BRIGHTON Y M C A
Registered charity 800987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of housing and support for vulnerable single homeless people.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £133,494, resulting in total net assets of £5,800,642. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with free reserves of £1,665,392 exceeding the stated policy target of £1,437,040. The charity faces principal risks regarding long-term income stability due to reliance on council contracts and a significant health and safety risk associated with its client group.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Rent and service charges (84% of income)
“The Association's principal income sources are generated from the rent and service charges for the 292 people who live across our 10 projects. For 2024-25 this amounted to £5,639,363”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operational costs (held: £1.7m)
“The Association has resolved to aim to maintain a minimum level of free reserves of £1,437,040, equivalent to 3 months operational costs, against future uncertainties.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Association receives a significant amount of its core funding from Housing Related Support contracts with Brighton & Hove City Council.
“The Association receives a significant amount of its core funding from Housing Related Support contracts with Brighton & Hove City Council.” — page 6
“As part of the YMCA federation, the multi-employer scheme is run by an independent board of trustees with employer representation through the Principal Employer, the National Council of YMCAs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Association participates in a multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme run by the National Council of YMCAs, with a disclosed deficit liability.
“The Association receives a significant amount of its core funding from Housing Related Support contracts with Brighton & Hove City Council.” — page 6
“As part of the YMCA federation, the multi-employer scheme is run by an independent board of trustees with employer representation through the Principal Employer, the National Council of YMCAs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Feist Hedgethorne Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself (2024/25)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The charity states that 553 people engaged with their services during the reporting period.
“553 people engaged with our services in 2024/2025”
The report highlights that 405 people were housed in their supported housing services.
“We housed 405 people across our supported housing services in 2024”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Hélène Begg — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Wickes — “A huge thank you to Wickes! 💙 We’re incredibly” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~10.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).
- Keith Hollischair
- Alexis Howsam
- Annabel Fenton
- Hugh McShane MRICS
- Ian Vallance
- Nathaniel Lawford · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nigel John Pollard
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIGHTON Y M C A financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £133,494, resulting in total net assets of £5,800,642. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with free reserves of £1,665,392 exceeding the stated policy target of £1,437,040. The charity faces principal risks regarding long-term income stability due to reliance on council contracts and a significant health and safety risk associated with its client group. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Feist Hedgethorne Limited.
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