YMCA West Kent

Charity Number: 803529
Charity reporting is up to date (76 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Helping Young People Build Their Future by: Housing Training Outreach Enterprise Support Counselling Skills for life for work & for living Christian charity committed to helping: -Young People in need regardless of gender, sexuality, race, ability, faith -Vulnerable adults [learning/physical disability, MH issues] www.WestKentYMCA.org.uk/film Passion 4 diversity empowering staff & clients

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £287,021
Total expenditure: £597,542

People

2 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RYDER HOUSE - SUPPORTED HOUSING FOR HOMELESS MEN & WOMEN AGED 16-30 (Working name)
  • THE HORIZON PROJECT - SUPPORTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING WWW.HORIZONPROJECT.CO.UK (Working name)
  • V4C - Vehicle for Change (Working name)
  • WEST KENT YMCA (Working name)
  • YMCA Furniture Stores - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, WORK BASED LEARNING, RE-USE AND RECYCLING - OF BIKES AND UPCYCLING, HELPING PEOPLE GET ON THE PROPERTY LADDER (Working name)
  • YMCA West Kent (Working name)
  • YMCA West Kent Limited (Working name)
  • WEST KENT YMCA (Previous name)
  • WEST KENT YMCA FURNITURE WAREHOUSE - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, WORK BASED LEARNING, RE-USE AND RECYCLING, HELPING PEOPLE GET ON THE PROPERTY LADDER (Previous name)
Company number:
02512960 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Homes England
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Heather Stevenson Trustee 12 May 2025
None on record
Matthew Jones Trustee 08 May 2025
TG YMCA LTD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.35m £1.28m £2.99m £1.42m £287.02k
Total expenditure £1.41m £1.30m £1.18m £1.55m £597.54k
Income from government contracts £240.00k £250.00k £358.01k N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £187.18k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £122.16k £326.57k £184.61k £309.13k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £225.84k £76.61k £6.60k £2.03k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £999.39k £875.85k £902.85k £1.08m N/A
Income - Endowments £12.16k £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £0 £69 £18.94k £21.95k N/A
Income - Other £1.50k £0 £1.87m £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £110.00k £0 £0 £65.62k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.19m £1.09m £1.18m £1.55m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £214.41k £204.24k £283 £105 N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 £16.02k £17.20k £30.62k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £20 £0 £0 N/A

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 March 2024 17 April 2025 76 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

17 April 2025 76 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 June 2024 131 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

10 June 2024 131 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH JUNE 1990; AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20TH JANUARY 2004 AND 29 NOVEMBER 2005. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31 JAN 2018 as amended on 18 Sep 2019

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
HEAD OFFICE
YMCA West Kent
Tower House
Vale Rise
TONBRIDGE
TN9 1TB
Phone:
01892542209
Email:
Heatherstevenson@ymcatg.org
Website:

WestKentYMCA.org.uk