YMCA Fairthorne Housing

Analysis

YMCA Fairthorne Housing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07820865). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, YMCA Fairthorne Housing reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.1m (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, YMCA Fairthorne Housing sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Old Dart Foundation (£2.1m), The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (£2.1m) and Connex Community Support (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £35k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.