Reading YMCA

Analysis

Reading YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05646553). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reading YMCA reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.1m (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Reading YMCA sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wecare Worldwide (£1.1m), Liverpool Life Science Accelerator Limited (£1.1m) and The Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £732k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.