Youth Action & Diversity Trust Ltd
Analysis
Youth Action & Diversity Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05905999). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Youth Action & Diversity Trust Ltd reported income of £196k and spending of £218k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £243k to £196k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Youth Action & Diversity Trust Ltd 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 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curious Directive (£196k), Viscountess Barrington's Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground (£197k) and Coniston Sports and Social Centre (£196k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The primary objective is to meet the physical and mental needs of children and young people and their families through the provision of a wide range of activities and structures for supporting young people and to promote the development of new and innovative programs that will further educate and enhance the lives of children and young people and improve their quality of life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Curious Directive | Norwich | £196k |
| Viscountess Barrington's Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground | Swindon | £197k |
| Coniston Sports and Social Centre | Coniston | £196k |
| The Byron Society | London | £197k |