01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046776
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH11 4JH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
About Youth is a youth work charity that acts as a resource for young people by providing them with advice, information and support to help them to develop as individuals, connect with their community and access opportunities which enable them to thrive and prosper.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To advance the citizenship, education and wellbeing of young people by. 4.1.1 Providing youth specific advice, information and support and. 4.1.2 Providing activities to develop skills, capacities and capabilities 4.1.3 By delivering programmes of informal and community education 4.2 To relieve and alleviate the effects of disadvantage for young people in economic/financial hardship by delivering projects and services which provide guidance and support to move people into positive destinations. 4.3 To provide recreational activities supporting young people’s learning, well-being and development via the delivery of weekly open access youth services for young people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £89,430 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £89,247 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £134,925 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £97,627 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 25 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £101,347 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £103,788 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 11 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £111,924 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £93,563 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 6 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £78,146 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £69,757 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 22 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Calders Community Flat, G1 Dunsyre House North, 33 Calder Crescent, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.AboutYouth.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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