YMCA South Devon

Analysis

YMCA South Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04183050). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, YMCA South Devon reported income of £1.1m and spending of £916k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £635k to £1.1m (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, YMCA South Devon 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holywell Leisure Centre/Canolfan Hamdden Treffynnon (£1.1m), Kidsgrove Sports Centre Community Group (£1.1m) and Dame Kelly Holmes Trust (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 4.3% and trading 2.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £165k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.