YMCA St Paul's Group

Analysis

YMCA St Paul's Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02971930). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA St Paul's Group reported income of £30.2m and spending of £29.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23.7m to £30.2m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, YMCA St Paul's Group sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brookside Trust (£28.8m), Walsingham Support (£30.8m) and The Thalidomide Trust (£28.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £34.4m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 327 people.