Impact Report 2025

YMCA Newark & Sherwood's 2025 impact report showcases its Community & Activity Village in Newark, delivering 78,600 hours of holiday childcare, nursery provision for 116 children, and weekly programmes for nearly 2,000 visitors. Over 17% of young members receive scholarships. The Village hosts the UK's first Macmillan Cancer Support centre outside an NHS setting and employs over 160 full-time equivalent staff from the local area.

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📋About

YMCA Community & Activity Village offering: nursery and early years; Camp Williams school holiday childcare; Y-Kids and Youth Membership programmes (ages 5–17); health and wellbeing facilities (climbing, gym, athletics track, football pitches); conference and hospitality spaces; Macmillan Cancer Support on-site; YMCA Scholarship Programme

📊Key Metrics

78,600 hours of childcare delivered through Camp Williams in 2025 Key Metric 1
3,077 adult Villager members with average footfall of 1,928 per week Key Metric 2
116 children enrolled in YMCA Nursery (April 2024–March 2025), with 13,557 total day bookings Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 25 children supported through YMCA Scholarships at Camp Williams summer 2025; over 17% of young members receive financial support through scholarships
  • UK's first Macmillan Cancer Support service based outside an NHS facility established at The Village, improving local access to cancer support
  • 394 sessions delivered each week for young people; Legends fitness group for older adults expanded due to demand with 320 sessions delivered January–August 2025

📍Geography

East Midlands

2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 2
Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
Key Metric 3
Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy