We have a range of events throughout the year, from a Colour Run to cinema evenings! You can find out what's coming up here . Keep an eye on our social media to find out when new events get announced.

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Join the 100 Club Lottery! Monthly prize draws to win cash, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes - all whilst supporting Base 51! Join by purchasing tickets to the £5 100 Club or £20 100 Club. Find out more here . Be gamble aware.

We're looking for people to run the Robin Hood Half Marathon in Sept 2025, or the Nottingham 10k in March 2026! Or how about doing your own challenge? Cycle to Skegness, climb the 3 Peaks, shave your head, do a bake sale - however you want to support our charity, it will all make a difference. Email fundraising@base51.org.uk with your idea.

Youth Charity In Nottingham

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Base 51 has been supporting young people aged 11-24 in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire since 1993.

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ABOUT

The charity founders were inspired by a project they saw in New York which offered a holistic support to young people, giving them a one-stop shop where they can access wellbeing services.

Over the last few decades Base 51 has provided support to 11-24 year old through our groundbreaking programmes, including launching the first LGBTQIA+ youth group in Nottingham. Young people’s mental wellbeing has always been at the heart of everything we do.

Despite the challenges faced by Base 51, and other charities across the UK, we continue to be a trusted and safe space for young people in the county – giving them the vital life-changing support they need.

We focus on early intervention, providing counselling, specialist trauma support, a youth club, art therapy, a LGBTQIA+ group and other mental wellbeing services.

Statistics about Nottingham

Of the 182 neighbourhoods in Nottingham 98 were among the 20% most income-deprived in England.
Nottingham is the 17th most economically deprived Local Authority in Britain
40.0% of children under 16 in Nottingham were part of families with low income in 2022/23
From 2021-23, Nottinghamshire averaged the highest rate per head number of violent offences committed by children in England and Wales.
In Nottingham people with no qualifications is almost double the national average

Statistics about Young People in the UK

Over the last decade, spending on services for young people in England has halved – down by more than half a billion pounds since 2012/13 in real terms
The number of youth clubs operating in local authorities fell by 44% between 2011/12 and 2018/19
Over a million children were referred to mental health services in 2022/23 – nearly double (98% higher) the number in 2016/17
3.6 million children were in absolute poverty, equivalent to 1 in 4.
In 2022/23, there were 467 instances of children being treated in hospital for injuries caused by a knife or sharp object – a 47% increase from 10 years previously

Statistics about our support

April 2024 – March 2025

Over 1900 attendances to our Youth Centre
1500 counselling sessions – in our youth centre, online, in schools or through out Social Prescribers

“I am glad that services like this are here to support young people as I did not know where else to go. I have always been helped and supported by Base51 when I am in trouble and I appreciate what they do for me”

OUR SUPPORTERS AND FUNDERS

Young people are the future workforce of a city, so businesses should invest in ensuring that they get the support they need as they are growing up – helping create a happy, healthy and inspired community.