All About Youth

Analysis

All About Youth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science 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 2025, All About Youth reported income of £1.7m and spending of £821k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £591k to £1.7m (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, All About Youth sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sixteen (£1.7m), New Writing North (£1.8m) and The Wye and Usk Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and charitable activities 22%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.8%. Reserves of £316k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.