YMCA Chiltern Group

Analysis

YMCA Chiltern Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04430743). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Chiltern Group reported income of £31.0m and spending of £30.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15.6m to £31.0m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, YMCA Chiltern Group sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance (£30.1m), International Institute for Environment and Development (£32.5m) and Church Communities UK (£28.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £18.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 514 people.