Off the Record (number 508061) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Off the Record do?
Free confidential counselling service for young people between the ages of 10-28.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Off the Record
Answers Off the Record gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Off the Record's highest-paid staff paid?
Off the Record's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Off the Record as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Off the Record's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Oldham · Tameside
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Off the Record registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Off the Record yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Off the Record.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Off the Record?
Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
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Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Off the Record as a registered charity (number 508061) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Off the Record's charity number?
Off the Record's charity number is 508061. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 508061?
Search 508061 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Off the Record do?
Free confidential counselling service for young people between the ages of 10-28.
Does Off the Record have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Off the Record. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Off the Record?
Off the Record's website listed in our register data is http://www.otr-tameside.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Off the Record's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Off the Record's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Off the Record?
The register does not record Off the Record as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Off the Record's trustees paid?
Off the Record's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Off the Record registered as a charity?
Off the Record was entered on the register on 13 October 1978.