Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

CENTRAL YMCA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST AND LARGEST CHARITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE HELP MAKE LIVES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE FULFILLED THROUGH A UNIQUE BLEND OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT. ALL OF OUR WORK GOES TOWARDS HELPING TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES NATIONWIDE THROUGH OUR FOUR OPERATIONS; YMCA TRAINING, YMCA AWARDS, YMCAFIT, AND YMCA CLUB.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/22		£9,502	£12,763	£-3,261	£76	£20,244	£19,188	18	189	100
31/07/21		£10,805	£13,358	£-2,553	£50	£24,006	£22,905	20.6	194	100
31/07/20		£11,718	£14,845	£-3,127	£299	£24,310	£23,437	18.9	232	100
31/07/19		£15,883	£16,279	£-396	£382	£27,824	£26,945	19.9	263	200
31/07/18		£15,844	£17,917	£-2,073	£0	£27,388	£26,672	17.9	335	200
31/07/17?		£20,808	£25,292	£-4,484	£0	£28,826	£28,110	13.3	373	0
31/03/16	*	£16,948	£20,560	£-3,612	£443	£30,848	£30,132	17.6	417	0
31/03/15		£19,821	£22,921	£-3,100	£564	£31,709	£30,907	16.2	508	0
31/03/14		£13,125	£14,494	£-1,369	£546	£27,547	£26,661	22.1	274	0
31/03/13		£9,404	£10,177	£-773	£512	£33,588	£32,618	38.5	147	0
31/03/12		£8,943	£9,437	£-494	£130	£31,800	£30,746	39.1	148	0
31/03/11		£8,780	£9,971	£-1,191	£450	£32,429	£31,291	37.7	150	0
31/03/10		£9,340	£10,662	£-1,322	£399	£31,924	£30,702	34.6	155	0
31/03/09		£9,334	£10,346	£-1,012	£415	£29,936	£28,630	33.2	172	0
31/03/08		£9,640	£9,018	£622	£438	£36,989	£35,600	47.4	172	0
31/03/07		£8,815	£8,144	£671	£341	£36,758	£35,269	52	154	0
31/03/06		£8,889	£8,206	£683	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£7,223	£7,097	£126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£6,189	£6,029	£160	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 84%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years
(112 years as a company)

www.ymca.co.uk

info@ymca.co.uk

02039949544

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

189 employees
100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£29,000	15/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
£571,176	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£980,630	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-69

ADAM STUART WHALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

DR CHERYL LYNNE TURNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Adult Education Consultant

MELISSA ELIZA BRYANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications Lead

PETER WILLIAM WRIGHT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

STEPHEN GUATAM VARMA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Risk Management Executive

ANDREW ANTHONY BEAL (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

ANNE-MARIE SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

PROFESSOR IAN JOHN GOVENDIR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Director

TIMOTHY LISSIMORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Deputy Headteacher

YUSUF NURBHAI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Coo, Financial Services, Other trusteeships: LONDON CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION LIMITED, YMCA TRAINING,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/1963, number: 213121
Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1911, number: 00119249

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

Central YMCA
112 Great Russell Street
LONDON
WC1B3NQ

Objectives

2 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PRINCIPALLY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN (BUT WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC RESTRICTION AS TO AGE) 2.1 THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE BASIS OF ALLIANCE OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHICH WAS ADOPTED AT THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA HELD IN PARIS IN AUGUST 1955, AND EXPRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS, NAMELY:-THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS SEEK TO UNITE THOSE YOUNG MEN WHO, REGARDING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DISCIPLES IN THEIR DOCTRINE AND IN THEIR LIFE AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM AMONG YOUNG MEN” AND WITH ANY OTHER STATEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS MOVEMENT NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY WHICH SHALL CONVEY THE INTENTION TO MAINTAIN THE CHRISTIAN PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF AIMS AND PURPOSES ADOPTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SEPTEMBER 1971, NAMELY:-THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION IS A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT. AT ITS CENTRE ARE CHRISTIANS WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOUR, DESIRE TO SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH OTHERS AND MAKE HIM KNOWN, BELIEVED, TRUSTED, LOVED, SERVED AND EXEMPLIFIED IN ALL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. IT WELCOMES INTO ITS FELLOWSHIP PERSONS OF OTHER RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE. ACCORDINGLY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STANDS FOR:(A) A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP BASED ON THE EQUAL VALUE OF ALL PERSONS.(B) RESPECT AND FREEDOM FOR ALL, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS.(C) ACTIVE CONCERN FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.(D) UNITED EFFORT BY CHRISTIANS OF DIFFERENT TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS OR NONE.2.2 THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION AIMS TO:(I) PROVIDE A WELCOME TO MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES FOR THEMSELVES, IN A MEETING PLACE WHICH IS THEIRS TO SHARE, WHERE FRIENDSHIP CAN BE MADE AND COUNSEL SOUGHT.(II) DEVELOP ACTIVITIES WHICH STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE ITS MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT.(III) INVOLVE ALL MEMBERS IN CARE AND WORK FOR OTHERS.(IV) CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCHANGING VIEWS, SO THAT ITS MEMBERS CAN IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, OF THEMSELVES AND OF ONE ANOTHER.(V) RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

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