Fitzrovia Youth in Action

Analysis

Fitzrovia Youth in Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06922343). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fitzrovia Youth in Action reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £927k to £1.2m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Fitzrovia Youth in Action sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Manchester Youth Network (£1.2m), The Unity Centre Limited (£1.2m) and Wakoos Centre4children Ltd (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, trading 13%, donations and legacies 3.7% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £576k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.