Caudwell Youth

Analysis

Caudwell Youth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in October 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Caudwell Youth reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2025, income grew from £824k to £1.1m (+35%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Caudwell 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Readibus (£1.1m), Northdale Horticulture (£1.1m) and Lifebridge Asend (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 2.4%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £388k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.