Your Ambition
Analysis
Your Ambition is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hockley. It was registered in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01913019). It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Your Ambition reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £309 to £1.2m (+387326%), an average of +689% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 338299%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Your Ambition sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Adventure Under Sail (£1.2m), The Guide Association South-West England (£1.2m) and Haberdashers' Elstree Schools Foundation (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £586k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.5%
In the charity's own words
To promote and provide for the advancement, education and training of adults and young people in all aspects of technology and to rehabilitate and help them back to work directly or through third parties, including community participation in recreational sports that have a positive impact on their social integration, mobility, mental or physical wellbeing or the environment in which it operates.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Under Sail | Brentwood | £1.2m |
| The Guide Association South-West England | Salisbury | £1.2m |
| Haberdashers' Elstree Schools Foundation | Borehamwood | £1.2m |
| Ava (Against Violence and Abuse) | Milton Keynes | £1.2m |