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.

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

Latest income

£4.9m

Latest spending

£4.8m

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £835,726 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,909,969. The trustees report that free reserves amounted to £448,367, which is in accordance with their stated policy target of holding free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of operating costs. The group maintains a strong financial position with sufficient cash reserves and fixed assets to support its operations and future development.

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: £448k)

“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.

“During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2024 - £NIL). Remuneration of £500 was due to one Trustee, Jane lley, and was paid after the year end.” — page 60

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payroll services supplied by Read Milburn, a firm where a director of the subsidiary Patterdale Hall Estate is a senior partner.

“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: Rent and service charges received from Newcastle Building Society, where a Trustee works.

“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: Rent charged to and gift aid received from subsidiary Patterdale Hall Estate Limited.

“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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

38 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 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Mohammed Arif Shahabchair
Carol Allen
Jane Iley
John Hendry
Mark Robson
Peter Colley
Victoria Scott

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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 charity achieved a surplus of £835,726 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,909,969. The trustees report that free reserves amounted to £448,367, which is in accordance with their stated policy target of holding free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of operating costs. The group maintains a strong financial position with sufficient cash reserves and fixed assets to support its operations and future development. 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 WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

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 WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Care of Cancer Patients
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2024	£5k	Poverty
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

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

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

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire	1	£146k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£40k
THE GREIG TRUST	1	£27k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
NORTHBROOK COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£10k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£7k
THE JOICEY TRUST	1	£2k
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YMCA Cheshire Limited.

YMCA Cheshire Limited income £3.7m
YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH income £9.5m
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Y.M.C.A. income £1.1m
YMCA WEARSIDE LTD income £2.0m
YMCA SOUTH DEVON income £1.1m
YMCA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LTD. income £6.3m

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	—	within	—	no doubt
YMCA Cheshire Limited FY2025	£3.7m	£70,045	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH FY2025	£9.5m	£103,490	—	below	—	no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Y.M.C.A. FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
YMCA WEARSIDE LTD FY2024	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YMCA SOUTH DEVON FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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