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Creative Youth Impact Report 2024-2025

Creative Youth is a youth arts charity in Kingston upon Thames delivering high-quality arts programmes across London. In 2024–25 it reached 793 FUSE International participants, welcomed 28,000+ FUSEBOX festival visitors, and engaged 100,000+ through AMP Kingston community programmes. The charity provides access to creative practice and cultural participation for young people.

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Youth arts programmes, international arts exchange (FUSE), community arts festivals (FUSEBOX), creative engagement for young people Custom geography from upload: Kingston upon Thames, UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 793 FUSE International participants
Key Metric 2 28,000+ FUSEBOX visitors
Key Metric 3 AMP Kingston reached 100,000+

Key Outcomes

  • Young people engaged in creative practice
  • Communities connected through arts
  • Cultural participation increased

Geography

London, Other

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
1,363 young members attended Future Yard's youth and community music programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
166 participants enrolled on the Sound Check live-events training programme, the highest cohort yet
Key Metric 3
1,091 free tickets distributed through the Neighbourhood Tickets Scheme, a 50%+ increase on the prior year
90% of Sound Check participants reported an increase in skills and sector awareness, and 91% an increase in confidence
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
10,224 pupils supported through Theatre and Film Festivals and workshops in 2023/24
Key Metric 2
8,775 young people performed across 67 partner theatres in the Theatre Festival
Key Metric 3
604 teachers supported to develop their skills through resources and workshops
100% of surveyed teachers reported their students had greater pride in themselves following the Theatre Festival