YOUTH LEAGUE (UK) LTD

Registered charity 1091146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAN YOUTH LEAGUE LIMITED, YOUTH LEAGUE (UK) LIMITED, YOUTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL

YLUK focuses on participation, community cohesion, integration and capacity building by providingTraining and opportunities to ensure that young people have a voice Social and recreational activities that bring young people from different backgrounds together.Information advice and guidance service .Support to small and emerging groups working with children and young people

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF AFRICAN ORIGIN AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF SAID PERSONS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS AND BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF SAID PERSONS.2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SAID PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.3. TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE, EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AMONGST GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ORIGIN IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND BY FACILITATING MUTUAL SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION AMONGST VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY THE YOUTH SERVICE AND OTHER INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS.

Area of benefit: DAGENHAM

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£496k
Latest spending
£434k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,813 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £496,368 and total expenditure of £433,682. The trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £81,689.92 are within the stated policy target range of £45,720 to £91,440, representing three to six months of core operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating cost (held: £82k)
“In line with our reserve policy, the charity has to hold free unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets equivalent to between 3 and 6 months of its core operating cost. Budgeted core operating cost expenditure for 2025/26 is 182,880 on a target range of £45720 to £91,440.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: 20
  • Government income: £152,331 — grants £152,331 (2); 31% of the £496,368 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £22,500 — grants £22,500 (1); 8% of the £284,393 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 4% of the £239,870 total gross income on the same return

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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Havering · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£496k£434k
31/03/2024£284k£282k
31/03/2023£240k£231k
31/03/2022£200k£259k
31/03/2021£311k£214k

Common questions

Is YOUTH LEAGUE (UK) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,813 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £496,368 and total expenditure of £433,682. The trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £81,689.92 are within the stated policy target range of £45,720 to £91,440, representing three to six months of core operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOUTH LEAGUE (UK) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH LEAGUE (UK) LTD as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£80kPhysical activity programme
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£34k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation11/10/2024£199kGrant to Youth League UK
Greater London Authority (GLA)08/04/2024£35kGo!London Fund - Expansion of Dance Activities for Juniors
City Bridge Foundation26/03/2021£250kGrant to Youth League UK
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£10kTogether We Rise
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2017£372kTogether We Rise
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2012£298kPlay Rangers Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2009£324kTHE VOICE OF THE UNHEARD
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2005£119kCommunity Cohesion Project

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 LAUREL PARK FC YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH LEAGUE (UK) LTD£496k—0within—no doubt
LAUREL PARK FC YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
YOUTH LEADS UK FY2026£472k—0unclear—no doubt
UK YOUTH FY2025£13.8m——above—no doubt
SURREY YOUTH LEAGUE FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt
BANGLADESH YOUTH LEAGUE (LUTON) FY2025£642k—0unclear—no doubt

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