The Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation

Analysis

The Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07161510). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation reported income of £115k and spending of £84k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £3,613 to £115k (+3094%), an average of +138% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 1128%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mary Robertson Trust (£115k), Ilkley & District Good Neighbours Community Transport (£116k) and The Charlotte Harvey Trust (£115k).