Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

OFF THE RECORD 

Free confidential counselling service for young people between the ages of 10-28.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£170£265£-95n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£308£474£-166n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£343£302£41n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£357£326£31n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£377£306£71n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£231£283£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£261£269£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£271£282£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£297£309£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£335£327£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£336£307£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£330£311£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£296£256£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£224£205£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£226£216£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£237£220£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£203£202£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£218£250£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£268£254£15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 46 years

www.otr-tameside.org

webmail@otr-tameside.org

07917042930

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for young people
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oldham, Tameside,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department of Health - Off the Record
£19,400 01/04/2021
The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental ....more
Department for Work and Pensions - OFF THE RECORD
£3,000 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/1978, number: 508061
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 26 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

Off The Record - Unit 26
Tanner Bros (Greenfield) Ltd
Waterside Mill, Chew Valley Road
Greenfield
OLDHAM
OL3 7NH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TAMESIDE, GLOSSOP AND OLDHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT SUFFERING CAUSED BY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH OR BY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING A COUNSELLING SERVICE IN TAMESIDE, GLOSSOP, OLDHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE GIVING OF INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TAMESIDE, GLOSSOP, OLDHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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