Learning Space

Analysis

Learning Space is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redhill. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03325809). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Learning Space reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £349k to £1.2m (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Learning Space sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Centre Hackney (£1.2m), The Carers Centre (Bristol and South Gloucestershire) (£1.2m) and The Kentown Wizard Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £522k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.