The National Youth Agency

Analysis

The National Youth Agency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02912597). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Youth Agency reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £5.4m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The National Youth Agency sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayville High School Limited (£5.4m), BRS Education Limited (£5.4m) and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 96 people.