EVERY YOUTH

Registered charity 1201811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as "EVERY YOUTH" WILL SOMETIMES BE STYLISED AS "EVERYYOUTH", Previously known as the project End Youth Homelessness

Every Youth exists to help the most disadvantaged young people succeed in life. Homelessness is our chosen indicator of disadvantage and is a symptom of complex issues - often throughout childhood - that can only be addressed through holistic and patient support. We believe that with such support young people can overcome trauma and succeed on their terms.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, RELIEF OF NEED AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN YOUNG PERSONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING BY: - THE FUNDING OF RESEARCH;- FUNDING AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES FOR HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE; - THE FACILITATION OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN, AND INFORMATION SHARING AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES AMONGST, THE MEMBERS AND RELEVANT THIRD PARTIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND GLOBALLY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE; AND- PROMOTING THE ISSUE OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND GLOBALLY TO MOBILISE SUPPORT FOR THE CHARITY AND THE MEMBERS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year of £323,521, driven by a deficit on restricted funds of £380,653 which was partially offset by an unrestricted surplus of £57,132. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds at year-end totalled £506,984, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £129,528 to £259,056. The charity's total net assets were £589,354, comprising £506,984 in unrestricted funds and £82,370 in restricted funds.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“£70,001 to £80,000 1” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 14.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“EveryYouth spent £155,617 raising £1,055,129 of voluntary income in 2024 giving an average fundraising ROI of £6.78” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (£129,528 - £259,056) (reserves figure: £507k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure (£129,528 - £259,056).” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Simpson Wreford LLP. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£182k
Reserves (reported)
£68k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.1m£1.3m
31/12/2024£1.1m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2023£999k£19k

Common questions

Is EVERY YOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year of £323,521, driven by a deficit on restricted funds of £380,653 which was partially offset by an unrestricted surplus of £57,132. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds at year-end totalled £506,984, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £129,528 to £259,056. The charity's total net assets were £589,354, comprising £506,984 in unrestricted funds and £82,370 in restricted funds. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Simpson Wreford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of EVERY YOUTH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds EVERY YOUTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EVERY YOUTH as a grant recipient include JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UK, Q CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£150kFuture builders
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£150kFuture builders support & accommodation
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£150kFuture Builders support & accommodation
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UKFY2024£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£7k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£5k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
BGF FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kStaff Grants
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation UKFY2023amount not stated

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 UK YOUTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EVERY YOUTH£1.1m£70,001 - £80,000—above14.8%no doubt
UK YOUTH FY2025£13.8m——above—no doubt
YOUTH AID COUNCIL FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
ENYP FY2025£139k——below—no doubt
START YOUNG UK FY2026£46k——unclear—no doubt
THE YOUNG FOUNDATION FY2025£4.0m£110,001 - £120,00014above—no doubt

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