Brighton Youth Centre

Analysis

Brighton Youth Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04541241). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brighton Youth Centre reported income of £6.7m and spending of £609k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £333k to £6.7m (+1923%), an average of +112% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brighton Youth Centre sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Papplewick Educational Trust Limited (£6.7m), Queen Margaret's School, York Limited (£6.8m) and The Common Purpose Charitable Trust (£6.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £300k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.