NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

Registered charity 1112289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWARK YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED, NYA

Newark develops the skills, capacities and capabilities of young people to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals. To advance education and relieve unemployment. Provides recreational and leisure time activities to improve conditions of life. Also to act as resource and point of contact for young people.

Objects

(A) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(II) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(III) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND (IV) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS, AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£554k
Latest spending
£478k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £166,729, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that the charity remains relatively secure financially despite a competitive funding landscape, and no material uncertainties affecting going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (reserves figure: £167k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 19
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: £408,806 — contracts £318,276 (2), grants £90,530 (4); 74% of the £553,782 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 24
  • Government income: £445,929 — contracts £348,777 (2), grants £97,152 (7); 62% of the £713,716 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £464,616 — contracts £269,489 (3), grants £195,127 (3); 73% of the £636,775 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Newark Youth London (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £158k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£554k
Total spending
£478k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£167k
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.8% 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: Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£554k£478k
31/03/2024£714k£528k
31/03/2023£637k£503k
31/03/2022£437k£363k
31/03/2021£304k£166k

Common questions

Is NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £166,729, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that the charity remains relatively secure financially despite a competitive funding landscape, and no material uncertainties affecting going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED as a grant recipient include JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATION, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATIONFY2021£19kStaff costs, equipment and overheads; Development Manager post
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2026£8kSkills and employment project for young people
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kRelief of Need - Community
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kRelief of Need - Community
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£4kSummer activities for young people
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£4kSummer Activities for Young People
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kRelief of Need - Community
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£500
JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not statedJack Petchey Internship Programme (Cohort 6)

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England27/05/2025£9kNewark Womens Movement Club
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2024£20kLocksley Estate Youth Club
Greater London Authority (GLA)08/04/2024£32kGo! London Fund - Young & Active (Tower Hamlets & Newham)
Greater London Authority14/03/2024£25kEmpowerHER
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kMH Newark Summer Project 2023
City Bridge Foundation03/08/2022£36kGrant to Newark Youth London
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2022£10kThe Lovely Jubbly Street Festival
Sport England28/02/2022£9kJubilee Fund - Healthy Active Together (HeAT)
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£144kNewark Youth London
Sport England12/06/2019£10kHealthy-Active-Together
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2009£10kMinerva Estate Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2004£5kResidential trip to Wales

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 DURHAM AREA YOUTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED£554k—0within—no doubt
DURHAM AREA YOUTH FY2026£257k—0unclear—no doubt
TANYARD YOUTH PROJECT LIMITED FY2025£206k—0unclear—no doubt
START YOUNG UK FY2026£46k——unclear—no doubt
UK YOUTH FY2025£13.8m——above—no doubt
YOUTH ACTION FY2025£531k—0above—no doubt

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