Young Persons Centre

Analysis

Young Persons Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04338167). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Young Persons Centre reported income of £525k and spending of £498k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £322k to £525k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Young Persons Centre 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston Vocational Centre Ltd (£523k), Young Lewisham Project (Workshop) (£526k) and Natwest Social & Community Capital (£522k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.8%. Reserves of £226k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.