YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES)
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-09 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-26
Watchouts
Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-02-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) 2011-07-27 → present
- YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) LIMITED 1993-09-15 → 2011-07-27
- YOUTH HOSTELS TRUST OF ENGLAND AND WALES LIMITED 1933-12-12 → 1993-09-15
Turnover
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,187,000 | £53,290,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have concluded that the charity will be able to meet its liabilities for a period of at least 12 months as they fall due and have plans and resources to manage its business risks successfully and consider it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared using a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) · parent
- YHA Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Over 810,000 guests welcomed in 2024/25, exceeding target by 17,000 people, despite transition out of YHA ownership of some hostels.”
- “Exceeded target for stays by young people with challenging lives by 34%, supported by Generation Green 2 programme and No Child Left Behind appeal.”
- “Recovery Plan progress: 27% growth in trading contribution, 16% savings in central costs, 12 hostels converted to franchise, 10 left network, 1 on market.”
- “Sale of 19 hostels completed as part of Recovery Plan, with an additional 3 hostels sold after year-end (London Oxford Street, Minehead, Blaxhall).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTED, Julie Ann | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BARKER, Darren Richard | Director | 2021-11-13 | Jul 1980 | British |
| BREWIN, Sarah Claire Theodora, Mx | Director | 2024-11-09 | Mar 1980 | British |
| BROWN, Barney Christopher | Director | 2025-11-08 | Mar 1972 | British |
| FORDHAM, Clare Elizabeth Helen | Director | 2020-11-07 | Oct 1973 | British |
| HART, Margaret Helen | Director | 2016-07-09 | Dec 1954 | British |
| HUSSAIN, Nisbah Noseef | Director | 2025-11-09 | Sep 1981 | British |
| LUSTY, Sarah | Director | 2022-11-05 | May 2000 | British |
| NEWTON, Paula Lillian | Director | 2023-11-04 | Sep 1972 | British |
| O'NEILL, Reena | Director | 2025-11-08 | Feb 1977 | British |
| PARSONS, Clare Louise | Director | 2023-11-04 | Dec 1967 | British |
| REDFEARN, James Edward | Director | 2024-11-09 | May 1987 | British |
| REEVE, Simon Gareth | Director | 2018-06-30 | Oct 1965 | British |
| TURNOCK, Graham | Director | 2015-07-11 | Jul 1968 | British |
| VARLEY, Robert Andrew | Director | 2019-06-29 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Simon | Secretary | 1992-06-15 | 1993-09-11 |
| CLARKE, Roger, Dr | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| HARVEY, Peter James | Secretary | 2021-11-15 | 2025-09-01 |
| HOWARTH, William Edward | Secretary | 2017-06-11 | 2021-11-15 |
| LOGAN, Colin Donald Campbell | Secretary | 1993-09-11 | 2000-03-04 |
| LOGAN, Colin Donald Campbell | Secretary | — | 1992-06-15 |
| WHITE, Caroline Margaret | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2017-06-09 |
| ADAMS, Denman John | Director | 1995-09-16 | 1999-09-18 |
| ADAMS, Denman John | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1994-09-24 |
| ALCOCK, Hedley William Arthur | Director | 2001-09-22 | 2009-09-13 |
| ALCOCK, Hedley William Arthur | Director | — | 1993-01-27 |
| ALLEN, Michael Phillip | Director | 2004-09-18 | 2005-08-28 |
| ANNETT, John Gordon | Director | 2007-09-09 | 2009-09-13 |
| ARMSTRONG, Herbert William | Director | — | 1993-09-11 |
| ASHBY, Kenneth Roy, Dr | Director | 1995-09-16 | 1996-09-14 |
| ASHMORE, Philip Barry | Director | 2000-09-23 | 2002-09-21 |
| BALE, Philip David | Director | 2019-12-07 | 2020-11-07 |
| BARNARD, Hayley Amanda | Director | 2019-06-29 | 2023-11-04 |
| BARNES, Iain Stuart | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2000-09-23 |
| BEER, John Frederick | Director | 1999-09-18 | 2004-09-18 |
| BHUMBRA, Rej Paul, Dr | Director | 2024-11-09 | 2025-11-08 |
| BLAKE, James Murray | Director | 2004-11-06 | 2015-06-11 |
| BLAKE, James Murray | Director | 2002-09-21 | 2004-09-18 |
| BOLTON, Graham Barry | Director | 2006-03-25 | 2007-09-09 |
| BOLTON, Graham Barry | Director | 2001-09-22 | 2002-09-21 |
| BOLTON, Graham Barry | Director | 1997-09-13 | 1998-09-12 |
| BOSTOCK, David John | Director | 2003-09-14 | 2012-07-14 |
| BOSTOCK, David John | Director | 2000-09-23 | 2002-09-21 |
| BOULTON, Christopher Richard | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2008-09-14 |
| BOULTON, Veronica Mignon | Director | 2002-09-21 | 2005-09-18 |
| BOULTON, Veronica Mignon | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2001-09-22 |
| BOURNE, Alan Hilary | Director | 1996-09-14 | 2016-07-09 |
| BOURNE, Alan Hilary | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1994-09-24 |
| BOYD, Steven Peter Walter | Director | 2010-07-10 | 2013-07-13 |
| BRADLEY, Emma Caroline, Ms. | Director | 2019-06-29 | 2023-11-04 |
| CADBURY, Roger Victor John | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2002-07-06 |
| CHAMBERS, Ruth Mary | Director | 1999-09-18 | 2000-09-23 |
| CLARK, Leonard Joseph John | Director | — | 1993-09-11 |
| CLARKE, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1994-09-24 |
| CLARKE, Peter, Dr | Director | 1994-11-05 | 1999-09-18 |
| CLARKE, Roger, Dr | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| COOPER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1994-09-24 |
| CORNELIUS, Nelarine Estella, Professor | Director | 2014-07-12 | 2017-07-08 |
| CORNFOOT, Trevor | Director | 2005-09-18 | 2009-09-13 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Gareth Thomas | Director | 2022-11-05 | 2023-11-04 |
| DARMON, Christopher John | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2015-07-11 |
| DHALECH, Mohammed | Director | 2010-09-25 | 2012-07-14 |
| DODD, Michael Keith | Director | 1994-09-24 | 1996-09-14 |
| ECCLESTON, Arnold Andrew | Director | 2004-09-18 | 2006-02-01 |
| ECKLES, Robin Clive | Director | 2003-09-14 | 2009-09-13 |
| ECKLES, Robin Clive | Director | 1996-11-04 | 2002-09-21 |
| EDWARDS, Stephen John | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1994-09-24 |
| EVERARD, John Vivian | Director | 2009-09-13 | 2010-07-11 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Lindsey | Director | 2010-07-10 | 2016-07-09 |
| FISHER, David Alan | Director | 2001-09-22 | 2006-02-01 |
| GAINES, Anthony Peter | Director | 2012-07-14 | 2019-06-29 |
| GENTLEMAN, David | Director | — | 1992-01-29 |
| GLEDHILL, Mary | Director | 2002-09-21 | 2010-07-10 |
| GOODMAN, Clive Henry | Director | 1994-09-24 | 2008-09-14 |
| GREEN, Martin | Director | 2005-09-24 | 2009-09-13 |
| GREEN, Martin | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2002-09-21 |
| HANSON, Derek Sydney | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2002-09-21 |
| HARDWICK, Nicholas Lionel | Director | 2007-09-09 | 2009-09-13 |
| HARWOOD, Bryan Goodliff | Director | 1998-09-12 | 2001-09-22 |
| HAYHURST, Cathryn Alice | Director | 2017-07-08 | 2025-11-08 |
| HEASMAN, John Philip Derek | Director | 2015-07-11 | 2015-10-01 |
| HENDERSON, Philip David | Director | 2023-11-04 | 2024-11-09 |
| HOCKEY, John Robert | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1995-09-16 |
| HOLBURN, Marcus | Director | 2016-07-09 | 2024-11-09 |
| HORTON, Harry George Woodward | Director | 2012-07-14 | 2016-07-09 |
| HUBER, David Anton | Director | 2009-09-12 | 2010-07-10 |
| HUNT, Christopher John | Director | 2010-09-25 | 2014-07-12 |
| ISLAM, Fokrul | Director | 2002-09-21 | 2005-01-26 |
| JACKSON, Joy Kirsten | Director | 2002-09-21 | 2004-09-15 |
| JENKINS, Andrew Terence Dockray | Director | 2000-03-04 | 2001-11-03 |
| JONES, Tegryn Daniel | Director | 2020-11-07 | 2022-11-05 |
| JORDAN, Edward | Director | 1993-09-11 | 1994-07-01 |
| KASUMU, Barbara | Director | 2016-07-09 | 2024-11-09 |
| KING, Anthony Hulme | Director | 2000-09-24 | 2002-09-21 |
| KING, Anthony Hulme | Director | 1995-03-04 | 1999-09-18 |
| KINGSBURY, Peter William | Director | 1997-09-13 | 1999-09-18 |
| LADE, Hilary Jane | Director | 1999-11-06 | 2001-09-22 |
| LOGAN, Colin Donald Campbell | Director | 1993-09-11 | 2000-03-04 |
| MACKINNON, Susan Jane | Director | 2001-09-23 | 2014-07-12 |
| MAGINNIS, Ian Philip | Director | 2014-07-12 | 2019-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 714 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
+2.1%
£52,187,000 £53,290,000
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
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Not reported
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Employees
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Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers