Young People Taking Action

Analysis

Young People Taking Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leiston. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04985668). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Young People Taking Action reported income of £214k and spending of £175k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £157k to £214k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Young People Taking Action sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Wyre Forest (£213k), Newark Play Association (£215k) and 3r Foundation (£213k).