Maidstone YMCA

Analysis

Maidstone YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05460005). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Maidstone YMCA reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £953k to £1.5m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Maidstone 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited (£1.5m), Cathedral Church of St Nicholas in Newcastle (£1.5m) and Safar Academy Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £316k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.