Yellow Ribbon Community Chaplaincy

Analysis

Yellow Ribbon Community Chaplaincy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09639884). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Yellow Ribbon Community Chaplaincy reported income of £722k and spending of £681k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £475k to £722k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Yellow Ribbon Community Chaplaincy sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Filey Childcare (£722k), Emmaus South Wales (£722k) and The Big Difference (£722k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £658k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.