Youth Talk Limited

Analysis

Youth Talk Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03322319). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Youth Talk Limited reported income of £610k and spending of £659k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £377k to £610k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Youth Talk Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Limbpower (£610k), Sudc-Uk (£611k) and Heathrow Travel-Care (£609k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, charitable activities 12% and trading 9.0%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £198k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.