Young Roots

Analysis

Young Roots is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07448744). It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2024, Young Roots reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.8m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to November 2024, income grew from £801k to £1.4m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Young Roots sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust (£1.4m), The Artangel Trust (£1.4m) and The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £515k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.