Barry Young Men's Christian Association
What it does
Barry YMCA aims to provide in the communtity a meeting place where friendships and activities can be shared, which stimulates and challenges its members, in an environment that enables them to take reposibility and find a sense of achievment. It does this by offering a diverse programme of sport, education, social and play, services to its members.
Its charitable purposes
FIRST, TO LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO THE FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM AND, 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 MAN AND WOMAN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Barry
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £787,484 and spent £798,611.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £787,484 | £798,611 | 25 | 15 |
| 31 March 2024 | £781,359 | £727,786 | 25 | 12 |
| 31 March 2023 | £586,909 | £576,458 | 19 | 8 |
| 31 March 2022 | £453,331 | £510,755 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £436,523 | £454,906 | Not reported | 5 |
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
- Up 80%, from £436,523 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £787,484 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Sport Wales gave £40,000 in the year to 31 March 2024, 5% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £40,501 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £185,684 from 11 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£64,732
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£682,142
- Trading and fundraising£37,625
- Investments£2,985
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024, the charity named 15 funders who gave £99,268 between them. £77,363 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Wales | Other public body | £40,000 | |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £34,683 | £10,507 |
| Third Sector Capital Fund | Trust, company or other | £6,452 | |
| Welsh Gymnastics | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | £470 |
| Simon Gibson Charitable Trust | Trust, company or other | £3,000 | £3,000 |
| Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust: Pre-school gym | Trust, company or other | £2,500 | |
| GVS Winter Pressures Fund | Trust, company or other | £1,365 | |
| Coaches of the Future | Trust, company or other | £1,140 | £518 |
| Barry Town Council | Council | £1,020 | £1,561 |
| YMCA England & Wales | Trust, company or other | £1,010 | |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £1,000 | |
| Third Sector Capital grant | Trust, company or other | £802 | |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Council | £660 | £3,273 |
| Vale Sport & Play | Trust, company or other | £400 | |
| Welsh Gymnastics Be Judging Fund | Trust, company or other | £236 | |
| The Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | |
| Community Matters Fund | Trust, company or other | £9,854 | |
| Asda Foundation | Trust, company or other | £2,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £132,198.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£111,998, 3 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£20,200, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £92,491 |
| 28 Nov 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,507 |
| 18 Mar 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £20,200 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Cllr Emma Goodjohn
- Cllr Ewan Goodjohn
- Cllr Sian ThomasOrganisation
- Geoffrey Davies
- John Hill-Tout
- Kevin Ruwersma
- Linda Ray Owens
- Robert Leeves
- Stella Weston
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 November 2025, 73 days early | Received 19 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 10 December 2024, 52 days early | Received 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 15 December 2023, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 8 December 2022, 54 days early | Received 28 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 14 December 2021, 48 days early | Received 3 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 251245
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 January 1967
- Governing document
- MODEL CONSTITUTION Y.M.C.A., AS AMENDED ON 1 JUNE 2004, 22 APRIL 2005 AND 4 OCTOBER 2007
- Company number
- 05520101This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.ymcabarry.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.