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the young lives foundation

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. The Young Lives Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Maidstone and operates in Kent and Medway.


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

Our mission is to support children and young people in need in ways that affirm their identity and worth, champion their rights, needs and interests & promote their well-being and development. We support young people through times of difficulty and distress, enabling their voices to be heard & assisting them to achieve their potential through mentoring & befriending, advocacy & positive activities

Fundraising

See where The Young Lives Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£925,845
Latest Expenditure
£1,103,149

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 119.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £59,930
Charitable Activities £831,201
Other Trading £32,492
Investments £2,222
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,103,149
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£925,845£1,103,149£1,103,149£707,024£127,59232 / 205
2023£1,077,157£1,021,232£1,021,232£884,328£258,36739 / 250
2022£1,157,977£928,482£926,295£828,403£337,27033 / 250
2021£995,034£746,880£746,880£598,908£287,97831 / 280
2020£939,184£830,243£830,243£350,754£194,34435 / 260

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers