the national youth advocacy service

The charity supports children and young people. The National Youth Advocacy Service is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Birkenhead and operates in England And Wales.

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

NYAS is a socio-legal charity providing advice, advocacy, information and legal advice to children, young people and vulnerable adults. NYAS also provides Independent Visitors who befriend children in care, and we undertake Regulation 44 visits of children homes. Under Rule 16.4 of the Family Proceedings Act we represent children and young people in private law family proceedings.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£10,774,395

Latest Expenditure

£10,567,856

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 98.8%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 1.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £33,056

Charitable Activities £10,705,322

Other Trading £0

Investments £36,017

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,438,424

Raising Funds £129,432

Governance £19,100

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£10,774,395	£10,567,856	£10,438,424	£3,310,332	£2,786,111	244 / 481
2023	£10,228,850	£10,291,568	£10,163,465	£2,893,642	£2,774,791	239 / 659
2022	£9,142,253	£9,031,482	£8,904,977	£3,037,903	£107,344	202 / 539
2021	£8,199,709	£7,958,106	£7,889,249	£2,874,118	£2,874,118	197 / 530
2020	£7,941,577	£7,880,644	£7,806,072	£2,305,525	£1,783,035	167 / 502