SPRINGBOARD YOUTH ACADEMY CIO

Registered charity 1191062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPRINGBOARD YOUTH ACADEMY CIC

Springboard supports newly arrived refugee & asylum-seeking young people to thrive in the classroom and beyond, through holistic half-term, summer and Saturday education programmes that bridge the gaps in the mainstream education system. Our programmes provide a vital opportunity for young people to make friends, acquire English language and life skills and begin to rebuild their lives in the UK.

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Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period in a stable financial position with healthy cash reserves and a positive financial out-turn. The trustees aim to maintain reserves covering 3-6 months of operating costs, noting that current reserves are derived from one-off donations and trading income. However, the report highlights that several multi-year grants are due to end, making the securing of replacement funding a priority for future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating costs (held: £30k)
“We aim to maintain enough reserves to cover 3-6 months of operating costs”
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 — Springboard Youth Academy CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£162k£151k
30/04/2024£113k£77k
30/04/2023£87k£61k
30/04/2022£42k£53k
30/04/2021£32k£9k

Common questions

Is SPRINGBOARD YOUTH ACADEMY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period in a stable financial position with healthy cash reserves and a positive financial out-turn. The trustees aim to maintain reserves covering 3-6 months of operating costs, noting that current reserves are derived from one-off donations and trading income. However, the report highlights that several multi-year grants are due to end, making the securing of replacement funding a priority for future sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPRINGBOARD YOUTH ACADEMY CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPRINGBOARD YOUTH ACADEMY CIO as a grant recipient include EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)FY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation10/03/2025£17kGrant to Springboard Youth Academy CIO
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
City Bridge Foundation14/09/2022£55kGrant to Springboard Youth Academy CIO
Postcode Lottery26/04/2022£21kStaff salary & overheads
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2021£10kSaturdays with Springboard

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 THE SPRINGBOARD CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPRINGBOARD YOUTH ACADEMY CIO£162k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SPRINGBOARD CHARITY FY2025£3.7m——below—no doubt
Refugee Education UK FY2026£1.6m—0above—no doubt
REVIVE CIO FY2025£358k—0below—no doubt
EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP FY2025£496k——unclear—no doubt
BRADFORD AFRICAN COMMUNITY FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt

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