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{{short description|'''Prestwich trust, with an investment property of £168,351, that gave £37,670 in 2024/25 in grants to students and a college for religious study; its register income was £552,163 in 2021 and £570,173 in 2022'''}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = YMC Charity
| type = Trust
| registration_id = Registered charity 1123734
| founded = 2008-04-17 (registered)
| headquarters = Prestwich M25
| area_served = Israel
| revenue = £46,708 (year to 2025-03-31)
}}

'''[[YMC Charity]]''' (registered as Y.M.C. Charity) was established by a trust deed of 1 November 2007 and registered on 17 April 2008; its address is in Prestwich M25.<ref name="FP_YM">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/full-print YMC Charity (1123734): full print] ''Register of Charities'', retrieved 16 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ACC">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/accounts-and-annual-returns YMC Charity (1123734): accounts and annual returns] ''Register of Charities''; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).</ref> Its objects are strictly Orthodox Jewish education, the advancement of religion according to Orthodox Judaism and the relief of poverty among Jews, and its principal activity is "raising funds from donations for the purposes of enabling and supporting students to further their research and education in Jewish Religious subjects, as well as providing for the needy".<ref name="ACC" /> The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 name the trustees as Ahron Bernstein, Simon Ellinson, Sarah Ellinson, Batya Ellinson and Solomon Ellinson, matching the register's [[Ahron Bernstein (trustee, YMC Charity)|Ahron Bernstein]], [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]], [[Sarah Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Sarah Ellinson]], [[Batya Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Batya Ellinson]] and [[Solomon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Solomon Ellinson]]; Simon Ellinson is also described as "Chief Executive Officer".<ref name="ACC" /><ref name="EXTRACT">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'' (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Income was £46,708 (2024: £72,190): donations of £21,611 (2024: £47,813) and rent of £25,097; spending was £48,688, comprising "Grants to students and college" of £37,670 (2024: £44,170) and administration of £11,018, including repairs of £7,980 and loan interest of £622; funds fell from £166,526 to £164,546.<ref name="ACC" /> The balance sheet shows an investment property of £168,351 at cost and long-term creditors of £21,177, a loan whose lender is not named.<ref name="ACC" /> The register's history shows income of £552,163 in 2021, £570,173 in 2022 and £427,898 in 2023.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> The accounts were examined by B Olsberg FCA of [[B Olsberg & Co]], Manchester M8, and signed by A Bernstein on 28 January 2026.<ref name="ACC" />

== Objects and activities ==
The charity's registered objects read: "ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, ANDFURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE."<ref name="EXTRACT" />

The register describes its activities as: "The charity raises funds for the purposes of enabling students to further their research of and education in Jewish religious subjects"<ref name="EXTRACT" />

Register classifications: Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

== Trustees ==
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:<ref name="EXTRACT" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Trustees of YMC Charity (register, October 2026)
! Trustee !! Appointed !! Chair !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[Ahron Bernstein (trustee, YMC Charity)|Ahron Bernstein]] || not recorded || || —
|-
| [[Sarah Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Sarah Ellinson]] || not recorded || || —
|-
| [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]] || not recorded || || —
|-
| [[Solomon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Solomon Ellinson]] || 2023-05-31 || || —
|-
| [[Batya Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Batya Ellinson]] || 2023-05-31 || || —
|}

=== Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Trustees shown in archived register pages
! Capture date !! Trustees listed !! Source
|-
| 2021-01-16 || [[Sarah Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Sarah Ellinson]]; [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]]; [[Ahron Bernstein (trustee, YMC Charity)|Ahron Bernstein]] || <ref name="ue03b76e9">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210116115829/https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/full-print Register entry 1123734, full print (capture of 20210116)] ''UK Government Web Archive''.</ref>
|}

== Finances ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
! Financial year end !! Income !! Expenditure
|-
| 2021-03-31 || £552,163 || £542,852
|-
| 2022-03-31 || £570,173 || £567,496
|-
| 2023-03-31 || £427,898 || £429,681
|-
| 2024-03-31 || £72,190 || £50,136
|-
| 2025-03-31 || £46,708 || £48,688
|}
Source: register annual-return history.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

=== Archived accounts ===
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the [[UK Government Web Archive]]:
* Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2014<ref name="u19d04fc7">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105191655/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends34/0001123734_AC_20140331_E_C.PDF YMC Charity accounts, year ended 2014-03-31] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20200105).</ref>
* Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015<ref name="u28eeef62">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105192552/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends34/0001123734_AC_20150331_E_C.PDF YMC Charity accounts, year ended 2015-03-31] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20200105).</ref>
* Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016<ref name="u06242e63">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105192551/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends34/0001123734_AC_20160331_E_C.PDF YMC Charity accounts, year ended 2016-03-31] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20200105).</ref>
* Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017<ref name="uc4c0a7e7">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105192646/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends34/0001123734_AC_20170331_E_C.PDF YMC Charity accounts, year ended 2017-03-31] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20200105).</ref>
* Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018<ref name="u616c143b">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105191654/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends34/0001123734_AC_20180331_E_C.PDF YMC Charity accounts, year ended 2018-03-31] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20200105).</ref>

== Funding in Israel ==
* No spending in Israel is identified; the accounts do not name the students or the college that received grants.<ref name="ACC" />

=== Israeli partners ===
No Israeli partner is named. The register gives Israel as the charity's only area of operation.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

== Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF ==
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
! Finding !! Confidence
|-
| No place in Israel is named.<ref name="ACC" /> || Not established
|}

'''Support for the IDF:''' No IDF or military funding is stated.<ref name="ACC" />

== Controversies and regulatory action ==
* No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;<ref name="ALERTS">[[Charity Commission]], ''Register of Charities'', charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 25 batch-23 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none was shown.</ref> it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.<ref name="CC_CHEQUE1">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/serious-concerns-over-use-of-22-million-triggers-investigation-by-charity-regulator Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator] ''GOV.UK'', 14 May 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE2">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-opens-next-phase-of-investigation-into-105-charities-connected-to-company-cashing-cheques Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques] ''GOV.UK'', 1 September 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE3">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-announces-next-charities-to-be-investigated-as-part-of-inquiry-connected-to-company-cashing-cheques Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques] ''GOV.UK'', 4 December 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE4">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-concludes-investigation-into-4-charities-as-class-inquiry-continues Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues] ''GOV.UK'', 9 September 2026, with [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-the-results-of-a-class-inquiry/statement-of-the-results-of-a-class-inquiry Statement of the results of a class inquiry] (same date).</ref> The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.<ref name="CC_SETTLE">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-regulator-opens-inquiry-into-charities-working-in-illegal-israeli-settlements Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements] ''GOV.UK'', 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").</ref>
* '''Trustee as chief executive.''' Simon Ellinson is both a trustee and the "Chief Executive Officer"; the accounts do not say whether he is paid.<ref name="ACC" />
* '''Unnamed lender.''' The creditors falling due after more than one year (£21,177; 2024: £24,902) are a loan on which interest of £622 was paid; the lender is not named.<ref name="ACC" />
* '''Property not depreciated and figures misprinted.''' The investment property is held at cost and not depreciated, citing "SSAP19"; the 2024 bank balance is printed as "24,302,".<ref name="ACC" />

== Other registers and records ==
=== Scotland and Northern Ireland ===
No entry was found on the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator|Scottish Charity Register]] for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).<ref name="OSCR">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://www.oscr.org.uk/download/charity-register Scottish Charity Register download] ''OSCR'', export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-23 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.</ref> No entry was found on the [[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland]] register (API name searches returned zero results).<ref name="CCNI">[[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland]], [https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/api/charity-search/results?searchText=Hashomer&pageNumber=1 Register of charities search API] ''CCNI'', searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-23 charity names returned zero results).</ref>

=== The Gazette ===
Searches of ''The Gazette'' notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.<ref name="u98c128f4">[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice/data.feed?text=YMC%20Charity The Gazette: notices matching 'YMC Charity'] ''The Gazette'', searched 16 October 2026.</ref>

=== Grants recorded by 360Giving ===
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.<ref name="u5d586d5a">[https://api.threesixtygiving.org/api/v1/org/GB-CHC-1123734/grants_received/?limit=100 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1123734] ''360Giving'', queried 16 October 2026.</ref>

=== Sanctions screening ===
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.<ref name="SANC">[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]], ''UK Sanctions List'' (CSV); [[Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation]], ''Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets'' (ConList.csv). Batch-23 screening covered 249 name strings: the 25 charity names and their other names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers and other people named in the accounts and websites read for this batch, and the Companies House officers of the charitable companies; the only hits were generic words (such as "Trust", "Company Limited" in the name of a corporate formation agent, and ".com") and surname-only matches, which were rejected; no person matched. Screened 16 October 2026.</ref>

=== Land and property ===
The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> No title registers were purchased; the [[HM Land Registry]] interactive search blocked automated access.<ref name="HLRWEB">[[HM Land Registry]], [https://search-property-information.service.gov.uk/ Search for land and property information] ''GOV.UK'' – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free [[Corporate and Commercial Ownership Data|CCOD]] / [[Overseas Companies Ownership Data|OCOD]] datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.</ref> Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):<ref name="CCOD">[[HM Land Registry]], ''UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD)'' and ''Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD)'' full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on the company numbers of the charitable companies in this batch and searched for distinctive charity-name keywords; no title registers were purchased.</ref>
* Investment property of £168,351, not depreciated; address not stated – Accounts (source: <ref name="ACC" />)

=== Parliament ===
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "YMC Charity" returned 0 contributions in total.<ref name="HANS">UK Parliament, [https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/search/contributions/Spoken.json?queryParameters.searchTerm=%22YMC%20Charity%22&queryParameters.take=100&queryParameters.orderBy=SittingDateAsc Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "YMC Charity"] ''Hansard'', queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).</ref>

== Web archive ==

The [[UK Government Web Archive]] holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above).
The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".<ref name="ue03b76e9" />

== External links ==
* No current official website.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Orthodox Jewish charities]]
[[Category:Jewish charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Charities based in Manchester]]
[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Charities]]

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 === Land and property ===
-The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> No title registers were purchased; the [[HM Land Registry]] interactive search blocked automated access.<ref name="HLRWEB">[[HM Land Registry]], [https://search-property-information.service.gov.uk/ Search for land and property information] ''GOV.UK'' – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free [[Corporate and Commercial Ownership Data|CCOD]] / [[Overseas Companies Ownership Data|OCOD]] datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.</ref> Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):<ref name="CCOD">[[HM Land Registry]], ''UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD)'' and ''Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD)'' full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on the company numbers of the charitable companies in this batch and searched for distinctive charity-name keywords; no title registers were purchased.</ref>
+The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> No title registers were purchased.<ref name="HLRWEB">[[HM Land Registry]], [https://search-property-information.service.gov.uk/ Search for land and property information] ''GOV.UK'', accessed October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free [[Corporate and Commercial Ownership Data|CCOD]] / [[Overseas Companies Ownership Data|OCOD]] datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.</ref> Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):<ref name="CCOD">[[HM Land Registry]], ''UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD)'' and ''Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD)'' full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on the company numbers of the charitable companies in this batch and searched for distinctive charity-name keywords; no title registers were purchased.</ref>
 * Investment property of £168,351, not depreciated; address not stated – Accounts (source: <ref name="ACC" />)

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-'''[[YMC Charity]]''' (registered as Y.M.C. Charity) was established by a trust deed of 1 November 2007 and registered on 17 April 2008; its address is in Prestwich M25.<ref name="FP_YM">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/full-print YMC Charity (1123734): full print] ''Register of Charities'', retrieved 16 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ACC">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/accounts-and-annual-returns YMC Charity (1123734): accounts and annual returns] ''Register of Charities''; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).</ref> Its objects are strictly Orthodox Jewish education, the advancement of religion according to Orthodox Judaism and the relief of poverty among Jews, and its principal activity is "raising funds from donations for the purposes of enabling and supporting students to further their research and education in Jewish Religious subjects, as well as providing for the needy".<ref name="ACC" /> The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 name the trustees as Ahron Bernstein, Simon Ellinson, Sarah Ellinson, Batya Ellinson and Solomon Ellinson, matching the register's [[Ahron Bernstein (trustee, YMC Charity)|Ahron Bernstein]], [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]], [[Sarah Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Sarah Ellinson]], [[Batya Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Batya Ellinson]] and [[Solomon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Solomon Ellinson]]; Simon Ellinson is also described as "Chief Executive Officer".<ref name="ACC" /><ref name="EXTRACT">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'' (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Income was £46,708 (2024: £72,190): donations of £21,611 (2024: £47,813) and rent of £25,097; spending was £48,688, comprising "Grants to students and college" of £37,670 (2024: £44,170) and administration of £11,018, including repairs of £7,980 and loan interest of £622; funds fell from £166,526 to £164,546.<ref name="ACC" /> The balance sheet shows an investment property of £168,351 at cost and long-term creditors of £21,177, a loan whose lender is not named.<ref name="ACC" /> The register's history shows income of £552,163 in 2021, £570,173 in 2022 and £427,898 in 2023.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> The accounts were examined by B Olsberg FCA of [[B Olsberg & Co]], Manchester M8, and signed by A Bernstein on 28 January 2026.<ref name="ACC" />
+'''[[YMC Charity]]''' (registered as Y.M.C. Charity) was established by a trust deed of 1 November 2007 and registered on 17 April 2008; its address is in Prestwich M25.<ref name="FP_YM">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/full-print YMC Charity (1123734): full print] ''Register of Charities'', retrieved 16 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ACC">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4037903/accounts-and-annual-returns YMC Charity (1123734): accounts and annual returns] ''Register of Charities''; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).</ref> Its objects are strictly Orthodox Jewish education, the advancement of religion according to Orthodox Judaism and the relief of poverty among Jews, and its principal activity is "raising funds from donations for the purposes of enabling and supporting students to further their research and education in Jewish Religious subjects, as well as providing for the needy".<ref name="ACC" /> The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 name the trustees as [[Ahron Bernstein (trustee, YMC Charity)|Ahron Bernstein]], [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]], [[Sarah Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Sarah Ellinson]], [[Batya Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Batya Ellinson]] and [[Solomon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Solomon Ellinson]], matching the register's [[Ahron Bernstein (trustee, YMC Charity)|Ahron Bernstein]], [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]], [[Sarah Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Sarah Ellinson]], [[Batya Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Batya Ellinson]] and [[Solomon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Solomon Ellinson]]; Simon Ellinson is also described as "Chief Executive Officer".<ref name="ACC" /><ref name="EXTRACT">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'' (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Income was £46,708 (2024: £72,190): donations of £21,611 (2024: £47,813) and rent of £25,097; spending was £48,688, comprising "Grants to students and college" of £37,670 (2024: £44,170) and administration of £11,018, including repairs of £7,980 and loan interest of £622; funds fell from £166,526 to £164,546.<ref name="ACC" /> The balance sheet shows an investment property of £168,351 at cost and long-term creditors of £21,177, a loan whose lender is not named.<ref name="ACC" /> The register's history shows income of £552,163 in 2021, £570,173 in 2022 and £427,898 in 2023.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> The accounts were examined by B Olsberg FCA of [[B Olsberg & Co]], Manchester M8, and signed by A Bernstein on 28 January 2026.<ref name="ACC" />
 == Objects and activities ==

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 == Controversies and regulatory action ==
 * No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;<ref name="ALERTS">[[Charity Commission]], ''Register of Charities'', charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 25 batch-23 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none was shown.</ref> it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.<ref name="CC_CHEQUE1">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/serious-concerns-over-use-of-22-million-triggers-investigation-by-charity-regulator Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator] ''GOV.UK'', 14 May 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE2">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-opens-next-phase-of-investigation-into-105-charities-connected-to-company-cashing-cheques Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques] ''GOV.UK'', 1 September 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE3">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-announces-next-charities-to-be-investigated-as-part-of-inquiry-connected-to-company-cashing-cheques Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques] ''GOV.UK'', 4 December 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE4">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-concludes-investigation-into-4-charities-as-class-inquiry-continues Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues] ''GOV.UK'', 9 September 2026, with [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-the-results-of-a-class-inquiry/statement-of-the-results-of-a-class-inquiry Statement of the results of a class inquiry] (same date).</ref> The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.<ref name="CC_SETTLE">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-regulator-opens-inquiry-into-charities-working-in-illegal-israeli-settlements Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements] ''GOV.UK'', 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").</ref>
-* '''Trustee as chief executive.''' Simon Ellinson is both a trustee and the "Chief Executive Officer"; the accounts do not say whether he is paid.<ref name="ACC" />
+* '''Trustee as chief executive.''' [[Simon Ellinson (trustee, YMC Charity)|Simon Ellinson]] is both a trustee and the "Chief Executive Officer"; the accounts do not say whether he is paid.<ref name="ACC" />
 * '''Unnamed lender.''' The creditors falling due after more than one year (£21,177; 2024: £24,902) are a loan on which interest of £622 was paid; the lender is not named.<ref name="ACC" />
 * '''Property not depreciated and figures misprinted.''' The investment property is held at cost and not depreciated, citing "SSAP19"; the 2024 bank balance is printed as "24,302,".<ref name="ACC" />
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 === The Gazette ===
-Searches of ''The Gazette'' notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.<ref name="u98c128f4">[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice/data.feed?text=YMC%20Charity The Gazette: notices matching 'YMC Charity'] ''The Gazette'', searched 16 October 2026.</ref>
+Searches of ''[[The Gazette]]'' notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.<ref name="u98c128f4">[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice/data.feed?text=YMC%20Charity The Gazette: notices matching 'YMC Charity'] ''The Gazette'', searched 16 October 2026.</ref>
 === Grants recorded by 360Giving ===
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 == Web archive ==
-The [[UK Government Web Archive]] holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above).
+The [[UK Government Web Archive]] holds 2 archived [[Charity Commission]] register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above).
 The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".<ref name="ue03b76e9" />