BREAKOUT YOUTH

Registered charity 1180296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Breakout Youth operates regular youth groups and appropriate ad hoc activities in Southampton, across Hampshire, and on the Isle of Wight to provide a safe, secure and fun environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or questioning (LGBT plus) young people.

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Latest income
£313k
Latest spending
£297k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Breakout Youth reported a surplus of £16,065 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £100,000. Per the trustees' report, these reserves cover approximately 4.3 months of running costs, which is within the charity's stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £100k)
“It is Breakout Youth’s reserves policy that the value of reserves held should cover the continuation of services for between 3 and 6 months.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Service Level Agreement with No Limits (South) for finance, HR, IT, and safeguarding delivery.
“Breakout Youth continues to maintain a partnership with No Limits (South) which is managed through a Service Level Agreement between both parties. No Limits (South) continue to provide the following services to Breakout Youth: finance & HR function; advice on fundraising if required; IT infrastructure; and the operational delivery of safeguarding.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Breakout Youth (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£313k£297k
31/03/2024£240k£270k
31/03/2023£232k£220k
31/03/2022£181k£136k
31/03/2021£142k£96k

Common questions

Is BREAKOUT YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Breakout Youth reported a surplus of £16,065 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £100,000. Per the trustees' report, these reserves cover approximately 4.3 months of running costs, which is within the charity's stated policy target of 3 to 6 months. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BREAKOUT YOUTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BREAKOUT YOUTH as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, FAT FACE FOUNDATION, THE INDIGO TRUST, ENERGISE ME, THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2024£21kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
FAT FACE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kPride Prom
THE INDIGO TRUSTFY2022£2kUnrestricted funding
ENERGISE MEFY2022£2k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2025£1kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATIONFY2021£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund29/02/2024£375kBreakout Youth
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2021£196kBreakout Youth
UK government28/02/2020£6kUK Youth Fund YAF
UK government28/02/2020£3kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£10kBreakout Basingstoke
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2017£5kTrans and Questioning Youth Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2015£10kBreakout Youth Group Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2013£10kEnhancing support and services for Breakout Youth

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 GIVE YOUTH A BREAK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BREAKOUT YOUTH£313k—0within—no doubt
GIVE YOUTH A BREAK FY2025£310k—0below—noted
BREAK FY2025£16.6m——below—no doubt
SPACE YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£179k—0below—no doubt
OUTREACH YOUTH FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH TRUST FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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