Southwater Youth Project

Analysis

Southwater Youth Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Southwater Youth Project reported income of £96k and spending of £59k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income grew from £54k to £96k (+78%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Southwater Youth Project sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headway South Bucks (£96k), Sri Bhakti Seva Trust (£97k) and The Whittlesey Charity (£96k).