Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust

Analysis

Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09189998). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust reported income of £5.8m and spending of £4.1m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £5.8m (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kolyom Trust Limited (£5.7m), Landaid Charitable Trust Limited (£5.8m) and Musicians Benevolent Fund (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 24% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.