Registered charity · No. 1056463Charitable company
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Youth Options
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Youth Options is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, recreation, other charitable purposes.
Youth Options (number 1056463) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Youth Options do?
Education, training and activities with children and young people
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Youth Options
Answers Youth Options gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Youth Options's highest-paid staff paid?
Youth Options's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Youth Options's money come from?
Youth Options reported £3.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.5m (66%), other income £1m (26%), trading and fundraising events £157k (4%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.5m · 66%
Other income£1m · 26%
Trading and fundraising events£157k · 4%
Donations and legacies£154k · 4%
Investments£4,124 · 0%
Does Youth Options receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Youth Options. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Youth Options reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Youth Options as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Youth Options's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Why is there no Clarity Score for Youth Options yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Youth Options.
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The register data used for this profile lists Youth Options as a registered charity (number 1056463) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Youth Options's charity number?
Youth Options's charity number is 1056463. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1056463?
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What does Youth Options do?
Education, training and activities with children and young people
Does Youth Options have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Youth Options. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Youth Options?
Youth Options's website listed in our register data is http://www.youthoptions.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Youth Options's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Youth Options's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Youth Options's money come from?
Youth Options reported £3.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.5m (66%), other income £1m (26%), trading and fundraising events £157k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Youth Options?
The register records Youth Options as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Youth Options's trustees paid?
Youth Options's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Youth Options previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Youth Options: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Youth Options.
When was Youth Options registered as a charity?
Youth Options was entered on the register on 27 June 1996. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03184237).