SWANSEA YMCA

Registered charity 1154553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Services to support the development of young people, families and communities in Wales.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£851k

Latest spending

£938k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £86,305 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £681,173 to £594,868. The trustees acknowledge a net current liability position and note that specific risks, such as funding renewal and loan covenant breaches, could lead to a material uncertainty on going concern, although they remain satisfied that sufficient resources are available to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £113,075 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“The Key Management Personnel of the Charity received remuneration of £113,075 (31/03/2024: £150,013), this includes gross salary paid, employers national insurance contributions and employers pension contributions.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“However, should one or more of the issues above arise over the coming 12 months this could lead to a material uncertainty on going concern.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 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 Swansea (matched by registered charity number).

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)

Total income

£851k

Total spending

£938k

Reserves (reported)

£595k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Gilroychair
Adel Shereef
Debbie Lane
PHILIP RAYMOND TRESEDER
Rebecca Emma Forbes Kusu-Orkar
Rhiannon Sheen de Jesus
Victoria Jane Rees

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£851k	£938k
31/03/2024	£851k	£870k
31/03/2023	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/03/2022	£993k	£964k
31/03/2021	£760k	£686k

Common questions

Is SWANSEA YMCA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £86,305 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £681,173 to £594,868. The trustees acknowledge a net current liability position and note that specific risks, such as funding renewal and loan covenant breaches, could lead to a material uncertainty on going concern, although they remain satisfied that sufficient resources are available to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SWANSEA YMCA earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £113,075 band.

Who funds SWANSEA YMCA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SWANSEA YMCA as a grant recipient include WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	FY2023	£244k	Grants payable
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	FY2022	£194k	Grant
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2025	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	07/05/2025	£50k	Millionaire Street 2025 05w1
Postcode Lottery	03/04/2023	£23k	Project Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/01/2019	£10k	Y - Sound and Vision