Registered charity · Cardiff
Cardiff Young MEN's Christian Association
- 13 trustees
- Income £737k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Daniel ColesChair · since 2014
- Abdi FarahTrustee · since 2024
- Elaine PowellTrustee · since 2026
- Helen Susannah DodooTrustee · since 2025
- Jeffrey OwenTrustee · since 2026
- Joanne WaltersTrustee · since 2024
- Kim Calnan-BrownTrustee · since 2026
- Philip AndrewsTrustee · since 2026
- Rebecca WoolleyTrustee · since 2024
- Richard MilesTrustee · since 2026
- Sayantika MukherjeeTrustee · since 2026
- Stacy ThomasTrustee · since 2026
- Thomas WilkinsonTrustee · since 2026
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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.ymcacardiff.wales (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Cardiff Young MEN's Christian Association
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£737k£796k
- 2024£784k£823k
- 2023£721k£797k
Earlier years
- 2022£996k£807k
- 2021£859k£695k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 19% · Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARISE FROM ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE PARIS BASIS OF 1855 INCORPORATED INTO THE NATIONAL STATEMENT OF THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE YMCA IN WALES, ADOPTED AS PART OF THESE ARTICLES NAMELY:“THE YMCA IS A WORLDWIDE CHRISTIAN, ECUMENICAL, VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE GENUINE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THAT IT SEEKS TO SHARE THE IDEAL OF BUILDING A HUMAN COMMUNITY OF JUSTICE WITH LOVE, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE FULLNESS OF LIFE FOR ALL CREATION. THE CHARITY WELCOMES, SERVES AND WORKS WITH PERSONS OF ALL RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE."ACCORDINGLY, THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL OR RECREATIONAL USE AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE;TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY;TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;TO PROVIDE (AND MANAGE) HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND AMENITIES OR SERVICES FOR ALL PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; ANDANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT FROM TIME TO TIME BY A CHARITY REGISTERED AS A SOCIAL LANDLORD WITH THE REGULATOR ("RSL”).
Grants received
18 grants · £535,491 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
- BBC Children in Need · £182,643 (5 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £110,000 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £105,000 (3 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £50,000
- Postcode Community Trust · £45,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
- Postcode Community Trust
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Daniel Coles Chair since 2014
- Abdi Farah since 2024
- Elaine Powell since 2026
- Helen Susannah Dodoo since 2025
- Jeffrey Owen since 2026
- Joanne Walters since 2024
- Kim Calnan-Brown since 2026
- Philip Andrews since 2026
- Rebecca Woolley since 2024
- Richard Miles since 2026
- Sayantika Mukherjee since 2026
- Stacy Thomas since 2026
- Thomas Wilkinson since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Daniel Coles Chair since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Daniel Coles Chair since 2014
- Abdi Farah since 2024
- Elaine Powell since 2026
- Helen Susannah Dodoo since 2025
- Jeffrey Owen since 2026
- Joanne Walters since 2024
- Kim Calnan-Brown since 2026
- Philip Andrews since 2026
- Rebecca Woolley since 2024
- Richard Miles since 2026
- Sayantika Mukherjee since 2026
- Stacy Thomas since 2026
- Thomas Wilkinson since 2026
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
2.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1155885
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 JUL 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 MAY 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 08151495 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02920465250 · enquiries@ymcacardiff.wales
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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