british youth council

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. British Youth Council is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The British Youth Council, the national youth council of the UK, aims to empower young people, aged 25 and under, to have a say and be heard in the UK and overseas. This is through a programme of education, research, training, volunteering, representation and advocacy opportunities. The charity is membership based & exclusively youth-led. It was formerly registered no. 305973 until 31 March 2009.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Country

Scotland Northern Ireland

Financial Information

Latest Income

£825,671

Latest Expenditure

£830,314

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 84.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 16.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £204,999

Charitable Activities £619,383

Other Trading £0

Investments £0

Other Income £1,289

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £702,804

Raising Funds £127,510

Governance £7,519

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2022	£825,671	£830,314	£702,804	£174,451	£83,388	19 / 700
2021	£758,052	£756,567	£641,838	£179,094	£87,327	18 / 700
2020	£960,325	£967,143	£873,383	£177,609	£87,803	17 / 850
2019	£970,932	£913,068	£821,574	£184,427	£91,541	16 / 819
2018	£786,021	£890,416	£830,593	£126,563	£84,138	14 / 810