COMMUNITY WORKS CIO

Registered charity 1096518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CLOCK (YORKSHIRE) CIO, THE CLOCK (YORKSHIRE) LTD, THIRSK CLOCK

Based in Thirsk, Community Works supports people across North Yorkshire through community support, food provision, transport, wellbeing, volunteering, key work services, family services and social activities. Working alongside local partners, we help reduce isolation, improve health and wellbeing, strengthen community connections and enable people to thrive.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£548k
Latest spending
£550k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a decrease in resources of £4,441 for the year, with total expenditure of £549,661 against income of £548,300. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £211,359 at the year end, providing financial flexibility as the charity navigates funding pressures and rising costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £80k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Community Works CIODeregistered, 1 registered location.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£548k
Total spending
£550k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£225k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£548k£550k
31/03/2024£553k£551k
31/03/2023£517k£582k
31/03/2022£353k£484k
31/03/2021£797k£681k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY WORKS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a decrease in resources of £4,441 for the year, with total expenditure of £549,661 against income of £548,300. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £211,359 at the year end, providing financial flexibility as the charity navigates funding pressures and rising costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£20kThe Menu
UK government23/07/2020£35kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2019£154kCatalyst Women?s Service
The National Lottery Community Fund08/02/2019£98kHambleton Together
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2008£10kThirsk Clock Gets Healthy
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2006£5kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2004£107kYoung People's Services

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY FIRST YORKSHIRE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY WORKS CIO£548k0unclearno doubt
COMMUNITY FIRST YORKSHIRE LTD FY2025£1.0m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£1.6m0aboveno doubt
LIFEWORKS CHARITY LIMITED FY2024£2.5munclearno doubt
Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited FY2025£2.9munclearno doubt
FAITHWORKS WESSEX FY2025£1.3m0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.