Yhs Trust

Analysis

Yhs Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Yhs Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £54k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £9 to £40k (+449256%), an average of +719% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 74005%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Yhs Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taunton Welcomes Refugees (£40k), Warminster and District Food Bank (£40k) and The Charity for Licensed Ministers in the Diocese of Chelmsford (£40k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.