YMCA CORNWALL
Registered charity 1073674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
YMCA Cornwall seeks to serve the community in Cornwall with an emphasis on the young, by providing them with a stimulating and supportive environment, enabling them to enrich their lives and the lives of others.Activities include supported accommodation in Penzance and surrounding areas to enable and empower people of all ages and in particular young people, to flourish through care and support.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £117,468 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds stood at £447,817, while free unrestricted reserves were £26,843, which is below the stated policy target of £281,829 to £563,658. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 1,116,338 - 1,116,338” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of the core expenditure (held: £27k)
“The Board has examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy of whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between three to six months of the core expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Christine Stuart — Housing Manager (source)
- Gregg Davies — Finance Manager (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). 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)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~0.3 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 (88% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Nicola HEMSLEYchair
- Amanda Louise Chambers
- DEREK TILBY
- Ian Terence Hamilton
- PENNY MARNS
- Zena Audrey Muth
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YMCA CORNWALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £117,468 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds stood at £447,817, while free unrestricted reserves were £26,843, which is below the stated policy target of £281,829 to £563,658. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Who funds YMCA CORNWALL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YMCA CORNWALL as a grant recipient include THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS.
Known funders
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