Teen Action

Analysis

Teen Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Teen Action reported income of £342k and spending of £351k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £195k to £342k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Teen Action sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid Suffolk Citizens Advice Bureau (£342k), RCCG Open Heavens Christian Centre Edgware (£342k) and Homemaker (South West) Limited (£342k).