The Central Young Men's Christian Association

Analysis

The Central Young Men's Christian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00119249). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Central Young Men's Christian Association reported income of £11.7m and spending of £17.2m, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £10.8m to £11.7m (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Central Young Men's Christian Association 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isabel Hospice Limited (£11.7m), Big Life Services (£11.7m) and Solent Mind (£11.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, trading 1.2% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 248 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.