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YMCA CENTRES (SOUTH MOLTON)

Registered charity 1165990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

YMCA Centres (South Molton) operates a community centre providing youth services and a wide range support to the local community. Prior to opening our Community Centre in 2015, we were formally South Molton and District YMCA (Registered charity 300097).

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £24,938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £117,985 against expenditure of £93,047. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £18,145, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operational expenditure (approximately £23,000). The charity remains dependent on grant funding and room bookings to cover its costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £18k; policy: three months operational expenditure)
“The free reserves held are £4,855 below the three months operational expenditure level.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 16
“YMCA Exeter Community Projects invoices YMCA Centres (South Molton) a management fee for the running of the Centre, £47,188 (2024: £54,948). City of Exeter YMCA charges the Charity management and administration, office costs and publicity and marketing £9,248 (2024: £10,927). The amount charged is at cost. At the end of year, £244 (2024: £259) was owed to the City of Exeter YMCA and £11,275 (2024: £15,101) was owed to Community Projects for costs incurred but not yet reimbursed.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£118k£93k
31/03/2024£33k£102k
31/03/2023£26k£95k
31/03/2022£184k£63k
31/03/2021£83k£45k

Common questions

Is YMCA CENTRES (SOUTH MOLTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £24,938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £117,985 against expenditure of £93,047. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £18,145, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operational expenditure (approximately £23,000). The charity remains dependent on grant funding and room bookings to cover its costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government17/07/2020£24kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government28/02/2020£3kUK Youth Fund YAF
UK government28/02/2020£6kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2019£10kEmpowering Young People