YMCA ST HELENS
Registered charity 517144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST HELENS YMCA
The provision of supported housing and support services.The provision of Training /Foyer facilities for residents and the general public.The provision of Sports & Fitness facilities.The provision of Childcare Facilities.The provision of Youth Services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £434,682 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves increasing to £6,923,221. The trustees confirm that the association continues to perform well against key financial measures, including tangible net worth and gearing, and consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £762k)
“The Board consider that reserves equating to three months expenditure would be sufficient to meet these expectations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £9.1m
“The valuation prepared as at 31 May 2023 showed that the YMCA Pension Plan had a deficit of £9.1 million.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: St Helens · Warrington
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YMCA ST HELENS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £434,682 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves increasing to £6,923,221. The trustees confirm that the association continues to perform well against key financial measures, including tangible net worth and gearing, and consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Who funds YMCA ST HELENS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YMCA ST HELENS as a grant recipient include THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION, THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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