Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

CITY OF EXETER YMCA 

To provide supported housing for vulnerable single young people between the ages of 18-29, predominantly young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with support tailored to each individual so that they can develop independent living skills that will enable them to belong, contribute and thrive when they move on to living independently.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 34 years

www.ymcaexeter.org.uk

office@ymcaexeter.org.uk

01392410530

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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£1,195£1,294£-100£52£1,052£9508.83329
31/03/22£1,059£987£72£41£1,152£1,05012.82634
31/03/21£1,052£929£123£62£1,080£83310.8253
31/03/20£843£810£33£102£957£83312.32031
31/03/19£827£789£39£82£924£77711.82120
31/03/18£751£722£29£68£886£74312.3200
31/03/17£734£758£-24£52£857£71411.3200
31/03/16£1,001£712£288£42£881£73812.4170
31/03/15£571£645£-74£40£592£4468.3120
31/03/14£640£578£62£60£666£51810.790
31/03/13£545£511£34£3£604£5541370
31/03/12£577£409£168£9£570£50414.8100
31/03/11£443£424£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£431£328£103£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£341£339£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£330£303£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£316£272£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£296£309£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£326£307£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£304£287£17£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 80%
Liabilities/Income: 358%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 8.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 33 employees
  • 29 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,

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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£2,330,248
Tudor Trust£125,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,934
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to employability after Covid-19
£10,000 15/07/2022
The funding will be used towards staff costs and materials which will enable them to deliver employability coaching well-being support and work experience through a therapeutic horticulture project ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Move on Fund
£517,363 09/03/2022
Grant funding to free up hostel and refuge spaces by increasing the availability of affordable move-on or second stage housing
Tudor Trust - Grant to YMCA Exeter
£125,000 29/10/2021
24
over two years towards the development of new accommodation, and salaries, for a charity providing safe, supported and affordable accommodation for young people in Exeter
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 22/01/2021
Life in all its fullness: Independent Living Funding Proposal
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,192 21/08/2020
"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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MOVE ON FUND
£1,812,885 01/04/2020
Grant funding to free up hostel and refuge spaces by increasing the availability of affordable move-on or second stage housing
National Lottery Community Fund - Spirit of Adventure
£9,934 18/04/2019
12
The funding will be used to run a therapeutic physical wellbeing programme for young residents living in supported accommodation. The project aims to improve life chances through positive activities.
LandAid Charitable Trust - Renovation of two properties
£45,000 25/06/2018
1
LandAid awarded a grant of £45,000 to YMCA Exeter for the renovation of one 4-bed house (Project 1) and two 2-bed flats (Project 2).
National Lottery Community Fund - StepChange
£9,851 20/09/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a range of training activities, including basic IT skills, gardening and personal communication to improve confidence, develop new skills and bring people together.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/04/1990, number: 803226
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/1989, number: 02449636
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; all on time
Main office

YMCA
39-41 St. Davids Hill
EXETER
EX4 4DA

Objectives

(I) 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. (II) TO LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM. (III) 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. (IV) TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCT IMPROVE AND MANAGE HOUSES OR HOSTELS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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