YOUTH ACTION

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Youth Action offers bespoke programmes to engage young people tackling issues concerning the environment, social and economic matters. We are committed to helping vulnerable young people through campaigns, research and tailored projects, this results in young people developing their confidence and skills for them to reach their true potential.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 March 2024
Total income includes £182,571 from 2 government contract(s) and £100,000 from 1 government grant(s)
People

3 Trustee(s)
96 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Recreation
- Children/young People
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Lancashire
Governance
- 19 July 2011: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
3 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Suhail Ainarkar | Chair | 27 January 2012 |
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Shagufta Nawaz | Trustee | 07 October 2024 |
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AYAZ ASGHAR | Trustee | 19 July 2011 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 30/03/2020 | 30/03/2021 | 30/03/2022 | 30/03/2023 | 30/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £143.17k | £576.68k | £990.58k | £494.00k | £330.42k | |
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Total expenditure | £165.07k | £247.22k | £483.85k | £432.24k | £340.25k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | £46.12k | N/A | £182.57k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £303.05k | £652.47k | £437.42k | £100.00k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | £505.08k | £21.80k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | £0 | £600 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | £60.87k | £921.99k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | £89 | £76 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other | N/A | £10.64k | £46.12k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | £247.22k | £483.85k | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 30 March 2024 | 27 December 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 March 2024 | 27 December 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 March 2023 | 22 December 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 March 2023 | 22 December 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 March 2022 | 23 December 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 March 2022 | 23 December 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 March 2021 | 29 November 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 March 2021 | 29 November 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 March 2020 | 30 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 March 2020 | 30 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/10/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12/07/2011
Charitable objects
TO HELP TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTH WEST AREA OF ENGLAND, THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED BY WHATEVER CHARITABLE MEANS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Contact information
- Address:
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UNITY HOUSE
49-51 Preston New Road
Blackburn
BLACKBURN
LANCASHIRE
BB2 6AE
- Phone:
- 01254695847
- Email:
- info@youthaction.org.uk
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