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.

Objects

(I) TO UNITE THOSE WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DISCIPLES IN THEIR FAITH AND IN THEIR LIFE, AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM. (II) TO LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM. (III) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (IV) TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCT IMPROVE AND MANAGE HOUSES OR HOSTELS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 4.7 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 (5.3%) (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
• Dr Ysanne Marville · trustee of 2 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

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

• HALTON YMCA LIMITED income £401k
• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YMCA income £534k
• WORCESTER YMCA income £1.6m
• YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH income £9.5m
• BURTON UPON TRENT AND DISTRICT YMCA income £2.1m
• GRIMSBY CLEETHORPES AND HUMBER REGION YMCA income £3.2m

Side by side with its peers

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