Fulham and South Kensington Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association

Analysis

Fulham and South Kensington Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fulham and South Kensington Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association reported income of £176k and spending of £195k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £249k to £176k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Fulham and South Kensington Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stanton House Trust (£176k), Nathaniel Waterhouse Charities (£177k) and Wycombe Almhouses (£176k).