Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

YMCA ROBIN HOOD GROUP 

Provider of supported accommodation, health and fitness facilities and services, community facilities and work with children and young people.
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
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £236,696
Established: 59 years
(88 years as a company)

www.nottsymca.com

finance@nottsymca.org

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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£16,817£17,933£-1,116£0£4,265£3,7622.529645
31/03/22£13,803£13,128£675£0£5,381£4,6934.328891
31/03/21£11,283£11,044£239£0£4,706£4,3574.726742
31/03/20£10,294£10,297£-3£429£4,467£4,2204.920814
31/03/19£8,261£8,224£37£349£4,470£4,3186.31860
31/03/18£6,428£6,135£294£0£3,087£3,0195.91410
31/03/17£6,388£6,023£365£0£2,793£2,7935.61830
31/03/16£6,132£5,438£694£0£2,429£2,4295.41270
31/03/15£5,552£5,270£282£26£1,544£1,5443.51310
31/03/14£4,442£4,402£40£10£1,262£1,2623.41230
31/03/13£3,920£3,906£14£10£1,222£1,2223.81150
31/03/12£3,417£3,562£-144£11£1,208£1,19741200
31/03/11£3,991£3,985£6£10£1,352£1,32541250
31/03/10£3,828£3,816£11£9£1,346£1,3464.21290
31/03/09£3,361£3,713£-352£38£1,334£1,3344.31070
31/03/08£3,273£3,566£-293£20£1,687£1,5665.31240
31/03/07*£3,143£2,763£380£7£1,980£1,9018.3940
31/03/06£2,537£2,288£249£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£2,407£2,283£124£0£0£0n/a00
30/03/04£2,129£1,815£314£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 83%
Liabilities/Income: 131%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 296 employees
  • 45 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
DCMS£361,133
Comic Relief£335,782
Sport England£173,700
Youth Music£138,385
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Engaging Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
£10,000 11/08/2023
This funding will be used to run a programme of support and diversionary activities including sports and arts for young people and those with additional needs who are asylum seekers and refugees ....more
Sport England - PTR: Newark Community and Activity Village Cycling Project
£34,000 08/11/2022
Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled PTR: Newark Community and Activity Village Cycling Project. This project lists its ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-PTR: Newark Community and Activity Village Cycling Project
£34,000 08/11/2022
Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled PTR: Newark Community and Activity Village Cycling Project. This project lists its ....more
Sport England - Places to ride
£15,000 29/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled Places to ride. This project lists its main activity as Cycling.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Places to ride
£15,000 29/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled Places to ride. This project lists its main activity as Cycling.
National Lottery Community Fund - OnSide Sport Music and Arts
£9,960 22/10/2021
The funding will be used to deliver activity sessions for disadvantaged young people. The project aims to bring young people together from different communities to nurture and strengthen ....more
DCMS - GRCF2021 - Notts YMCA Access to Nature
£86,600 21/06/2021
Programme outline:Supporting young people at risk of becoming NEET and young homeless people to access the green environment through a blend of outdoor education, conservation and environmental ....more
Sport England - Places to ride
£124,700 24/03/2021
12
Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled Places to ride. This project lists its main activity as Cycling
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Places to ride
£124,700 24/03/2021
Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled Places to ride. This project lists its main activity as Cycling
Youth Music - Mansfield's Young Creatives
£99,638 12/02/2021
Mansfield's Young Creatives
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,833 20/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Comic Relief - Nottinghamshire YMCA Recovery Funding
£40,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£8,750 21/05/2020
Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Organisational sustainability
Comic Relief - Young Minds Matter
£295,782 21/01/2020
48
The project will support young homeless people from Mansfield with mental health conditions including anxiety/depression. The young people will develop resilient, transferable life skills through ....more
Youth Music - Newark Young Promoters
£29,997 23/10/2019
Newark Young Promoters
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Nottinghamshire YMCA
£39,200 25/07/2019
History of NGY
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Nottinghamshire YMCA
£79,992 26/06/2019
24
This project will provide digital media activities leading to radio broadcasts for young people who are disengaged from education. The project aims to improve social skills, develop new skills and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Arts and Outdoor Education
£9,998 22/11/2018
12
This funding will be used to facilitate outdoor trips and creative activities for young people at risk of becoming not in education, employment or training. The project aims to re-engage young people ....more
Sport England - Get Out, Get Active
£99,612 09/11/2018
28
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding programme for a Revenue project titled Get Out, Get Active. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
Youth Music - Newark Young Creatives
£29,927 09/03/2018
Newark Young Creatives
LandAid Charitable Trust - Edinburgh Court Refurbishment
£51,600 22/12/2017
3
The building work will focus on renovating existing rooms at the YMCA’s supported accommodation in Goole as well as a new adjacent house to provide transitional accommodation. The building houses ....more
Youth Music - Young Creatives
£97,938 05/05/2017
Young Creatives
National Lottery Community Fund - Get up! Life skills development programme.
£9,778 05/04/2017
12
The project will provide activities and creative sessions for homeless young people who reside in a hostel or residential care. This will help the young people develop life skills, raise their self ....more
Sport England - Aspley Sport Champions
£8,503 27/09/2016
5
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Aspley Sport Champions. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Nottinghamshire YMCA
£49,500 22/06/2016
History of Immigration Nottingham
National Lottery Community Fund - Adventure Guides
£306,336 16/12/2015
59
This is the expansion of project across Nottinghamshire helping build relationships between fathers and children facing difficulties or a relationship breakdown. It aims to empower fathers to take an ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - Refurbishment to emergency homeless accommodation hostel
£129,900 09/12/2014
Full project costs for refurbishment work to provide emergency and supported hostel accommodation in Nottingham city centre for 20 young people aged 16-24 who are at risk of homelessness. Includes a ....more
Sport England - Regenerate Aspley
£31,210 20/03/2012
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Regenerate Aspley'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/1965, number: 243044
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/1936, number: 00310342
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

16
St James's Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 6FG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND TO CARRY ON, DEVELOP, AND EXTEND THE CAUSE AND WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION ON A NON-POLITICAL, AND INTERDENOMINATIONAL BASIS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RECOGNISED PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE YOUNG MENãS CHRISTINA ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) IN ENGLAND. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Data Sources

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