Youth Concern

Analysis

Youth Concern is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2025, Youth Concern reported income of £879k and spending of £822k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £394k to £879k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youth Concern sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service (£878k), Asate Ltd (£880k) and Birmingham Crisis Centre (£877k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £345k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.