DUNCOMBE PLACE MASONIC HALL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1027876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MASONIC HALL DUNCOMBE PLACE YORK

To preserve for the benefit of the City of York and the nation at large the freehold premises, situate and known as "The Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place" in the City of York.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF YORK AND THE NATION AT LARGE FREEHOLD PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE MASONIC HALL DUNCOMBE PLACE YORK

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF YORK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,159 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,718,102. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £1,609,577, primarily comprising freehold property. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• JAMES BARKER
• JOHN CHRISTOPHER GALVIN
• MICHAEL GEORGE WINTER
• MICHAEL MCCLOUD
• PATRICIA JEFFERY TRISHA

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

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