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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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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

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

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

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.