YORK CARES

Registered charity 1111899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To pursue any charitable purpose for the benefit of the people of the City of York, in particular, but not exclusively, by the selection, training and provision of volunteers.

Objects

TO PURSUE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF YORK, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE SELECTION, TRAINING AND PROVISION OF VOLUNTEERS. "CHARITABLE" MEANS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: CITY OF YORK.

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

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Latest income
£326k
Latest spending
£318k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £7,972 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £190,535. The trustees report that their objective of building adequate reserves to cover six months of operating costs has been achieved. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £17,996 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Within the seconded staff costs are the key management personnel who received £17,996 (2024 £49,921).” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months forward operating costs plus redundancy costs for the current staff team (held: £191k)
“An objective had been set of building adequate reserves over time to cover six months forward operating costs plus redundancy costs for the current staff team, this has now been achieved.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — York Cares (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£326k£318k
31/07/2024£296k£330k
31/07/2023£248k£279k
31/07/2022£301k£279k
31/07/2021£284k£248k

Common questions

Is YORK CARES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £7,972 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £190,535. The trustees report that their objective of building adequate reserves to cover six months of operating costs has been achieved. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of YORK CARES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £17,996 band.

Who funds YORK CARES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK CARES as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£6kDecent Work and Economic Growth

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City of York Council—£626Dringhouses Ward Grant
City of York Council—£626Westfield Ward Grant

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 UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YORK CARES£326k£17,9960unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£6.9m——unclear—no doubt
YORK MINSTER FY2024£18.3m£90,001 - £100,0001below69.8%no doubt
YORK RI FY2025£564k—0unclear—no doubt
Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF YORK CHARITY FUND FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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