THE YORKSHIRE DALES MILLENNIUM TRUST
Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £852,412, which the trustees confirmed were within their stated policy target of 3-5 months' operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and the auditors confirmed there were no material uncertainties related to its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-5 months' worth of operational costs (held: £852k)
“Trustees have a policy of holding reserves equivalent to 3-5 months' worth of operational costs as a reasonable and adequate reserve against the organisational risks.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Parent company recharged wages/salary costs and raised sales invoices to subsidiary.
“The parent company in the group, has recharged wages and salary costs of £37,112 (2024: £20,123) and raised sales invoices to the subsidiary for £43,336 (2024: £25,416) during the current accounting period and is owed £43,336 (2024: £25,416) at the year end date.” — page 60
“Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust received grants of £10,000 (2024: nil) and payment towards operating costs of £1,014 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority benefited from grants totalling £9,344 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants and payments with Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.
“The parent company in the group, has recharged wages and salary costs of £37,112 (2024: £20,123) and raised sales invoices to the subsidiary for £43,336 (2024: £25,416) during the current accounting period and is owed £43,336 (2024: £25,416) at the year end date.” — page 60
“Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust received grants of £10,000 (2024: nil) and payment towards operating costs of £1,014 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority benefited from grants totalling £9,344 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Contributions to Cumbria Wildlife Trust, where a Trustee is Chair/Director.
“The parent company in the group, has recharged wages and salary costs of £37,112 (2024: £20,123) and raised sales invoices to the subsidiary for £43,336 (2024: £25,416) during the current accounting period and is owed £43,336 (2024: £25,416) at the year end date.” — page 60
“Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust received grants of £10,000 (2024: nil) and payment towards operating costs of £1,014 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority benefited from grants totalling £9,344 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Ribble Rivers Trust, where a Trustee is an employee.
“The parent company in the group, has recharged wages and salary costs of £37,112 (2024: £20,123) and raised sales invoices to the subsidiary for £43,336 (2024: £25,416) during the current accounting period and is owed £43,336 (2024: £25,416) at the year end date.” — page 60
“Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust received grants of £10,000 (2024: nil) and payment towards operating costs of £1,014 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority benefited from grants totalling £9,344 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Swinton Estate/Park/Bivouac, owned/directed by a Trustee.
“The parent company in the group, has recharged wages and salary costs of £37,112 (2024: £20,123) and raised sales invoices to the subsidiary for £43,336 (2024: £25,416) during the current accounting period and is owed £43,336 (2024: £25,416) at the year end date.” — page 60
“Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust received grants of £10,000 (2024: nil) and payment towards operating costs of £1,014 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority benefited from grants totalling £9,344 (2024: nil) from Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: YDMT Consultants Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, YDMT Consultants Limited, Company No. 3302877. This Company was established to undertake activities which carry greater risks or are more commercial, such as fee based project management and consultancy work.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Michael Devlin — Chief Executive
- David Sharrod — Director
- Lindsay Wallace — Director
- Keira Burns — Director
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£331k
Reserves (reported)
£852k
Employees
33
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/03/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (09/07/2025)
Trustees
- Beatrice Hope Farrer
- Christopher Charles Hassall
- Elvira Woodhead
- Noreen Khan
- Rebecca Elizabeth Murdoch
- Robert James Newhouse
- Rowena Herbert
- Samuel Priestley
- William Downs
- William Lewis Lifford
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.4m | £2.3m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.8m | £1.8m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.7m | £1.6m |
Common questions
Is THE YORKSHIRE DALES MILLENNIUM TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £852,412, which the trustees confirmed were within their stated policy target of 3-5 months' operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and the auditors confirmed there were no material uncertainties related to its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.
Who funds THE YORKSHIRE DALES MILLENNIUM TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE YORKSHIRE DALES MILLENNIUM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £12k |
| THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k |
| THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £4k |
| THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £3k |
| NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 25/02/2025 | £500k | Regular Grant 2025 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/11/2024 | £250k | "Building Homes for Dales House Birds" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/10/2024 | £100k | "Building capacity and resilience of the Three Counties Partnership for landscape scale Programme development and delivery" |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/12/2023 | £500k | Regular Grant 2024 |
| Postcode Lottery | 07/02/2023 | £600k | Regular Grant 2023 |
| Postcode Lottery | 10/02/2022 | £500k | Regular Grant 2022 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/04/2018 | £92k | "Bee Together Project – connecting communities from Leeds to Lancaster to create pollinator superhighways" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/11/2013 | £2.1m | "Ingleborough Dales Landscape Partnership" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/01/2009 | £50k | "Flowers of the Dales Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/11/2004 | £293k | "Learning in Limestone Country" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/04/2001 | £1.5m | "Dales Living Landscape" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £882k |
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| The Cranswick Charitable Trust | 1 | £5k |
| HEY SMILE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |