All About Youth
What it does
Support over 600 volunteers to run voluntary Youth clubsDeliver Youth Clubs & projects (fully staffed clubs and bespoke projects like Short breaks work with disabled young people, LGBTQ club and Shropshire Young Health Champions)Deliver Alternative curriculum workTraining for the youth sector (Youth Work, Safeguarding, talking to your teenager, CEOP, First Aid etc)DBS Umbrella organisation
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED UP TO THEIR 26TH BIRTHDAY) IN SHROPSHIRE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY."
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Shropshire
- Telford & Wrekin
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,735,500 and spent £820,791.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,735,500 | £820,791 | 14 | 1,692 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,318,613 | £652,105 | 15 | 2,018 |
| 31 March 2023 | £584,572 | £583,520 | 14 | 1,399 |
| 31 March 2022 | £445,723 | £489,438 | Not reported | 2,125 |
| 31 March 2021 | £591,349 | £422,369 | 14 | 2,130 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 193%, from £591,349 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,735,500 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 47% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 63% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£1,090,953).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £863,065 from 3 grants. Government contracts: £227,888 from 18 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £863,065 from 3 grants | £227,888 from 18 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | £769,115 from 3 grants | £235,434 from 19 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £68,500 from 2 grants | £251,273 from 18 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,500 from 1 grant | £295,578 from 20 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £69,434 from 13 grants | £321,543 from 14 contracts |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,325,707
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£385,221
- Trading and fundraising
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 8 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £1,038,723.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£944,973, 3 grants
- BBC Children in Need£63,750, 4 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 24 Jul 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £473,803 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £30,500 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Neil BentleyChair
- Adrian Penney
- Charlotte Cain
- David Henry Bishop
- Niamh Kelly
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 March 2024, 37 days late | Received 8 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 19 December 2022, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 19 January 2022, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1172685
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 April 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Apr 2017 as amended on 20 Apr 2021 as amended on 20 Apr 2021 as amended on 23 Feb 2026
- Website
- www.sya.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Not matched to a council area
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.