Registered charity · Bournemouth
Bournemouth Young MEN's Christian Association
Bournemouth Young MEN's Christian Association is a registered charity (number 1078728) based in Bournemouth, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Richard Frank Elms since 2015. Latest income £7.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Bournemouth Ymca (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £7.1m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 5 more
- Where
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
- Website
- www.ymcabournemouth.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Bournemouth Young MEN's Christian Association
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7.1m£7.0m
- 2024£6.8m£6.4m
- 2023£6.1m£5.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£6.0m£5.6m
- 2021£6.4m£6.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO LEAD PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE) TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM.2) TO PROVIDE IMPROVE AND MANAGE (WHETHER DIRECTLY OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHERS) HOUSES OR HOSTELS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR AND TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS.3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN, WOMEN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.4) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.
Grants received
25 grants · £2,353,494 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,282,657 (11 grants)
- Sport England · £21,790 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £21,100 (2 grants)
- Dorset Community Foundation · £16,872 (6 grants)
- Ministry of Justice · £6,075 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Richard Frank Elms Chair since 2015
- Bruce Viney since 2023
- Claire Michelle Ranford since 2025
- David Williams since 2013
- Gregory Boot since 2026
- Simon Potterton since 2019
- Thomas Southgate since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard Frank Elms Chair since 2015
- David Williams since 2013
- Simon Potterton since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (7)
- Richard Frank Elms Chair since 2015
- Bruce Viney since 2023
- Claire Michelle Ranford since 2025
- David Williams since 2013
- Gregory Boot since 2026
- Simon Potterton since 2019
- Thomas Southgate since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
11.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 5.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1078728
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 30 JULY 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 JULY 2007
- Companies House
- Company number 03817056 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01202 290451 · ronnie.bugler@ymcabournemouth.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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