Streatham Youth and Community Trust

Analysis

Streatham Youth and Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07875930). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Streatham Youth and Community Trust reported income of £501k and spending of £858k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £716k to £501k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Streatham Youth and Community Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Interserve International Fellowship (£501k), Helix Arts Limited (£501k) and The Harmony Centre (£500k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £32k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £706k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.