Positive Youth Foundation

Analysis

Positive Youth Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07613299). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Positive Youth Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £860k to £1.5m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Positive Youth Foundation 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 The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Limited (£1.5m), The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (£1.5m) and UK Music Masters Ltd. (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 2.9% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £862k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.