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Young Leaders Academy

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1181399WallingtonDisability
Income£194k2025-07-31
Spending£139ksame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause76th pctDisability
Registered2019Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Young Leaders Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallington. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08618888). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Young Leaders Academy reported income of £194k and spending of £139k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £13k to £194k (+1432%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 1079%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Young Leaders Academy sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include STS Stylianos and Catherine Parish (£194k), Byrne Family Foundation (£194k) and Wiltshire Youth for Christ (£193k).

Income and spending

£0£49k£99k£148k£198k2021 Income: £12,6502021 Spending: £11,55020212022 Income: £149,1042022 Spending: £115,97220222023 Income: £172,3082023 Spending: £148,20320232024 Income: £182,3312024 Spending: £197,54920242025 Income: £193,7442025 Spending: £138,9282025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We deliver a leadership development programme for young people which operates in the London Borough of Brent and Lewisham. We design a special curriculum around our young leaders which develops leadership and life skills for them. We offer a range of different experiences from sports to academic and we also offer trips and have a number of guest speakers delivering workshops.

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STS Stylianos and Catherine Parishformer St Birinus Church£194k
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