YMCA Newark and Sherwood

Analysis

YMCA Newark and Sherwood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11208210). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Newark and Sherwood reported income of £1.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £105k to £1.1m (+942%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, YMCA Newark and Sherwood sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Base 25 (£1.1m), Early Years Wales 2018 (£1.1m) and Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 61 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.