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London Youth Impact Report 2025

London Youth is London's leading youth sector infrastructure charity, supporting a network of 597 member organisations that collectively reach 616,000 young people across all 32 boroughs. In 2025 it ran 11 targeted programmes reaching 7,445 young people, created 2,813 spaces for youth professionals through training and networks, and welcomed 16,549 young people to its outdoor learning centres Woodrow and Hindleap. Key outcomes include 97% of young people enjoying programmes, 85% gaining skills or access to opportunities, and 146 member organisations holding a London Youth Quality Mark. The report also covers the charity's role in shaping the government's first National Youth Strategy in decades.

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11 targeted programmes spanning sports, employability, arts, mental health and youth involvement; Getting Active sports development programme; Good for Girls mental health programme; Summer Skills Grants; Digital Talent employability insights; Rise Up programme for practitioners supporting young people affected by violence; Trusted Youth Allies community training; Diversity in the Outdoors programme; Youth Board leadership; Woodrow and Hindleap outdoor learning centres; London Youth Quality Mark accreditation; sector mapping and VCS data tools Custom geography from upload: UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 616,000 young people supported by London Youth's network of 597 member organisations across all 32 London boroughs
Key Metric 2 23,994 young people took part in programmes, events and activities or visited outdoor learning centres Woodrow and Hindleap; 16,549 visited the two centres
Key Metric 3 2,813 spaces created for youth professionals across 220 training and network sessions; 146 member organisations held a London Youth Quality Mark

Key Outcomes

  • 97% of young people enjoyed taking part in programmes; 85% gained skills, knowledge and access to opportunities; 84% were doing better physically and/or emotionally
  • 91% of members are happy with the London Youth offer; 87% agreed membership helped their organisation better support young people; 83% feel London Youth advocates well on behalf of the sector
  • 78% of young people reached were from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; 56% were from the most socio-economically deprived communities in England

Geography

London, Other

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
33,600+ people directly supported; 52,000+ indirectly supported (2025)
Key Metric 2
£19.6M raised in fundraising income, up £3.4M on 2024
Key Metric 3
352 socially isolated people supported by community outreach (up 11%)
97% of caseworking enquiries received tailored intervention; 95% beneficiary satisfaction