YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BARGOED AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Registered charity 250969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARGOED Y M C A

We provide facilities and activities for education, training, sports and other leisure activities with the object of improving the condition of life for the community. Activities are available in the day and evening and include activities for young people and adults including youth clubs, sporting clubs, education classes, health promotion and rehabilitation and exercise classes.

Objects

FIRST, TO LEAD YOUNG MEN AND BOYS TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULNESS OF LIFE IN HIM, SECONDLY, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: BARGOED AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a decrease in rental income due to the loss of a major renter and reduced usage by another. Despite this, the charity maintained its reserves policy target of six months' expenditure and continued to serve over 2,000 users through various community and health programs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months
“To this end it aims to hold sufficient reserves to maintain its work for six months.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Caerphilly

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
04/04/2026£119k£134k
04/04/2025£81k£91k
04/04/2024£108k£96k
04/04/2023£60k£64k
04/04/2022£51k£60k

Common questions

Is YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BARGOED AND DISTRICT BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity experienced a decrease in rental income due to the loss of a major renter and reduced usage by another. Despite this, the charity maintained its reserves policy target of six months' expenditure and continued to serve over 2,000 users through various community and health programs.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£34kWales COL - Solar Sustainability Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2019£6kComputer Room
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2011£4kYOUR WAY PROJECT - Winter/Christmas/Easter activities
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2010£4kYOUR WAY PROJECT Summer Activites/Winter half term activities
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2004£5kNot specified