Burton Upon Trent and District YMCA

Analysis

Burton Upon Trent and District YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03646202). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Burton Upon Trent and District YMCA reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.1m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Burton Upon Trent and District YMCA sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Verso Vineyard Church Limited (£2.1m), The Barrow Cadbury Trust (£2.1m) and Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £357k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.