No.5 Young People

Analysis

No.5 Young People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, No.5 Young People reported income of £581k and spending of £545k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £429k to £581k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, No.5 Young People sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anjuman-E-Jamali (Bradford) (£581k), The What? Centre Limited (£582k) and Kim Inspire (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £120k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.