Give Youth a Break

Analysis

Give Youth a Break is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Give Youth a Break reported income of £310k and spending of £336k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £134k to £310k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Give Youth a Break sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institution of Engineering Designers (£309k), The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Limited (£310k) and The Sarikhani Foundation (£309k).