YMCA FAIRTHORNE GROUP

Registered charity 1090981 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH EAST HAMPSHIRE YMCA, YMCA FAIRTHORNE GROUP LTD, YMCA FG

Working with communities in Hampshire and IOW & providingAfter School Clubs, Holiday Play Schemes, Volunteering Projects, Early Years Childcare, Residential Group Facilities, Daycamps, National Young Carers Festival, Outreach Youth Projects,In school youth work, Holiday Playschemes for Children With Special Needs, Outdoor Education, Forest School, Supported Housing for Young People,

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £277k for the year ended 30 April 2025, marking the third consecutive year of surplus and indicating continued financial stability. Although the group held net current liabilities of £6,002k, the trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, supported by a transition to a new long-term loan facility with Charity Bank.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YMCA Fairthorne 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).

• Fine & Country Southampton — “Thanks to a generous £750 donation, followed by a further £2,948 in funding, new linen packs have been supplied to members providing dignity…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £450k. 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 30/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 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 (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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (27/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/06/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Bennett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Martin
• Jacqueline Wharton
• Julie Frances Stewart
• Katie Ruth Wasche
• Philippa Stokes
• Samantha Darrell
• Stewart Watson

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

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 FAIRTHORNE HOUSING.

• YMCA FAIRTHORNE HOUSING income £2.1m
• YMCA ESSEX income £2.1m
• YMCA Chiltern Group income £31.0m
• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YMCA income £534k
• YMCA SOUTH DEVON income £1.1m
• YMCA BRUNEL GROUP income £10.4m

Side by side with its peers

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