YMCA Walsall

Registered charity 1061084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST BASE WALSALL

As a subsidiary of YMCA Black Country Group, the vision is of an inclusive Christian Movement, transforming communities, so that all young people truly belong, contribute and thrive. We fulfil this vision through supported housing for homeless young people in areas of deprivation and healthy living services which promote well being and community learning activities.

Objects

2.3 ACCORDINGLY THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE, WITHIN PRINCIPALLY THE AREAS OF WALSALL, THE BLACK COUNTRY AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE AREAS: 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, AND 2.3.5 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: WALSALL, THE BLACK COUNTRY AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £122,440 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £19,259 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds totalled £242,830, which the board considers sufficient to provide reassurance of financial stability and continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jeremy OAKLEYchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Chrystal Kaguramamba · trustee of 2 other charities
• Geoffrey Stonyer · trustee of 3 other charities
• JONATHAN ROBERT ROWE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jayne Alison SARGEANT · trustee of 2 other charities
• MISS ANNE-MARIE GILLESPIE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Mark Allan FUSSELL · trustee of 3 other charities
• Martin James SHENTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• OLASEINDE BALOGUN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Philip WALKER · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ramesh Kumar MALHAN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Stephanie Paula PATRICK · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YMCA BLACK COUNTRY GROUP.

• YMCA BLACK COUNTRY GROUP income £10.0m
• YMCA WOLVERHAMPTON income £4.4m
• YMCA THAMES GATEWAY income £9.4m
• YMCA NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LTD. income £6.3m
• Heart of England Young Men’s Christian Association income £7.5m
• YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH income £9.5m

Side by side with its peers

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