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Discover how our strategic vision translated into meaningful, measurable outcomes over the past 12 months. Our 2025-2026 Impact Report is now LIVE!

2025 & Beyond

Building on years of successful service, YMCA North Tyneside launched an impactful new strategy for 2025 and beyond. This plan will enable us to adapt and expand our work, ensuring we can continue to support a healthy, happy, and connected community. Below, we explore our key priorities and the impact of our work – from increasing housing options to empowering young people and strengthening our community voice.

View our Strategy One-Pager here, or view our full Strategy for 2025 and Beyond here.

A Message from the Director of Social Enterprise and Community

In Q1, every coffee bought, gym session booked, and stay with us did far more than keep our doors open…it directly changed lives. By blending everyday enterprise with a heart for sustainability, our commercial success became a genuine lifeline for local families and individuals across North Tyneside and surrounding areas.

Our local venues serve as warm, welcoming entry points to our mission. Beyond offering day-to-day services, these spaces help create thriving communities where people stay healthy, build connections, and access support before reaching a crisis point. To keep these vital services secure for the long haul, we generate our own independent income through sustainable enterprise in our cafe, nursery, and gym, with Patterdale Hall Estate demonstrating how outstanding hospitality can directly fuel local change.

  • Early Years Care: Our YMCA Day Nursery team supported 111 children, delivered 9 hours of tailored SEN support, guided 4 families through Early Help Assessments (EHAs), and connected 10 families to crucial external support services.
  • Health & Wellbeing: Our YMCA Gym team supported 37 Cancer Rehab participants over 440 hours—achieving a 100% success rate in boosting strength and easing fatigue—alongside 408 Healthy Heart attendances and 216 engaged youth members.
  • Hospitality: Patterdale Hall Estate achieved an 89.7% occupancy rate, a 9.85/10 guest satisfaction score, and a 65.4% repeat visit rate, turning memorable Lake District stays into reliable funding for local programmes across the North East.
  • Care for the Land: Our Patterdale Estate team balanced commercial growth with environmental responsibility, keeping 99% of the estate under active ecological restoration.

None of this would be possible without our team, partners, and community members who choose to support us every single day. As we move into Q2, we look forward to building on this momentum and continuing to prove that everyday enterprise can create lasting social good.

Helen Thompson

Director of Community & Social Enterprise

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Q1 Impact - Drive Enterprise & Sustainability

Our early years commitment goes far beyond daily childcare, acting as a vital safety net designed to step in and support families before they reach a crisis point.

This family’s journey in North Shields highlights that mission in action: when a newly arrived family faced housing barriers alongside specialised sensory needs for one of their twins, our nursery team stepped in with targeted SEN support, an Early Help Assessment, and practical wraparound care like food parcels and household repairs. A powerful example of how inclusive early intervention and community collaboration help every child thrive.

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Behind our Q1 impact stats are real human stories of recovery, resilience, and renewed confidence. When enterprise revenue directly funds our Cancer Rehabilitation Programme, it translates into dedicated specialist coaching for individuals navigating the heavy physical toll of treatment.

Jamie’s journey—rebuilding her upper body strength after intensive cancer therapy to get back out on the water and resume her passion for windsurfing—is a powerful reminder of what these community health outcomes look like in real life.

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Our success rate in reducing treatment fatigue and building strength isn’t just a Q1 impact metric…it’s reflected in every personalised session delivered through our Cancer Rehabilitation Programme.

Karl’s story illustrates our Can Rehab Instructor’s flexible approach: after prostate cancer treatments and hormone therapy left him struggling with severe exhaustion, tailored coaching adapted to his energy levels day by day. By steadily rebuilding his strength and stamina, Karl gained the physical resilience needed to get back to an active life with his family.

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2026 Real-Time Impact Figures - Organisation Wide

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interactions with local children and young people.

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residents experienced a positive move on towards independence.

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locals used YMCA North Tyneside's health and wellbeing facilities.

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vulnerable young people called YMCA North Tyneside home.

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children from military families attended Airplay sessions at RAF Leeming.

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vulnerable young people and adults experienced safety under our roof.

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young YMCA residents are currently enrolled in education.

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safe nights were spent under YMCA North Tyneside's roof.