Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

HENLEY YMCA 

Henley YMCA has 21 studio flats and 10 1-bed flats (move-on) providing self-contained accommodation for single young people with a Henley connection. The Pavilion is used for exercise and leisure classes, parties, receptions, etc.The YMCA also runs: inclusive football activities based on a football field and a floodlit 3G artificial grass five-a-side football court; and youth work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 22 years

www.henleyymca.org.uk

lisa@henleyymca.org.uk

01491 411849

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£320£278£42n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£319£260£60n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£259£217£43n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£287£221£65n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£245£191£54n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£232£186£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£317£179£139£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£460£192£268£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£221£197£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£226£183£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£200£198£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£205£211£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£211£251£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£194£181£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£178£191£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£168£186£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£153£188£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£151£156£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£158£149£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£132£142£-11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

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
Wates Foundation - Henley YMCA 2018
£10,000 15/05/2018
For funding to help fund a part time dedicated support worker or the tenants of the YMCA.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Henley YMCA
£10,000 03/11/2015
Henley YMCA

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-78
  • ROB PERKINS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2001, number: 1089763
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/10/2001, number: 04299623
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

2 Lawson Road
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
RG9 1NZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE:2.3.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY:(A) PROMOTING A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHINGOF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE OF NONE CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR THETRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES; AND(B) ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO FLOURISH THROUGH EXPERIENCINGAND RESPONDING TO THE LOVE OF GOD DEMONSTRATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST;2.3.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FORRECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVINGTHEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;2 ,3 . 3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION TOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULARYOUNG PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES;2.3.4 TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO AREIN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUALOR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND2 3.5 TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING, TOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ANDIN 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. IN PRACTICE IN HENLEY-ON-THAMES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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