YMCA Thames Gateway

Analysis

YMCA Thames Gateway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06102037). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, YMCA Thames Gateway reported income of £9.4m and spending of £11.0m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8.2m to £9.4m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, YMCA Thames Gateway 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Housing UK Ltd (£9.2m), Roundabout Limited (£9.4m) and St Antony's College in the University of Oxford (£9.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75% and trading 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,127. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 183 people.

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.