YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Registered charity 1079570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOVE YMCA, SUSSEX CENTRAL YMCA

Primary objectives include the provision of accomodation, support, advice and therapeutic services, education and training, apprenticeships, leisure and recreational activities, particularly for young people and those who are disadvantaged.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £90k for the year ended 31 March 2025, following previous deficits, and maintains average cash holdings exceeding £3 million. However, the trustees acknowledge that free reserves were zero at year-end, falling below their stated target of £2 million, due to significant investment in fixed assets and outstanding liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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

• YMCA DownsLink Group secures Hove housing portfolio sussexexpress.co.uk · 01/12/2025

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP SERVICES LTD Companies House 02699935
• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03853734

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Bupa Foundation — “We’re so grateful to companies like Bupa Foundation who have chosen to become a Level Four Partner for Change.” (source page)
• Consort Frozen Foods — “Consort are involved to help promote the fantastic work that YMCA DownsLink Group provides for young people in local communities. We are pro…” (source page)
• Trident — “We’re immensely proud to serve as a YMCA DLG corporate sponsor and to support its transformative work in enabling young people to thrive, fi…” (source page)
• John Lewis & Partners — “John Lewis and Partners in Chichester are very happy to have the opportunity to support and sponsor a room as part of Partners for Change .” (source page)
• ABC Translations — “We are delighted to be able to provide translation support to YMCA DownsLink Group to help them achieve their goals in providing care and ac…” (source page)
• Audio Note — “any contribution we can make to improve their chances is an essential part of our social responsibility.”” (source page)
• Pryer Construction — “We are really pleased that we are able to continue to support YMCA DownsLink Group in their latest projects, that will give young people liv…” (source page)
• Bluebell Digital — “Bluebell Digital are proud to support YMCA DownsLink Group , helping put young people facing homelessness back on the path to independence.” (source page)

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.

• ROCHE, Paul Anthony — director, appointed 26/02/2026on trustee list
• PARKINSON, Catherine Holly — director, appointed 26/02/2026on trustee list
• HALEY, Damian — director, appointed 01/08/2024on trustee list
• BUTTON, Simone — director, appointed 01/08/2024on trustee list
• ZUCCHELLI, Gianluca — director, appointed 02/11/2023on trustee list
• MICHAELSEN, Tim David — director, appointed 02/11/2023on trustee list
• MOURANT, Nicholas Claud Le Quesne — director, appointed 03/02/2023on trustee list
• NEWELL, Andrew — director, appointed 06/01/2023on trustee list
• BECKETT, Frances Mary — director, appointed 18/06/2020on trustee list
• CHAWATAMA, Michael Mudiwa — director, appointed 18/10/2019on trustee list
• DHOL, Baldeep Singh — secretary, appointed 26/02/2026

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

50 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (35 freehold); recorded price paid £9.2m. 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)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 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 (96% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (30/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (19/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (03/06/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Frances Mary Beckettchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Newell · trustee of 3 other charities
• Catherine Holly Parkinson
• Damian Haley
• Gianluca Zucchelli
• Michael Chawatama · trustee of 1 other charity
• NICHOLAS CLAUD LE QUESNE MOURANT
• Paul Anthony Roche
• Simone Button
• Tim David Michaelsen

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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

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.

Charities like this

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

• YMCA Dulverton Group income £15.8m
• YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH income £9.5m
• YMCA SOUTH DEVON income £1.1m
• NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Y.M.C.A. income £1.1m
• YMCA BRUNEL GROUP income £10.4m
• THE DOWNSIDE SETTLEMENT income £555k

Side by side with its peers

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