Wem Youth Centre

Analysis

Wem Youth Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wem Youth Centre reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £41k to £11k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wem Youth Centre sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ynysmaerdy Bowls Association (£11k), Glamorgan Artistic Roller Skating Club (£11k) and 3rd Killamarsh Scout Group (£11k).