# THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 519883
- **Other names:** WEST YORKSHIRE YOUTH ASSOCIATION, WEST YORKSHIRE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED, W Y Y A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 31, 1988
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=519883


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 SOUTH PARADE, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE
- **Postcode:** WF1 1LR
- **Phone:** 01924333400
- **Email:** info@youth-association.org
- **Website:** www.youth-association.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR TO HELP EDUCATE THEM THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SO) TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES).

**Activities:** Provision of youth work and support for volunteer and voluntary sector youth workers.  Promotion and advocacy of young people's participation.  Provision of information, advice and guidance for young people.

**Area of benefit:** YORKSHIRE IN PRACTISE WEST YORKSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- Doncaster
- Kirklees
- Leeds City
- North Yorkshire
- Rotherham
- Sheffield City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £805439 | £827034 | £549482 | 24 |
| March 31, 2024 | £833414 | £797334 | £571077 | 22 |
| March 31, 2023 | £707641 | £663838 | £530078 | 20 |
| March 31, 2022 | £523584 | £517241 | £476076 | 18 |
| March 31, 2021 | £440613 | £403927 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Clare Allcock** (Chair) — appointed March 11, 2021
- Claire Anne Hudson — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Emma Burke — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Hannah Meghan Tregenza — appointed March 17, 2026
- Harry Zim Hemingway — appointed March 17, 2026
- Hayley Allsopp — appointed March 31, 2025
- India Chahal — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- James Kenneth Dinwoodie — appointed March 17, 2026
- James Patrick Gill-Fleming — appointed Sept. 30, 2022
- Karen Starkey — appointed April 1, 2022
- Lisa Jayne Garsden — appointed March 17, 2026
- Troy Njenje-Mbanga — appointed March 31, 2025