The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

YHA (England and Wales)

Registered charity 306122 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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14
trustees on the board
4.6y median 3.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
7.6y
average years in governance
11 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
14
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 14General Charitable Purposes 14Accommodation/housing 12Amateur Sport 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience

Hospitality 17Education 4Health and social care 3

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Contact

Websitewww.yha.org.uk
Emailcustomerservices@yha.org.uk
Phone01629 592700
AddressYHA (England and Wales), Trevelyan House, Dimple Road, MATLOCK, DE4 3YH

Finances

£66,109,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£26,263,000£40,625,000
2022£35,561,000£44,897,000
2023£56,908,000£59,480,000
2024£61,186,310£64,223,730
2025£66,109,000£65,612,000

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingAccommodation/housingAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

A) TO HELP ALL, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS, TO A GREATER KNOWLEDGE, LOVE AND CARE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND APPRECIATION OF THE CULTURAL 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;B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/12/1933AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/02/1967AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/09/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/09/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/09/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/09/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/09/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/07/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 JUL 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 JUN 2018 as amended on 13 Nov 2021

Trustees (14)

14trustees
53median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

YHA (England and Wales) · 00282555 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 12/12/1933

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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