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YMCA SOUTH DEVON

Registered charity 1086783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Youth and Childrens centre

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£916k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £179,042 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £164,620. Per the trustees' report, the charity is considered a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations, despite facing structural building issues and sector-wide recruitment challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One Trustee received remuneration of £49,163 in respect of their employment during the year.
“During the year, one Trustee received remuneration of £49,163 (2024 - £45,461) in respect of their employment during the year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £21.3m
“The valuation prepared as at 1 May 2023 showed that the YMCA, Pension Plan had a deficit of £21.3 million.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Torbay CouncilEducation other than at School (EOTAS) Programme——

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £4k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£916k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£165k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 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 (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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£916k
31/08/2024£855k£830k
31/08/2023£748k£810k
31/08/2022£727k£745k
31/08/2021£635k£537k

Common questions

Is YMCA SOUTH DEVON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £179,042 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £164,620. Per the trustees' report, the charity is considered a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations, despite facing structural building issues and sector-wide recruitment challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin.

Who funds YMCA SOUTH DEVON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YMCA SOUTH DEVON as a grant recipient include NORTHBROOK COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHBROOK COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2023£10kNightstop project to prevent young people in crisis sleeping rough

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£152kYMCA South Devon - Young People's Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2023£10kYMCA South Devon Nightstop project 2023-24
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£10kYMCA South Devon Nightstop project
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10k?Inside, outside? activity programme
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2011£10kNew heating system at YMCA South Devon
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2011£79kFit for Life
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2009£6kCan't cook, want to cook
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2006£5k'Y' Camp

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 SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST1£60k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£55k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION1£40k
THE GREIG TRUST1£27k
Point North Community Foundation1£24k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YMCA SOUTH DEVON£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH FY2025£9.5m£103,490—below—no doubt
YMCA CENTRES (SOUTH MOLTON) FY2025£118k—0below—no doubt
YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE FY2025£4.9m£90,001 - £100,000—within—no doubt
YMCA Cheshire Limited FY2025£3.7m£70,045—unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Y.M.C.A. FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt

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