Name

YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Legal name

YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Website

https://ymcatg.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Housing & Wellbeing Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recreational Outings, Community Participation & Mobility Support (Non-Clinical) (HSABAAAI)

Keywords

• Supported housing services
• Community youth services
• Health and wellbeing fitness
• Vocational training programmes
• Charity fundraising campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Romford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Housing Services: Supported and independent living housing for young people, with services ranging from supported housing to move-on independent living accommodations.
2. Health & Wellbeing Services: Gym memberships, group fitness classes, personal training, and health recovery programmes including cancer rehabilitation.
3. Catering & Room Hire: Tommy’s Place restaurant catering, community cafe operations, function rooms and spaces for hire for parties and corporate events.
4. Training & Education: Education, skills-based training, placement and apprenticeship schemes, including the Horizon Project and West Kent Furniture Store vocational training.
5. Donations & Fundraising: Charitable donations, corporate partnerships, corporate days with purpose, room sponsorship, lottery, payroll giving, and legacy gifts.
6. Youth & Family Work: Youth services, clubs, and family-focused health and wellbeing facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

YMCA Thames Gateway Group is a registered UK charity providing supported and independent living housing (approximately 400 homes across London, Essex and Kent), health and wellbeing services (gym, group fitness, personal training, cancer rehabilitation, inclusive fitness), youth and family programmes, vocational training and apprenticeships (Horizon Project, West Kent Furniture Store), catering (Tommy's Place restaurant), and room hire for corporate and community events. Services are delivered through six physical hubs plus an online membership booking platform, supported by donations, corporate partnerships, and local authority referrals.

Product overview

YMCA Thames Gateway Group is a charity offering multiple community services across London, Essex and Kent, not a unified technology product or platform. The organization provides supported housing (400 homes), health and wellbeing facilities (gym, fitness classes, cancer rehabilitation), youth and family work, training and education programmes, catering and room hire services, and support and advice services. Main hubs are located in Romford, Dartford, Bexley, Greenwich, Tunbridge Wells and Brentwood. The services operate independently rather than as an integrated software platform, serving over 10,000 people and supporting 300 young people daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Services Provides approximately 400 supported and independent living homes across London, Essex and Kent for young people and vulnerable adults, including dedicated housing schemes at Romford, Dartford, Greenwich, West Kent, The Bridge Trust Project, and Brentwood.
• Health & Wellbeing (Gym, Fitness and Recovery) Community gym, group fitness classes, personal training, inclusive fitness, a free 12-week cancer rehabilitation programme, YMCA Orchestra, and climbing wall/clubs available at YMCA hubs for members and the local community.
• Youth & Family Work Youth services, clubs and family-focused health and wellbeing facilities serving young people, children and families across London, Essex and Kent.
• Training & Education Education, skills-based training, placement and apprenticeship schemes, including the Horizon Project and West Kent Furniture Store vocational training programmes for young people.
• Catering & Room Hire Catering for parties and corporate events, community cafe operations, and function rooms/spaces for hire at Dartford, Romford and West Kent locations, including Tommy's Place restaurant in Romford.
• Support & Advice Advice and support services available to young people in the community across a range of needs, provided through YMCA Thames Gateway Group's locations and outreach.
• Corporate Days with Purpose Bookable corporate away days bringing teams together for creative, hands-on experiences that build skills, strengthen relationships and support vulnerable young people in the community.
• Gym Membership & Online Class Booking Monthly gym membership with online booking for in-person group fitness classes and a digital membership providing access to 30 live classes per week.
• Cancer Rehabilitation Programme A free 12-week exercise programme for people diagnosed with or undergoing treatment for cancer, delivered through the charity's Health & Wellbeing service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Works with over 10,000 people annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CrowdfundercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCrowdfunder platform partnership for urgent fundraising appeal to build 184 new homes for young people facing homelessness. Active campaign for Romford redevelopment project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SHP (Single Homeless Project): London-based charity delivering housing, health, and life-skills support for single homeless people, with integrated employment and wellbeing programmes. Directly comparable multi-service model with similar London/SE footprint.
• YMCA East Surrey: Another local YMCA delivering housing, health & wellbeing, and youth services in Surrey/South East England. Comparable integrated charity model under the same national YMCA brand.
• YMCA London City & North: Sister YMCA local group serving North and East London with housing, fitness, and youth services under the same YMCA brand. Direct peer within the YMCA network with overlapping service mix and geography.
• Depaul UK: Charity providing accommodation and support services for young people experiencing homelessness across the UK. Comparable housing-led model and youth-focused beneficiary profile, with shared local authority referral channels.
• Centrepoint: UK's leading youth homelessness charity providing supported housing, employment programmes, and wellbeing services to young people aged 16-25. Directly comparable target demographic and service model (housing + support) in overlapping UK geographies.
• St. Mungo's: Major UK charity providing housing and support for people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping, with recovery-focused services across London and the South. Comparable operating footprint and supported/independent living model.

Emerging players

• The Prince's Trust: Major UK youth charity focused on education, training, and employment for disadvantaged young people aged 11-30. Overlaps on the training/education and youth-development axes of YMCA Thames Gateway's Horizon Project.

Regional players

• Habinteg: Housing association specialist in accessible and supported housing across the UK. Comparable supported/independent living housing provision for vulnerable populations, though more narrowly focused on accessibility than YMCA Thames Gateway's youth focus.

Broad incumbents

• Better (GLL): Charitable social enterprise operating leisure centres, gyms, and community health programmes across the UK on behalf of local authorities. Comparable community-fitness and health recovery offering at much larger scale.
• YMCA England & Wales: National federation body for local YMCA groups across England and Wales. Comparable as the parent/umbrella organization governing YMCA Thames Gateway's brand, safeguarding standards, and national programme partnerships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/romford-ymca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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