YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION NEATH BRANCH

Registered charity 250983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Established in 1875, YMCA Neath is a non profit making charitable association serving the people of the Neath North Ward and surrounding areas.A community based organisation providing a wide range of educational, sporting and recreational activities for children, young people and adults in our local and neighbouring communities.

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Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £125,279 with free reserves of £66,408, which the trustees note is above their policy target of approximately £60,000 to £65,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £5,160 for the year, having previously held a surplus of £23,043 in 2024. The trustees confirm that the charity has sound financial management and sufficient resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: circa 6 months operating costs which would currently equate to approximately £60,000 to £65,000 (held: £66k)
the trustees aim to retain free reserves of circa 6 months operating costs which would currently equate to approximately £60,000 to £65,000 as per the Charity Commissions best practice guidance.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£141k£136k
31/03/2024£157k£134k
31/03/2023£117k£140k
31/03/2022£93k£92k
31/03/2021£107k£92k

Common questions

Is YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION NEATH BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £125,279 with free reserves of £66,408, which the trustees note is above their policy target of approximately £60,000 to £65,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £5,160 for the year, having previously held a surplus of £23,043 in 2024. The trustees confirm that the charity has sound financial management and sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£10kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2019£8kInformation Station
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2012£4kNeath YMCA Publicity Project

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHELTENHAM YMCA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION NEATH BRANCH£141k0aboveno doubt
CHELTENHAM YMCA FY2025£4.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
YMCA SOUTH DEVON FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
PONTYPRIDD YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION FY2022£2.0m0unclearno doubt
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, PORT TALBOT BRANCH FY2025£316k0unclearno doubt
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS (INCORPORATED) FY2025£23.0m£140,001 - £150,000unclearno doubt

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