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Grove Vale Youth Club

RegisteredRegistered charity number 303208LondonReligion
Income£14k2025-08-31
Spending£19ksame year
Spent / received81%5-year average
Size in its cause28th pctReligion
Registered1968Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Grove Vale Youth Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Grove Vale Youth Club reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12k to £14k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 2157%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Grove Vale Youth Club sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rafida Foundation (£14k), The Woodward Trust (£14k) and Sevenoaks Campaigners (£14k).

Income and spending

£0£45k£91k£136k£182k2021 Income: £11,5862021 Spending: £27,85120212022 Income: £8,0472022 Spending: £31,96420222023 Income: £181,6212023 Spending: £31,28020232024 Income: £62,3502024 Spending: £114,33520242025 Income: £14,3752025 Spending: £18,7672025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Youth work 4 evenings per week and 1 week youth camp. Volunteer helpers and management, no paid staff. Age groups male & female ages 3-7, 8-10, 11-15 and over 15s games. Sports and Team games, including badminton, football, table tennis, volleyball, pool, darts, and other activities (cooking, arts/crafts) depending on group and age.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Rafida FoundationFulmer£14k
The Woodward TrustSalford£14k
Sevenoaks CampaignersSevenoaks£14k
Lighthouse BurnhamGreat Missenden£14k