2024 Free

Impact Report 2024

YMCA East Surrey's 2024 impact report covers its wide-ranging services across East Surrey and West Sussex, including wraparound childcare (53,000+ hours), disability short breaks for 351 children, housing for young people at risk, emotional wellbeing programmes, and a new Families First partnership supporting 800+ families alongside Surrey County Council. Income for FY2023/24 was £6.74m.

Report snapshot
91 Views

About

Childcare and out-of-school provision; disability short breaks (Yippee/Yip4Youth); emotional wellbeing and mental health support (Step Forward); youth and family work; supported and semi-independent housing; health and wellbeing programmes; pre-school provision

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 53,161 hours of wraparound childcare delivered in FY 2023/24
Key Metric 2 351 children and young people with disabilities attended Short Breaks, receiving 28,542 hours of support
Key Metric 3 800+ families supported through Families First partnership with Surrey County Council

Key Outcomes

  • 37,842 hours of holiday club provided, with 428 children taking part in gymnastics, trampolining and football sessions
  • New six-bedroom semi-independent housing scheme opened in Redhill in July 2024, providing support for young people at risk of homelessness
  • 49 parent carers attended Face2Face disability support sessions; LifeWorks+ sensory programme launched for young adults with complex needs

Geography

South East

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
63,023 individuals reached: 62,014 children/teens and 1,009 parents/educators
Key Metric 2
162 presenting schools and 20 districts/organisations
Key Metric 3
43 training/outreach sessions; 737 educators/community partners and 266 parents supported
49% of students applied a taught skill in their own lives.