Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

CARDIFF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

To tackle the issues of social young people in the most needed areas of Cardiff. To continue to evolve and adapt our services to meet the needs of the local community and aim to provide high quality services in specialist areas: Personal & Social Development; Health & Fitness; Drug/Alcohol Awareness & Avoidance and Education & Training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

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
31/03/23£721£797£-77£0£1,101£5207.8210
31/03/22£996£807£189£0£1,177£4817.22410
31/03/21£859£695£164£0£988£3015.22915
31/03/20£876£686£190£0£825£2594.52931
31/03/19£761£607£154£0£634£2464.92732
31/03/18£767£594£173£0£480£2094.2240
31/03/17£607£543£64£0£307£1904.2170
31/03/16£545£530£14£0£243£1954.4150
31/03/15£658£429£229£12£229£1584.4110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

www.ymcacardiff.wales

enquiries@ymcacardiff.wales

02920465250

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
Garfield Weston Foundation£70,000
BBC Children in Need£34,000
Postcode Community Trust£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 15/12/2023
Core Funding Application
Postcode Community Trust - Project Funding
£20,000 29/09/2023
Funding facilitated a communal garden that supports the mental health and enables skill building, and community integration.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cardiff YMCA Housing Association Ltd.
£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’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cardiff YMCA Housing Association Ltd.
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will deliver healthy sexual relationships support to young people. This will result in them feeling more empowered, have more positive relationships, and better able to manage their emotions.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 14/08/2020
YMCA Young People's Centre
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Cardiff
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund online sessions and care packages for young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. The packages and complementary online sessions will encourage positive wellbeing and reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Healthy Relationships Service
£10,000 09/09/2019
12
The Healthy Relationships Service
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Cardiff
£30,000 15/03/2019
36
This project will provide healthy relationship advice to young people. They will make better sexual health choices, improve their family relationships, and increase their self-belief.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cardiff YMCA
£75,000 20/03/2018
36
To fund a Project Worker to support Young Adult Carers aged 17-25 in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan areas.
Tudor Trust - Grant to YMCA: Cardiff
£50,000 07/09/2017
12
over one year as capital funding towards the renovation of a community centre in Cardiff
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cardiff YMCA
£25,000 28/04/2017
construction of building for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Cardiff
£118,643 11/10/2016
36
This project will provide activities for young carers. They will increased their ability to cope with their feelings, feel more empowered, and be better able to identify the skills they need to develop.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cardiff YMCA
£15,000 22/09/2016
12
Delivery of the pilot young adult carers service in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cardiff YMCA
£15,000 28/06/2013
The charity works with disadvantaged young people in Cardiff. It seeks funding towards the salary costs of the young carers project. This helps over 80 young people to access support, get training, work with peers and develop skills.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-70
  • DANIEL COLES (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Rpd Delivery Manager
  • DAVID JOYCE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • ELAINE EDNA POWELL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Business Administrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2014, number: 1155885
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/07/2012, number: 08151495
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

YMCA
The Walk
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3AG

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARISE FROM ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE PARIS BASIS OF 1855 INCORPORATED INTO THE NATIONAL STATEMENT OF THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE YMCA IN WALES, ADOPTED AS PART OF THESE ARTICLES NAMELY:“THE YMCA IS A WORLDWIDE CHRISTIAN, ECUMENICAL, VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE GENUINE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THAT IT SEEKS TO SHARE THE IDEAL OF BUILDING A HUMAN COMMUNITY OF JUSTICE WITH LOVE, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE FULLNESS OF LIFE FOR ALL CREATION. THE CHARITY WELCOMES, SERVES AND WORKS WITH PERSONS OF ALL RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE.ACCORDINGLY, THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL OR RECREATIONAL USE AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE;TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY;TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;TO PROVIDE (AND MANAGE) HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND AMENITIES OR SERVICES FOR ALL 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; ANDANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT FROM TIME TO TIME BY A CHARITY REGISTERED AS A SOCIAL LANDLORD WITH THE REGULATOR (RSL”).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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