Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 6
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
  • Pension deficit: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS (INCORPORATED) 

YMCA England & Wales supports and represents YMCAs all over England and Wales, helping them transform communities so that all young peoply truly belong, contribute and thrive.By working with YMCAs that understand local issues, the YMCA Movement in England & Wales meets the real needs of young people, supporting them in a way which is nationally significant but locally relevant.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £6,183,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 37 years
(121 years as a company)

https://www.ymca.org.uk

info@ymca.org.uk

0207 186 9500

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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£21,742£20,721£1,021£1,618£8,445£6,82844191,200
31/03/22£17,592£17,060£532£1,357£7,941£6,0894.33711,200
31/03/21£14,367£14,618£-251£1,427£6,073£3,9993.3327967
31/03/20£14,421£14,807£-386£1,389£6,673£4,5553.7320854
31/03/19£16,231£15,172£1,059£1,345£7,954£5,5034.4281916
31/03/18£18,845£18,650£195£1,369£7,136£4,8453.12750
31/03/17£19,888£21,092£-1,204£1,131£7,148£4,7442.73080
31/03/16£24,209£21,747£2,462£754£8,351£5,8613.23820
31/03/15£21,579£22,006£-427£10,933£5,526£2,9531.63290
31/03/14£24,132£24,087£45£11,924£5,771£3,1541.63540
31/03/13£22,641£23,584£-943£12,180£5,671£2,3411.23510
31/03/12£22,068£24,211£-2,143£12,776£6,481£2,9911.53610
31/03/11£23,390£22,320£1,070£11,555£10,713£7,1393.83870
31/03/10*£21,347£21,195£152£10,938£9,676£5,8743.33730
31/03/09£19,466£20,027£-561£9,607£8,323£2,9121.73560
31/03/08£21,123£20,034£1,089£8,379£10,088£3,2381.93720
31/03/07£19,328£19,929£-601£7,178£10,784£6,1553.73560
31/03/06£17,188£16,980£207£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£23,034£17,991£5,043£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£15,961£17,164£-1,203£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 419 employees
  • 1,200 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
DCMS£794,971
Garfield Weston Foundation£95,000
Masonic Trust£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 31/10/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - YMCA England and Wales 20/21
£653,841 01/04/2021
The Ys Girls Mentoring project is a community led Mentoring initiative based on Early and Effective Intervention principles. They will identify young people at risk of developing mild to moderate ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£95,000 29/01/2021
Y’S GIRLS MENTORING
DCMS - YMCA England and Wales 20/21
£141,130 01/12/2020
The Ys Girls Mentoring project is a community led Mentoring initiative based on Early and Effective Intervention principles. They will identify young people at risk of developing mild to moderate ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to YMCA England and Wales
£86,600 06/02/2019
YMCA: Celebrating 175 years
National Lottery Community Fund - YMCA Diabetes Prevention Programme
£95,040 29/10/2015
12
The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond to deliver a Type 2 diabetes prevention programme, with lifestyle and exercise classes, followed up by monthly maintenance sessions. This will ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - Refurbishment and conversion of charity's two premises
£50,000 23/09/2014
Repeat grant for building improvements to reorganise and enhance services provided in charity's properties in Newcastle upon Tyne, in order to maximise space, improve efficiency and support more ....more
Sport England - Multi Sport Satellite Clubs Proposal
£199,868 01/09/2014
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Multi Sport Satellite Clubs Proposal'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - Sport-Y
£926,984 25/01/2013
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sport-Y'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/11/1986, number: 212810
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/05/1902, number: 00073749
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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; AR10: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from RHIANNA'S SWING on 28/02/2024
Main office

YMCA England and Wales
Welken House
10-11 Charterhouse Square
LONDON
EC1M 6EH

Objectives

10.4 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; 10.5 TO FURTHER THE CAUSE AND WORK OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD; 10.6 TO SUPPORT, REPRESENT AND DEVELOP THE WORK OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES; 10.7 TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE 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; 10.8 TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES; 10.9 TO RELIEVE AND PROMOTE 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 10.10 TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF 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:

WORLDWIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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