YORK CITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1087659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance and promote the Christian faith. To relieve people in need, hardship or distress. To educate and assist young people, so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£298k
Latest spending
£309k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,789 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £670,330 to £659,541. The trustees confirm that unrestricted cash reserves of £64,672 were maintained significantly above the stated policy target of the greater of £23,000 or one month's average gross running costs and two months' mortgage payments. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Donations and legacies 171,846” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: atleast the greater of £23,000 or one month's average gross running costs and two months mortgage payments (including a £5,000 reserve to help cover any future emergency building repairs) (held: £65k)
“During 2024, the stated intention of the trustees was to maintain unrestricted cash reserves which are the free reserves of the charity of atleast the greater of £23,000 or one month's average gross running costs and two months mortgage payments (including a £5,000 reserve to help cover any future emergency building repairs).” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £994k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£298k£309k
31/12/2023£361k£396k
31/12/2022£348k£252k
31/12/2021£194k£162k
31/12/2020£206k£160k

Common questions

Is YORK CITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,789 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £670,330 to £659,541. The trustees confirm that unrestricted cash reserves of £64,672 were maintained significantly above the stated policy target of the greater of £23,000 or one month's average gross running costs and two months' mortgage payments. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK CITY CHURCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK CITY CHURCH as a grant recipient include CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CONGREGATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kReduced Inequalities / Gender Equality