# PONTYPRIDD YOUNG MEN&#x27;S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1143409
- **Other names:** PONTYPRIDD YMCA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07698413](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07698413)
- **Registered:** Aug. 17, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1143409


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o JR House D6, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, RCT
- **Postcode:** CF37 5UR
- **Phone:** 01443 490390
- **Email:** admin@pontypriddymca.co.uk
- **Website:** www.pontypriddymca.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 5. THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARISE FROM ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE PARIS BASIS OF 1855 INCORPORATED INTO THE NATIONAL STATEMENT OF THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE YMCA IN ENGLAND, ADOPTED AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGLISH YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN THE YEAR 2003, NAMELY:“THE YMCA IS A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WHICH SEEKS TO UNITE THOSE WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DISCIPLES IN THEIR FAITH AND IN THEIR LIFE, AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM.IT WELCOMES INTO ITS FELLOWSHIP PERSONS OF ALL RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND OF NONE.IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CHRISTIAN VALUES THE YMCA STANDS FOR:• A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP BASED ON THE EQUAL VALUE OF ALL PERSONS;• RESPECT AND FREEDOM FOR ALL, TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS;• ACTIVE CONCERN FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND• UNITED EFFORT BY CHRISTIANS OF DIFFERENT TRADITIONS.AS THE EXPRESSION OF ITS CHRISTIAN PURPOSES THE YMCA AIMS TO:• PROVIDE A WELCOME TO ITS MEMBERS FOR THEMSELVES IN A MEETING PLACE WHICH IS THEIRS TO SHARE, WHERE FRIENDSHIPS CAN BE MADE AND COUNSEL SOUGHT;• DEVELOP ACTIVITIES WHICH STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE MEMBERS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT;• INVOLVE ALL MEMBERS IN THE CARE AND WORK FOR OTHERS; AND• CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCHANGING VIEWS SO THAT MEMBERS CAN IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, OF THEMSELVES AND OF ONE ANOTHER.”ACCORDINGLY THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE:1. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES.3.  TO 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.4.  TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

**Activities:** Pontypridd YMCA is a community building at the heart of Pontypridd town centre. We provide services and activities that enhance individuals health and wellbeing.Working with a number of voluntary, community and public sector organisations we offer youth activities, exercise and fitness, support, education and training.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Rhondda Cynon Taff





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Howard White |  | Dec. 6, 2022 |
| Sian Humphreys |  | June 9, 2020 |
| Stephen Lawrence Carter |  | Sept. 20, 2022 |




