Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

YMCA NORFOLK 

YMCA Norfolk seeks to meet the needs of vulnerable young people through its supported accommodation, vocational, sports and pastoral care programmes across Norfolk.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
Established: 35 years
(37 years as a company)

www.ymcanorfolk.org

info@ymcanorfolk.org

01603621263

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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£5,178£5,253£-75£28£5,887£5,88213.412675
31/03/22£4,547£4,635£-88£19£5,948£5,94815.4116105
31/03/21£5,496£4,046£1,450£45£6,036£5,88617.510261
31/03/20£4,622£4,301£320£24£4,676£4,51112.610660
31/03/19£3,946£3,843£103£26£3,569£3,41910.798140
31/03/18£3,458£3,442£17£166£3,466£3,44212830
31/03/17£3,779£3,662£116£163£3,450£3,45011.3900
27/03/16£3,595£3,523£72£0£3,333£3,30411.3980
29/03/15£3,415£3,358£58£5£3,218£3,19211.4650
30/03/14£3,375£3,465£-89£5£2,780£2,7559.5620
31/03/13£3,195£3,315£-120£5£1,978£1,9567.1740
01/04/12*£3,408£3,311£97£5£2,098£2,0987.6770
27/03/11*£3,121£3,121£1£48£2,001£1,9227.4820
28/03/10£3,581£3,419£161£30£2,000£1,9897980
29/03/09£3,209£3,138£71£20£1,838£1,8387960
30/03/08£2,835£2,563£272£33£1,767£1,7338.1770
01/04/07£2,571£2,403£167£34£1,495£1,4847.4720
02/04/06£2,480£2,362£118£0£0£0n/a00
03/04/05£2,270£2,114£157£0£0£0n/a00
30/03/04£2,275£2,077£198£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 58%
Liabilities/Income: 155%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 13.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
Who works here?
  • 126 employees
  • 75 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,

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£490,298
DCMS£309,101
The Clothworkers Foundation£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000
BBC Children in Need£66,368
Masonic Trust£59,762
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Life Ready
£490,298 19/07/2023
This funding will be used to deliver a youth-led training education employment and life-skills programme. This project aims to help vulnerable and homeless people get the necessary skills and ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£59,762 16/03/2023
Employment of a Family Support Worker, helping young single parent families living in temporary accommodation to gain independence and prevent children going into care.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 24/09/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to YMCA Norfolk
£66,368 30/07/2020
Covid19 - This grant will fund an 18 month ‘Right Direction’ programme for homeless young people in Great Yarmouth, isolated due to Covid-19. Outcomes include increased confidence and ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to YMCA Norfolk
£100,000 25/06/2020
restoration and refurbishment of building for a charity that works with disadvantaged young people in Norfolk
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£45,354 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/04/2020
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/04/2020
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£100,000 14/02/2020
Community Hub Project
Essex Community Foundation - Umbrella Service
£49,985 29/01/2020
24
To employ a Families Engagement Worker supporting families who have experienced homelessness over two years
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/05/2018
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/05/2018
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/05/2018
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£74,775 01/05/2018
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
LandAid Charitable Trust - Conversion of house into flats
£24,000 22/12/2017
3
YMCA Norfolk has purchased an eight-bedroom property. The property has 2 additional two-bedroom flats which were built in 2005 with the original house built in the 1920s. We intend to convert the ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to YMCA Norfolk
£47,100 18/01/2016
Y-Heritage Sharing the story of YMCA Norfolk throughout its 160 year history
National Lottery Community Fund - Life Ready
£495,030 10/07/2013
60
This project aims to help break the cycle of homelessness and remove barriers to employment for homeless young adults in Great Yarmouth, by providing them with the necessary life skills to live ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/1989, number: 801606
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1986, number: 02067523
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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

YMCA Norfolk Aylsham Road
Norwich
NR3 2HF

Objectives

(1) TO UNITE THOSE WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE THE DISCIPLES IN THEIR FAITH AND IN THEIR LIFE AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THIS KINGDOM. (2) TO LEAD PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM AND (3) TO PROVIDE A WELCOME TO MEMBERS IN A MEETING PLACE WHICH IS THEIRS TO SHARE WHERE FRIENDSHIPS CAN BE MADE AND COUNSEL SOUGHT. (4) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR ACCOMMODATION RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (FOR FURTHER DETAIL SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORWICH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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