Newcastle Upon Tyne Y.m.c.a.

Analysis

Newcastle Upon Tyne Y.m.c.a. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03582739). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Newcastle Upon Tyne Y.m.c.a. reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £824k to £1.5m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Newcastle Upon Tyne Y.m.c.a. sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talmud Torah D'chasidei Gur Limited (£1.5m), Renewal North West (£1.5m) and Cymdeithas Gofal the Care Society (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,666. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 25 people.