CONCRETE YOUTH

Registered charity 1195576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONCRETE YOUTH THEATRE

This charity improves the quality of life for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) through multi-sensory theatre in theatres and multi-sensory educational services in education settings. The charity is also dedicated to the promotion of awareness and the visibility of people with PMLD.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£245k
Latest spending
£243k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £65,472 at the year end, following a period of financial stabilization. The trustees report that the organization remains on track with its loan repayment commitments and has strengthened its financial procedures to support long-term sustainability.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£245k£243k
31/07/2024£276k£247k
31/07/2023£195k£179k
31/07/2022£97k£79k

Common questions

Is CONCRETE YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £65,472 at the year end, following a period of financial stabilization. The trustees report that the organization remains on track with its loan repayment commitments and has strengthened its financial procedures to support long-term sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CONCRETE YOUTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONCRETE YOUTH as a grant recipient include HEY SMILE FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HEY SMILE FOUNDATIONFY2021£27k
HEY SMILE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kSustainable Cities and Communities
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£7kSecondary
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£6k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2022£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kProgramme: Bettys and Taylors Coronavirus Community Fund
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2022£5k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£2kSocial
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£1k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2026£20kSensory Story Programme — Community Extension
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2023£7kThe Whispering Jungle 2023 UK Tour
Postcode Lottery27/07/2022£25kSensory theatre outreach programme for disabled young people
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2022£7kThe Whispering Jungle – Additional Support Activities for disabled young people

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 PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONCRETE YOUTH£245k—0unclear—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK FY2024£3.1m——below—no doubt
YOUTH PWR CHARITY FY2025£304k—0below—no doubt
YOUTH FIRST CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—noted
POSITIVE YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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