Bolton Young Men's Christian Association

Analysis

Bolton Young Men's Christian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02574169). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bolton Young Men's Christian Association reported income of £336k and spending of £377k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £227k to £336k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bolton Young Men's Christian Association sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hendrie Foundation (£336k), Samphire (£336k) and The Foundry International Ltd (£336k).