XLP

Registered charity 1101095 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE X L PROJECT

Across 9 boroughs of inner London, XLP provides support for disadvantaged young people aged 10-21 including:In-class support, literacy and numeracy,clubs in schools and PRU's;Support on estates through 3 Community double decker buses, mobile recording studios and sports and fitness programmes ;A Performing Arts programmes for young people;Mentoring and Ready for Work programmes

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased slightly to £2,539,978, while expenditure remained stable at £2,834,115, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased to £602,167, which represents 2.8 months of charitable expenditure, falling below the charity's stated policy target of three months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received remuneration benefits of between £80,000 and £90,000.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received remuneration benefits of between £80,000 and £90,000.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 10.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Our fundraising ratio increased to 10% of the total of voluntary income and activities for generating funds (2024: 7%).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of charitable expenditure (held: £602k)
“The policy aims to establish free reserves at a level to cover at least three months of charitable expenditure.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“The charity received donations without conditions from Trustees in the year of £33,184 (2024: £9,210). There were no other related party transactions that require disclosure under FRS102.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Edmund Carr LLP. Discloses 6 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 — XLP (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.8m
Cost of raising funds
£256k
Reserves (reported)
£602k
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 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 (98% 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: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of London · Greenwich · Hackney · Islington · Lambeth · Lewisham · Newham · Southwark · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£2.5m£2.8m
31/08/2024£2.5m£2.8m
31/08/2023£2.4m£2.4m
31/08/2022£2.3m£1.9m
31/08/2021£2.0m£1.5m

Common questions

Is XLP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased slightly to £2,539,978, while expenditure remained stable at £2,834,115, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased to £602,167, which represents 2.8 months of charitable expenditure, falling below the charity's stated policy target of three months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edmund Carr LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of XLP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds XLP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name XLP as a grant recipient include THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kProviding support for disadvantaged young people aged 10-21 including support in literacy & numeracy clubs in schools, performing arts programmes & mentoring re

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2026£476kEmpowering young Londoners from disadvantaged communities
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£283kPropel NDYP XLP
City Bridge Foundation04/03/2024£615kGrant to XLP
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2023£10kMH XLP Youth Summer Programme
UK government01/07/2023£41kNCS Trust Community Grants XLP
UK government01/07/2023£26kNCS Trust Community Grants XLP
City Bridge Foundation24/06/2022£3kEco audit to XLP
The Mercers' Company03/03/2022£330kGrant to XLP
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£240kKeeping young people in schools and out of gangs
The Mercers' Company23/02/2021£50kCovid-19 London Community Response Renewal Grant - Wave 5
Greater London Authority01/10/2020£114kXL-Sports Project
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£2kGrant to XLP
The National Lottery Community Fund27/09/2019£124kXLP Arts Showcase Project
The Mercers' Company04/07/2019£30kGrant to XLP
Greater London Authority01/07/2019£10kXL-Sports Summer Activity Programme
Greater London Authority06/08/2018£10kXLP Summer Activity Programme
Greater London Authority06/08/2018£10kXLP Summer Activity Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2016£380kXLP XL-Mentoring Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£9kIT Equipment Capacity Build
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2015£339kXLP Arts Showcase Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2014£245kXL-R8 Community Bus Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2013£10kIT Infrastructure Capacity Build
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2011£499kXL-R8 Community Bus Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2009£9kIT for XLP

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 CAMP XL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
XLP£2.5m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear10.0%no doubt
CAMP XL FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FEDERATION OF LONDON YOUTH CLUBS FY2024£9.3m——below—no doubt
BOLTON LADS AND GIRLS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£2.8m£90,000 - £99,9991unclear—no doubt
SETTLE SUPPORT FY2026£1.3m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
LUX Youth Project FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt

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