UK Youth

Analysis

UK Youth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05402004). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, UK Youth reported income of £13.8m and spending of £17.9m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.7m to £13.8m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, UK Youth sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transform Housing & Support (£13.6m), Autism Anglia (£14.0m) and Dimensions Cymru Limited (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 11%, trading 2.3% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 122 people.