Youth Action has a strong Board of Trustees who are drawn from and represent the various stakeholder groups of Youth Action. 

Youth Action is governed by a Board of Trustees. The organisation is called Youth Action Ltd. (t/a Youth Action). Youth Action is a Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 5601737) with Not-For-Profit Status. The Board of Trustees is also the Company's Directorship.

Over half of the positions on the Board are reserved for young people aged 18-24 who are elected by Members of Youth Action every year.

The Board of Trustees is responsible to the Membership for ensuring That Youth Action fulfils its objectives as defined in the charity's Memorandum and business plan, and have specific responsibilities which include the management of Youth Action staff and finances and strategic planning.

The Board has the Sub Groups which enable work to completed outside of meetings and for the wider Membership, supporters and expertise to be drawn in as necessary.  These are:

Communications
Human Resources
Finance & Management

A Board member leads each of these groups.