Durham Area Youth

Analysis

Durham Area Youth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Durham Area Youth reported income of £257k and spending of £270k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £144k to £257k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Durham Area Youth sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fishguard and Goodwick Young Persons Trust Ltd (£256k), Daventry Community Association (£257k) and Chester Le Street United Foundation (£256k).