St Andrew's Club

What St Andrew's Club does

St Andrew's Club is a registered charity (No. 1103322) and company limited by guarantee operating from Old Pye Street in Westminster, London, claiming the title of the world's oldest youth club, founded in 1866. It delivers after-school and evening youth services for children and young people aged 5–18 across Junior Club (ages 5–9), Senior Club (ages 9–18), and a community gym programme for adults, along with a football programme, seasonal summer and half-term projects, residential trips, and a satellite Tachbrook Wednesday Youth Club. The club runs a small team of 17 staff plus volunteer youth workers, many of whom are former members, and serves 500+ young people annually.

The revenue model is a hybrid charity funding stack: nominal membership fees (£3–£55/year depending on tier), individual donations and Gift Aid, corporate partnerships through the Westminster 100 Club (minimum £500/year) and Business Membership, weekday venue hire (Sports Hall, Theatre, Dance Studio, Piano Room), and grants from trusts, foundations, and Westminster City Council — including a £1.5m five-year Westminster Foundation commitment across the Youth Hubs network and a £74,000+ Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The club is not technology-driven; its core service is human-delivered youth work, supported by a basic website for membership and donations, newsletter communications, and event-based fundraising.

The club is embedded in a Westminster Youth Hubs consortium (with Avenues Youth Project, Fourth Feathers, and Future Men), holds the Gold Quality Mark from London Youth, and is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. Its competitive position rests on heritage, multi-generational community trust, and a unique neutral positioning as the only community youth centre in South Westminster not tied to a housing estate. It faces funding-dependency risk: annual operational costs of £500,000+ must be re-raised each year from donations and grants, with a small donor base, a few major corporate supporters (Burberry, Forsters LLP, Jupiter Asset Management), and ongoing reliance on Westminster City Council / Westminster Foundation pipelines.

Name

St Andrew's Club

Legal name

St Andrew's Club

Website

https://standrewsclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1866

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Andrew's Club is a Westminster-based registered charity and the world's oldest youth club (founded 1866), delivering after-school programmes, sports, gym, and community services to 500+ young people aged 5–18 annually, funded through donations, grants, corporate partnerships, and space hire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Youth Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB), After-School Academic Support Programs (Centers & Clubs) (EDAJALAM)

Keywords

• Community youth services
• After-school programmes
• Youth development programmes
• Community gym membership
• Venue hire services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees for Junior Club (£3), Senior Club (£7-£13), and Gym Membership (£26-£55). Core youth services revenue stream supporting club operations.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Reliance on individual, charitable and corporate donations. One-off and regular giving programs. Gift Aid scheme for UK tax payers. Legacy giving (wills) encouraged.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Westminster 100 Club - corporate members raise minimum £500/year. Business memberships with space rental. Corporate sponsors for specific programs and events.
4. Space Hire: Hiring rooms to community groups, performing arts schools, and businesses during weekdays. Includes Sports Hall, Theatre, Dance Studio, Piano Room, Social Area, and Kitchen. Long-standing relationships with partners (some 25+ years).
5. Grants and Trust Funding: Funding from trusts, foundations, and Westminster City Council. Youth Hub funding from Westminster Foundation (£1.5m over 5 years across 5 hubs). Heritage Lottery Fund grant (£74,000+).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Andrew's Club is a community youth services charity that delivers after-school and evening programmes for children and young people aged 5-18 in Westminster, alongside a community gym for adults, a multi-team football programme, seasonal summer and half-term projects, satellite youth sessions at Tachbrook, and venue hire of its Sports Hall, Theatre, Dance Studio, Piano Room, Social Area and Kitchen to community groups and businesses.

Product overview

St Andrew's Club is a community-based youth club offering a portfolio of youth development services. The core offerings include Junior Club (ages 5-9), Senior Club (ages 9-18), and Gym Membership, supplemented by seasonal programmes like Summer Project. The Club also offers venue hire through its Hire Space programme, providing facilities including a Sports Hall, Theatre, Dance Studio, and Social Area. Corporate engagement is facilitated through Business Membership and the Westminster 100 Club fundraising programme. The Club operates as one of five Westminster Youth Hubs and is part of the Young Westminster Foundation network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Club A youth club programme for children aged 5-9 years, held on Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6pm-8pm at St Matthew's School, offering structured activities and refreshments at £1 per session plus a £3 annual registration. Designed for local Westminster children from lower-income households as an early-engagement, safe after-school environment.
• Senior Club An after-school youth programme for young people aged 9-18, operating five days a week (Monday-Thursday evenings, Friday nights) and providing a safe space for socialising, games, creative activities, well-being workshops, sports, cooking, boxing and football. Annual membership ranges from £7 (ages 10-13) to £13 (ages 14-17).
• Gym Membership Affordable community gym facility open from 9 AM to 9 PM during term time and 9 AM to 6 PM during school breaks, with annual membership fees of £26 for ages 18-20, £55 for ages 21+ and a reduced £40 rate for those on benefits or unemployed. Operated in partnership with SW1 Fitness.
• Football Programme Multi-team football programme fielding Men's, U8s mixed, Mini Ballers (ages 5-9), Girls Team, U15s, U16s and open mixed sessions for ages 9-13, providing competitive and recreational football participation for young people in Westminster.
• Summer Project Four-week structured summer activity programme offering creative, educational, recreational and sporting activities for approximately 180 young people during the school holidays.
• Hire Space Venue rental service offering rooms including a Sports Hall with sprung floor and viewing gallery, Theatre room, Dance Studio with mirrored wall and ballet bars, Piano Room, Social Area and Kitchen, available for hire by community groups, performing arts schools and businesses, with long-standing partnerships of 25+ years.
• Tachbrook Wednesday Youth Club Free Wednesday youth club sessions held at Tachbrook Social Club for Tachbrook residents aged 5-18, offering after-school activities as a satellite programme of St Andrew's Club.
• Business Membership Corporate partnership programme offering space rental discounts (10% community discount for partners providing affordable classes, 10% multi-room booking discount for 3+ rooms) for businesses that share the Club's mission of supporting young people.
• Westminster 100 Club Corporate fundraising initiative in which companies commit to raising a minimum of £500 annually to support disadvantaged young people, with benefits including CSR opportunities, team-building activities, networking events and community recognition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ young people served annually with consistent membership year over year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Westminster Youth Hubs NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Since September 2019, St Andrew's has been one of five Westminster 'Youth Hubs', part of Young Westminster Foundation and Westminster City Council's model. Partners include Avenues Youth Project, Fourth Feathers Youth & Community Centre, Future Men (Churchill Gardens and Amberley). Emphasising collaboration and innovation, St Andrew's has been given local leadership to forge partnerships and deliver youth-led initiatives.
• Forsters LLPmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing corporate partner. Charity partner providing activities like London Landmark treasure hunts. Staff visit the club and have been invited to lunch at the House of Lords to celebrate their support. Active in Westminster 100 Club.
• Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuided members in designing and building kit electric cars through the Greenpower Project. Race Day events at Dunstone Park Race Track (Top Gear track). Three-month design and build project culminating in racing activities.
• Snow-CampmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner charity connecting young people to snowsports industry. Club member Laquan found success through the snowsports industry with Snow-Camp. Aaliyah also on track for great success through this partnership.
• BoeingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvited young people and staff to mark International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) at Boeing's Westminster office. Young people learned about aerospace industry and STEM subjects.
• SW1 FitnessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to operate the gym facility. Gym opens from 7.30am Monday-Friday, extending access for community members.
• London YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccreditation body for Gold Quality Mark. Part of network of youth organisations in London. Getting Active Fund supports club activities.
• Westminster City Council / MINDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecruited Mental Health Worker via Westminster City Council/MIND partnership since June 2021. Weekly sessions for staff and young people providing preventative mental health support.
• Ruffer Investment ManagementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteer programme. Staff visited to hear about club work and be inspired to get involved. Corporate volunteers from Ruffer and La Fosse have volunteered at the club.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UK Youth: National umbrella for youth organisations. Comparable as the sector-wide body that shapes youth policy, distributes grants, and advocates for youth services of which St Andrew's is a downstream beneficiary and peer organisation.
• Young Westminster Foundation: Umbrella body coordinating the Westminster Youth Hubs network including St Andrew's. Comparable as the strategic lead organisation that pools and distributes funding across St Andrew's peer hubs, and a key institutional partner shaping local youth policy.
• The Duke of Edinburgh's Award: Long-established UK youth development charity providing structured programmes for young people. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering similar personal development, skills, and recreation opportunities to overlapping age cohorts in the UK.
• Woodcraft Folk: UK-wide youth co-operative focused on social justice and outdoor activities for children and young people. Comparable as a values-driven youth organisation offering similar informal education and recreation programmes to disadvantaged young people.
• Boys' Brigade: Historic UK youth organisation (founded 1883) providing structured youth programmes. Comparable to St Andrew's 1866 heritage as a long-established youth organisation with similar mission around young people's character development and activities.
• London Youth: Quality assurance body that awarded St Andrew's its Gold Quality Mark. Comparable as the accreditation and network body for London youth organisations, providing sector standards, training, and grant programmes that St Andrew's participates in.

Others

• The Childhood Trust: UK charity running the Champions for Children campaigns that St Andrew's participates in. Comparable as a fundraising intermediary / ecosystem partner that channels donations to London-based children's charities including St Andrew's.

Direct peers

• Avenues Youth Project: Westminster Youth Hub peer providing youth services in central London. Directly comparable as one of five Youth Hubs in the same Westminster network, serving similar disadvantaged young people with comparable sports, arts, and personal development programmes.
• Future Men: Westminster Youth Hub peer (Churchill Gardens and Amberley sites) focused on young people's development. Directly comparable as a Youth Hub partner sharing the same Westminster Foundation funding stream and serving similar demographics.
• Fourth Feathers Youth & Community Centre: Westminster Youth Hub peer offering community-based youth services. Directly comparable as part of the same five-hub Westminster network, serving overlapping beneficiary populations with similar activities and funding sources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-andrew's-club

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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