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King's Trust International Impact Report 2024

King's Trust International, founded by HM King Charles III and formerly known as Prince's Trust International, works in 18 countries to tackle youth unemployment and skills gaps. In 2023/24 the charity reached 22,804 young people directly — over 100,000 in total since 2015 — through education, employment, and enterprise programmes. Delivered via 38 partners, 99% of participants improved core skills, and 74% entered work or training within three months. Over half of all participants were girls or young women.

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Skills development: 99% of participants improved core skills in at least one area; highest gains in self-confidence (93%), teamwork (92%), and goal-setting (92%); 87% of Achieve-trained teachers reported positive changes to their teaching style Custom geography from upload: London (operating in 18 countries)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 22,804 young people reached directly in 2023/24; over 100,000 reached since 2015; 56% of participants were girls or young women
Key Metric 2 38 delivery partners across 18 countries; supported by employer partners, volunteer mentors, schools, and patrons
Key Metric 3 Financial figures not disclosed in report; HSBC named as Global Founding Corporate Partner; prize funding includes 10,000 Ghanaian cedis (approx. £500) per Enterprise Challenge winner

Key Outcomes

  • Employment outcomes: 74% of employment programme participants in work or training within 3 months; 73% within 6 months; Get Into India placed 69% of trainees in jobs within 3 months, with 56% being young women
  • Education reach: Over 13,700 young people across 14 countries reached through education programmes; Enterprise Challenge active in 9 countries reaching over 10,000 students; 88% of participants more likely to consider a green business or job after taking part

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440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
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140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
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373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
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55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
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45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
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95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
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91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
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Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
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Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
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851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
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27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
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94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni