The Avenues Youth Project

Analysis

The Avenues Youth Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04045031). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Avenues Youth Project reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £850k to £1.2m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Avenues Youth Project sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Fun 4 Kidz (£1.2m), Thomas Heatherley Educational Trust (£1.2m) and The Faversham Society (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 8.2%, investments 2.5% and charitable activities 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £470k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.