Centre33

What Centre33 does

Centre 33 is a UK-registered charity (registration number 1074974), founded in 1981 and headquartered at 33 Clarendon Street, Cambridge, that delivers free, confidential mental health, counselling, and practical support services to young people aged 13 to 25 across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Service delivery is organised around three pillars: Mental Health (drop-in sessions, six sessions of 50-minute counselling, and guided self-help with wellbeing practitioners), Practical Support (housing, food, money and jobs, and sexual health guidance), and Caring Roles (dedicated support for young carers under 18 and young adult carers aged 16–25, plus a Young Carers Advisory Board). The organisation operates five physical drop-in hubs in Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, Peterborough, and Wisbech, supplemented by digital intake via phone, text, WhatsApp, email, online referral forms, the Young Carers Support App (launched 2023), and a public Wellbeing Toolkit of self-help content. It is a core partner hosting the Fullscope Collaboration, a consortium of seven local organisations addressing youth mental health systemically since 2017, and co-delivers mental health drop-ins with North Brink Group in Wisbech.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than commercial: all services are provided free at the point of use with no referral or appointment required. Revenue is sourced from individual donations, regular giving, corporate partnerships and sponsorship, legacies and wills, in-memory donations, community fundraising events (e.g., Cambridge Half Marathon, Challenge 33), and grants such as the £499,500 National Lottery award supporting the Building Stronger Futures Cambridge hub appeal. The organisation is governed by a board of trustees, led by CEO Beth Green, and operates without government core funding or a parent entity. Reported impact metrics include 50,000+ young people supported since 1981, ~3,500 supported annually on average, and outcome measures of 92% of young people taking steps towards their goals, 72% reporting improved mental health, and 83% of young carers feeling less isolated.

Name

Centre33

Legal name

Centre Thirty Three Young People's Counselling and Information Service

Website

https://centre33.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Centre 33 is a Cambridge-based UK charity providing free, confidential mental health, counselling, and practical support services to young people aged 13–25 across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, delivered through five drop-in hubs and digital channels.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-off or regular donations from individuals supporting young people's services.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with businesses including sponsorship of key services, workshops and training provision, volunteering opportunities.
3. National Lottery Funding: Major grant of £499,500 awarded for Building Stronger Futures appeal to create new Cambridge support hub.
4. Legacies and Wills: Gifts left in supporters' wills to ensure future generations of young people have access to vital services.
5. Corporate Sponsorship: Sponsorship of key services such as drop-ins and mental health support, along with logo placement and social media promotion.
6. In Memory Donations: Donations made in memory of loved ones, often collected at funerals or through tribute pages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centre 33 delivers free, confidential mental health support, counselling, guided self-help, and practical support (housing, food, money/jobs, sexual health) for young people aged 13–25 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Services are accessed through five drop-in hubs, phone/email/text, and digital channels, with dedicated Young Carers and Young Adult Carers programmes and a Young Carers Support App.

Product overview

Centre33 is a charity offering free, confidential support services for young people aged up to 25 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio built around three core pillars: Mental Health Services (including counselling, guided self-help, and drop-in support), Practical Support (covering housing, food, money/jobs, and sexual health), and Caring Roles Support (for young carers and young adult carers). The Wellbeing Toolkit provides online self-help resources. Services are delivered through five physical drop-in hubs across the region and via digital channels including a Young Carers Support App. The organization also operates a Young Carers Advisory Board for youth participation and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of young people supported took steps towards their goals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fullscope CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Fullscope is a consortium of leading local organisations working together since 2017 to support and improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The seven partner organisations nurture collaboration between children, young people, families, specialist organisations and the wider community, diving deep into mental health systems to discover ways to bring about positive change. Centre 33 is proud to host this collaboration.
• Blue SmilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner organisation in Fullscope Collaboration with expertise in supporting mental health and wellbeing of children and/or young people from 0 to 25.
• Cambridge Curiosity & ImaginationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner organisation in Fullscope Collaboration with expertise in supporting mental health and wellbeing of children and/or young people from 0 to 25.
• CPSL MindcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner organisation in Fullscope Collaboration with expertise in supporting mental health and wellbeing of children and/or young people from 0 to 25.
• The Kite TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner organisation in Fullscope Collaboration with expertise in supporting mental health and wellbeing of children and/or young people from 0 to 25. Also provides LGBTQ+ support services for young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
• Ormiston FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner organisation in Fullscope Collaboration with expertise in supporting mental health and wellbeing of children and/or young people from 0 to 25.
• YMCA Trinity GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner organisation in Fullscope Collaboration with expertise in supporting mental health and wellbeing of children and/or young people from 0 to 25.
• North Brink GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership at Wisbech hub providing mental health drop-in support for North Brink Group patients up to age 19 (including Clarkson, Parson Drove, Trinity and North Brink practices).
• Sir Stephen FryminorOthersActor and writer who has endorsed Centre 33's Building Stronger Futures campaign to create a new support hub for young people in Cambridge.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Childline (NSPCC): Free, confidential helpline and online support for children and young people under 19, run by the NSPCC. Comparable in free, confidential, no-referral support model for young people, though Childline is a national, helpline-led service within a much larger incumbent.
• Mind: England and Wales's largest mental health charity providing information, advice, and support across all ages. Overlaps with Centre 33's mental health mission and counselling services, but Mind is a national incumbent with much broader scope and a federated local-Mind structure.
• The Children's Society: National UK charity working with vulnerable children and young people, including those facing exploitation, mental health issues, and disadvantage. Comparable in registered UK charity model serving young people with practical and emotional support, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Samaritans: UK-wide charity providing 24/7 emotional support for anyone in distress, including young people. Comparable in free, confidential listening-based mental health support, but Samaritans serves all ages via a national phone and messaging infrastructure rather than youth-focused drop-in hubs.

Direct peers

• The Mix: UK charity offering free, confidential support for under-25s on mental health, money, housing, and relationships via digital and telephone channels. Closely aligned in target demographic (13-25), free-access model, and multi-channel delivery including a mobile app.
• YoungMinds: UK charity focused on children and young people's mental health, providing advocacy, information, and support services. Directly comparable in mission, beneficiary demographic (under 25), and mental health focus, though it operates nationally rather than regionally.
• Off The Record (OTR): Bristol-based charity providing free, confidential mental health support for 11-25 year olds including counselling and drop-in services. Closely comparable in regional drop-in model, free access, and youth mental health focus; useful benchmark for hub-based service delivery in a single region.

Emerging players

• Beat (Eating Disorders): UK charity supporting people affected by eating disorders, including a dedicated youth and parent helpline. Comparable in free, confidential mental health support for young people, though Beat is a single-cause specialist rather than a generalist youth mental health provider.
• Papyrus: UK charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide, with HOPELINEUK service for under-35s. Comparable in free, confidential support for young people facing mental health crises, though narrower in focus on suicide prevention.
• CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably): UK charity leading a movement against suicide, with a helpline and webchat primarily for men but also serving wider audiences. Comparable in emotional support and mental health mission, though CALM's primary focus is male suicide prevention rather than youth mental health per se.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/centre33camb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre33camb

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

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