Shaftesbury Youth Club
Analysis
Shaftesbury Youth Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in January 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Shaftesbury Youth Club reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £16k to £12k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shaftesbury Youth Club sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include L.i.o.n. Outreach UK Ltd (£12k), Birds of Paradise Foundation (£12k) and Ivorian and African French Speaking Women Action (Ifrans-Wag) (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of facilities for young peopleThe aim of the club is to help and educate young people through their leisure-time activities so to develp their physical, mental and spritual capacites so that they may mature and prosper as individuals and as members of society.To provide a fun safe place for young people to enjoy and acheive and be healthy.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| L.i.o.n. Outreach UK Ltd | Hull | £12k |
| Birds of Paradise Foundation | Middlesex | £12k |
| Ivorian and African French Speaking Women Action (Ifrans-Wag) | London | £12k |
| The Mason Samaritan Fund | Somerset | £12k |