Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

CITY OF LIVERPOOL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (INC)

To serve the city of Liverpool by providing services for local communities that promote their welbeing in mind body and spirit. We achieve this through a spectrum of activities, such as housing, health initiatives, sport, the arts and various other activities across the city.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • The latest accounts were qualified

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*£10,322£10,315£8£0£4,211£4,2114.917513
31/03/22£8,868£8,605£263£0£4,203£4,2035.915510
31/03/21£6,423£6,315£107£0£3,940£3,9407.51260
31/03/20£5,472£6,012£-540£0£3,833£3,8337.71210
31/03/19£4,487£4,512£-25£0£4,373£4,37311.61050
31/03/18£4,990£4,154£835£0£4,398£4,39812.71000
31/03/17£3,684£3,746£-62£3,746£3,563£3,56311.4820
31/03/16£2,840£2,742£97£0£3,624£0n/a650
31/03/15£2,551£2,448£102£5£3,527£3,52717.3630
31/03/14£2,185£2,080£104£9£3,469£3,46920480
31/03/13£1,554£1,439£115£8£3,365£3,36528.1490
31/03/12£1,303£1,155£148£8£3,279£3,27934.1280
31/03/11£1,290£1,199£90£0£3,129£3,12931.3250
31/03/10*£1,197£1,165£32£1,165£3,038£3,03831.3270
31/03/09£1,172£1,095£77£0£2,805£2,80530.7250
31/03/08£2,760£1,135£1,625£0£2,763£2,76329.2220
31/03/07£1,434£1,200£234£0£1,160£1,16011.6280
31/03/06£1,358£1,312£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,428£1,243£184n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,428£1,353£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 60 years
(68 years as a company)

www.liverpoolymca.org.uk

info@liverpoolymca.org.uk

01516003530

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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
  • Liverpool City, Sefton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£23,674
DCMS£21,617
Crisis UK£9,505
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,780 10/07/2020
"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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£11,837 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£11,837 05/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Crisis UK - Grant to YMCA Liverpool & Sefton
£5,000 04/06/2020
Additional staffing and hardship costs
Crisis UK - Grant to YMCA Liverpool & Sefton
£4,505 16/04/2020
Staffing costs over the next months
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£11,837 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Steps
£10,000 08/09/2011
11
This charity based in Liverpool will use funding to provide opportunities to learn about horticulture and healthy eating and to socialise, for the benefit of homeless people in the area. This will provide accessible training opportunities for ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Liverpool YMCA
£70,000 24/08/2011
Towards the salary of a food alliance co-ordinator to oversee a project which will enable homeless people to grow food on disused and under-used sites across Liverpool, which will be given to soup kitchens and homelessness projects.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-74
  • CLARE WHITE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Ceo
  • DR SIMON ABRAMS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Doctor
  • HELEN KLEPPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Lecturer
  • JAYNE PRICE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Section Manager
  • JULIE FADDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • MARY COMPTON RICKETT, Occupation: Lawyer
  • MS WINNIE LAWLOR, Occupation: Dept Director
  • MARTIN FARRAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Adult Social Care
  • MIKE BARKER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director
  • REV MICHELLE MONTROSE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Reverend
  • ROBERT SPOWART Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Corporate Relationship Director
  • TONY ALLEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/1964, number: 210443
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/02/1956, number: 00560870
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; AR23: 47 days late, AR10: 11 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YMCA SEFTON on 11/01/2020
Main office

YMCA
15 LEEDS STREET
LIVERPOOL
L3 6HU

Objectives

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 CHRIST2.3.2 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 LIFE2.3.3 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 CAPACITIES2.3.4 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 CIRCUMSTANCES2.3.5 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:

LIVERPOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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