YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1172314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and the effective use of charitable resources by organisations working with children and young people for the benefit of the public by providing support and advice to charities and through assisting non-charitable organisations to directly further a charitable purpose.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £87,858 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,402,175 and total expenditure of £1,314,317. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £291,605 at year-end, which the board designated down to £166,605 to align with their stated reserves policy target of £127,000 to £166,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £127,000 and £166,000 (held: £167k)
“the Board considers that YCF needs to hold free reserves of between £127,000 and £166,000 which, at the time of the most recent policy review, equated to about 4.0 to 5.2 months of budgeted operating expenses.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Daniel Omisore is Director of Finance at Camden Council. During the year Camden Council provided funding to Young Camden Foundation of £1,024,584 primarily via the DfE HAF programme (2024 - £980,439). Young Camden Foundation also provided funding to three Camden Council teams:- Youth Early Help Team £27,616 (2024 - £29,894), Camden Sports Development Team £19,800 (2024 - £20,460) and the Community Support Team £0 (2024- £2,709) as part of HAF commissioning.
“Daniel Omisore is Director of Finance at Camden Council. During the year Camden Council provided funding to Young Camden Foundation of £1,024,584 primarily via the DfE HAF programme (2024 - £980,439). Young Camden Foundation also provided funding to three Camden Council teams:- Youth Early Help Team £27,616 (2024 - £29,894), Camden Sports Development Team £19,800 (2024 - £20,460) and the Community Support Team £0 (2024- £2,709) as part of HAF commissioning.” — page 37
“Foyezur Miah is Chief Executive of QCCA which received grants and funding from Young Camden Foundation totalling £21,327 (2024 - £19,810)” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Foyezur Miah is Chief Executive of QCCA which received grants and funding from Young Camden Foundation totalling £21,327 (2024 - £19,810)
“Daniel Omisore is Director of Finance at Camden Council. During the year Camden Council provided funding to Young Camden Foundation of £1,024,584 primarily via the DfE HAF programme (2024 - £980,439). Young Camden Foundation also provided funding to three Camden Council teams:- Youth Early Help Team £27,616 (2024 - £29,894), Camden Sports Development Team £19,800 (2024 - £20,460) and the Community Support Team £0 (2024- £2,709) as part of HAF commissioning.” — page 37
“Foyezur Miah is Chief Executive of QCCA which received grants and funding from Young Camden Foundation totalling £21,327 (2024 - £19,810)” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Abdikadir Ahmed is an employee of SYDRC (Somali Youth Development Resource Centre) which received grants, funding and room hire payments from Young Camden Foundation totalling £20,095 (2024 - £16,758)
“Daniel Omisore is Director of Finance at Camden Council. During the year Camden Council provided funding to Young Camden Foundation of £1,024,584 primarily via the DfE HAF programme (2024 - £980,439). Young Camden Foundation also provided funding to three Camden Council teams:- Youth Early Help Team £27,616 (2024 - £29,894), Camden Sports Development Team £19,800 (2024 - £20,460) and the Community Support Team £0 (2024- £2,709) as part of HAF commissioning.” — page 37
“Foyezur Miah is Chief Executive of QCCA which received grants and funding from Young Camden Foundation totalling £21,327 (2024 - £19,810)” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Andre Schott is Chief Executive of Fitzrovia Youth In Action which received grants and funding from Young Camden Foundation totalling £250 (2024 - £22,038)
“Daniel Omisore is Director of Finance at Camden Council. During the year Camden Council provided funding to Young Camden Foundation of £1,024,584 primarily via the DfE HAF programme (2024 - £980,439). Young Camden Foundation also provided funding to three Camden Council teams:- Youth Early Help Team £27,616 (2024 - £29,894), Camden Sports Development Team £19,800 (2024 - £20,460) and the Community Support Team £0 (2024- £2,709) as part of HAF commissioning.” — page 37
“Foyezur Miah is Chief Executive of QCCA which received grants and funding from Young Camden Foundation totalling £21,327 (2024 - £19,810)” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Young Camden Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£167k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2021£588k£445k

Common questions

Is YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £87,858 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,402,175 and total expenditure of £1,314,317. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £291,605 at year-end, which the board designated down to £166,605 to align with their stated reserves policy target of £127,000 to £166,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Who funds YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£150kthe HSC YPF Small Grants Programme
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£40kOur Neighbourhood Fund
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITYFY2025£12k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation31/01/2025£41kGrant to Young Camden Foundation
City Bridge Foundation02/03/2023£80kGrant to Young Camden Foundation
City Bridge Foundation26/03/2020£135kGrant to Young Camden Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2019£9kYCF web portal

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION£1.4m—0within—no doubt
THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION FY2024£1.2m£60,000 - £69,9991above—no doubt
Berkshire Youth LTD FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear1.0%no doubt
CAMDEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
Area 43 FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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