Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 18

YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH

Enabling the development of young people through the provision of supported housing, youth work, counselling, advice and guidance and health education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
There is a pension deficit of £571,142

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		£7,754	£7,589	£165	£381	£6,503	£6,503	10.3	88	33
31/03/22		£6,612	£6,977	£-365	£355	£6,377	£6,377	11	92	150
31/03/21		£4,781	£3,939	£842	£69	£6,686	£6,686	20.4	102	29
31/03/20		£2,315	£2,253	£61	£69	£3,355	£3,355	17.9	23	95
31/03/19		£2,800	£1,846	£953	£73	£2,925	£2,925	19	18	81
31/03/18		£1,696	£1,628	£68	£72	£1,962	£1,962	14.5	17	0
31/03/17		£2,780	£2,136	£644	£73	£1,892	£2,367	13.3	26	0
31/03/16		£2,724	£2,433	£291	£71	£1,232	£1,058	5.2	37	0
31/03/15		£1,877	£1,866	£11	£25	£1,484	£1,401	9	28	0
31/03/14		£1,981	£1,791	£190	£31	£1,463	£1,428	9.6	29	0
31/03/13		£2,366	£2,538	£-172	£35	£1,271	£1,271	6	37	0
31/03/12		£3,519	£3,246	£273	£28	£1,433	£1,433	5.3	60	0
31/03/11		£3,580	£3,507	£73	£36	£1,160	£20	0.1	61	0
31/03/10		£3,694	£3,502	£192	£33	£1,085	£1,085	3.7	69	0
31/03/09		£3,559	£3,701	£-141	£33	£876	£876	2.8	61	0
31/03/08		£3,514	£3,294	£220	£39	£1,041	£1,041	3.8	65	0
31/03/07		£3,147	£3,127	£20	£2,800	£821	£821	3.1	72	0
31/03/06		£2,927	£3,462	£-536	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,857	£1,709	£149	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,807	£1,651	£156	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 73%
Liabilities/Income: 249%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -14 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years

www.cityymca.org

info@cityymca.org

02075490475

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet, City Of London, Hackney, Haringey, Islington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

88 employees
33 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

Sport England	£52,400
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£49,960
City Bridge Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£52,400	16/08/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£49,960	07/05/2020	Organisations supporting homelessness
City Bridge Trust - Grant to City YMCA London
£5,000	13/04/2020	A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Whitecross Street Party
£9,400	15/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to host an annual community event of creative and performing arts. The project aims to bring local residents together to build relationships between communities and ....more The funding will be used to host an annual community event of creative and performing arts. The project aims to bring local residents together to build relationships between communities and generations.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - CityFit Errol Street: Health & Well-Being Centre
£250,000	22/04/2016	Towards a new fitness centre as part of the wider redevelopment of City YMCA's Errol Street Hostel in Islington, which will offer a range of affordable and accessible opportunities for hostel ....more Towards a new fitness centre as part of the wider redevelopment of City YMCA's Errol Street Hostel in Islington, which will offer a range of affordable and accessible opportunities for hostel residents and the local community to participate in positive physical activities.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to City YMCA London
£100,000	28/01/2015	£100,000 towards the costs of disabled access provision at Monarch Court.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-66

DR NATHANIEL SEGAREN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor

MAREK WILUSZYNSKI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Housing Consultant

PAUL SINGH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Director

SUZANNE LONG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of People And Culture

VALERIE BOSMAN-QUARSHIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor

DANIEL GERRING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

MARK HENSHAW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

PAYAL ANAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: DIVERSITY CHOIR,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/1996, number: 1053864
Registered at Companies House on 08/03/1996, number: 03169665

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR05: 8 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HORNSEY Y.M.C.A. on 30/11/2021

Main office

LandAid House
10
Errol Street
London
EC1Y 8SE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY: (I) 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 (II) 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; (II) 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; (III) 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; (IV) 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 (V) 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

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