YMCA Indian Student Hostel

Analysis

YMCA Indian Student Hostel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08684425). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Indian Student Hostel reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £894k to £2.7m (+207%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, YMCA Indian Student Hostel sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bromley and Croydon Women's Aid (£2.7m), Abbeyfield Bristol and Keynsham Society (£2.8m) and Petrus Community (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 50%, charitable activities 49% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.