Community & Social Justice Education & Young People 2025
UK Youth

UK Youth Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024/25

UK Youth is the national infrastructure charity for youth work in England and Wales, operating a network of 9,768 youth organisations and running programmes that reached 155,017+ young people in 2024/25. In the year it distributed over £7 million in grants, launched the Summer Jobs pilot placing 400+ young people at risk of violence into paid work, and delivered 9,750+ funded outdoor learning experiences through Adventures Away from Home. Total income was £13.8 million. UK Youth also led evidence reviews for the government's National Youth Strategy and secured youth work commitments from all major parties ahead of the 2024 general election.

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Grant programmes including UK Youth Fund: Cost of Living (182 organisations, 115,000+ young people) and Thriving Minds (99 charities, mental health focus); Adventures Away from Home outdoor learning bursaries; Summer Jobs paid employment programme; Building Connections employability programme; Building Aspirations NEET programme; Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Centre residential outdoor learning; #iWill Movement youth social action; policy advocacy and research; Joined Up Summit cross-sector convening; national network of 9,768 youth organisations Custom geography from upload: UK-wide (headquartered in Bransgore, Hampshire)

📊Key Metrics

155,017+ young people supported through programmes, grants and Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Centre; 9,768 organisations in the UK Youth network Key Metric 1
£7 million+ distributed in grants to youth organisations since fund inception; 402 organisations signed the Power of Youth Charter Key Metric 2
9,750+ young people reached through Adventures Away from Home with 91% showing improved socio-emotional skills; 400+ young people at risk of violence placed in paid Summer Jobs placements Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 95% of Summer Jobs participants reported increased confidence and workplace readiness; 80% of employers said they would take part again
  • 63% of Thriving Minds-funded youth practitioners expanded or developed their mental health offer; 59% strengthened delivery through new or deeper partnerships
  • All major political parties referenced youth work in the 2024 general election manifestos — a direct outcome of UK Youth's advocacy work

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