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YORKSHIRE MESMAC

Registered charity 1040407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £30,479 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted net income increasing to £117,725. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £2,100,050, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of three months of budgeted expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee has employee benefits between £60,000 and £70,000 (2024: One in excess of £60,000).” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee has employee benefits between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of budgeted expenditure (held: £2.1m)
“Based on this our policy is to aim to maintain at minimum three months of budgeted expenditure as net current assets in reserves” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Yorkshire MESMAC Trading Ltd
“The Charitable company owns UK subsidiary company Yorkshire MESMAC Trading Ltd.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£905
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.8m£1.5m

Common questions

Is YORKSHIRE MESMAC financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £30,479 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted net income increasing to £117,725. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £2,100,050, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of three months of budgeted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of YORKSHIRE MESMAC earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/12/2016£386k"Queer Stories (Yorkshire): LGBTQ+ Social History Project"