YMCA Downslink Group

Analysis

YMCA Downslink Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03853734). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Downslink Group reported income of £16.3m and spending of £15.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16.2m to £16.3m (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, YMCA Downslink Group sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Morden College (£16.1m), St Anne's Hostel (£16.4m) and The Bath and Wells Diocesan Board of Finance (£15.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £78k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £309k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 321 people.