Worcester YMCA

Analysis

Worcester YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redditch. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05056873). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Worcester YMCA reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.6m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Worcester YMCA sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Hatzola Trust Limited (£1.6m), Christadelphian Meal a Day Fund (£1.6m) and The Boparan Charitable Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 95% and charitable activities 5.4%. Charitable activities took 13% of spending and raising funds 87%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.