Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -4

YMCA ABERDEEN

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/05/18	31/05/19	31/05/20	31/05/21	31/05/22	31/05/23
Total income	£124,733	£359,150	£267,750	£291,183	£248,533	£122,770
Total spending	£202,219	£366,828	£291,558	£246,559	£236,576	£162,930
Surplus/deficit	-£77,486	-£7,678	-£23,808	£44,624	£11,957	-£40,160

Established: 104 years

www.aberdeenymca.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeen

Who it helps

Children or young people
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Ymca Warm Space
£3,519	25/04/2023	This group will provide a drop-in café for vulnerable people in the local community; will provide a warm space providing free drinks and hot food in the YMCA building in Aberdeen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Plusone Mentoring
£60,000	23/03/2018 36	This grant will help the group sustain and develop their existing mentoring work with young people 8-14 at risk of offending behaviour and exclusion from school. Mentors and mentees will engage with ....more This grant will help the group sustain and develop their existing mentoring work with young people 8-14 at risk of offending behaviour and exclusion from school. Mentors and mentees will engage with each other by taking part in activities that include trips to the cinema, meals out, trampolining, craft making and cooking. These activities allow for trusting relationships to develop that can have a meaningful impact in young people's lives.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 09/06/1920, number: SC013487

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

, AB10 1RP

Objectives

The Association's purposes, in empowering young people and in keeping with the 'Aims and Purposes' adopted by the British YMCA conference in 1971 as set out in Appendix A hereto are: 2.1. The advancement of Christian Religion within the Christian ethos of the YMCA, welcoming persons of other religious faiths and those of none. 2.2. The advancement of education. 2.3. The advancement of citizenship or community development. 2.4. The advancement of health. 2.5. The advancement of public participation in sport. 2.6. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 2.7. The prevention of Relief of Poverty.

Data Sources