The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey

Analysis

The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00958986). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £810k to £1.4m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southport Flower Show (£1.4m), Turkish Cypriot Community Association (£1.4m) and Ld:northeast (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, trading 34% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £735k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.