TEEN ACTION

Registered charity 1120268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Teen Action?s overarching aim is to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people. We do this by providing them with opportunities to develop their social and educational skills and talents. These new skills empower them with confidence and self-esteem, improving their career prospects and job opportunities and general conditions of life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£342k

Latest spending

£351k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a slight deficit of less than £10,000 for the year ended 31 January 2025, managed by drawing on restricted funds held over from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity held £94,286 in free reserves, which is equivalent to 3.2 months' running costs, satisfying their stated policy of holding between three and six months' 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 running costs (held: £94k)

“The Trustees aim to hold the equivalent of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 months’ running costs in free reserves at all times” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Teen Action (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ABRAHAM FRIED
FAIGY TAUB
GOLDY ROSENBERG
SARAH BARD · trustee of 1 other charity
Yocheved Yittel AUSTERLITZ

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£342k	£351k
31/01/2024	£335k	£326k
31/01/2023	£337k	£274k
31/01/2022	£286k	£242k
31/01/2021	£195k	£141k

Common questions

Is TEEN ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a slight deficit of less than £10,000 for the year ended 31 January 2025, managed by drawing on restricted funds held over from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity held £94,286 in free reserves, which is equivalent to 3.2 months' running costs, satisfying their stated policy of holding between three and six months' costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TEEN ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEEN ACTION as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION, ROSA FUND, SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	FY2024	£30k
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£21k	towards the cost of 'BreakAway Oakhampton 2022', ArtWaves Project 2023, and 'Creative Break 2023'
ROSA FUND	FY2022	£19k	Women Thrive Fund
SMALLWOOD TRUST	FY2021	£15k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	FY2025	£9k	Grant to other charities
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	FY2025	£8k	2024/25 towards the cost of 'Artwaves Project 2024' - a free inspired 14 week program taking place out of regular study hours, consisting of a range of creative
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£8k	towards the cost of 'Flash It' - a six month accredited photography program for disadvantaged and academically challenged young women aged 16-18; towards the co
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION	FY2024	£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND	FY2024	£3k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£2k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION	FY2022	£2k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
THE ARDWICK TRUST	FY2024	£200
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION	FY2023	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	09/01/2026	£4k	UnBound
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/12/2025	£20k	Get Set Go
Postcode Lottery	31/03/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
Greater London Authority	23/09/2024	£35k	Adult Education for Orthodox Jewish Young Women
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/02/2024	£20k	Get Set Go
UK government	01/07/2023	£36k	NCS Trust Community Grants Teen Action
UK government	01/07/2023	£33k	NCS Trust Community Grants Teen Action
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/11/2022	£10k	New Community Youth Hub
Crowdfunder	12/09/2022	£6k	Local Action Fund
Sport England	30/05/2022	£5k	Jubilee Fund - Netball for Charedi Young Women
London Borough of Hackney	12/05/2022	£10k	Grant to Teen Action
Hackney Council	12/05/2022	£10k	Grant to Teen Action
Sport England	27/07/2021	£4k	TGC CF GetFit
London Borough of Hackney	30/06/2021	£5k	Grant to Teen Action
Hackney Council	30/06/2021	£5k	Grant to Teen Action
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/06/2021	£10k	Bridging Divides
UK government	24/07/2020	£7k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government	01/07/2020	£7k	VSCE CMC Fund
London Borough of Hackney	26/05/2020	£3k	Grant to Teen Action
Hackney Council	26/05/2020	£3k	Grant to Teen Action
UK government	20/05/2020	£2k	VSCE CMC Fund
London Borough of Hackney	10/12/2019	£5k	Grant to Teen Action
Hackney Council	10/12/2019	£5k	Grant to Teen Action
Hackney Council	10/12/2019	£5k	Grant to Teen Action
London Borough of Hackney	10/12/2019	£5k	Grant to Teen Action

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DULVERTON TRUST	2	£85k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£564k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£425k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£383k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£260k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£239k
THE LIVINGBRIDGE FOUNDATION	1	£200k
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION	1	£148k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION 4 YOUTH.

ACTION 4 YOUTH income £1.5m
TEENTECH CHARITY income £263k
PRO ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE income £123k
ACTION TUTORING income £2.9m
STREET ACTION income £143k
TEEN CRISIS UK income £119k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TEEN ACTION	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTION 4 YOUTH FY2026	£1.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
TEENTECH CHARITY FY2025	£263k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PRO ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	material uncertainty
ACTION TUTORING FY2025	£2.9m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	within	—	no doubt
STREET ACTION FY2024	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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