The Young Britons Organisation was formed in 1925 as the juvenile branch of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations. It catered for the 6-16 year old age group, recruiting both boys and girls, its aim being to 'counteract the blasphemous and seditious doctrine of the Communists' as represented by the Socialist Sunday Schools'. It was linked to local Conservative associations and reached a membership of 500,000 during its heyday in the 1930s. The organisation was closed down during the Second World War and was reformed in 1948, but never returned to its former popularity. It was formally closed down in 1965.