Youth Action

Analysis

Youth Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05601737). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Youth Action reported income of £531k and spending of £565k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £577k to £531k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Youth Action sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Holderness Resource Centre (£531k), South Wye Development Trust Limited (£534k) and Stepney Bank Stables Ltd (£530k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.