Hammersmith & Fulham Youth Zone

Analysis

Hammersmith & Fulham Youth Zone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10381611). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hammersmith & Fulham Youth Zone reported income of £10.4m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £125k to £10.4m (+8195%), an average of +202% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 932%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hammersmith & Fulham Youth Zone sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Wilfrid's Hospice (South Coast) Limited (£10.4m), Magic Breakfast (£10.4m) and St Catherines Hospice (Lancashire) Limited (£10.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 86 people.