Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

YMCA WEST KENT 

YMCA West Kent is a local Christian charity working primarily with young men and women - of all faiths and none.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,022,767 available, equivalent to 31 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £160,166
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 34 years

WestKentYMCA.org.uk

info@westkentymca.org.uk

01892542209

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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
31/03/22£2,988£1,183£1,804£0£3,069£3,02330.74414
31/03/21£1,279£1,299£-20£204£1,243£1,24311.53814
31/03/20£1,349£1,409£-60£214£1,100£1,1009.43914
31/03/19£1,304£1,520£-216£196£1,160£1,1519.14220
31/03/18£1,461£1,360£101£228£1,404£1,32611.74118
31/03/17£1,632£1,220£412£169£1,303£1,23412.1360
31/03/16£1,163£1,142£21£125£891£8749.2420
31/03/15£1,241£1,227£14£206£870£6836.7390
31/03/14£1,396£1,453£-57£269£959£8196.8450
31/03/13*£1,396£1,375£21£280£996£8037440
31/03/12£1,270£1,247£23£16£1,027£9579.2420
31/03/11£1,203£1,309£-107£8£1,004£8377.7490
31/03/10£1,138£1,141£-3£9£1,247£1,07311.3430
31/03/09£945£1,001£-56£16£1,250£94811.4370
31/03/08£804£865£-61£14£1,315£1,00313.9300
31/03/07£625£805£-180£9£1,376£1,03415.4270
31/03/06£629£627£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£591£506£84£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£517£386£131£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 30.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 44 employees
  • 14 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to YMCA West Kent
£1,412 21/10/2023
We would like to provide a range of activities and outings for young people who access our services. Up to 75% of them have mental health issues so this is something positive for them.
National Lottery Community Fund - YMCA West Kent Youth Project
£450,000 25/08/2022
This funding will used to support YMCA West Kent to deliver youth work in both urban and rural areas located across West Kent. The project will support young people aged 8 to 25 in a variety of ways ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/03/2018
Vehicle for Change 3
National Lottery Community Fund - Vehicle for Change (V4C)
£383,272 10/01/2018
48
The project will continue to provide support and guidance to disadvantaged, hard to reach young people aged 8 - 25 years. The aim of the project is to reduce the social isolation and increase the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - New Horizons
£8,678 24/05/2017
12
This project will develop a new multi-skills based training project located in the Sherwood estate of Tunbridge Wells. This will provide vocational building trade skills and qualifications for people ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to YMCA: West Kent
£10,000 30/07/2015
12
over one year towards a resilient resettlement and community integration project for ex-homeless people in Tunbridge Wells
National Lottery Community Fund - Vehicle 4 Change which is abbreviated to V4C
£218,097 02/06/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - "Ready, Steady, Go!"
£10,000 15/01/2014
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to deliver a health and safety training course for disadvantaged young people, giving them new skills which ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to YMCA West Kent
£84,900 12/09/2013
36
towards three years' running costs of a mobile outreach advice and support service for hard to reach, disadvantaged young people in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning for Change Project
£10,000 18/01/2012
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity based in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to train staff to provide an accredited qualification to volunteers and residents, by building up a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rising to the Challenge Project
£10,000 11/03/2010
12
This charity based in Kent helps young people to build their future through housing and training. They will use an award to improve their services in order to reach out to more young people. This ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1990, number: 803529
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/06/1990, number: 02512960
Gift Aid
  • 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
19 returns made; AR13: 1 days late, AR05: 10 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

HEAD OFFICE
YMCA West Kent
Tower House
Vale Rise
TONBRIDGE
TN9 1TB

Objectives

I) TO FURTHER THE CAUSE AND WORK OF YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATIONS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND SEEKING 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 RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING, IMPROVING AND MANAGING HOUSES OR HOSTELS THAT PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION. V) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE NEED TO DEVELOP THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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