About YMCA Fylde Coast

We want to provide young people with the relationships and networks they need to be healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

YMCA believes in fairness and opportunity. There are essential building blocks for a full and rewarding life: a safe home; acceptance; guidance; friendship; physical and mental health; academic support; employment skills; and access to real opportunities.

Many young people have never known these things: other people have lost one or more as they grow up, but we all need them. All of us.

At YMCA Fylde Coast, we provide these critical foundations for a fresh, strong start for young people and a better quality of life in the community.

It is this belief that underpins our vision. 

Our Values will underpin the way we act, our behaviours and how we interact with each other. They provide the framework for all that we do, every day.

YMCA Fylde Coast is an independent charity forming part of the worldwide YMCA movement. We have been established on the Fylde Coast since 1922. In 2022, we celebrated our centenary year. Over the past 100 years we have extended our work into 9 communities and manage 18 sites working on our 4 programme areas; physical activity, housing, young people and outdoor education. Our services are designed to support all sections of society, but in particular young people, with the intention of helping everyone to achieve their full physical, social, cultural and spiritual potential. Ultimately, our aim is to serve the communities where we are based by changing and enhancing the lives of as many people as possible. We deliver our services through a mixed funding model, we draw funding from leisure centre sales, charged activities, YMCA room and building hire, capital grants, revenue, grants and charitable donations. However, austerity is shaping an increasingly challenging financial environment for the voluntary and charitable sector. Therefore, YMCA Fylde Coast is building a theory of change to ensure all of our activities are creating a positive long-term impact in our communities. We are reviewing more sustainable methods of creating change.

Learn more about how our work changes lives across our four programme areas.

Graham Oatridge
CEO

Jill Walker
Director of Finance and Central Support

Jill has over 25 years of experience working within the finance sector. She has been working for YMCA Fylde Coast for 17 years with the last 9 being the Director responsible for the Finance & Central Support Services. Jill has played a critical role in ensuring that the support we provide has grown sufficiently to support the unprecedented growth of the organisation over the last 15+ years. She is an expert in third sector finances.

YMCA Fylde Coast is proud to work in partnership with a large number of organisations and funding bodies.

If you are interested in working in partnership with YMCA Fylde Coast or would like further information on how we can assist local authorities and other third sector organisations with development across our key areas of community provision please email: graham.oatridge@fyldecoastymca.org or call 01253 895115.

• Aegon
• Amateur Swimming Association
• AXA
• Blackpool CCG
• Blackpool Council
• Blackpool Teaching Hospital
• British Cycling
• Carlisle City Council
• Change For Life
• Children In Need
• Cumbria County Council
• Department for Education
• Fylde Council
• Fylde and Wyre CCG
• GoLakes Travel
• Inclusive Fitness
• Inspira
• Lake District National
• Park Authority
• Lancashire County Council
• Lancashire Football Association
• Lancashire Sports Partnership
• Lancaster City Council
• Lancaster University
• Macmillan Cancer Care
• MEND
• Momenta
• North Lancashire CCG
• Quality Management Systems
• Regenda
• Sport England
• South Lakeland
• District Council
• Supporting People
• The Cabinet Office
• The Challenge
• DCLG
• The Football Foundation
• The Football League Trust
• The Lofthouse Family
• Wyre Council
• YMCA England

YMCA Fylde Coast provides customers with a high quality service, and continually seek to improve our service by audits and reviews. We operate a Quality Management System that has gained BS ISO 9001 accreditation covering all of our 4 programme areas.

ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised standard for the quality management of businesses; our continuing accreditation ensures the processes we use to create and control our programmes and services are to a high standard. This means we;

• Develop and improve the organisations Quality Management System
• Continually improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System
• Continue to enhance our customers satisfaction

Our management teams are committed to;

• Ensuring customer needs and expectations are met
• We communicate the importance of meeting customer needs and all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements throughout the organisation
• Establish the Quality policy and its objectives
• Ensure the availability of resources

CHAS Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme

At YMCA Fylde Coast your health and safety is our main concern; we aim to maintain a positive, proactive complaints approach to health and safety at all levels in the organisation. Your safety and our staffs safety is our primary objective. The organisations prioritisation of health and safety has led to the accreditation of CHAS in 2010.