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YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES)

#306122 · Charitable company · Registered 1963-08-13 · DE4 3YH · www.yha.org.uk
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Activities

As described by the charity on the register

'TO HELP ALL, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS, TO A GREATER KNOWLEDGE, LOVE AND CARE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND APPRECIATION OF THE CULTUAL VALUES OF TOWNS AND CITIES, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING YOUTH HOSTELS OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION FOR THEM IN THEIR TRAVELS, AND THUS TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH, RECREATION AND EDUCATION.'

Latest income

£66.1m

Expenditure

£65.6m

Financial year end

2025-02-28

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-02-28 £26.3m £40.6m
2022-02-28 £35.6m £44.9m
2023-02-28 £56.9m £59.5m
2024-02-29 £61.2m £64.2m
2025-02-28 £66.1m £65.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-02-28 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.1m
Charitable activities £48.1m
Trading £6.4m
Investment income £170k
Total income £66.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £60.5m
Raising funds £404k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £207k
Total expenditure £65.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £7.1m
Total funds £12.0m
— restricted £3.8m
— unrestricted £7.1m
— endowment £1.1m
Total assets £12.0m
Cash £12.0m

People

Employees 1,110

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.