YMCA Cheshire Limited

Analysis

YMCA Cheshire Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02875065). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Cheshire Limited reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.7m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, YMCA Cheshire Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nia Project (£3.7m), The Haven Wolverhampton (£3.8m) and Backup North West (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, trading 7.0% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £561k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.