YMCA Norfolk

Analysis

YMCA Norfolk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02067523). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, YMCA Norfolk reported income of £7.4m and spending of £7.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £7.4m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, YMCA Norfolk sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eothen Homes Limited (£7.2m), Independent Domestic Abuse Services (£7.8m) and Just Circle Limited (£7.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, trading 27% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 166 people.