THE CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 213121
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CENTRAL YMCA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST AND LARGEST CHARITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE HELP MAKE LIVES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE FULFILLED THROUGH A UNIQUE BLEND OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT. ALL OF OUR WORK GOES TOWARDS HELPING TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES NATIONWIDE THROUGH OUR FOUR OPERATIONS; YMCA TRAINING, YMCA AWARDS, YMCAFIT, AND YMCA CLUB.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income:
£10,574,635

Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Donations and legacies £179.32k
Charitable activities £9.97m
Other trading activities £398.27k
Investments £29.18k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£18,405,844

Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Raising funds £214.56k
Charitable activities £15.64m
Other £2.55m

£245,049 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £5,422,849 from 7 government contract(s) and £12,500 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Raising funds and other expenditure £2.76m
Charitable expenditure £15.64m

People

246 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 3
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 2
£130k to £140k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 December 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CENTRAL YMCA (Working name)
  • Y TOURING (Working name)
  • YMCA QUALIFICATIONS (Working name)
  • THE CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE LONDON CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION) (Previous name)
Company number:
00119249 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Anthony Beal Chair 19 March 2020
None on record
Carol Snape Trustee 30 January 2025
None on record
Yvonne Kelly Trustee 18 July 2024
None on record
ADAM STUART WHALE Trustee 30 October 2023
None on record
Melissa Eliza Bryant Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
Yusuf Nurbhai Trustee 27 January 2022
LONDON CENTRAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: On time
YMCA TRAINING
Received: On time
Stephen Guatam Varma Trustee 01 August 2021
None on record
Peter William Wright Trustee 01 August 2021
None on record
Professor Ian John Govendir Trustee 19 March 2020
None on record
Timothy Lissimore Trustee 20 June 2019
None on record
Anne-Marie Smith Trustee 22 February 2018
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £11.72m £10.81m £9.50m £8.97m £10.57m
Total expenditure £14.85m £13.36m £12.76m £13.37m £18.41m
Income from government contracts £6.61m £7.74m £5.20m £4.28m £5.42m
Income from government grants £28.00k £22.00k £47.00k £13.00k £12.50k
Income - Donations and legacies £33.00k £46.00k £9.00k £130.00k £179.32k
Income - Other trading activities £333.00k £67.00k £274.00k £445.00k £398.27k
Income - Charitable activities £10.62m £9.85m £9.12m £8.32m £9.97m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £233.00k £183.00k £95.00k £44.00k £29.18k
Income - Other £504.00k £661.00k £7.00k £36.00k £0
Income - Legacies £5.00k £9.00k £0 £0 £62.27k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £14.28m £12.86m £12.37m £13.16m £15.64m
Expenditure - Raising funds £381.00k £203.00k £202.00k £211.00k £214.56k
Expenditure - Governance £140.00k £127.00k £146.00k £166.00k £287.24k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £82.00k £153.00k £126.00k £117.00k £111.02k
Expenditure - Other £187.00k £298.00k £187.00k £0 £2.55m

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Asset / Liability 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Own use assets £18.90m £17.74m £17.47m £13.14m £1.38m
Long-term investments £8.99m £10.79m £8.92m £5.67m £3.77m
Other assets £3.12m £3.53m £1.85m £4.30m £5.96m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £6.71m £8.06m £8.00m £7.44m £3.03m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 27 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 27 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 29 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 29 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 10 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 10 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 05 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 05 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/12/1911 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/03/1950 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/03/1971 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/09/1975 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/1978 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/04/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/10/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/10/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/10/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 JUL 2017 as amended on 28 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

2 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PRINCIPALLY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN (BUT WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC RESTRICTION AS TO AGE) 2.1 THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE BASIS OF ALLIANCE OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHICH WAS ADOPTED AT THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA HELD IN PARIS IN AUGUST 1955, AND EXPRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS, NAMELY:- "THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS SEEK TO UNITE THOSE YOUNG MEN WHO, REGARDING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DISCIPLES IN THEIR DOCTRINE AND IN THEIR LIFE AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM AMONG YOUNG MEN” AND WITH ANY OTHER STATEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS MOVEMENT NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY WHICH SHALL CONVEY THE INTENTION TO MAINTAIN THE CHRISTIAN PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF AIMS AND PURPOSES ADOPTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SEPTEMBER 1971, NAMELY:- "THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION IS A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT. AT ITS CENTRE ARE CHRISTIANS WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOUR, DESIRE TO SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH OTHERS AND MAKE HIM KNOWN, BELIEVED, TRUSTED, LOVED, SERVED AND EXEMPLIFIED IN ALL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. IT WELCOMES INTO ITS FELLOWSHIP PERSONS OF OTHER RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE. ACCORDINGLY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STANDS FOR: (A) A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP BASED ON THE EQUAL VALUE OF ALL PERSONS. (B) RESPECT AND FREEDOM FOR ALL, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS. (C) ACTIVE CONCERN FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. (D) UNITED EFFORT BY CHRISTIANS OF DIFFERENT TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS OR NONE. 2.2 THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION AIMS TO: (I) PROVIDE A WELCOME TO MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES FOR THEMSELVES, IN A MEETING PLACE WHICH IS THEIRS TO SHARE, WHERE FRIENDSHIP CAN BE MADE AND COUNSEL SOUGHT. (II) DEVELOP ACTIVITIES WHICH STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE ITS MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT. (III) INVOLVE ALL MEMBERS IN CARE AND WORK FOR OTHERS. (IV) CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCHANGING VIEWS, SO THAT ITS MEMBERS CAN IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, OF THEMSELVES AND OF ONE ANOTHER. (V) RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
Central YMCA
120 Cromer Street
LONDON
WC1H 8BS
Phone:
020 3994 9544
Email:
info@ymca.co.uk
Website:

www.ymca.co.uk Open in new window