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young enterprise

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. Young Enterprise is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Guernsey, and Jersey.


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

Young Enterprise empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills. We make the connection between school and the world of work, enabling young people to develop the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed. More than 214,000 young people from across England and Wales have participated in a Young Enterprise learning experience this year supported by around 6,000 volunteers.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,226,864
Latest Expenditure
£5,338,499

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,343,435
Charitable Activities £676,595
Other Trading £78,730
Investments £128,104
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,572,043
Raising Funds £766,456
Governance £56,092
Grants to Institutions £9,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,226,864£5,338,499£4,572,043£2,909,706£1,566,87291 / 2275
2023£5,441,666£5,195,266£4,503,828£3,022,470£1,630,28688 / 1790
2022£5,157,484£4,726,763£4,165,240£2,775,572£1,450,81386 / 2190
2021£5,786,212£4,631,650£4,083,965£2,344,970£1,007,33287 / 1000
2020£4,839,462£4,813,965£4,249,653£1,190,305£46,88180 / 3131

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers