YMCA Northumberland

Registered charity 1076157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHUMBERLAND FEDERATION OF Y.M.C.A.S, NYMCA

Youth Work ServicesMusic and PerformanceArtsVenue HireCommunity Garden

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£368k
Latest spending
£375k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,325 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in free reserves of £85,991. The trustees' reserves policy targets maintaining between three and six months of anticipated gross revenue costs, which the current free reserves fall significantly below. The charity is subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months of the next year's anticipated gross revenue costs (held: £86k)
“Throughout this period, the Trustees will continue to maintain an ongoing reserve of between three and six months of the next year's anticipated gross revenue costs” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£575k
Total spending
£480k
Reserves (reported)
£75k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£368k£375k
31/03/2025£273k£303k
31/03/2024£234k£253k
31/03/2023£276k£239k
31/03/2022£575k£480k

Common questions

Is YMCA Northumberland financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,325 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in free reserves of £85,991. The trustees' reserves policy targets maintaining between three and six months of anticipated gross revenue costs, which the current free reserves fall significantly below. The charity is subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YMCA Northumberland?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YMCA Northumberland as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£80k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East10/04/2025£3kGrant to YMCA Northumberland
Postcode Lottery10/02/2025£40kMillionaire Street 2025 02w4
Community Foundation North East14/11/2024£10kGrant to YMCA Northumberland
Community Foundation North East06/06/2024£5kGrant to YMCA Northumberland
Community Foundation North East08/12/2022£5kGrant to Northumberland Federation of YMCAs
Community Foundation North East17/03/2022£10kA grant to Northumberland Federation of YMCAs
Community Foundation North East10/03/2022£2kA grant to Northumberland Federation of YMCAs
Community Foundation North East13/03/2019£750NHSA
Community Foundation North East12/12/2017£1kThe New Ashington Group
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2016£10kY-Remember
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£9kEvents for All