Youth Connection

Analysis

Youth Connection is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester Le Street. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Youth Connection reported income of £22k and spending of £25k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,356 to £22k (+412%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 222%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Connection sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clifton and Lightcliffe Subscription Band Association (£22k), Weymouth Choral Society (£22k) and Nynehead Memorial Hall (£22k).

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.