YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES)
Registered charity 306122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Y H A, YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) LIMITED, YOUTH HOSTEL TRUST OF ENGLAND AND WALES
'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.'
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £0.6m, significantly improved from the previous year's deficit, largely due to £7.0m in gains from hostel disposals. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased by £0.2m to £7.1m, while the charity maintains cash reserves of £12.0m, which is above its stated policy target of £6.75m–£7.5m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £6.75m and £7.5m (held: £7.1m)
“the charity would endeavour to maintain minimum cash reserves of between £6.75m and £7.5m for the foreseeable future.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: YHA Trading Limited
“Income from trading activities (YHA Trading Limited)” — page 102
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Youth Hostels Association (England And Wales) (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
96 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (53 freehold); recorded price paid £5.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Trustpilot: YHA scores 3.3/5 from 542 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£404k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Margaret Helen Hartchair
- Barney Christopher Brown
- CLARE ELIZABETH HELEN FORDHAM
- Clare Louise Parsons · trustee of 2 other charities
- Darren Richard Barker
- Graham Turnock
- James Redfearn
- MX SARAH CLAIRE BREWIN
- Nisbah Noseef Hussain
- Paula Newton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Reena O'Neill
- Robert Andrew Varley · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sarah Lusty
- Simon Gareth Reeve
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £0.6m, significantly improved from the previous year's deficit, largely due to £7.0m in gains from hostel disposals. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased by £0.2m to £7.1m, while the charity maintains cash reserves of £12.0m, which is above its stated policy target of £6.75m–£7.5m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Who funds YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) as a grant recipient include THE PILGRIM TRUST, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.
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