As part of a deal rubberstamped last month, Ambition, which has six members of staff, has become a subsidiary of UK Youth, which has 90 members of staff, in a move that the two charities said will strengthen the voice and quality of the youth work sector.
Anna Smee, chief executive of UK Youth, told CYP Now that talks between the two organisations have been happening on and off since the 1940s but the time is now right to make the move.
"The will has been there on both sides for a long time but we often had situations where it would work better for one organisation or the other," she said.
"But both organisations were in a good position over the last 12 months with everyone on the same page so we just seized the opportunity."
"We feel we are much more credible now as the one leading organisation that works across non-uniformed and, to some extent, uniformed youth organisations."
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