YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE

Registered charity 1011495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YMCA

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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£4.9m
Latest spending
£4.8m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1 -” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £9.1m)
“The target is to hold free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of operating costs.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration of £500 was due to one Trustee, Jane lley, and was paid after the year end.
“Remuneration of £500 was due to one Trustee, Jane lley, and was paid after the year end.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Read Milburn (director of subsidiary is senior partner) supplied payroll services for £8,764.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Newcastle Building Society (Trustee works there) paid rent of £10,500 and service charges of £2,500.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Patterdale Hall Estate Limited (subsidiary) paid rent of £25,000.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £9.1m
“The valuation prepared as at 1 May 2023 showed that the YMCA Pension Plan had a deficit of £9.1 million.” — page 68
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Patterdale Hall Estate Limited
“The Charity owns all the shares in a subsidiary trading company known as Patterdale Hall Estate Limited” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kinnair Associates Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YMCA North Tyneside (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

40 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (20 freehold); recorded price paid £525k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.9m
Total spending
£4.8m
Cost of raising funds
£398k
Reserves (reported)
£448k
Employees
128

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUSTFY2022£30kRestricted funds grant
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kChurch & Communities Programme
THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUSTFY2023£30kRestricted Fund
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kChurch & Communities Programme
Point North Community FoundationFY2022£24kNHS Charities Together / Health Improvement
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kCare of Cancer Patients
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£5kPoverty
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£5k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East26/06/2025£8kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Sport England13/06/2025£10kGet Active at YMCA
Community Foundation North East13/03/2025£10kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East09/01/2025£1kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East21/11/2024£9kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East07/11/2024£5kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East12/09/2024£4kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East27/06/2024£8kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
UK government01/07/2023£7kNCS Trust Community Grants YMCA NT
The Mercers' Company29/06/2023£80kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East23/03/2023£2kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East23/02/2023£2kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East09/02/2023£2kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East12/01/2023£750Grant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East15/12/2022£5kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East15/12/2022£7kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Community Foundation North East30/06/2022£5kGrant to YMCA North Tyneside
Sport England14/06/2022£6kJubilee Fund Jarrow Altogether
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2022£10kY Girls
Community Foundation North East17/03/2022£10kA grant to YMCA North Tyneside
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2022£167kStronger Together; Youth Collective
Community Foundation North East02/09/2021£2kA grant to YMCA North Tyneside
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2021£45kHealthy Habits
Community Foundation North East15/04/2021£5kA grant to YMCA North Tyneside
Sport England23/12/2020£3kTGC CF Small Grants

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE£4.9m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH FY2025£9.5m£103,490—below—no doubt
MAIDSTONE YMCA FY2026£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
YMCA NORFOLK FY2025£7.4m——within—no doubt
YMCA SOUTH DEVON FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
YMCA Cheshire Limited FY2025£3.7m£70,045—unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.