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Second Wave - Centre for Youth Arts

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £166k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout London
Website
www.secondwave.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Second Wave : Centre for Youth Arts
Registered
1993

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£166k£161k
  • 2024£160k£156k
  • 2023£178k£177k
Earlier years
  • 2022£175k£165k
  • 2021£142k£138k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 81%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY IN THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE SAID YOUNG PEOPLE.

Grants received

12 grants · £308,068 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002026-01-08
  • Youth Music £30,0002025-08-06
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9502024-04-04
  • Hyde Charitable Trust £14,8752024-02-07
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £99,0002022-02-09
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7y median 5.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 4Professional services 1Retail and trade 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£166k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1024836
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2ND AUGUST 1993.
Companies House
Company number 02841537 · Active
Contact on the register
02086942444 · info@secondwave.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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