YORK CARES
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Within the seconded staff costs are the key management personnel who received £17,996 (2024 £49,921).” — page 18
“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.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Jamie Kew-Robsonchair
- Adele Spencer
- Holly Rebecca Hennell
- Katie Susan Newman
- Leanne Janine Cooper
- Mora Lindsay Scaife
- Professor Kiran Trehan
- Suzanne Dickinson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £6k | Decent Work and Economic Growth |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of York Council | — | £626 | Dringhouses Ward Grant |
| City of York Council | — | £626 | Westfield Ward Grant |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £252k |
| THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION | 1 | £244k |
| HEY SMILE FOUNDATION | 1 | £42k |
| HELP FOR HEALTH | 1 | £30k |
| THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND | 1 | £19k |
| CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST | 1 | £14k |
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE HULL VINEYARD TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION
- YORK MINSTER
- YORK RI
- Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd
- ROTARY CLUB OF YORK CHARITY FUND
- YORK VINEYARD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YORK CARES | £326k | £17,996 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION | £6.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YORK MINSTER | £18.3m | £90,001 - £100,000 | 1 | below | 69.8% | no doubt |
| YORK RI | £564k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ROTARY CLUB OF YORK CHARITY FUND | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |