Hastings & Rother YMCA

Analysis

Hastings & Rother YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Leonards-On-Sea. It was registered in January 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hastings & Rother YMCA reported income of £234k and spending of £180k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £157k to £234k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hastings & Rother YMCA sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marsh Community Centre Charitable Company (£234k), Eversley Sports Association (£234k) and Hoole Community Development Trust (£234k).