CITY OF EXETER YMCA

Registered charity 803226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY OF EXETER Y M C A, CITY OF EXETER YMCA HOUSING ASSOCIATION, CITY OF EXETER YOUNG MEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION TRUST

To provide supported housing for vulnerable single young people between the ages of 18-29, predominantly young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with support tailored to each individual so that they can develop independent living skills that will enable them to belong, contribute and thrive when they move on to living independently.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total comprehensive income of £105,789 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,031,838. However, the trustees' report notes that free reserves of £161,870 are below the stated policy target of £486,250, representing a shortfall of £324,380 against the three months' operating costs policy. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YMCA Exeter (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).

• Devon Community Foundation — “We are extremely grateful to the following Trusts and Foundations for their generosity in supporting us with grant funding for our projects …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £2.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 3.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Louise Beatrice Glanvillechair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alistair Whitmoor-Pryer · trustee of 3 other charities
• Benjamin Fenton · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Martin · trustee of 3 other charities
• Emma White · trustee of 3 other charities
• Lucy Herring · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicola Buckley · trustee of 2 other charities
• Paul John Lambdin · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tom Morrish · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Stay Charity.

• Stay Charity income £2.2m
• BURTON UPON TRENT AND DISTRICT YMCA income £2.1m
• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YMCA income £534k
• DOORWAY income £1.1m
• BRIGHTON Y M C A income £6.4m
• FLEDGE YOUTH SUPPORT income £871k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.