BASIS YORKSHIRE LTD

Registered charity 1120350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GENESIS LEEDS

The charity's principal activity is the protection and preservation of good health by promoting the safety and wellbeing of sex workers and those who are, have or could be at risk of exploitation by the provision of advocacy services that offer choice, support and empowerment to those people.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£976k
Latest spending
£945k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £975,590 with net income of £30,228, resulting in total charity funds of £468,752. The trustees report that free reserves (unrestricted and designated funds excluding fixed assets) stood at £314,140, with £47,056 in non-designated unrestricted funds. The trustees concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (70% of income)
“Grants 40,000 644,352 684,352” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Basis Yorkshire Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£976k
Total spending
£945k
Reserves (reported)
£314k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2024£976k£945k
30/09/2023£970k£997k
30/09/2022£919k£873k
30/09/2021£943k£824k
30/09/2020£813k£707k

Common questions

Is BASIS YORKSHIRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £975,590 with net income of £30,228, resulting in total charity funds of £468,752. The trustees report that free reserves (unrestricted and designated funds excluding fixed assets) stood at £314,140, with £47,056 in non-designated unrestricted funds. The trustees concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BASIS YORKSHIRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BASIS YORKSHIRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2025£25kYoung People with Criminal Convictions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/09/2025£381kBasis CSA/E Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2024£716kAdvocacy for sex workers affected by sexual violence (SWISVA)
UK government01/04/2022£22kWomen's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2021£10kPost Abuse Peer Support
UK government29/10/2019£30kTampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
UK government01/04/2019£51kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£133kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2018£59kNorth Yorkshire ACES (Area Child Exploitation Service)
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2018£10kLionesses Pride 1
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2011£9kSexual Exploitation Prevention Training Pilot
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2009£10kScaling Up and Moving Forward