YMCA Cornwall

Analysis

YMCA Cornwall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penzance. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03684583). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Cornwall reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £904k to £1.3m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, YMCA Cornwall sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Safe Haven London (£1.3m), Emmaus Hertfordshire (£1.3m) and Christian Family Concern (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 9.3% and trading 2.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £27k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.