BARNSLEY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (INC)

Registered charity 250190 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Y M C A, YMCA

Provision of youth work and member activities. Hire of space by other user groups to financially support the work of the Association.

Objects

The Objects of the Association are:To advance the Christian faith, including by: (a) promoting a Christian environment inspired and motivated by the life, example and teaching of Jesus Christ, where people of faith and people of none can work together for the transformation of communities; and (b) enabling people of all ages and in particular young people, to flourish through experiencing and responding to the love of God demonstrated by the life, example and teaching of Jesus Christ; - To provide or assist in the provision in the interests of social welfare of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for men and women with the object of improving their conditions of life.- To provide or assist in the provision of education for people of all ages and in particular young people, with the object of developing their physical, mental or spiritual capacities;- To relieve or assist in the relief of people of all ages and in particular young people, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances; and -To provide residential accommodation for people of all ages and in particular young people, who are in need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances.

Area of benefit: THE TOWN OF BARNSLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,320,706, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of resources expended. The charity reported a net expenditure of £1,600 for the year, with total incoming resources of £397,910 against total resources expended of £399,510.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00097905

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YMCA Barnsley (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).

• Levelling Up funding — “With thanks to Levelling Up funding, BMBC administrative support, Currie & Brown Project Management, Bond Bryan Architects, Hydrock and JP W…” (source page)
• People’s Health Trust — “Thank you to our supporters and partners who help us to make a difference to the lives of children & young people People’s Health Trust” (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.

• CRAWFORD, Andrew Stuart — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
• YOUEL, Lorraine — director, appointed 21/10/2020on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Alex Elizabeth — director, appointed 19/05/2014on trustee list
• JONES, Stephen — director, appointed 20/04/2009on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Susan — director, appointed 20/04/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALEX ELIZABETH TAYLOR
• Andrew Stuart Crawford
• Julie Patricia Enoch
• Lorraine Youel
• STEPHEN JONES
• SUSAN WILLIAMS

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

Operates in: Barnsley · City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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