Sutton Coldfield Young Mens Christian Association

Analysis

Sutton Coldfield Young Mens Christian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02685808). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sutton Coldfield Young Mens Christian Association reported income of £1.1m and spending of £915k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £996k to £1.1m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sutton Coldfield Young Mens Christian Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marden Community Hub (£1.1m), New Testament Assembly Property Charity (£1.1m) and Wildgoose Rural Training (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.