Old Town Youth Club

Analysis

Old Town Youth Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in April 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Old Town Youth Club reported income of £28k and spending of £34k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £51k to £28k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Old Town Youth Club sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% 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 Sambhali UK (£28k), Phoenix Post Diagnosis Support Group Ltd (£28k) and Dane Bank Green Space CIO (£28k).