Progress on Pay Equity

YMCA St Paul’s Group is proud to publish its 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report, marking important milestones in our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. 

Following our April 2025 pay review, our data shows that, for the second year running, we have achieved overall gender pay parity across the organisation. On average, women and men at YMCA St Paul’s Group now earn the same, reflecting sustained progress in fair pay, progression and opportunity. 

We are also pleased to report that our adjusted ethnicity pay gap shows near parity, with only a marginal difference between colleagues from ethnically diverse backgrounds and white colleagues. This represents significant progress and reflects years of deliberate action across recruitment, job evaluation, pay review processes and leadership development. 

These results are encouraging, but we are clear that they do not mean the work is complete. Both reports highlight differences within specific pay quartiles, particularly at more senior levels. Addressing this remains a priority, with a continued focus on progression, representation and access to development opportunities across all parts of the organisation. 

Our approach is underpinned by practical action: transparent people processes, strengthened recruitment practices, mandatory and advanced inclusion training, active employee representative groups, and targeted development programmes designed to widen opportunity and tackle structural barriers. 

These pay gap reports sit alongside our wider organisational culture. In late 2025, YMCA St Paul’s Group was recognised as a Great Place to Work for the second year in a row, reflecting staff feedback on trust, inclusion and shared values. Together, these outcomes reinforce our belief that progress on pay equity and progress on culture must go hand in hand. 

As a Christian charity working with people from all backgrounds, we remain committed to building an organisation where fairness is embedded, differences are valued, and everyone has the opportunity to flourish. We will continue to publish our pay gap data annually and to be open about both our progress and the areas where further improvement is needed.