The John Young Charitable Settlement

Analysis

The John Young Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The John Young Charitable Settlement reported income of £28k and spending of £63k, spending 228% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,812 to £28k (+1419%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 2972%. Over the whole period it spent 496% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The John Young Charitable Settlement sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metheringham Village Hall (£28k), Hereford Allotments and Leisure Gardeners (£28k) and The Bath House Association (£28k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.