TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH LEAGUE UNITED

Registered charity 1184498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In 2005, Tower Hamlets Youth League United was established as a non-profit organisation with the purpose of providing a safe haven where inner-city youth participate in a comprehensive schedule of Sports and life skills program that promotes the physical, educational and life skills necessary to prepare and empower them for leadership in their communities and success in their personal lives. Our

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF A HOMEWORK CLUB, AND SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION CLASSES. 2) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT. 3) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TOWER HAMLETS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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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Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,128 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £42,305. The trustees' report indicates that these free reserves cover at least eleven months of basic running costs, exceeding the stated policy target of six months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of basic running costs (held: £42k)
“THYLU has initially proposed a reserves policy that will ensure that the charity maintains at least six months of basic running costs in it’s unrestricted reserves” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£142k£120k
31/03/2024£75k£59k
31/03/2023£54k£35k
31/03/2022£8k£5k
31/03/2021£8k£9k

Common questions

Is TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH LEAGUE UNITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,128 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £42,305. The trustees' report indicates that these free reserves cover at least eleven months of basic running costs, exceeding the stated policy target of six months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH LEAGUE UNITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH LEAGUE UNITED as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, TOWER HILL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kCommunity football project for women and girls
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kCommunity football project for women and girls
TOWER HILL TRUSTFY2025£5kto run a Summer Activity Camp providing sessions of football and badminton activities for up to 50 young Tower Hamlets residents aged 7-16 years.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England02/09/2025£12kTogether We Move, THYL United
Sport England28/05/2024£15kMultisport for boys and girls between on weekends
Sport England04/05/2023£6kCoaching for NEET Bangladeshi heritage youth
UK government04/05/2023£6kALB-Sport England-Coaching for NEET Bangladeshi heritage 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 TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH SPORT FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH LEAGUE UNITED£142k—0above—no doubt
TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH SPORT FOUNDATION FY2025£587k—0unclear—no doubt
BILLY YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT FY2025£110k—0within—no doubt
YASEEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025£578k—0unclear—no doubt
EARLY YEARS NETWORK TOWER HAMLETS FY2025£413k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt

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