Space Youth Project

Analysis

Space Youth Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. 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 2025, Space Youth Project reported income of £179k and spending of £203k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £171k to £179k (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Space Youth Project sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MyOTAS (£179k), Community Welfare Services (£179k) and Friends of Bright Eyes (£179k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.