Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs
Analysis
Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02484603). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs reported income of £8.5m and spending of £8.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.3m to £8.5m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bais Rochel Dsatmar Charitable Trust (£8.5m), The Corporation of the Church House (£8.7m) and PBCC Properties UK (£8.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 95% and donations and legacies 4.3%. Charitable activities took 11% of spending and raising funds 87%. Reserves of £240k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 256 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 4.3%
- Charitable activities 0.2%
- Trading 95%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The principal activity of the Charity is the helping and educating young people especially, but not exclusively, through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities in order that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bais Rochel Dsatmar Charitable Trust | London | £8.5m |
| The Corporation of the Church House | London | £8.7m |
| PBCC Properties UK | London | £8.3m |
| Wesley House, Cambridge | Cambridge | £8.9m |