The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

International Youth Hostel Federation

Registered charity 1117014 Registered since 2006

Operates: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
5.6y median 4y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
7.9y
average years in governance
0 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
9
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 9Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9

Commercial experience

Other services 9Hospitality 2

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Contact

Websitewww.hihostels.com
Emailinfo@hihostels.com
Phone+44 7545 641612
AddressInternational Youth Hostel, Federation, 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR

Finances

£742,017 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£1,143,391£1,539,919
2021£744,096£782,105
2022£1,578,639£629,150
2023£633,149£631,807
2024£742,017£850,666

What it does

What

Education/trainingAccommodation/housingAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS, BUT ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS, BY ENCOURAGING IN THEM A GREATER KNOWLEDGE, LOVE AND CARE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND AN APPRECIATION OF THE CULTURAL VALUES OF TOWNS AND CITIES IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND AS ANCILLARY THERETO TO PROVIDE YOUTH HOSTELS OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION IN WHICH THERE SHALL BE NO DISTINCTIONS OF ORIGINS, NATIONALITY, COLOUR, RELIGION, SEX, CLASS OR POLITICAL OPINIONS, AND THEREBY TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER PEOPLE, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/04/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/06/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/07/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/08/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/08/2014 AS AMENDED ON 08 AUG 2018 AS AMENDED ON 26 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED ON 26 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED ON 20 MAY 2019 AS AMENDED ON 11 APR 2022 AS AMENDED ON 26 SEPT 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 OCT 2024

Trustees (9)

9trustees
56median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

International Youth Hostel Federation · 02250706 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 03/05/1988

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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