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CREATIVE YOUTH

Registered charity 1132314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL, THE YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL

Creative Youth enable young people to realise their futures through the arts. Through organising workshops, our skills development programme and other strands of work we equip them with the skills and confidence to succeed in business and the arts. We produce bespoke creative solutions and celebrate the achievements of young people in the arts worldwide during FUSE International Festival.

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Latest income
£534k
Latest spending
£685k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £150,270, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves of £33,131 and net current liabilities of £41,960. The trustees acknowledge material uncertainty regarding going concern due to reliance on future funding bids, insurance claims from a post-year-end flood, and projected venue income. Despite these challenges, the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate based on anticipated support from key stakeholders.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ running costs (held: £-33k)
“It is our intention to restore the reserves to a positive balance before starting to re-build our free reserves to cover at least three months’ running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“there will be sufficient funds for the going concern basis to be appropriate for the preparation of these financial statements.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Creative Youth (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.

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

Total income
£534k
Total spending
£685k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (56% 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: 2.8% 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: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£534k£685k
31/03/2024£666k£747k
31/03/2023£1.3m£637k
30/09/2021£414k£379k
30/09/2020£157k£155k

Common questions

Is CREATIVE YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £150,270, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves of £33,131 and net current liabilities of £41,960. The trustees acknowledge material uncertainty regarding going concern due to reliance on future funding bids, insurance claims from a post-year-end flood, and projected venue income. Despite these challenges, the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate based on anticipated support from key stakeholders. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CREATIVE YOUTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CREATIVE YOUTH as a grant recipient include THE JECTUS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JECTUS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2026£94k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kGrant paid to institution

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kCreative Youth Connects - Mindful Art Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2022£10kCreative Youth Connects - Youth Zone
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/06/2021£154k"AMP Kingston; Art, Music and Pop Fashion"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2017£100k"Kingston RPM; Records, People and Music"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/03/2015£10k"Community Roots: exploring and showcasing our community's heritage"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2014£9kCommunity Roots; exploring and showcasing our personal and community s