YOUTH ACTION

Charity number: 1142935
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

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 2025

Total income: £21,962
Total expenditure: £565,408

Total income includes £478,716 from 2 government contract(s)

People

43 Employee(s)

3 Trustee(s)

84 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Blackburn With Darwen
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05601737 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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
Suhail Ainarkar Chair 27 January 2012
KOKNI ITTIHAD-UL-MUSLIMEEN
Received: On time
Shagufta Nawaz Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
AYAZ ASGHAR Trustee 19 July 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024 30/03/2025
Total gross income £576.68k £990.58k £494.00k £330.42k £531.25k
Total expenditure £247.22k £483.85k £432.24k £340.25k £565.41k
Income from government contracts N/A £46.12k N/A £182.57k £478.72k
Income from government grants £303.05k £652.47k £437.42k £100.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £505.08k £21.80k N/A N/A £21.96k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £600 N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities £60.87k £921.99k N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment £89 £76 N/A N/A £0
Income - Other £10.64k £46.12k N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £247.22k £483.85k N/A N/A £564.34k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 N/A N/A £1.07k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 N/A N/A £4.95k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024 30/03/2025
Own use assets £957.68k £991.55k N/A N/A £961.01k
Long-term investments £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Other assets £783.39k £1.21m N/A N/A £1.25m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities £54.88k £5.50k N/A N/A £905

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 March 2025 31 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2025 31 December 2025 On time
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
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
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:
UNITY HOUSE
49-51 Preston New Road
Blackburn
BLACKBURN
LANCASHIRE
BB2 6AE
Phone:
01254695847
Email:
info@youthaction.org.uk
Website:

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