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UK Youth Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024/25

UK Youth is the national body supporting 9,768 youth organisations across the UK. Their 2024/25 annual report records 155,017+ young people supported, £7m+ distributed in grants, and significant policy wins including all major parties referencing youth work in their 2024 election manifestos.

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Sector advocacy, grant funding, outdoor learning, policy influencing, youth work standards, workforce development, Summer Jobs programme, Adventures Away from Home

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 155,017+ young people supported through programmes, grants and Avon Tyrrell outdoor learning centre
Key Metric 2 £7,000,000+ distributed in grants; £13,800,000 total income for the year
Key Metric 3 9,768 organisations in UK Youth network; 36% in the most deprived areas

Key Outcomes

  • 402 organisations signed the Power of Youth Charter; 100+ MPs and policy stakeholders engaged at party conferences and roundtables
  • All major political parties referenced youth work in the 2024 general election manifestos — a direct result of UK Youth advocacy
  • 91% of Adventures Away from Home participants showed improved socio-emotional skills; 95% of Summer Jobs participants reported increased confidence

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
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
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
Key Metric 2
Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
Key Metric 3
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
Impact Snapshot
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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