Mountain Ash YMCA
What it does
Mountain Ash YMCA is dedicated to helping and supporting young people and welcomes all. We achieve this by running a Youth Club, Young Adults Carers Project, Emergency Accommodation Unit and a Community Learning Centre. We also run a Youth Engagement project.
Its charitable purposes
FIRST, TO LEAD YOUNG MEN AND BOYS TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULNESS OF LIFE IN HIM, SECONDLY, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Accommodation and housing
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Mountain Ash
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £17,503 and spent £15,011.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £17,503 | £15,011 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2024 | £32,168 | £28,773 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £13,318 | £12,614 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,901 | £16,924 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £26,946 | £23,099 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 35%, from £26,946 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £17,503 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 86% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £6,200 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,200 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £15,968 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,524 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £262,275.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£219,278, 3 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£32,997, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 9 Nov 2016 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £14,997 |
| 14 Apr 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,985 |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Mair LewisChair
- Alison Field
- Anthony Williams
- Caroline Ball
- Dennis Payne
- Hayley Lavis
- Leeann Ball
- Maria Wills
- Stephanie Button
- Trudy Fisher
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 December 2025, 47 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 January 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 27 January 2025, 362 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 11 June 2022, 234 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 11 June 2022, 131 days late | Received 23 July 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 250106
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 November 1966
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST OF 31 DECEMBER 1940 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 4 MARCH 1987 AND YMCA MODEL CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED
- Website
- www.mtashymca.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.