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YMCA DERBYSHIRE

Registered charity 1049904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERBY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (INC)

YMCA Derbyshire is an organisation that aims to provide quality services for the benefit of homeless people & people at risk of social or educational exclusion. We provide supported accommodation, vocational training, information, advice & guidance & as a childcare provider offer out of school childcare provision,integrated playschemes for special educational needs and mainstream children.

Objects

2. Objects2.1 The Objects of the Association arise from its acceptance of its founding Christian principle, the Paris Basis of 1855 incorporated into the National Statement of the Aims and Purposes of the YMCA in England as it may be amended from time to time.2.1.1 Consequently the Association is part of the Worldwide YMCA, a Christian Movement which seeks 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. Any difference of opinion on any other matter shall not interfere with the harmonious relations of the YMCA Movement.2.2 The Association welcomes, serves and works with persons of all religious faiths and of none.2.3 Accordingly the Objects of the Association are:2.3.1 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;2.3.2 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;2.3.3 To provide or assist in the provision of education for people of all ages and in particular young people, with the object of developing their physical, mental or spiritual capacities;2.3.4 To relieve or assist in the relief of people of all ages and in particular young people, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances; and2.3.5 To provide residential accommodation , including Social Housing, for people of all ages and in particular young people, who are in need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE THE BOROUGH OF DERBY

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Derby, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£11.3m
Latest spending
£9.9m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £635,398 for the 17-month period and holds £1,121,772 in cash balances. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £417,184, which is below the stated policy target of two to three months of unrestricted operating expenditure (£1.1m–£1.6m). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“Four employees earned more than £60,000 per annum (exclusive of company pension and national insurance contributions) in the period (in the following bands):-”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £417k; policy: two and three months of expected unrestricted operating expenditure)
“At the end of December 2025 this equates to a level of free reserves between £1.1m and £1.6m. As at 31 December 2025, free reserves were £417,184”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Peer Power Ltd for training services
“£11,460 was paid to Peer Power Ltd (ta The Alternative Board) for training services in the 17 months to December 2025” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority; 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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 22
  • Government income: £9,239,360 — contracts £3,730,751 (7), grants £5,508,609 (3); 82% of the £11,262,915 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 24
  • Government income: £4,529,951 — contracts £380,994 (17), grants £4,148,957 (12); 63% of the £7,214,045 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £4,287,038 — contracts £935,443 (21), grants £3,351,595 (10); 65% of the £6,553,670 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £510k. 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 31/12/2025)

Total income
£11.3m
Total spending
£9.9m
Cost of raising funds
£179k
Reserves (reported)
£417k
Employees
154

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£11.3m£9.9m
31/07/2024£7.2m£6.7m
31/07/2023£6.6m£5.4m
31/07/2022£4.1m£4.0m
31/07/2021£4.0m£3.7m

Common questions

Is YMCA DERBYSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £635,398 for the 17-month period and holds £1,121,772 in cash balances. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £417,184, which is below the stated policy target of two to three months of unrestricted operating expenditure (£1.1m–£1.6m). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Who funds YMCA DERBYSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YMCA DERBYSHIRE as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2026£16kGrants payable to Institutions
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2024£493kPositive Pathways - Community Hub
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2023£185k"Past:Present:Work"
UK government01/04/2022£23kYMCA DERBYSHIRE
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2018£44kCampus Community Hub
Sport England20/06/2017£8kYMCA Derbyshire Active Lives
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2016£283kThreshold to Success
Sport England02/01/2013£480Indoor Ping YMCA Derbyshire
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2012£6kCooking with Confidence
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2007£376kYMCA Derbyshire - Skills for Independence

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£90k
THE GREIG TRUST1£27k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND1£13k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£7k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YMCA DERBYSHIRE£11.3m—4below—no doubt
YMCA Dulverton Group FY2026£15.8m£100,000 to £110,0004above—no doubt
WORCESTER YMCA FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
YMCA WEARSIDE LTD FY2024£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF BRADFORD YMCA FY2025£867k—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.