Manchester YMCA

Analysis

Manchester YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00183299). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Manchester YMCA reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.2m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £995k to £3.7m (+272%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manchester YMCA sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bone Cancer Research Trust (£3.7m), Design Council (£3.7m) and William Blake House Northants (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 46% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 51% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.3m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.