The Central Young MEN'S Christian Association

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2 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PRINCIPALLY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN (BUT WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC RESTRICTION AS TO AGE) 2.1 THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE BASIS OF ALLIANCE OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHICH WAS ADOPTED AT THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA HELD IN PARIS IN AUGUST 1955, AND EXPRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS, NAMELY:-"THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS SEEK TO UNITE THOSE YOUNG MEN WHO, REGARDING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DISCIPLES IN THEIR DOCTRINE AND IN THEIR LIFE AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM AMONG YOUNG MEN” AND WITH ANY OTHER STATEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS MOVEMENT NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY WHICH SHALL CONVEY THE INTENTION TO MAINTAIN THE CHRISTIAN PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF AIMS AND PURPOSES ADOPTED BY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SEPTEMBER 1971, NAMELY:-"THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION IS A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT. AT ITS CENTRE ARE CHRISTIANS WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOUR, DESIRE TO SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH OTHERS AND MAKE HIM KNOWN, BELIEVED, TRUSTED, LOVED, SERVED AND EXEMPLIFIED IN ALL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. IT WELCOMES INTO ITS FELLOWSHIP PERSONS OF OTHER RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE. ACCORDINGLY THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STANDS FOR:(A) A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP BASED ON THE EQUAL VALUE OF ALL PERSONS.(B) RESPECT AND FREEDOM FOR ALL, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS.(C) ACTIVE CONCERN FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.(D) UNITED EFFORT BY CHRISTIANS OF DIFFERENT TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS OR NONE.2.2 THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION AIMS TO:(I) PROVIDE A WELCOME TO MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES FOR THEMSELVES, IN A MEETING PLACE WHICH IS THEIRS TO SHARE, WHERE FRIENDSHIP CAN BE MADE AND COUNSEL SOUGHT.(II) DEVELOP ACTIVITIES WHICH STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE ITS MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT.(III) INVOLVE ALL MEMBERS IN CARE AND WORK FOR OTHERS.(IV) CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCHANGING VIEWS, SO THAT ITS MEMBERS CAN IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, OF THEMSELVES AND OF ONE ANOTHER.(V) 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.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/12/1911AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/03/1950AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/03/1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/09/1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/1978AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/04/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/10/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 JUL 2017 as amended on 28 Nov 2018

Trustees (9)

• Amanda-Jane Rice since 2026
• Carol Snapeage 78 since 2025
• Kevin Robert Sucklingage 55 since 2026
• Liane Langdonage 52 since 2026
• Melissa Eliza Bryantage 36 since 2023
• Stephen Guatam Varmaage 49 since 2021
• Yusuf Nurbhaiage 39 since 2022
• Yvonne Kellyage 61 since 2024
• Zulfiqar Hussainage 64 since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

Central Young MEN'S Christian Association · 00119249 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 20/12/1911

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Connected charities (3)

• London Central Young MEN'S Christian Association Limited 2 shared trustees
• Ymca Training 2 shared trustees
• 1191854 1 shared trustee