YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1086902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORNINGTON GREEN DETACHED YOUTH WORK PROJECT

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.

Area of benefit: GOLBORNE WARD OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£667k
Latest spending
£579k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“Total employee benefits paid to key management personnel in the year amounted to £87,800 (2024: £85,124).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Youth Action Alliance (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£667k
Total spending
£579k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Brent · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2022£103k
THE GROVE TRUSTFY2025£31kStaying Connected program
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£20kYouth centre and detached youth work
THE GROVE TRUSTFY2021£15kCore costs
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kRecover + Reconnect Appeal
CHK FoundationFY2022£10kGrants to charitable institutions
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2023£7kGrants approved
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2023£1kGrenfell Response
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2022£150Sports Grants
CHK FoundationFY2023amount not stated
BLUESPARK FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not stated5 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&CFY2024amount not statedGeneral Grant

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/02/2025£20kYAA Holiday Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2024£499kYouth Action Alliance
City Bridge Foundation29/03/2024£326kGrant to Youth Action Alliance
Greater London Authority01/01/2024£300kNew Deal for Young People Grants
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2021£398kCultivating and sustaining communities
UK government05/10/2020£81kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England01/06/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2020£50kStaying Connected - COVID - 19
Greater London Authority07/01/2019£149kYoung Londoners Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2005£11first aid, cooking, games and welsh holiday

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH ACTION ALLIANCE£667kunclear0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTION FY2025£214k—0unclear14.5%no doubt
YOUTH ACTION FY2025£531k—0above—no doubt
TEEN ACTION FY2025£342k—0unclear—no doubt
COLNE YOUTH ACTION GROUP FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CHARTER FY2025£227k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.