The Phoenix Youth Project

Analysis

The Phoenix Youth Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleator Moor. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Phoenix Youth Project reported income of £240k and spending of £236k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £202k to £240k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, The Phoenix Youth Project 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 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Island Collection (£240k), Cumbria Development Education Centre (£240k) and County Durham Arts in Education Agency (£239k).