We’re one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development™ 2025

We are proud to announce that YMCA St Paul’s Group have been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development by Great Places to Work!

New for this year, the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development List recognises companies making employee development a key part of company culture. These workplaces offer employees the chance to better themselves, to learn new skills, and to progress within the organisation.

In recent years, we have introduced a wide range of development opportunities, including our Management Development Programme and qualifications in Leadership and Management, Housing, Fitness, Childcare, and Professional Services. We have also launched a mentoring programme that is open to all staff, to solidify our commitment to employee development.

To compile the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development List, Great Place to Work® reviewed our culture, benefits, approach to leadership and development, alongside anonymous responses from our employees. They then used these data insights to benchmark our company’s employee value proposition against the culture our employees actually experience. Only the businesses who achieve the highest scores after evaluation receive Best Workplaces™ status.