youth careers collective

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Youth Careers Collective is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in London.

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

Youth Careers Collective (formerly trading as Spark!) exist to enhance young people's employability skills, knowledge, experience and access, so that they are ready, equipped, motivated and able to transition into sustained employment and rewarding careers.

Fundraising

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Region

London

Financial Information

Latest Income

£887,024

Latest Expenditure

£850,339

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 95.7%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 4.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £53,200

Charitable Activities £833,824

Other Trading £0

Investments £0

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £814,117

Raising Funds £36,222

Governance £2,180

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£887,024	£850,339	£814,117	£296,897	£296,897	16 / 1027
2024	£687,474	£652,451	£563,564	£260,212	£260,212	13 / 619
2023	£532,049	£515,969	£456,985	£225,189	£176,439	13 / 778
2022	£334,430	£331,076				0 / 392
2021	£160,327	£269,521				0 / 248