YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Registered charity 1173368 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME CIC

The Youth Engagement Programme works with young people in need, we specialise in supporting young people in work placements and volunteering to enable them to gain valuable skills than can be transferable to other areas of their life and work opportunities. The aim is to support emotional well being and a feeling of usefulness as a contributing member of society

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13 TO 25 WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING (NEET) AND/OR HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES OF STUDY AND WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT.2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13 TO 25 WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION OR TRAINING (NEET) AND/OR HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£640k
Latest spending
£593k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £46,534 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £664,356 and total expenditure of £617,822. The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £271,888, representing a significant increase from the prior year's £160,354. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed no material matters came to their attention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £624,158 — contracts £624,158 (1); 98% of the £639,506 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Government income: £659,000 — contracts £659,000 (1); 99% of the £664,356 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £355,720 — contracts £355,720 (1); 74% of the £477,861 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2025 (received 26/05/2026, 56 days after the 31/03/2026 due date); year ending 31/05/2024 (received 27/08/2025, 149 days after the 31/03/2025 due date); year ending 31/05/2023 (received 10/08/2024, 132 days after the 31/03/2024 due date); year ending 31/05/2022 (received 23/04/2023, 23 days after the 31/03/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£640k
Total spending
£593k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (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: 0.0% 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: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£640k£593k
31/05/2024£664k£489k
31/05/2023£478k£426k
31/05/2022£236k£300k
31/05/2021£327k£298k

Common questions

Is YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £46,534 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £664,356 and total expenditure of £617,822. The charity holds unrestricted net assets of £271,888, representing a significant increase from the prior year's £160,354. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed no material matters came to their attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH CHARTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME£640k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CHARTER FY2025£227k——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY FY2025£70k—0above—no doubt
COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FY2026£654k—0above—no doubt
THE YOUTH NET FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY FY2025£5.4m£100,001 - £110,0002unclear—no doubt

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