Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

BOURNEMOUTH YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Provision of Social HousingYouth WorkDay nursery and creche facilitiesFitness and Leisure CentreLearning Centre Children and Family SupportCommunity RadioRetreat CentreProvision of Training Courses i.e. Health & Hygiene, First Aid etc.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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		£6,112	£5,731	£381	£44	£3,921	£3,910	8.2	88	50
31/03/22		£5,963	£5,616	£347	£53	£3,557	£3,520	7.5	105	50
31/03/21?		£6,366	£6,215	£151	£40	£3,210	£3,173	6.1	98	50
31/12/19		£5,390	£5,412	£-22	£20	£2,861	£2,860	6.3	100	45
31/12/18		£4,777	£4,738	£39	£5	£2,927	£2,927	7.4	91	50
31/12/17		£4,710	£5,022	£-312	£10	£2,798	£2,787	6.7	92	0
31/12/16		£4,957	£4,304	£653	£16	£2,629	£2,618	7.3	88	0
31/12/15		£4,268	£4,409	£-141	£18	£1,976	£1,965	5.3	85	0
31/12/14		£4,771	£4,694	£77	£9	£1,550	£1,539	3.9	90	0
31/12/13		£4,795	£3,653	£1,142	£6	£1,473	£1,428	4.7	104	0
31/12/12		£3,218	£3,027	£191	£3	£331	£320	1.3	98	0
31/12/11		£3,312	£3,160	£152	£3	£282	£271	1	101	0
31/12/10		£3,104	£3,201	£-97	£72	£314	£59	0.2	109	0
31/12/09	*	£2,605	£3,159	£-554	£0	£166	£155	0.6	98	0
31/12/08		£2,071	£2,118	£-47	£0	£718	£299	1.7	70	0
31/12/07		£2,023	£2,014	£9	£5	£742	£119	0.7	51	0
31/12/06		£1,423	£1,462	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£1,291	£1,213	£78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£1,179	£1,159	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 79%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.ymcabournemouth.org.uk

nigel.jenner@ymcabournemouth.org.uk

01202 290451

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

88 employees
50 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£349,845
Sport England	£21,340
Dorset Community Foundation	£6,588
Quartet Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - The Chatterbox Project
£5,088	15/02/2023	Older Chatterboxes members to design and deliver workshops about youth social action within local schools, to inspire and support younger people to be social action ready
National Lottery Community Fund - YMCA Bournemouth Volunteering
£9,998	01/07/2022	The funding will be used to set up a volunteering scheme for local young people. The project aims to enable community members to develop their skills and improve their chances of finding employment.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Bournemouth Ymca
£500	10/05/2022	Purchase of furniture for client moving into independent accommodation (unfurnished flat)
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Bournemouth Ymca
£500	01/09/2021	Furniture and white goods for client moving into permanent accommodation, after 4 years in YMCA accommodation
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Bournemouth Ymca
£500	13/07/2021	Purchase of cooker, washing machine, freezer and sofa bed (for when children stay) for client moving from YMCA property into independent accommodation
National Lottery Community Fund - The Chatterbox Project II
£339,847	28/02/2020 60	This youth action project will empower and up skill disabled young people aged 11 to 25-years-old, raising awareness of disabilities, and creating a supportive and safe community. It will focus on ....more This youth action project will empower and up skill disabled young people aged 11 to 25-years-old, raising awareness of disabilities, and creating a supportive and safe community. It will focus on developing young disabled people's individual growth and development, supporting social change within communities and creating positive volunteering experiences, whilst learning new skills which will raise their aspirations.
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Money Advice Hub
£5,000	24/09/2019 12	Creating a money advice and skills hub in Bournemouth YMCA
Sport England - Replacement swimming pool roof
£21,340	09/09/2019 11	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Replacement swimming pool roof. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Launch of Fusion Youth Centre
£9,997	22/02/2019 12	The funding will be used to re-launch the youth centre. The project aims to bring young people together and reduce anti-social behaviour.
Ministry of Justice - Supported contact centres
£4,075	01/04/2018	Provide support for contact centres
National Lottery Community Fund - The Chatterboxes
£407,074	19/04/2017 36	This independent and youth-led project will help disabled young people to take an active role in communities and volunteering programmes. The project will enable disabled young people aged 13-25 who ....more This independent and youth-led project will help disabled young people to take an active role in communities and volunteering programmes. The project will enable disabled young people aged 13-25 who lack confidence and independence to grow as individuals, realising their importance and improving their overall sense of well-being. Through 500 hours of direct youth work support per year, they’ll be empowered to share ideas and influence how the project is run.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to YMCA Bournemouth
£3,900	08/02/2017	Sandyholme World War 1 Project
National Lottery Community Fund - YMCA Youth Projects
£348,170	09/03/2015 35	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Bournemouth YMCA Family Support and Outreach Services
£324,801	21/10/2014 36	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth-led, peer support for 11-16 year olds from ethnically diverse backgro
£10,000	04/07/2013 12	This is a project by a community organisation in Bournemouth, Dorset. The group will use the funding to work with young people on a wide range of local and national issues. This will enable the ....more This is a project by a community organisation in Bournemouth, Dorset. The group will use the funding to work with young people on a wide range of local and national issues. This will enable the beneficiaries to work with the group, tackling racisim, bullying and celebrating Black History Month within their respective schools. conferance, venue hire, guest speaker, refreshments, mini bus hire, camping equipment, fuel, marketing, activities, laptop, speaker dock, outreach activities
National Lottery Community Fund - HOPE For Me
£154,463	10/11/2010 36	This project will give homeless young people and adults in hostel accommodation help in developing personal skills, forming connections with the community and moving towards creating an independent ....more This project will give homeless young people and adults in hostel accommodation help in developing personal skills, forming connections with the community and moving towards creating an independent lifestyle. It will provide support for beneficiaries to go from benefit dependence to employment. During this transition, job placements will take place within a variety of BYMCA departments, including HOPE FM community radio station.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-78

ANDREW DOBBINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE, TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP, EPAPHRAS TRUST,

BRUCE VINEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE, TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP,

DAVID WILLIAMS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Judge, Other trusteeships: TEEN CHALLENGE UK, POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE, CALVARY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP,

ELAINE COWLEY Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE, TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP,

MARK PETRAUSKAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeships: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE, TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP,

RICHARD FRANK ELMS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE,

SIMON POTTERTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Community Mental Health Nurse, Other trusteeship: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE,

THOMAS SOUTHGATE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: POKESDOWN COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE, TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP,

COLIN HARTLAND Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: TOWNSEND YOUTH PARTNERSHIP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/1999, number: 1078728
Registered at Companies House on 30/07/1999, number: 03817056

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
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

19 returns made; AR09: 21 days late,

Main office

BOURNEMOUTH YMCA
DELTA HOUSE
56 WESTOVER ROAD
BOURNEMOUTH
BH1 2BS

Objectives

1) TO LEAD PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE) TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM.2) TO PROVIDE IMPROVE AND MANAGE (WHETHER DIRECTLY OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHERS) HOUSES OR HOSTELS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR AND TO 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 AND UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN, WOMEN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.4) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BOURNEMOUTH

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