Hope for the Young Limited

Analysis

Hope for the Young Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06540167). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope for the Young Limited reported income of £537k and spending of £572k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £209k to £537k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hope for the Young Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 United Way (£537k), The Cart Shed Charity (£538k) and Maelor Voluntary Service (£536k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £312k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.