Young People Count

Analysis

Young People Count is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Young People Count reported income of £72k and spending of £58k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £94k to £72k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Young People Count sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The White Hut Community Hall (£72k), The Worcester/Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society (£72k) and Lecture Hall (£72k).