Young Life International

Analysis

Young Life International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04364093). It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Young Life International reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.4m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Young Life International sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Azhar Academy (£3.4m), The Chinese Overseas Christian Mission (£3.4m) and The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad in Lichfield (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 10% and charitable activities 5.1%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £410k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.