Registered charity · London
Young People Matter
Young People Matter is a registered charity (number 1134959) based in London, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £369k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £369k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Lambeth
- Website
- www.youngpeoplematter.org/ypm (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Young People Matter LTD
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£369k£339k
- 2024£385k£393k
- 2023£417k£396k
Earlier years
- 2022£372k£394k
- 2021£407k£374k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 14% · Government grants 20%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LONDONAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SEE FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:(A) TO PROVIDE A MENTORING SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 1 3 - 2 1YEARS, WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS EITHER CRIME VULNERABLE, SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGEDOR SEEKING DIRECTION.(B) DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANDUNLOCK THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL SO AS TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY AND THUSENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES TOWARDS INCLUSION;(C) ADVANCING YOUTH EDUCATION PARTICULARLY IN SPORT, MEDIA. THE ARTS, THROUGHTHE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, PROGRAMMESAND SCHEMES;(D) TO CARRY OUT OTHER ACTIVITIES AS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE IN FURTHERANCE OF THESAID OBJECTIVES.
Grants received
19 grants · £312,010 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £116,563 (8 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £55,000
- City Bridge Trust · £40,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £35,000
- Hyde Charitable Trust · £23,887 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Claire Jackson
- Mabel Folarin
- Sara Destruel since 2014
- Thomas Parsons since 2016
- Tolu Akisanya since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Sara Destruel since 2014
- Thomas Parsons since 2016
- Tolu Akisanya since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Claire Jackson
- Mabel Folarin
- Sara Destruel since 2014
- Thomas Parsons since 2016
- Tolu Akisanya since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1134959
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 NOVEMBER 2007
- Companies House
- Company number 06418296 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07985499236 · k.folarin@youngpeoplematter.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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