International Youth Hostel Federation

Analysis

International Youth Hostel Federation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02250706). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Youth Hostel Federation reported income of £661k and spending of £764k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £744k to £661k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, International Youth Hostel Federation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Sheffield (£659k), Restore (York) Limited (£664k) and Trust Property Administered in Connection with the Religious of Mary Immaculate (£652k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 6.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £737. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.