# Youth Focus South East

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1212529 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1212529)
- Website: https://youthfocussoutheast.org.uk/
- What it funds: Education / training, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/youth-focus-south-east

Youth Focus South East supports young people in South East England by developing their skills, confidence, and involvement in society. We create opportunities for youth to influence services, and provide training and support to those working with them, helping improve youth work practice and impact measurement across the region.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To advance in life and relieve needs of young people in South East England, for the public benefit, by:(a) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.(b) Increasing, or co-ordinating, opportunities for young people to engage with service providers, to enable those providers to adapt services to better meet the needs of that community.(c) Providing events and training for organisations and individuals working with young people to develop their Youth work practice and improve ways of measuring and reporting on the impact of their work.

## What it funds

Youth Focus South East is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and economic / community development / employment for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Youth Focus South East in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (youthfocussoutheast.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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