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.

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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.

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, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE GROVE TRUST, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, WESTWAY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2022£103k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£20kYouth centre and detached youth work
THE GROVE TRUSTFY2021£15kCore costs
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kRecover + Reconnect Appeal
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2023£7kGrants approved
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2023£1kGrenfell Response
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2022£150Sports Grants
CHK FoundationFY2023£0
Young K&CFY2024—General Grant
BLUESPARK FOUNDATIONFY2025—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

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
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