YORK RI

Registered charity 1165513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE

Provision of Sport and Leisure facilities.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£564k

Latest spending

£534k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £29,962 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £543,906. This reserve level is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £134,000, which represents three months of running costs. The charity holds no debt and maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet immediate requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs for the charity (134k) (held: £544k)

“The Trustees have agreed that at this stage, an appropriate level of reserves would be the equivalent of three months running costs for the charity (134k).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Granville Miller received £9,434 for professional fees.

“Granville Miller, a trustee of the CIO, received payments from the CIO for professional fees. During the year he invoiced fees totalling £9,434- (2024: £7,213).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: York RI Commercial Ltd

“The charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of York RI Commercial Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales (Company Registration No. 14645091).” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£564k

Total spending

£534k

Cost of raising funds

£58k

Reserves (reported)

£544k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SEAN HESLOPchair
Alistair Gourlay
Bob Doyle
Dermot Heslop
Granville Miller
Heather Robertson

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£564k	£534k
31/03/2024	£493k	£412k
31/03/2023	£433k	£344k
31/03/2022	£1.2m	£2.2m
31/03/2021	£1.1m	£901k

Common questions

Is YORK RI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £29,962 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £543,906. This reserve level is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £134,000, which represents three months of running costs. The charity holds no debt and maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet immediate requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	08/03/2023	£0	Places and Spaces (Crowdfunding)
Sport England	23/09/2015	£71k	People Afloat
Sport England	22/08/2012	£48k	Amateur Boxing Club Development
City of York Council	—	£300	Holgate Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£1k	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£10k	106 Payment to Improve Netball Courts
City of York Council	—	£1k	Junior badmintion