Youth Prospects

Analysis

Youth Prospects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thurrock. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Youth Prospects reported income of £40k and spending of £36k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £61k to £40k (-35%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Youth Prospects sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lightcity Church (£40k), Skyangels Air Ambulance (£40k) and South Northants Community Responders (£40k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.