The Deans Youth Project

Analysis

The Deans Youth Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07141449). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Deans Youth Project reported income of £34k and spending of £55k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £49k to £34k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Deans Youth Project sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mandeville Hall (£34k), Kingston Road Recreation Ground (£34k) and Chichester Youth Adventure Trust (£34k).

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.