Is my MBP broken forever? It won't charge or power on even with the battery unplugged

Hello,
My 2011 MacBook Pro has completely died.
Around a month ago I set it down (carefully), it made a clicking noise and would not turn on. The charger light was still green but would not power back up. I unplugged the battery and it was working fine with the charger alone so I presume that the battery was the problem but did not buy a battery as I had no money/apple appointments are apparently like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Then I was using it, moved it slightly and it turned off again, would power up but only when the charger was plugged in without pressing the power button AND with the screen closed. It did this a few times and then will no longer charge or turn on. The charger shows no light. I do carry it around quite a lot for my job but it hasn't received any damage in the time it has been broken.
this also happens after I had cleaned the MacBook down and installed Yosemite.
Is it a write off or just the battery?

Try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
If no success, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a FREE evaluation.
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