Teen Challenge UK

Analysis

Teen Challenge UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Mowbray. It was registered in April 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Teen Challenge UK reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.7m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Teen Challenge UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wiseheights Limited (£3.7m), Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses (£3.7m) and Beis Ruchel D'satmar (London) Limited (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 26% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £707k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.