# INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL FEDERATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1117014
- **Other names:** HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02250706](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02250706)
- **Registered:** Nov. 28, 2006
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1117014


## Contact

- **Address:** International Youth Hostel, Federation, 7 Bell Yard, London
- **Postcode:** WC2A 2JR
- **Phone:** +44 7545 641612
- **Email:** info@hihostels.com
- **Website:** www.hihostels.com



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** Youth Tourism, Outdoor Education and Recreation and Environmental Conservation.  On behalf of its parent charity, the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), provides International Marketing and Information Technology Support to all member National Youth Hostel Associations, a global Online Booking Service @ www.hihostels.com, monitors Hostel Standards and offers International Training.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.
- Algeria
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £742017 | £850666 | £1560724 | 13 | [PDF](/ew/1117014/files/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (1.3 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £633149 | £631807 | £1559471 | 11 | [PDF](/ew/1117014/files/2023-12-31-accounts.pdf) (1.7 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1578639 | £629150 | £1499409 | 10 | [PDF](/ew/1117014/files/2022-12-31-accounts.pdf) (668.6 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £744096 | £782105 | £633631 | 9 | [PDF](/ew/1117014/files/2021-12-31-accounts.pdf) (813.6 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1143391 | £1539919 | £608699 | 21 | [PDF](/ew/1117014/files/2020-12-31-accounts.pdf) (690.3 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Abdusalam El Elarabi Abuehmaera |  | Sept. 2, 2022 |
| Alan Bourne |  | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| Dr Uwe Boehm |  | Oct. 17, 2018 |
| Hussain Ali Alhababi |  | Sept. 2, 2022 |
| Miguel Perestrello |  | Sept. 2, 2022 |
| Nicole Marie Sandoval |  | Sept. 2, 2022 |
| Sanni Helena Viirto |  | Sept. 2, 2020 |
| Stephan Kurmann |  | Sept. 3, 2016 |
| Tom De Bruyckere |  | Sept. 28, 2024 |