YORK HOUSE CENTRE (STONY STRATFORD)

Registered charity 1122220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Youth, Community and Arts Centre providing facilties for the recreation of the inhabitants of Stony Stratford and its environs. We offer rooms for hire - a hall, an additional ground floor activity/function room, further meeting rooms and a rehearsal studio. Our 2 Youth Clubs cater for ages 8 to 18. We have a Community Gardens Project in our rear grounds and also run community arts events.

Objects

A) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF STONY STRATFORD AND ITS ENVIRONS ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT").B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE ARTS, FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: MILTON KEYNES

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £22,478 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £521,997. The trustees report a year of significant recovery and development, noting a return to financial stability after previous setbacks. The charity holds a significant property asset valued at £500,000, though this is a non-cash revaluation reserve.

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What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kenneth Charles Danielschair
• Andrew Philip Hulme
• Deryck Morris Tucker
• Jill Louise Taylor
• Katherine Bull
• STEPHEN RATCLIFFE
• Shahnaz Hussain

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

Operates in: Milton Keynes

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