YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE
The charity works across the Golborne area of London and the main focus is to provide detached youth work provision for young people aged 13 to 19 in this area. The charity works to provide additional support and learning opportunities as part of a young persons natural process of development through their transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-25 YEARS WHO LIVE IN THE GOLBORNE WARD OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Youth Action Alliance reported a surplus of £88,147 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £667,132 against expenditure of £578,985. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £121,412 and maintains adequate cash resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The trustees identified the discontinuation of grant funding as the major risk to the charity's future.
What the accounts disclose
“Total employee benefits paid to key management personnel in the year amounted to £87,800 (2024: £85,124).”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 59
- Government income: £206,213 — contracts £206,213 (4); 31% of the £667,132 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 47
- Government income: £155,173 — grants £155,173 (4); 32% of the £491,991 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 59
- Government income: £68,261 — grants £68,261 (4); 14% of the £494,189 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Angela Jandu
- Desmond Sylvester
- Edward Piers Waterhouse Thompson
- FLOYD KENITO HARVEY
- Selina Julien
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £667k | £579k |
| 31/03/2024 | £492k | £495k |
| 31/03/2023 | £494k | £555k |
| 31/03/2022 | £490k | £351k |
| 31/03/2021 | £327k | £256k |
Common questions
Is YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Youth Action Alliance reported a surplus of £88,147 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £667,132 against expenditure of £578,985. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £121,412 and maintains adequate cash resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The trustees identified the discontinuation of grant funding as the major risk to the charity's future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.
Who funds YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE GROVE TRUST, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, CHK Foundation.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £103k | |
| THE GROVE TRUST | FY2025 | £31k | Staying Connected program |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2022 | £20k | Youth centre and detached youth work |
| THE GROVE TRUST | FY2021 | £15k | Core costs |
| THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Recover + Reconnect Appeal |
| CHK Foundation | FY2022 | £10k | Grants to charitable institutions |
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £7k | Grants approved |
| WESTWAY TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Grenfell Response |
| WESTWAY TRUST | FY2022 | £150 | Sports Grants |
| CHK Foundation | FY2023 | amount not stated | |
| BLUESPARK FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated | 5 day Outward Bound trip for 12 young people to undertake challenging outdoor sports experiences and teambuilding activities in the wilderness of the Lake Distr |
| Young K&C | FY2024 | amount not stated | General Grant |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/02/2025 | £20k | YAA Holiday Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/06/2024 | £499k | Youth Action Alliance |
| City Bridge Foundation | 29/03/2024 | £326k | Grant to Youth Action Alliance |
| Greater London Authority | 01/01/2024 | £300k | New Deal for Young People Grants |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/03/2021 | £398k | Cultivating and sustaining communities |
| UK government | 05/10/2020 | £81k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Sport England | 01/06/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 CEF |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/05/2020 | £50k | Staying Connected - COVID - 19 |
| Greater London Authority | 07/01/2019 | £149k | Young Londoners Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/06/2005 | £11 | first aid, cooking, games and welsh holiday |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 2 | £58k |
| THE ARDWICK TRUST | 2 | £400 |
| CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £38k |
| THE LIMBOURNE TRUST | 1 | £34k |
| Prosper Wakefield District Ltd | 1 | £33k |
| THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| NORTHERN CONSORTIUM | 1 | £25k |
Charities like this
- YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTION
- YOUTH ACTION
- TEEN ACTION
- COLNE YOUTH ACTION GROUP
- YOUTH CHARTER
- THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE | £667k | unclear | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTION | £214k | — | 0 | unclear | 14.5% | no doubt |
| YOUTH ACTION | £531k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TEEN ACTION | £342k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COLNE YOUTH ACTION GROUP | £215k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH CHARTER | £227k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |