TEEN ENTERPRISE UK

Registered charity 1148955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

providing advice and assistance and organising programmes as a means of:(a) helping young people by developing their skills;(b) advancing education;(c) relieving unemployment;(d) providing recreational and leisure time activity benefit to persons who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) 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;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) 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 THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £21,889 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £5,659. The trustees state that the present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the charity’s activities, despite having borrowed grant funds for general expenses. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who reported no matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-6k; policy: The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves other than to ensure that they continue the activities of the charity.)
“The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves other than to ensure that they continue the activities of the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 30/04/2026

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £19,100 — grants £19,100 (1); 23% of the £82,327 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2026£47k£69k
30/04/2025£79k£68k
30/04/2024£82k£75k
30/04/2023£39k£49k
30/04/2022£37k£16k

Common questions

Is TEEN ENTERPRISE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £21,889 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £5,659. The trustees state that the present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the charity’s activities, despite having borrowed grant funds for general expenses. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who reported no matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TEEN ENTERPRISE UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEEN ENTERPRISE UK as a grant recipient include LONDON CATALYST, THE TRUEMARK TRUST, THE TALISMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LONDON CATALYSTFY2025£10kMental health support for young people through martial arts training.
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE TALISMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2026£20kEmpower!
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2024£19kMartial Arts Training
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£8kSnapChat
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kProactive Teen Activities
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2014£10kTeen Evenings

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 TEEN CHALLENGE UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TEEN ENTERPRISE UK£47k—0below—no doubt
TEEN CHALLENGE UK FY2025£3.7m—0unclear—no doubt
TEEN CRISIS UK FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
NE YOUTH FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
TEENS UNITED FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
TEEN ACTION FY2025£342k—0unclear—no doubt

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