Cardiff Young Men's Christian Association

Analysis

Cardiff Young Men's Christian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08151495). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cardiff Young Men's Christian Association reported income of £737k and spending of £796k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £859k to £737k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cardiff Young Men's Christian Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust (£737k), Shemtov Charitable Trust (£738k) and The Busoga Trust (£737k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, investments 24% and charitable activities 19%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £146k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 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.