Doncaster Young Men's Christian Association

Analysis

Doncaster Young Men's Christian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Doncaster Young Men's Christian Association reported income of £717k and spending of £775k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £590k to £717k (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Doncaster 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 Northcliffe Environmental Enterprises Team (£715k), The Dromintee Trust (£717k) and Beat the Cold (£715k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 8.3% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 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.