Eastleigh Youth & Community Trust
Analysis
Eastleigh Youth & Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08576533). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Eastleigh Youth & Community Trust reported income of £505k and spending of £520k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £260k to £505k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Eastleigh Youth & Community Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers Charity (£505k), The Liz and Jack Daniel Foundation (£506k) and Inclusion Foundation (£505k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, trading 29% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £27k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 4.2%
- Charitable activities 67%
- Trading 29%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The provision of inclusive education, social, recreation and leisure time activities for children, young people and the residents of Eastleigh and the neighbourhood by establishing and maintaining a youth and community centre.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers Charity | Chigwell | £505k |
| The Liz and Jack Daniel Foundation | Bath | £506k |
| Inclusion Foundation | York | £505k |
| Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau | Saffron Walden | £507k |