YORK CITY KNIGHTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1112571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote the health, education and community participation of people in the community including teachers. Provide and assist with sports facilities for persons who have need for such facilities by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty and social welfare

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£201k
Latest spending
£202k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £379 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £261,387. The Trustees confirm that free reserves are well in excess of their stated policy target of £50,500, representing approximately three months of expenditure. The Trustees also express a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £259k)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the 'free reserves') held by the charity should be approximately 3 months of the resources expended or expected to be expended in the next financial period, which equates to £50,500 in general funds.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: York City Knights Limited
“C. Goodchild a trustee of the charity is also the sole director and owner of York City Knights Limited. During the year, the Charity raised invoices totalling £27,952 to York City Knights in respect of matchday, office and event support. The balance owed to the Charity at the year-end was £271,901.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2024£201k£202k
30/11/2023£476k£201k
30/11/2022£184k£176k
30/11/2021£121k£138k
30/11/2020£111k£104k

Common questions

Is YORK CITY KNIGHTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £379 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £261,387. The Trustees confirm that free reserves are well in excess of their stated policy target of £50,500, representing approximately three months of expenditure. The Trustees also express a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK CITY KNIGHTS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK CITY KNIGHTS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/01/2026£13kWheelchair Rugby League Disability Inclusion Project
Sport England02/11/2018£10kYork City Knights- All Girls
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2014£9kYork City Knights Foundation 'Active and Achieve' Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/09/2014£71k"York and Proud Rugby League Heritage Project"
Sport England18/01/2011£8k'Ruggercise' Targeting Women
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2010£5kHealthier Lifestyles Through Diet and Physical Activity
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2008£5kYork City Knights Get Moving Programme
City of York Council—£5kYorpart grant
City of York Council—£3kYorpart grant
City of York Council—£500Dringhouses Ward Grant
City of York Council—£1kHaxby Ward Grant
City of York Council—£500Heworth Ward Grant
City of York Council—£4kHuntngton Ward Grant
City of York Council—£600Osbaldwick Ward Grant
City of York Council—£2kSHINE grant
City of York Council—£590Strensall Ward Grant
City of York Council—£762York Acorn RLC Rugby League equipment
City of York Council—£3kWestfield Ward Grant
City of York Council—£2kWestfield Ward Grant
City of York Council—£855Clifton Ward
City of York Council—£745Guildhall Ward
City of York Council—£500Westfield Ward
City of York Council—£600Wheldrake Ward Grant
City of York Council—£4kSHINE grant
City of York Council—£2kShine 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 HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YORK CITY KNIGHTS FOUNDATION£201k—0above—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARSENAL FOUNDATION FY2025£625k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES DONS FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£3.9m—0below—no doubt
CLUB DONCASTER COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
YORK CITY GYMNASTICS FOUNDATION FY2025£608k—0unclear0.0%no doubt

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