YMCA East Surrey

Analysis

YMCA East Surrey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redhill. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03716594). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, YMCA East Surrey reported income of £9.1m and spending of £9.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5.2m to £9.1m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, YMCA East Surrey sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wessex Children's Hospice Trust (£9.1m), SKT Welfare (£9.2m) and Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital Charity (£9.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £70k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 276 people.