THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT

Registered charity 1090210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Avenues Youth Project provides out of school hours activities for children and young people aged 11 -25.We provide a range of informal educational opportunities including music, arts, crafts, dance, drama, discussion, radio etc. designed to improve the emotional, social and educational welfare of the young people who attend the project.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £58,004 for the year, resulting in a reduction of its unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees note that excluding a specific depreciation charge, there was a surplus, and the general reserves increased by £60,009 to remain in line with the stated reserves policy. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Westminster City Council (58% of income)
“Westminster City Council remained our largest funder over the last 12 months, with grants for both core costs and projects; accounting for over £250,000 of our total income in 2024/25.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of budgeted operating costs (held: £618k)
“The Avenues Reserves Policy is to maintain a target reserve of unrestricted funds (general reserves and designated funds) equal to six months of budgeted operating costs, with the actual reserves of unrestricted funds being not less than three months of budgeted operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Avenues Youth Project - Where young lives thrive (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£9k
Reserves (reported)
£470k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.1m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.0m
31/03/2022£796k£825k
31/03/2021£850k£617k

Common questions

Is THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £58,004 for the year, resulting in a reduction of its unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees note that excluding a specific depreciation charge, there was a surplus, and the general reserves increased by £60,009 to remain in line with the stated reserves policy. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE SHELDON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£25kKitchen Skills Project & Kitchen Refurbishment
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£25kFriday Seniors - Freestyle Fridays at The Avenues Youth Project
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2025£16k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£15kRecreational, educational and social activities
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2024£10kYouth Development
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2023£10kYouth club in North Westminster
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2021£10kChildren & Youth
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2024£10k
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2021£8kFor music bursaries
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2022£8kChildren & Youth
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2024£8kChildren & Youth
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2023£6kProviding relief for those in need or sickness and the advancement of life
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2024£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2024£6k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£5k
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2022£5kFor kitchen refurbishment
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2022£5k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kThe Avenues Summer Holiday Programme
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£5kYouth
AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUSTFY2023£5k
AMBROSE AND ANN APPELBE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2022£5k
ETHEL AND GWYNNE MORGAN TRUSTFY2025£3kEducation
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
PADDINGTON CHARITABLE ESTATES EDUCATIONAL FUNDFY2025£0to assist with half term October activities 27-3! October 2025

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£20kThe Avenues Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£20kThe Avenues Youth Project
Sport England21/07/2023£8kSporty Saturday - Mixed Basketball
City Bridge Foundation26/05/2023£170kGrant to Avenues Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2023£449kThe Avenues Youth Project
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£25kCore funding, salary costs
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2022£10kThe Avenues Youth Project
Sport England07/07/2022£9kJubilee Fund - Sporty Saturday - Avenues Dance Troupe
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£10kSummer Holiday Programme
Greater London Authority01/03/2020£11kGrant to 'The Avenues Youth Project'
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£150kThe Avenues Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2019£124kThe Avenues Youth Project: Core Funding for CEO
Sport England27/06/2019£10kSummer Holiday 'Get Active' Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2019£10kSchool Holiday Programme 2019-20
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2009£4kFeed your Mind, Body and Soul - Cooking at Avenues

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 PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT£1.2m——within—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
GARTH YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£225k—0unclear—noted
CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK FY2024£3.1m——below—no doubt
COPENHAGEN YOUTH PROJECT FY2026£384k—0below—no doubt
CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE FY2025£1.2m—0within—no doubt

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