Blandford Youth Advice & Information Centre

Analysis

Blandford Youth Advice & Information Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blandford Forum. It was registered in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blandford Youth Advice & Information Centre reported income of £47k and spending of £33k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £47k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blandford Youth Advice & Information Centre sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samaritans of Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot and Districts (£47k), Health Action (£47k) and Julia Marmor Charitable Trust (£47k).