Cheltenham YMCA

Analysis

Cheltenham YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03930834). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cheltenham YMCA reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.5m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cheltenham YMCA 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Aquila Housing (£4.5m), Chalfords Limited (£4.5m) and Fusion Housing Kirklees Ltd (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 5.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.