Gisda Cyfyngedig / Arfon Young Single Homeless Group

Analysis

Gisda Cyfyngedig / Arfon Young Single Homeless Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02484575). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Gisda Cyfyngedig / Arfon Young Single Homeless Group reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £2.4m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gisda Cyfyngedig / Arfon Young Single Homeless Group sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clarendon Trust Limited (£2.4m), Wellspring Settlement (£2.5m) and Food and Community Trust (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, trading 18% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £846k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.