YOUTH LEADS UK

Registered charity 1155789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as XPLODE MAGAZINE, XPLODE MAGAZINE BOLTON, YOUTH LEADS

Youth Leads UK empowers overlooked and underrepresented young people to develop lasting skills, lead change, and influence decisions. We deliver youth-led leadership programmes, amplify youth voice through media and campaigns, and connect young people to pathways that build confidence, leadership, and opportunity - driving youth power across communities.

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Latest income
£472k
Latest spending
£470k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £76,355 at the end of the financial year, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover committed costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,975 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £138,033. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£472k£470k
31/03/2025£423k£321k
31/03/2024£379k£345k
31/03/2023£247k£261k
31/03/2022£196k£232k

Common questions

Is YOUTH LEADS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £76,355 at the end of the financial year, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover committed costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,975 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £138,033. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YOUTH LEADS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUTH LEADS UK as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, BOLTON TOGETHER, CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST, LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50kCare Experience Leadership Programme
BOLTON TOGETHERFY2023£24k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£11kYouth Leads the Way
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£9kYouth Leads the Way
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUSTFY2023£4k
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUSTFY2024£3kMaterial Institutional Grants
BOLTON TOGETHERFY2022£3k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
BOLTON TOGETHERFY2025£0
BOLTON TOGETHERFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2025£93kUnlocking Potential
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2024£275kYouth Leads The Way
Postcode Lottery29/04/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£22kStaff salary: Youth engagement
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2021£181kYouth Leads The Way
UK government09/10/2020£33kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2020£32kYouth Leads Covid-19 Response 1
UK government20/05/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund06/06/2019£10kYouth Leads
The National Lottery Community Fund08/02/2017£10kXplode Magazine (Bolton)
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2014£10kXplode Magazine Bolton