FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS

Registered charity 1153739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

- To preserve and conserve the area known as St Nicholas Fields for the benefit and education of the public.- To educate the residents of York in principles and benefits of environmental and conservation issues and sustainability including recycling and waste reduction- To provide facilities for residents with the aim of improving their conditions of life through social welfare and leisure

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,588 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £789,347 against expenditure of £774,759. The trustees report that this surplus is essential for keeping reserves relative to the increased size of the organisation, and they have satisfied themselves that appropriate systems are in place to mitigate significant risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Big Lottery Fund — “Big Lottery Fund Funding our Ecotherapy Programme.” (source page)
• Brelms Trust — “Brelms Trust Part funding our Natural Habitats Manager role.” (source page)
• City of York Council — “City of York Council Funding for food and activity clubs in the main school holidays and support for our Warm Spaces offering.” (source page)
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation — “Joseph Rowntree Foundation Supporting our Nature-based Wellbeing work.” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund Supplementary to BLF enabling the organisation to build operational capability.” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “National Lottery Heritage Fund Funding to scale ip the Green Corridors York project.” (source page)
• Natural England — “Natural England Funding our Making Tracks group, and Species Recovery funding for a research project looking at habitat suitability for Tans…” (source page)
• Nature for All — “Nature for All (via NLCF and in partnership with C & T) Enabling us to develop multiple GPS triggered trails and visual interactive experien…” (source page)
• New to Nature via Groundworks — “New to Nature via Groundworks Providing 90% funding for a year for a full-time position for a trainee.” (source page)
• Spark Fund — “Spark Fund Helping us to explore and expand our Precious Plastic machine capabilities.” (source page)
• Two Ridings Community Foundation — “Two Ridings Community Foundation As part of the #iwill fund, this enables us to continue developing our Green Leaders programme.” (source page)
• Two Ridings Deciding Together — “Two Ridings Deciding Together Supports our green mental health network exploration.” (source page)
• UK Shared Prosperity Fund — “UK Shared Prosperity Fund Enabling our participation in the Multiply programme to enhance maths skills through day-to-day activities and tas…” (source page)
• UKRI (Branching Out) — “UKRI (Branching Out) Funding to explore trees and treescapes in York, Cardiff and Milton Keynes and social aspects of storytelling about tre…” (source page)

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/02/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Marina Lambrakischair
• Emily Casey
• Emma Beddington
• Harrison Green
• James Sims
• Martin Crosby
• Samuel Thomas Crutchley
• Savannah Green

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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