Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

CHELTENHAM YMCA

Cheltenham YMCA is a Christian Charity, working to make a positive difference in the community. The main focus is young people but the YMCA also provides services and facilities for the wider community. Accommodation for 200 people, a fitness programme and affordable community sports facilities and youth work are examples of current work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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		£3,443	£3,578	£-135	£4	£1,860	£1,772	5.9	84	14
31/03/22		£2,805	£2,796	£9	£8	£1,995	£1,995	8.6	79	5
31/03/21		£2,793	£2,642	£151	£1	£1,987	£1,987	9	77	10
31/03/20	*	£2,045	£2,127	£-82	£0	£1,836	£1,836	10.4	61	22
31/03/19		£1,800	£1,632	£168	£0	£1,918	£1,918	14.1	50	12
31/03/18		£1,462	£1,407	£55	£15	£1,750	£1,750	14.9	41	0
31/03/17		£1,496	£1,393	£103	£20	£1,695	£1,687	14.5	40	0
31/03/16		£1,173	£1,250	£-77	£20	£1,592	£1,584	15.2	41	0
31/03/15		£797	£955	£-158	£35	£1,207	£1,207	15.2	28	0
31/03/14	*	£1,108	£731	£377	£35	£1,365	£971	15.9	22	0
31/03/13	*	£707	£791	£-83	£41	£988	£925	14	15	0
31/03/12	*	£663	£728	£-65	£30	£1,071	£1,071	17.7	21	0
31/03/11	*	£707	£772	£-65	£30	£1,136	£1,136	17.7	19	0
31/03/10	*	£724	£831	£-107	£30	£1,197	£1,197	17.3	20	0
31/03/09	*	£652	£761	£-109	£28	£1,242	£1,242	19.6	24	0
31/03/08	*	£652	£714	£-61	£11	£1,463	£1,463	24.6	24	0
31/03/07	*	£616	£674	£-59	£27	£1,468	£1,468	26.1	25	0
31/03/06	*	£664	£678	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£628	£641	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£563	£645	£-83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 85%
Liabilities/Income: 306%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.ymcacheltenham.com

admin@cheltenhamymca.com

01242524024

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Education/Training
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

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

84 employees
14 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
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£5,000	19/05/2020	Financial support for vulnerable residents
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cheltenham YMCA
£6,500	29/01/2014	Cheltenham YMCA will lead a partnership project providing sports and play sessions for young people in the school holidays. This will increase the use of the local park and encourage young people to ....more Cheltenham YMCA will lead a partnership project providing sports and play sessions for young people in the school holidays. This will increase the use of the local park and encourage young people to take up a sport.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-79

ANDREW DENNIS PONTING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

REV RODNEY JOHN PATERSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Vicar

BENJAMIN ANTHONY SPENCER REED Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Training And Development Consu

MICHAEL DENZIL EDE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Teacher

PETER ROBERT WORSLEY Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Journalist

STEPHEN ANDREW JORDAN Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Systems Analyst

STELLA JANE HEDLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Counsellor

MICHAEL WILLIAM ERIC HORNE (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Marketing Director, Other trusteeships: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST CHELTENHAM TEAM MINISTRY, ST GREGORY'S CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2000, number: 1079951
Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2000, number: 03930834

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

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; AR20: 9 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 3 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FAMILY SPACE IN HESTERS WAY LTD on 25/04/2023

Main office

CHELTENHAM YMCA
6 VITTORIA WALK
CHELTENHAM
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL50 1TP

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 LIFE 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 MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.D) 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.E) 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.F) TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE CHELTENHAM AND DISTRICT

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