Young Lewisham Project (Workshop)

Analysis

Young Lewisham Project (Workshop) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03066714). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Young Lewisham Project (Workshop) reported income of £526k and spending of £635k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £249k to £526k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Young Lewisham Project (Workshop) 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Persons Centre (£525k), West of England Rural Network (£527k) and Preston Vocational Centre Ltd (£523k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51% and charitable activities 48%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £267k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £11k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.