Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Supported Housing: Assisting young people develop independent living skillsEducation & Training: Learning for work, personal & social development.Free School: Alternative ProvisionPositive Activities: Volunteering; mentoring; youth work Community Development: SOS Bus offering a safe haven, information, emergency first aid.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23*£2,666£2,914£-248£28£3,720£1,20654440
31/08/22£2,328£2,442£-114£7£3,871£1,4567.24238
31/08/21£2,332£2,278£54£0£3,810£1,4977.93848
31/08/20£2,018£1,970£48£0£3,768£1,3558.33640
31/08/19*£2,047£2,104£-57£0£3,811£1,3557.73640
31/08/18*£2,680£2,094£586£0£3,882£9485.4410
31/08/17£1,953£2,030£-77£58£3,277£3982.4410
31/08/16£1,809£1,794£15£38£3,586£6694.5520
31/08/15?£4,122£2,710£1,412£203£3,649£2,92913500
31/03/14*£2,703£1,716£987£120£2,237£4092.9510
31/03/13£1,641£1,536£105£60£1,146£2872.2420
31/03/12£1,377£1,464£-87£38£1,144£2992.5470
31/03/11£1,845£1,543£302£27£1,232£8486.6470
31/03/10£1,556£1,302£254£48£929£3543.3380
31/03/09£1,076£1,100£-24£47£675£4274.7240
31/03/08*£958£954£4£29£699£4385.5200
31/03/07*£881£844£37£92£695£4236190
31/03/06*£926£875£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£875£648£227n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.southendymca.org.uk

syriecox@southendymca.org.uk

01702301301

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£698,630
Youth Music£229,541
BBC Children in Need£177,672
DCMS£95,341
Essex Community Foundation£61,443
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - AIM - All In Music 4.0
£99,732 26/10/2023
AIM - All In Music 4.0
National Lottery Community Fund - Find Your Voice (FYV)
£487,700 16/02/2023
The project is supporting young people in and around Southend to play an active role in their communities by supporting and facilitating social action projects. The funding will help to assist young people to develop independent living skills ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend YMCA
£7,000 08/12/2022
to cover the employment cost of a part-time ICT Support worker who will provide a lead role across the organisation
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend on Sea Young Men's Christian Association
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Safer Cycling Scheme
£4,320 20/09/2022
This project will establish a Safer Cycling Scheme, to be delivered as part of our Newlands project, which provides supported accommodation for young people primarily aged 16-21. The project will last 48 weeks and benefit a total of 48 participants.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend on Sea Young Men's Christian Association
£97,463 03/02/2022
This project will deliver 1-2-1 mentoring support and creative, issue based group-work to children and young people facing adversities in Southend-on-Sea. The activities will result in improved emotional well-being, essential skills and self-belief.
Youth Music - All in Music 3.0
£99,859 30/09/2021
All in Music 3.0
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend YMCA
£18,000 23/06/2021
to support the high level administrative function of an organisation supporting the needs of vulnerable children and young people
Essex Community Foundation - House of Ideas
£4,923 04/02/2021
towards the cost of a volunteering and campaigning programme giving young people affected by housing issues a voice in their community
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend YMCA
£15,000 21/12/2020
To improve IT and digital systems and establish a single point referral at an organisation supporting vulnerable and homeless young people in South Essex during COVID19
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Southend-on-Sea
£79,709 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will offer advice, mentoring and counselling to children and young people experiencing poverty, neglect or mental health issues in Southend, worsened by Covid-19. It will improve their resilience, self-esteem and emotional ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£95,341 25/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend YMCA
£11,520 22/04/2020
towards the additional security costs of keeping vulnerable residents of a supported accommodation project for young people safe during the COVID19 outbreak
Youth Music - All in Music
£29,950 06/03/2020
All in Music
Essex Community Foundation - SOS Travellers
£5,000 06/02/2020
11
To support the health and wellbeing of members of the traveller community in Basildon
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Voice, Our Passions, Our Future
£210,930 07/12/2019
5
Southend YMCA provides a variety of services for young people across Southend on Sea and wider Essex. Their services include accommodation and support for homeless young people, education, youth work, coaching, mentoring, personal support, and ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend YMCA
£1,850 22/11/2019
To support the work of the YMCA in Southend on Sea
Essex Community Foundation - Southend YMCA SOS BUS Project
£5,000 08/02/2019
11
To support the running costs of the Basildon SOS Bus, which provides a safe haven for vulnerable young people
Co-Op Foundation - Southend YMCA - #iwill Project 2018
£70,000 29/11/2018
"Youth Ambassador" programme helping local young people learn new skills and work with artists, tutors and other professionals to raise awareness of youth loneliness.
LandAid Charitable Trust - The 'Homely' Project
£75,000 26/10/2018
14
In 2017, SYMCA became a Registered Provider of Social Housing. We successfully secured social investment + purchased the Newlands building from YMCAE moving our work onto a more sustainable local footing. The 'Homely' Project will: 1. Increase the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - SOS Bus Re-Positioning Project
£9,908 04/10/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to continue to develop the SOS bus service to help provide first aid, encourage healthy lifestyles and improve safety in the town.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Southend-on-Sea
£80,394 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide structured activities to young people who are lacking confidence and disengaging from education. The project will help them to develop resilience and make informed choices.
Essex Community Foundation - Mini Medic's Building a Generation of Life Savers
£3,000 24/04/2018
5
To run a Mini Medics first aid training programme for children aged 8-11 from deprived wards in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - First Aid Supplies
£2,500 27/04/2017
11
Towards first aid supplies for the Southend YMCA SOS Bus
Youth Music - INTRO is a musically inclusive programme which nurtures the musical, personal and social development of young people living in challenging circumstances - furthering their creativity, technical proficiency and artistic growth.
£30,000 21/07/2016
INTRO is a musically inclusive programme which nurtures the musical, personal and social development of young people living in challenging circumstances - furthering their creativity, technical proficiency and artistic growth.
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Space Southend
£396,532 04/11/2015
48
The funding will be used to support vulnerable young people aged 11-21 to overcome issues like bullying, self-esteem and low employment prospects. The project will provide a safe environment for them to get advice and guidance, access local services ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MotiVate
£481,208 08/03/2011
60
The project is a continuation and development of existing work which improves the lives of disadvantaged young people through an innovative volunteering programme. Participants develop the skills, confidence and motivation to lead positive, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-73
  • KERRY BLAND Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • LAURENCE JAMES DOE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Social Work Manager
  • PHILIP LEONARD STEPNEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Public Servant
  • RONALD JAMES WRIGHT
  • SIMON ALISTAIR LING-LOCKE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Professional Trainer
  • STEPHEN PHILLIP ONSLOW (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2004, number: 1102837
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/02/2004, number: 05051166
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 21 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR08: 7 days late, AR07: 26 days late, AR06: 391 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SERVING THE HOMELESS on 08/07/2024
Main office

NEWLANDS
85 AMBLESIDE DRIVE
SOUTHEND ON SEA
ESSEX
SS1 2FY

Objectives

2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARISE FROM ITS ACCEPTANCE OF ITS FOUNDING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE, THE PARIS BASIS OF 1855 INCORPORATED INTO THE NATIONAL STATEMENT OF THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE YMCA IN ENGLAND AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. 2.1.1 CONSEQUENTLY THE ASSOCIATION IS PART OF THE WORLDWIDE YMCA, A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WHICH SEEKS TO UNITE THOSE WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DISCIPLES IN THEIR FAITH AND IN THEIR LIFE, AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM. ANY DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON ANY OTHER MATTER SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS OF THE YMCA MOVEMENT. 2.2 THE ASSOCIATION WELCOMES, SERVES AND WORKS WITH PERSONS OF ALL RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE. 2.3 ACCORDINGLY THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE: 2.3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY: (A) PROMOTING A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE OF NONE CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES; AND (B) ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO FLOURISH THROUGH EXPERIENCING AND RESPONDING TO THE LOVE OF GOD DEMONSTRATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST; 2.3.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 2.3.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES; 2.3.4 TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND 2.3.5 TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING, FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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