Youthstart

Analysis

Youthstart is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Youthstart reported income of £73k and spending of £52k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £73k (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 443%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youthstart sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Eaton and Sawley Foodbank (£73k), Cornerstone Church Bristol (£73k) and Barnton Pentecostal Church (£73k).