Young Leaders Academy

Registered charity 1181399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WESTSIDE YOUNG LEADER'S ACADEMY

We deliver a leadership development programme for young people which operates in the London Borough of Brent and Lewisham. We design a special curriculum around our young leaders which develops leadership and life skills for them. We offer a range of different experiences from sports to academic and we also offer trips and have a number of guest speakers delivering workshops.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN GREATER LONDON BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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 · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £54,920, increasing total funds to £128,977. The trustees report that the present level of unrestricted reserves is adequate to cover anticipated operating costs, noting a policy to hold three months of operating costs. The charity had no employees during the year and was exempt from audit under small companies regime provisions.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Ibrahim Abayomi Akinsanya
• Leanard Philip
• Michael Amaning
• Sharon May Thomas

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS ACADEMY.

• SOUTHSIDE YOUNG LEADERS ACADEMY income £150k
• EASTSIDE YOUNG LEADERS' ACADEMY income £497k
• YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD income £578k
• THE SHELFORD AND STAPLEFORD YOUTH INITIATIVE income £177k
• TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH LEAGUE UNITED income £142k
• Berkshire Youth LTD income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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