YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE
Children and Young people, Health & Wellbeing, Supported Accommodation and Housing, Training & Education.
Objects
1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, INCLUDING BY: A)PROMOTING A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE OF NONE CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES; AND B) ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE TO FLOURISH THROUGH EXPERIENCING AND RESPONDING TO THE LOVE OF GOD DEMONSTRATED BY THE LIFE, EXAMPLE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST.2)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3) TO PROVIDE, IMPROVE AND MANAGE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group achieved a surplus of £835,726 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £702,000 revaluation gain on investment properties and strong charitable activity income. The group holds unrestricted reserves of £9,068,604, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of three months' operating costs, and maintains a strong cash balance of £862,581. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations for at least 12 months.
What the accounts disclose
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1 -” — page 60
“The target is to hold free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of operating costs.” — page 26
“Remuneration of £500 was due to one Trustee, Jane lley, and was paid after the year end.”
“One of the directors of Patterdale Halt Estate, the trading subsidiary, is a senior partner in Read Milburn, a firm of Chartered Accountants, who supply payroll services to the group. A total of £8,764 (2024 - £6,547) was charged by Read Milburn to the group for payroll services supplied in the year.” — page 78
“A Trustee works for Newcastle Building Society (NBS). NBS is a commercial tenant of the charity. Rent of £10,500 and £2,500 service charges for cleaning were received during the year.” — page 78
“One of the directors of Patterdale Halt Estate, the trading subsidiary, is a senior partner in Read Milburn, a firm of Chartered Accountants, who supply payroll services to the group. A total of £8,764 (2024 - £6,547) was charged by Read Milburn to the group for payroll services supplied in the year.” — page 78
“A Trustee works for Newcastle Building Society (NBS). NBS is a commercial tenant of the charity. Rent of £10,500 and £2,500 service charges for cleaning were received during the year.” — page 78
“One of the directors of Patterdale Halt Estate, the trading subsidiary, is a senior partner in Read Milburn, a firm of Chartered Accountants, who supply payroll services to the group. A total of £8,764 (2024 - £6,547) was charged by Read Milburn to the group for payroll services supplied in the year.” — page 78
“A Trustee works for Newcastle Building Society (NBS). NBS is a commercial tenant of the charity. Rent of £10,500 and £2,500 service charges for cleaning were received during the year.” — page 78
“The valuation prepared as at 1 May 2023 showed that the YMCA Pension Plan had a deficit of £9.1 million.” — page 68
“The Charity owns all the shares in a subsidiary trading company known as Patterdale Hall Estate Limited” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 60
- Government income: £138,870 — contracts £40,960 (6), grants £97,910 (11); 3% of the £4,909,969 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 70
- Government income: £164,086 — contracts £17,552 (7), grants £146,534 (16); 5% of the £3,631,292 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 52
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/04/2019)
Trustees
- Mohammed Arif Shahabchair
- Carol Allen
- Jane Iley
- John Hendry
- Mark Robson
- Peter Colley
- Victoria Scott
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £4.9m | £4.8m |
| 31/03/2024 | £3.6m | £3.6m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| 31/03/2022 | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £2.4m | £1.9m |
Common questions
Is YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group achieved a surplus of £835,726 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £702,000 revaluation gain on investment properties and strong charitable activity income. The group holds unrestricted reserves of £9,068,604, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of three months' operating costs, and maintains a strong cash balance of £862,581. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kinnair Associates Limited.
What does the highest-paid employee of YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.
Who funds YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, Point North Community Foundation, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST | FY2022 | £30k | Restricted funds grant |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £30k | Church & Communities Programme |
| THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST | FY2023 | £30k | Restricted Fund |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £25k | Church & Communities Programme |
| Point North Community Foundation | FY2022 | £24k | NHS Charities Together / Health Improvement |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £20k | |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | Care of Cancer Patients |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2024 | £5k | Poverty |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 26/06/2025 | £8k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Sport England | 13/06/2025 | £10k | Get Active at YMCA |
| Community Foundation North East | 13/03/2025 | £10k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/01/2025 | £1k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 21/11/2024 | £9k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/11/2024 | £5k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/09/2024 | £4k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 27/06/2024 | £8k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| UK government | 01/07/2023 | £7k | NCS Trust Community Grants YMCA NT |
| The Mercers' Company | 29/06/2023 | £80k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/03/2023 | £2k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 23/02/2023 | £2k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/02/2023 | £2k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 12/01/2023 | £750 | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/12/2022 | £5k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/12/2022 | £7k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Community Foundation North East | 30/06/2022 | £5k | Grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Sport England | 14/06/2022 | £6k | Jubilee Fund Jarrow Altogether |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2022 | £10k | Y Girls |
| Community Foundation North East | 17/03/2022 | £10k | A grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/02/2022 | £167k | Stronger Together; Youth Collective |
| Community Foundation North East | 02/09/2021 | £2k | A grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/04/2021 | £45k | Healthy Habits |
| Community Foundation North East | 15/04/2021 | £5k | A grant to YMCA North Tyneside |
| Sport England | 23/12/2020 | £3k | TGC CF Small Grants |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 2 | £79k |
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
| THE GREIG TRUST | 1 | £27k |
| THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| HOPESTEAD | 1 | £19k |
| THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND | 1 | £13k |
| THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY | 1 | £13k |
| EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH
- MAIDSTONE YMCA
- YMCA NORFOLK
- YMCA SOUTH DEVON
- YMCA Cheshire Limited
- WORCESTER YMCA
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE | £4.9m | £90,001 - £100,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH | £9.5m | £103,490 | — | below | — | no doubt |
| MAIDSTONE YMCA | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YMCA NORFOLK | £7.4m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| YMCA SOUTH DEVON | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YMCA Cheshire Limited | £3.7m | £70,045 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |