YMCA St Paul's Youth Project

Registered charity 803442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOREST YMCA, FOREST YMCA OF EAST LONDON, FOREST YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, FOREST YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EAST LONDON, WALTHAM FOREST YMCA, WALTHAM FOREST YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

The Charity aims to improve the lives of local young people by providing supported housing, youth activities, sports and leisure and child care services.

Objects

2. Objects2.1 The Objects of the Charity arise from its acceptance of its founding Christian principle, the Paris Basis of 1855 incorporated into the National Statement of the Aims and Purposes of the YMCA in England as it may be amended from time to time.2.1.1 Consequently the Charity is part of the Worldwide YMCA, a Christian Movement which seeks 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. Any difference of opinion on any other matter shall not interfere with the harmonious relations of the YMCA Movement.2.2 The Charity welcomes, serves and works with persons of all religious faiths and of none.2.3 Accordingly the Objects of the Charity are:2.3.1 To advance the Christian faith, including by:(a) promoting a Christian environment inspired and motivated by the life, example and teaching of Jesus Christ, where people of faith and people of none can work together for the transformation of communities; and(b) enabling children and young people, to flourish through experiencing and responding to the love of God demonstrated by the life, example and teaching of Jesus Christ;2.3.2 To provide or assist in the provision in the interests of social welfare of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for children and young people with the object of improving their conditions of life;2.3.3 To provide or assist in the provision of education for children and young people, with the object of developing their physical, mental or spiritual capacities; and2.3.4 To relieve or assist in the relief of people of children and young people, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances.

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 · General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity commenced trading in August 2024 and generated a surplus of £3k on income of £204k. The trustees note that the charity operates at low margins and relies on financial support from its parent charity to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Annette Fettes
• Festus Kehinde Akinbusoye
• Gerald Chifamba
• John Swarbrick
• Palmer Hestley
• Richard James
• Sade Daniell Walters
• Zahra Shahab

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YMCA St Paul's Group.

• YMCA St Paul's Group income £30.2m
• YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH income £9.5m
• READING YMCA income £1.1m
• YMCA ST HELENS income £4.5m
• YMCA EXETER COMMUNITY PROJECTS income £670k
• YMCA TRINITY GROUP income £12.5m

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