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Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales)

Logo: Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales), PD, via Wikipedia3

British charitable organization

The Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) is a charitable organisation, registered with the Charity Commission, providing youth hostel accommodation in England and Wales. It is a member of the Hostelling International federation.2 It employed 1,110 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was £66.1 million in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1930Founded1

The Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) is a charitable organisation, registered with the Charity Commission, providing youth hostel accommodation in England and Wales. It is a member of the Hostelling International federation.2

Corporate structure

Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) Matlock
    • Leumeah Lodge Subsidiary · Gungahlin, Australia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Leumeah Lodge

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) employees by year11.1K in 2025−9% since 2017
05001.0K1.5K2017: 1.2K1.2K20172018: 1.2K1.2K2018−1%2019: 1.2K1.2K2019+2%2020: 1.3K1.3K2020+3%2021: 9779772021−23%2024: 1.2K1.2K2024+19%2025: 1.1K1.1K2025−5%
  • 20251,1101
  • 20241,1641
  • 20219771
  • 20201,2721
  • 20191,2321
  • 20181,2121
  • 20171,2231

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) revenue by year166.1M GBP in 2025+31% since 2017
020.0M GBP40.0M GBP60.0M GBP80.0M GBP2017: 50.3M GBP50.3M GBP20172018: 53.0M GBP53.0M GBP2018+5%2019: 53.1M GBP53.1M GBP2019+0%2020: 55.9M GBP55.9M GBP2020+5%2021: 26.3M GBP26.3M GBP2021−53%2022: 35.6M GBP35.6M GBP2022+35%2023: 56.9M GBP56.9M GBP2023+60%2024: 61.2M GBP61.2M GBP2024+8%2025: 66.1M GBP66.1M GBP2025+8%
  • 202566.1M GBP1
  • 202461.2M GBP1
  • 202356.9M GBP1
  • 202235.6M GBP1
  • 202126.3M GBP1
  • 202055.9M GBP1

Timeline

  1. 1930Founded Founded1