Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

SUTTON COLDFIELD YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 

We are a charity working in Sutton Coldfield & surrounding areas. Youth work, disability projects, holiday programmes, accommodation and much more.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 32 years

www.suttoncoldfieldymca.org.uk

admin@ymcasc.org.uk

01213545614

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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
31/03/23£1,002£818£183£0£2,917£96814.23012
31/03/22£812£761£51£0£2,733£758123724
31/03/21£996£884£112£0£2,780£76410.43924
31/03/20£1,032£958£73£6£2,567£7038.84124
31/03/19£1,268£927£341£22£2,494£61684027
31/03/18£862£833£29£25£2,153£2944.2380
31/03/17£774£697£77£29£2,124£2945.1260
31/03/16£1,142£708£434£12£2,047£2163.7240
31/03/15*£687£615£71£54£1,787£55510.8290
31/03/14£807£806£1£77£1,716£5348290
31/03/13*£745£772£-27£56£1,715£5488.5330
31/03/12*£585£581£4£28£1,742£57411.9290
31/03/11*£651£666£-15£51£1,738£56710.2110
31/03/10*£728£717£11£41£671£1973.3110
31/03/09£655£566£89£31£660£1783.890
31/03/08*£501£494£7£19£571£1734.2200
31/03/07*£576£565£12£14£564£1663.5200
31/03/06*£334£342£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£290£303£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£301£302£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 33%
Reserves/Spending: 14.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
  • 12 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Comic Relief£288,670
Henry Smith Charity£123,700
Sport England£49,367
Charles Hayward Foundation£33,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£14,845
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Voices - Resident Engagement
£10,000 14/04/2023
The funding will be used to deliver weekly sessions for refugee and asylum-seeking residents supporting them to practice their English language skills and improve their cultural understanding. The ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£20,000 22/12/2022
Triple A early intervention programme in Birmingham
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Sutton Coldfield YMCA
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£13,000 29/11/2021
Triple A early intervention programme in Birmingham
Comic Relief - Release Young Carers Project
£199,185 15/09/2020
The Release Young Carer's Project will provide targeted support to 216 young carers aged 14-18 years old across Birmingham. Support will include 1-2-1 Life Coaching that will be tailored to meet the ....more
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£49,367 20/08/2020
29
Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Potentials Fund. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on younger ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Sutton Coldfield YMCA
£12,595 24/07/2020
Grant to Sutton Coldfield YMCA meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Comic Relief - Sutton Coldfield YMCA Recovery Funding
£39,638 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£5,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant is for activity packs and IT equipment for staff supporting young carers and those living in a deprived area who are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to improve ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£123,700 10/12/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Triple A' project providing activities designed to develop social and emotional resilience skills for vulnerable young people, aged 9-16 years, in the West ....more
Comic Relief - Virtually Minded
£49,847 03/07/2019
18
The extension to the Virtually Minded project will develop the delivery method to better engage and support 10-12 year olds from the Falcon Lodge estate, Sutton Coldfield and Conker Island estate, ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£76,399 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£76,399 01/04/2019
.
Co-Op Foundation - Co-design offer
£9,788 20/12/2018
Consulting with young people to develop their understanding of youth loneliness, then co-designing a "digital hero" campaign to raise awareness of young carers' loneliness.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Codesign
£9,788 20/12/2018
Consulting with young people to develop their understanding of youth loneliness, then co-designing a digital hero campaign to raise awareness of young carers' loneliness.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sutton Coldfield YMCA
£73,964 16/10/2018
36
Birmingham charity will appointed a Support Worker to provide a package of intensive one-to-one support to Young Care Leavers accessing their hostel accommodation,to help address the complex issues ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£29,967 30/07/2018
36
This project is a youth club working with young carers. The project aims to build confidence and self-esteem, empower children to make informed life choices and improve aspirations.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£102,363 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide a range of support for young carers. The projects aims to improve home life, improve attainment and reduce the number of crisis incidents.
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£147,510 16/10/2017
36
Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Potentials Fund'. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£147,510 16/10/2017
29
Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Potentials Fund. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on younger ....more
Comic Relief - Virtually Minded
£148,643 27/09/2017
36
Virtually Minded will increase engagement in social action by reluctant young men aged 11-18 in 3 of the areas of North Birmingham with the highest rates of child poverty.Engaging young men through ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£76,399 01/05/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£76,399 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£76,399 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£57,299 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£57,299 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Kingstanding Open Air Cinema Event
£3,000 20/04/2017
0
Grant to Sutton Coldfield YMCA
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sutton Coldfield YMCA
£14,990 09/11/2016
12
The charity is delivering a programme of support that enables adults with learning disabilities to access the skills and support necessary to facilitate them moving out of their home or residential ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Triple A
£198,928 07/10/2016
36
Sutton Coldfield YMCA aims to deliver outreach activities and interventions to young people aged 10-19 years old living in North Birmingham through this project. Activities will help build youth ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Young Sport Rangers
£4,880 23/05/2016
12
Grant to Sutton Coldfield YMCA
Birmingham City Council - Malcolm Locker - Youth Programme
£13,239 05/05/2016
MALCOLM LOCKER - YOUTH PROGRAMME; Neighbourhoods and communities;
Birmingham City Council - Slade Road Community Hub
£15,000 04/05/2016
SLADE ROAD COMMUNITY HUB; Neighbourhoods and communities;
Birmingham City Council - Kingstanding Yc
£7,500 04/05/2016
KINGSTANDING YC; Neighbourhoods and communities;
Comic Relief - Release Young Carers Project
£119,766 18/03/2015
36
Sutton Coldfield YMCA actively seeks out young carers aged between 11-24 in North Birmingham and provides a holistic programme of support that targets the most socially isolated young carers and ....more
Birmingham City Council - YMCA
£4,500 09/09/2014
YMCA; Neighbourhoods and communities; Community Chest
Birmingham City Council - YMCA
£4,500 09/09/2014
YMCA; Neighbourhoods and communities; Community Chest
Birmingham City Council - YMCA
£4,500 09/09/2014
YMCA; Neighbourhoods and communities; Community Chest
Birmingham City Council - YMCA
£4,500 09/09/2014
YMCA; Neighbourhoods and communities; Community Chest
Birmingham City Council - Ymca
£3,250 09/07/2014
YMCA; Neighbourhoods and communities; Community Chest
Birmingham City Council - Youth Activities Programme
£23,000 04/07/2014
YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME; Neighbourhoods and communities; Community Chest
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to YMCA Sutton Coldfield
£89,000 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of 'Stepping Up', a personal development and life skills programme for young adults with disabilities in the West Midlands
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to YMCA - Sutton Coldfield
£50,000 24/11/2011
the salary of the 19-35 Disability Project Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Release
£578,729 05/05/2011
48
'Release' is a three year project led by Sutton Coldfield YMCA that will reach out to young carers who feel isolated. Youth workers will provide much-needed support via home visits, activities and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-60
  • ALEX YIP Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Councillor
  • DAVID DALY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/02/1992, number: 1008752
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1992, number: 02685808
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 30 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 95 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

YMCA
GEORGE WILLIAMS HOUSE
WATSON CLOSE
ST. BERNARDS ROAD
SUTTON COLDFIELD
B72 1LE

Objectives

(A) 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(B) TO LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIVE IN HIM.(C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(D) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.(E) TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.(F) TO PROVIDE, IMPROVE AND MANAGE HOUSES AND HOSTELS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE SUTTON COLDFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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