend and his aunt was raising concerns about their arguments and his addiction to his phone.
Musa’s therapist took time to listen to him in an attentive and thoughtful way, talking to his fears and worries about how much he could trust him, as well as helping notice how his body reacted to intense feelings of anger, anxiety and fear. When Musa became more settled and trusting in the consistency of his sessions, the therapist helped him make links between situations where he felt out of control and helpless, to his more extreme behaviours and moods, and his past experiences in Pakistan.
After a period of stability and some initial progress, Musa then became very down and depressed around the first break in his therapy over Christmas, which coincided with the breakdown of the relationship with his girlfriend. He found it hard to get up in the morning, come to school or his sessions, and was expressing suicidal thoughts that worried his aunt. A separate clinician met with Musa’s aunt on two occasions and these sessions seemed to help Musa make his way back to therapy, feel reassured that we were still thinking about him as a team. Together with his therapist, he was gradually able to put into words what was making him feel so hopeless – he had invested everything in his relationship with his girlfriend that helped to fill the hole left by his mother and he felt terrified about the idea of becoming an adult. Musa said that in some senses he felt totally cheated by his childhood and that he wanted more time; he was struggling to let go of the family experiences he didn’t have and that he saw everyone else having around Christmas. His breakdown happening around the time of the break in his therapy enabled important discussion about how quickly Musa had ‘put everything’ on his therapist, leaving him feeling empty and abandoned during the break. An important part of the next phase of work was helping him to prioritise looking after himself, putting in safe and helpful boundaries in his relationships and tuning in to his own internal resources.
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From here, Musa was able to build himself back up and started to attend both his college and sessions more consistently. In the end, he was able to pass all his A-Level exams and did better than he had expected in many of his subjects. Although he was still prone to burning himself out, he felt more able to manage his intense feelings of anger and fear, more secure in his friendships and relationship with his aunt, and less dependent on external supports (gym, phone, partner) to help him manage day to day. One of the most important things he took away from therapy was an improved ability to sit with his own thoughts and memories, to be still, feeling more at peace with the trauma he experienced and with the experiences he didn’t have in his own family, but could hope for in his adult life. He left therapy after 14 months, feeling more hopeful about his future and more prepared to face life as a young adult.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The charity is wholly dependent on regular and consistent funding to carry out its work with young people. Who are provided the services free except for the Private Services Clinic. In the financial year ending 31 March 2025, the Brent Centre for Young People received funding from the following organisations who kindly donated towards the different activities:
The In-house and Irish Projects were supported with funding from: NWL ICB (Brent), John Lyon’s Charity, Government of Ireland: Emigrant Support Programme, Irish Youth Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund, The Rayne Trust and Young Brent Foundation.
The Schools and Sport & Thought projects were funded by John Lyon’s Charity, The Allen and Overy Shearman Foundation, BBC Children in Need, Hargreaves Foundation, Harrow Care Plus, The Hedley Foundation and National Lottery Communities Fund (Million Hours Fund).
The Westminster Centre for Young People project was funded by: John Lyon’s Charity, Westminster Foundation, Strand Parishes Trust and Young Westminster Foundation.
Scottish Highlands project was funded by The Hugh Fraser Foundation, National Lottery Communities Fund, Anne Duchess of Westminster Fund, The Highland Council, Sported Foundation, Gordan & Ena Baxter Foundation, Rotary Club of Nairn, Nairn Inner Wheel Club, The Northwood Charitable Trust, Tesco Community Grant and The Mackintosh Foundation.
The Young People in Crisis project, which works across the above projects, was funded by The Sobell Foundation, The Henry Smith Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Jusaca Charitable Trust, Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity, Pantheon Charitable Trust and Masonic Charitable Foundation.
BCYP core activities received funds from donations by marathon events, individuals, training/seminars, The Julius Silman Charitable Trust, The Hollick Family Foundation and Felicity Wilde Charitable Trust.
For the year ended 31 March 2025, the Brent Centre for Young People had total income amounting to £ 1,478,388 (2024: £1,736,951) including capital income. The total expenditure was £1,715,889 (2024: £1,855,394) with the net movement in funds being a deficit of £230,098 (2024: Deficit £62,140).
The Brent Centre for Young People is dependent on the generosity of our donors for our daily activities.
The demand for our expertise and services to vulnerable young people has never been greater. The main sources of income for the Brent Centre for Young People have been through NWL ICB, Schools and Grant Making Trusts.
Going Concern
The Trustees after making appropriate enquiries, have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing financial statements. Further details of the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
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RESERVES POLICY
Brent Centre’s policy is to hold sufficient free reserves to cover expenditure of between three and six months. This will allow the charity to continue some level of its activities in the event of a sudden deterioration in its finances and give and to give a degree of freedom to find new opportunities.
Each year the Executive Committee of Trustees reviews the appropriate level of reserves by assessing the risks facing the Brent Centre and the potential financial impact of these. The policy requires the Trustees to ensure that the reserves are adequate to:
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allow time for fundamental restructuring in the event of a major downturn and consequential future funding uncertainties;
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enable the charity to continue the ongoing programme of work, much of which is long-term in nature, in spite of unexpected variations in income.
As at the end of the year, of the total reserves, the amount of free reserves held by the Brent Centre was £628,734 which is approximately 5 months of planned forward expenditure. We are comfortable with this level considering the fluctuations in the economy. The Trustees review the activities and expenditure of the charity and consider which services and expenditure could be reduced, if needed.
Whilst our fundraising activity results in a spread of income from a broad range of sources, some of which are longer term, the impact of sudden and major loss in income would impose serious risk on our ability to maintain our activities. However, our reserves policy provides for a period of stability. In addition, the Brent Centre owns the freehold interest in its building in Brondesbury Park. Further risks which have been identified include allegations of impropriety of our personnel and more usual risks associated with natural catastrophes, such as fire, flood, communications failure, data breach, etc. (most of which are covered by our insurance, in any case). Risks are reviewed regularly.
Brent Centre aims to keep the amount invested in reserves such that, most of the income can be spent on the services that it provides to young people, while also ensuring reasonable financial security.
Investment Policy
Brent Centre invests funds in a balanced portfolio of securities administered by 7IM (seven investment management LLP) in accordance with the charity’s investment policy and ethical values.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
The clinical services of the Brent Centre are reaching a large number of young people. With the expansion of the clinical services of the centre, there is an increased need of an infrastructure that supports the excellent work taking place in our many projects. To this end the Brent Centre is continuing to focus on expanding our fundraising and communication strategy. This with a view of expanding the reach of the Brent Centre geographically, both within London, and more widely.
Training and research are important strategic developments for the Brent Centre, in terms of reaching more young people with our therapeutic model and expertise, and in continuing to understand adolescent mental health. The Brent Centre will continue to expand the seminar series to GPs, frontline workers, international series of lectures and clinical seminars aimed at psychotherapeutic professionals and trainees. These new directions in training will continue to bring a source of funding to the Brent Centre.
The Brent Centre additionally held a very successful conference with Westminster School in 2024 and look forward to holding a third conference in the summer of 2025.
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Brent Centre for Young People is a registered charity (1081903) in England and Wales, and (SCO052246) in Scotland. The charity is set up under its Memorandum and Articles of Association as a company limited by guarantee (registration number 04037793). The company was incorporated on 17 July 2000. Prior to this, the unincorporated charity operated as the Centre for Research into Adolescent Breakdown.
The Board of Trustees are the charity's Trustees and the legal directors of the company. They are eligible for reappointment after three for a further three-years term at the Annual General Meeting. As the need to recruit new Trustees arises, Brent Centre analyses the skills and capacity of its current board.
The Brent Centre will then seek to identify potential candidates who will bring relevant knowledge and experience to the board in line with its needs. Candidates are then invited to apply. The current board will discuss the candidates and select new Trustees who must be appointed at a Board meeting. The training needs of Trustees are identified by the Chair of Trustees with the Board.
The Trustees who served during the year were: Dr B L Roberts MB ChB FRCPsych (Chair); Ms. Pessi Elias, MSc, ACP Member; Mr. Randy Mannie (Treasurer); Mr. Gideon Hadary, MSc, ACP Member, Fellow of the Inst. Psychoanal; Mr Simon Dodds; Mr. Ian Barnes; Ms. Anoushka Babbar; Mr. Philip Stokoe; Dr Gregory Battle; Ms Charlotte Neser and Ms Christiane Laurence.
Key management personnel
Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Valentina Levi, ACP Member; Head of Branding & Development and Private Services, Ms. Anna Honeysett; Administration and Finance Manager, Mr. Jameel Ukaye; Head of Outreach Services, Ms. Jana Duchonova; Head of Data and Impact, Mr. Niall Henderson and Clinical Development Manager, Mr. Barnaby Dunn.
The Board of Trustees meets at least four times a year. The Board set and reviewed strategy and monitored operational matters.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was appointed by the Board of Trustees to manage the running of the organisation. In the absence of the CEO, there is a senior management team consisting of the Head of Branding & Development and Private Services, Administration and Finance Manager, Head of Outreach Service, Head of Data and Impact and Clinical Development Manager, to help with the strategy and management of the organisation. The CEO is the manager of heads of the departments, all the heads of the departments manage their respective departments, Finance & Resources, Fundraising, Communications, Clinical Services (In-House and Outreach services), Training and Research, and Private Services. All clinical in-house and outreach staff attend clinical meetings and are allocated a small supervision groups.
New Trustees should be provided with a detailed induction pack and an induction programme involving meeting with key members of staff to gain an understanding of the organisation and the external environment in which it operates. Trustees are encouraged to attend the meetings and conferences, training and other events organised by the Charity. The CEO sends Trustees a list of possible training courses.
The removal of any member of the Executive by the Executive Committee is undertaken if a member of the Executive Committee fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee may resolve that he/she be removed from the Executive Committee. The member must be given at least 7 days’ notice in writing of the resolution.
The CEO oversees setting the pay and remuneration for management personnel. These are presented to the Board of Trustees who discuss the implications on the budget before approving.
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Internal control and risk management
The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that Brent Centre has an appropriate system of financial controls that regulates the efficient and effective operation of the charity. The Trustees ensure that the charity complies with relevant laws and regulations and approve policies relating to them. The trustees have evaluated the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage those risks.
Key identified risks and approaches to mitigate are:
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Income volatility because of the economic uncertainty and austerity- good financial controls, development of the private services to provide additional predictable income and the regional services to diversify income streams and spread the risk. Increased applications to Trusts and foundations and investment in marketing and communication such as upgrade to the website.
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Security of assets- good financial procedures in place including segregation of roles, vigilance against fraud including cybercrime, investment in IT.
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Ongoing challenges of reduced income through tenders due to public services reductions- continued investment in all income generating initiatives, ongoing review and developing services models to ensure relevance and value for money.
Brent Centre policies are initially written by the member of staff most involved in that policy area in conjunction with the Administration and Finance Manager. The policy is then reviewed and amended by the CEO before submitting it to the Board of Trustees for approval. If a policy is not approved, the Trustees will comment, and it will be returned to the CEO and the Senior Management Team. Decision making is taken at the most appropriate level depending on the risk involved. All decisions are made with the knowledge of the CEO. For decisions that involve a large commitment or level of risk to the organisation, the Board's approval is required.
Disclosure of information to auditor
Each of the directors has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information
Auditor
In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that Azets Audit Services be re- appointed as auditor of the company will be put to the Annual General Meeting.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Dr Bernard Roberts MB ChB FRCPsych Chairperson Date: 1 December 2025
Randy Mannie Treasurer Date: 1 December 2025
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The Trustees, who are also the directors of Brent Centre for Young People for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 . They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Brent Centre for Young People (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the Statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8* of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Report of the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the trustees' report (incorporating the directors’ report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the trustees’ report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the trustees’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
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Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
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Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company through enquiry and inspection;
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Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/Our-Work/Audit/Audit-and-assurance/Standards-and-guidance/Standards-and-guidance-forauditors/Auditors-responsibilities-for-audit/Description-of-auditors-responsibilities-for-audit.aspx.
This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
J Howard FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Azets Audit Services Statutory Auditor
2[nd] Floor Regis House 45 King William Street London EC4R 9AN
Date: 3 December 2025
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Current financial year Unrestricted funds general Unrestricted funds designated Notes 2025 £ 2025 £ Income and endowments from: Donations 3 665,844 - Charitable activities 4 224,029 - Investment income 5 13,265 - Total income 903,138 - Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 165,237 - Clinical services 7 866,032 28,015 Total expenditure 1,031,269 28,015 Net gains/(losses) on investments11 7,402 - Net movement in funds (120,729) (28,015) Fund balances at 1 April 2024 749,463 289,799 Fund balances at 31 March 2025 628,734 261,784 |
Restricted funds 2025 £ 575,033 217 575,250 - 656,604 656,604 - (81,354) 320,536 239,182 |
Total 2025 £ 1,240,877 224,029 13,482 1,478,388 165,237 1,550,651 1,715,888 7,402 (230,098) 1,359,798 1,129,700 |
Total 2024 £ 1,462,606 261,475 12,870 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,736,951 | |||
| 162,138 1,693,256 |
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| 1,855,394 | |||
| 56,303 | |||
| (62,140) 1,421,938 |
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| 1,359,798 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
| Prior financial year Unrestricted funds general Unrestricted funds designated Notes 2024 £ 2024 £ Income and endowments from: Donations 3 752,144 - Charitable activities 4 261,475 - Investment income 5 12,717 - Total income 1,026,336 - Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 162,138 - Clinical services 7 644,942 77,729 Total expenditure 807,080 77,729 Net gains/(losses) on investments 11 56,303 - Net movement in funds 275,559 (77,729) Fund balances at 1 April 2022 473,904 367,528 Fund balances at 31 March 2023 749,463 289,799 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ 710,462 - 153 710,615 - 970,585 970,585 - (259,970) 580,506 320,536 |
Total 2024 £ 1,462,606 261,475 12,870 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,736,951 | ||
| 162,138 1,693,256 |
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| 1,855,394 | ||
| 56,303 | ||
| (62,140) 1,421,938 |
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| 1,359,798 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | |||||
| Tangible assets | 12 | 143,959 | 148,411 | ||
| Investments | 13 | 694,775 | 888,395 | ||
| 838,734 | 1,036,806 | ||||
| Current assets | |||||
| Debtors | 15 | 84,471 | 154,361 | ||
| Cash bank and in hand | 473,010 | 293,104 | |||
| 557,481 | 447,465 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 16 | (266,515) | (124,473) | ||
| Net current assets | 290,966 | 322,992 | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,129,700 | 1,359,798 | |||
| Income funds | |||||
| Restricted funds | 18 | 239,182 | 320,536 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| Designated funds | 19 | 261,784 | 289,799 | ||
| General unrestricted funds | 20 | 628,734 | 749,463 | ||
| 1,039,262 | |||||
| 1,129,700 | 1,359,798 |
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 1 December 2025
Dr Bernard Roberts MB ChB FRCPsych Trustee
Company Registration No. 04037793
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities (Cash absorbed by) / generated from operations 23 Investing activities Investment income received Withdrawal Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities Net cash used in financing activities Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
2025 £ £ (24,175) 4,081 200,000 204,081 - 179,906 293,104 473,010 |
2024 £ £ (170,353) 4,087 - 4,087 - (166,266) 459,370 293,104 |
2024 £ £ (170,353) 4,087 - 4,087 - (166,266) 459,370 293,104 |
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| (166,266) 459,370 |
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| 293,104 |
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1. Accounting policies
Company information
Brent Centre for Young People is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 51 Winchester Avenue, London NW6 7TT.
1.1 Accounting convention
The financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the Charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and “Accounting and reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)”. The Charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of investments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2 Going Concern
The Trustees, after considering the Charity’s financial results and financial forecast, have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
1.3 Charitable funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Design funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the Trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purpose and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
1.4 Income
Income is recognised when the Charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been net, the amounts can be measure reliably, and it is probably that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the Charity has been notified of the donation unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Grant income is recognised in full in the year in which it is receivable, using the performance model, unless there are specific performance related conditions that prevent its recognition and instead the income is deferred.
1.5 Expenditure
All expenditure is accountable for an on accrual basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Staff costs not directly identified have been allocated on the following basis:
Fundraising costs Direct cost Support costs 7% of total cost Direct charitable activities 93% of total cost
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1 Accounting policies
1.6 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to wite off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following basis:
Freehold property 3% on reducing balance Equipment 25% straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.
1.7 Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting data. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expected as incurred.
1.8 Impairment of fixed assets
As each reporting end date, the Charity review the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
1.9 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
1.10 Financial instruments
The Charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” and Section 12 “Other Financial Instruments Issues” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basis financial instruments. Basic financial instruments, other than investments, are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.11 Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charges as an expense as they fall due.
2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The Trustees do not consider there to be any critical accounting estimates or judgements applied in the preparation of the financial statements.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
3 Donations
| 3 | Donations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 5 6 7 |
Unrestricted funds general Restricted funds 2025 2025 £ £ Donations and gifts 665,844 575,033 Charitable activities Private and clinical services Investment income Interest and dividend income Raising funds Fundraising and publicity Fundraising costs Staff costs Investment management Clinical Services Staff costs Depreciation and impairment Other Share of support costs (see note 8) Share of governance costs (see note 8) Analysis by fund Unrestricted funds – general Unrestricted funds – designated Restricted funds |
Total Unrestricted funds general 2025 2024 £ £ 1,240,877 752,144 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ 710,462 2025 £ 224,029 2025 £ 13,482 2025 £ 25,925 128,888 154,813 10,424 165,237 2025 £ 1,250,158 4,452 - 1,254,610 268,757 27,284 1,550,651 866,032 28,015 656,604 1,550,651 |
Total 2024 £ 1,462,606 |
| 2024 £ 261,476 |
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| 2024 £ 12,870 |
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| 2024 £ 25,456 126,646 |
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| 152,102 10,036 |
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| 162,138 | ||||
| 2024 £ 1,230,920 4,736 199 |
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| 1,235,855 441,801 15,600 |
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| 1,693,256 | ||||
| 644,942 77,729 970,585 |
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| 1,693,256 |
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 8 Support costs Staff costs Head office costs Other costs Audit fees |
Support costs £ 94,098 58,751 115,908 - 268,757 |
Governance costs £ - - - 27,284 27,284 |
2025 £ 94,098 58,751 115,908 27,284 296,041 |
Support costs £ 223,194 103,499 115,168 - 441,861 |
Governance costs £ - - - 15,600 15,600 |
2024 £ 223,194 103,499 115,168 15,600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457,461 |
9 Trustees None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the Charity during the year.
There were no reimbursed expenses to trustees during the year (2024: nil).
10 Employees
Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
| Management and administrative staff Research and clinical staff Employment costs Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
2025 Number 11 35 46 2025 £ 1,315,970 123,287 33,889 1,473,146 |
2024 Number 10 37 |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | ||
| 2024 £ 1,407,494 135,864 37,402 |
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| 1,580,760 |
The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were:
| The number of employees whose annual remuneration | was £60,000 or more were: | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Number | Number | |
| £60,000 - £69,999 | 1 | - |
| £70,000 - £79,999 | - | 1 |
| £80,000 - £89,999 | - | 1 |
| £90,000 - £99,999 | - | - |
| £100,000 - £119,999 | 1 | - |
| £120,000 - £129,999 | - | - |
| £130,000 - £139,999 | - | 1 |
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees, the Chief Executive Officer, Administration and Finance Manager, Head of Private Services, Head of Outreach, Head of Data & Impact and the Clinical Development Manager. The total benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £408,664 (2024: £392,467). Pension costs in respect of higher paid employees was £13,568 (2024: £9,793).
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 11 Net gains/(losses) on investments Revaluation of investments 12 Tangible fixed assets Cost At 1 April 2024 At 31 March 2025 Depreciation and impairment At 1 April 2024 Depreciation charged in the year At 31 March 2025 Carrying amount At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 13 Fixed asset investments Cost or valuation At 1 April 2024 Additions Valuation changes Withdrawal Investment income Management charges Disposals At 31 March 2025 Carrying amount At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 |
Freehold property £ 341,440 341,440 193,029 4,452 197,481 143,959 148,417 Listed investments £ 876,608 240,598 7,402 - (487,543) 637,065 637,065 876,608 |
Unrestricted funds general Unrestricted funds general 2025 2024 £ £ 7,402 56,303 7,402 56,303 Equipment Total £ £ 40,806 382,246 40,806 382,246 40,806 233,835 - 4,452 40,806 238,287 - 143,959 - 148,417 Cash in portfolio Total £ £ 11,787 888,395 (240,597) 1 - 7,402 (200,000) (200,000) 9,401 9,401 (10,424) (10,424) 487,543 - 57,710 694,775 57,710 694,775 11,787 888,395 |
Unrestricted funds general Unrestricted funds general 2025 2024 £ £ 7,402 56,303 7,402 56,303 Equipment Total £ £ 40,806 382,246 40,806 382,246 40,806 233,835 - 4,452 40,806 238,287 - 143,959 - 148,417 Cash in portfolio Total £ £ 11,787 888,395 (240,597) 1 - 7,402 (200,000) (200,000) 9,401 9,401 (10,424) (10,424) 487,543 - 57,710 694,775 57,710 694,775 11,787 888,395 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56,303 | |||
| Total £ 382,246 |
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| 382,246 | |||
| 233,835 4,452 |
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| 238,287 | |||
| 143,959 | |||
| 148,417 | |||
| Total £ 888,395 1 7,402 (200,000) 9,401 (10,424) - |
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| 694,775 | |||
| 694,775 | |||
| 888,395 |
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 14 Financial Investments Carrying amount of financial assets Instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss 15 Debtors Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income 16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other taxation and social security Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income |
2025 £ 637,063 2025 £ 72,368 600 11,503 84,471 2025 £ 43,565 20,013 525 202,412 266,515 |
2024 £ 876,608 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 £ 142,416 600 11,346 |
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| 154,362 | ||
| 2024 £ 56,334 15,821 1,993 50,325 |
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| 124,473 |
17 Retirement benefit schemes
Defined contribution schemes
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Charity in an independently administered fund.
The charge to statement of financial activities in respect of defined contribution schemes was £33,889 (2024 - £37,402).
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
18 Restricted funds
The income funds of the charity include the restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
| In house projects Development Fund Schools project YOS Project Sport and Thought Healthy minds Brighter Future (Big Lottery) Irish Projects Highlands WCYP Projects Capital Project |
Movement in funds Balance at 1 April 2023 Income £ £ 224,930 116,080 59,111 - 97,690 136,950 65,613 48,050 30,051 83,993 20,219 142,872 28,500 26,150 - 26,000 54,392 130,520 - - 580,506 710,615 |
Expenditure £ (285,984) - (183,952) (83,727) (86,182) (151,044) (48,150) (12,650) (118,896) - (970,585) |
Movement in funds Balance at 31 March 2024 Income £ 55,026 104,661 59,111 - 50,688 150,500 29,936 11,875 27,862 49,749 12,047 93,169 6,500 26,000 13,350 81,467 66,016 37,829 - 20,000 320,536 575,250 |
Expenditure £ (123,351) - (143,417) (36,562) (77,611) (105,216) (26,000) (50,568) (90,532) (3,347) (656,604) |
Balance at 31 March 2025 36,336 59,111 57,771 5,249 - - 6,500 44,249 13,313 16,653 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239,182 |
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
18 Restricted funds
In House Projects – Funded to support, Healthy minds, brighter futures through Adolescent Exploratory Therapy, Parent Support and Family Therapy, Practical support and Research activities undertaken at Laufer House.
Development Funds – Staff professional development.
Schools project - Outreach at schools, currently working with 9 schools in Brent and beyond. BCYP provide one-to-one support through Adolescent Exploratory Therapy and pilot brief intervention service for pupil with less severe difficulties.
YOS Project - The Young Offenders Project is based at the Brent Civic Centre working in conjunction with the Youth Offending Services. Youth Offending Service offered for Adolescent Exploratory Therapy, Parent support, Family therapy, and group discussion programs.
Sport and Thought - Sport and Thought is a combined football coaching and group therapy programme delivered by adolescent psychotherapists. Sport and Thought creates a safe place for young people to build friendship sand address the root cause of their behaviours.
Irish Projects - The funds were restricted to the Irish Mental Health and practical support project, included within In House projects offered at Laufer House. It offers Adolescent Exploratory Therapy, Parent Support, and Family support. During the year the Government of Ireland, awarded a grant of £22,000 towards the Emigrant Support Programme for the year 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
WCYP - collaborative service with the Institute of Psychoanalysis and the British Psychoanalytic Society to develop a child and adolescent clinic. The WCYP offers assessments, Adolescent Exploratory Therapy, Parent and family support.
19 Designated funds
| Fixed Asset Funds Research Projects Education and Training Development |
Balance at 1 April 2023 £ 153,147 64,381 150,000 367,528 |
Expenditure £ (4,736) (64,381) (8,612) (77,729) |
Balance at 1 April 2024 £ 148,411 - 141,388 289,799 |
Expenditure Balance at 31 March 2025 £ £ (4,452) 143,959 - (23,563) 117,825 (28,015) 261,784 |
Expenditure Balance at 31 March 2025 £ £ (4,452) 143,959 - (23,563) 117,825 (28,015) 261,784 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261,784 |
Fixed asset fund – equates to the value of fixed assets at the balance sheet date.
Research project – funds designated to help manage costs of future research projects.
Education and Training Development – funds designated to the development of training projects.
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
20 Analysis of net assets between funds
- Fund balances at 31 March 2025 are represented by:
| Tangible assets Investments Current assets/(liabilities) |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ - 576,950 51,784 628,734 |
Designated funds 2025 £ 143,959 117,825 - 261,784 |
Restricted funds 2025 £ - - 239,182 239,182 |
Total 2025 £ 143,959 694,775 290,966 1,129,700 |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ - 747,007 2,456 749,463 |
Designated funds 2024 £ 148,411 141,388 - 289,799 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ - - 320,536 320,536 |
Total 2024 £ 148,411 888,395 322,992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,359,798 |
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BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
22 Related party transactions
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 – none).
23 Cash generated from operations
| Cash generated from operations | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Deficit)/Surplus for the year Adjustments for: Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities Loss/(gain) on disposal investments Fair value gains and losses on investments Investment management charges Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets Movement in working capital: Decrease/(increase) in debtors Increase in creditors (Decrease) / Increase in deferred income Cash generated from/ (absorbed by) operations |
2025 £ (230,099) (13,481) - (7,402) 10,424 4,452 69,890 142,041 - (24,175) |
2024 £ (62,140) (12,870) - (56,303) 10,036 4,736 (55,626) 1,812 - |
| (170,353) |
The charity had no debt during the year.
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