YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1171554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YEF

To support and advance voluntary sector organisations to build sustainable youth provision working in the local area for the benefit of children and young people aged 0 - 25.Provide a small grants programme to its membership

Objects

TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY GROUPS AND CHARITIES WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND OPERATING IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING AND ELSEWHERE ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT")INCLUDING BY:A)CO-ORDINATING BOTH EXISTING CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE AGENCIES THAT HAVE A COMMON GOAL OF PROVIDING CHARITABLE SERVICES OR RELIEF TO YOUNG PEOPLE; B)LIAISING WITH, AND ACTING AS A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN, AGENCIES WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN THE RANGE OF CHARITABLE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEY SERVE.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£709k
Latest spending
£648k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total net incoming resources for the year were £708,938, resulting in a net movement in funds of £60,895. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £272,201, which is above its stated reserves policy target of approximately £101,000 (three months' core costs). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Two employees received employee benefits of more than £60,000. (2025: 1)” — page 28
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Two employees received employee benefits of more than £60,000. (2025: 1)” — page 28
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ core running costs (reserves figure: £272k)
“The Trustees have agreed that the charity must maintain a cash reserve equivalent to three months’ core running costs and to cover contracts to which Young Ealing Foundation is already committed. Three months’ is estimated to be approximately £101,000 in line with the agreed budget for 2026-27.” — page 16
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 31/03/2026

  • Government income: £97,260 — grants £97,260 (4); 14% of the £708,938 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £168,292 — grants £168,292 (3); 24% of the £705,510 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £150,686 — grants £150,686 (5); 25% of the £608,974 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£709k
Total spending
£444k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£272k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.4% 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: Barnet · Brent · Ealing · Hammersmith And Fulham · Harrow · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£709k£648k
31/03/2025£706k£736k
31/03/2024£609k£523k
31/03/2023£439k£412k
31/03/2022£381k£367k

Common questions

Is YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total net incoming resources for the year were £708,938, resulting in a net movement in funds of £60,895. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £272,201, which is above its stated reserves policy target of approximately £101,000 (three months' core costs). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA, HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST, THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£300kthe HSC YPF Small Grants Programme
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£30kthe Greenford Library regeneration project
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSAFY2026£10kGrant funding of activities
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUSTFY2023£10kSupport small, local charities that support children
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSAFY2025£10k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£5k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£4kthe Youth Voice Ambassadors

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2026£550kGreenford Community Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£99kStronger Futures Southall & Greenford
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2025£10kYD Young Ealing Funders Development Grant
City Bridge Foundation23/09/2024£122kGrant to Young Ealing Foundation
Greater London Authority31/05/2024£6kYoung Ealing Foundation awards
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£20kEaling Young Champions
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£10kEaling Young Champions
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£9kEaling Young Champions
Barrow Cadbury Trust30/09/2020£20kCOVID-19 - Young Ealing Foundation
City Bridge Foundation25/07/2019£220kGrant to Young Ealing Foundation

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 THE YOUNG LIVES FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION£709kmore than £60,0002above—no doubt
THE YOUNG LIVES FOUNDATION FY2025£984k——above—no doubt
YOUNG STAR MENTORING FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION FY2026£1.4m—0within—no doubt
MY FOUNDATION FY2025£430k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG GENERATION FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

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