YOUNG & INSPIRED LTD
Young & Inspired advocates for children and families facing poverty or adverse childhood circumstances and provides wraparound support throughout their childhood and as they transition into independent adults. Programs Include:Conquer The Kitchen program, empowering very young mothers to cook wholesome food economically,Flying Colours Arts, Sunshine Breakfast Club, Water Sports, Holiday Club
Objects
1) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £73,404, increasing total funds to £96,496. The trustees report that the charity plans to continue its activities subject to satisfactory incoming resources. The charity maintains a reserves policy of three months of core running costs, with unrestricted reserves of £96,129 at year-end.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have agreed that the charity will maintain reserves equivalent to at least 3 months of core running costs.” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £221,926 — contracts £221,926 (221,926); 45% of the £490,820 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £53,977 — grants £53,977 (53,977); 14% of the £394,146 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023
- Volunteers: 42
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2023)
Trustees
- KAILA CHAVA KLEIN
- SARA ADLER
- Yoel Fischer
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £491k | £417k |
| 31/01/2024 | £394k | £539k |
| 31/01/2023 | £609k | £516k |
| 31/01/2022 | £333k | £260k |
| 31/01/2021 | £235k | £381k |
Common questions
Is YOUNG & INSPIRED LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £73,404, increasing total funds to £96,496. The trustees report that the charity plans to continue its activities subject to satisfactory incoming resources. The charity maintains a reserves policy of three months of core running costs, with unrestricted reserves of £96,129 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds YOUNG & INSPIRED LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG & INSPIRED LTD as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITY, O&G SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REGAL TRUST LIMITED, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/05/2026 | £20k | Glow in the Dark |
| Hackney Council | 15/10/2025 | £25k | Grant to Young and Inspired |
| London Borough of Hackney | 15/10/2025 | £25k | Grant to Young and Inspired |
| Sport England | 07/03/2025 | £15k | Marvellous Moving Mamas |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/05/2024 | £20k | Shoots and Fruits Fiesta |
| Hackney Council | 19/04/2023 | £14k | Grant to Young & Inspired Ltd |
| London Borough of Hackney | 19/04/2023 | £14k | Grant to Young & Inspired Ltd |
| Sport England | 09/01/2023 | £10k | Jubilee Fund - Move It! Mom |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/12/2022 | £10k | Super Eats (Inspired from Uber Eats) |
| Postcode Lottery | 27/09/2022 | £12k | Mind your Own Business |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2022 | £46k | Jubilee and Jewry: celebrating social equality for British Jewry- |
| London Borough of Hackney | 11/08/2021 | £5k | Grant to Young & Inspired Ltd |
| Hackney Council | 11/08/2021 | £5k | Grant to Young & Inspired Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/03/2021 | £10k | Treehouse Teens |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/01/2020 | £10k | Pal Peers |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2016 | £7k | BritiansRus |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/08/2014 | £10k | Sunshine Breakfast Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/04/2011 | £10k | Boy's Adventure Programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH | 1 | £32k |
| THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION | 1 | £24k |
| YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £17k |
| THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA | 1 | £10k |
| CAMDEN GIVING | 1 | £8k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| HOPEGROVE | 1 | £7k |
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- INSPIRE A TEEN
- INSPIRED
- YOUTH AND FAMILIES MATTER
- COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG & INSPIRED LTD | £491k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INSPIRE PLUS | £1.2m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH ACTION | £531k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| INSPIRE A TEEN | £101k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| INSPIRED | £281k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH AND FAMILIES MATTER | £395k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |