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THE VALERIA SYKES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CIO

Registered charity 1166968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants and awards to advance education in the arts and to advance the development of skills, capacities and capabilities of young people in Yorkshire.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,289,011, which exceeds its stated minimum reserves policy target. The charity generated a net movement in funds of £22,014, driven by investment income that exceeded charitable expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to keep reserves at a minimum in the light of the initial investment amounts and return on investments (held: £1.3m)
“The current reserve policy of the Trustees is to keep reserves at a minimum in the light of the initial investment amounts and return on investments.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£37k£18k
05/04/2024£37k£74k
05/04/2023£37k£56k
05/04/2022£37k£156k
05/04/2021£36k£74k

Common questions

Is THE VALERIA SYKES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,289,011, which exceeds its stated minimum reserves policy target. The charity generated a net movement in funds of £22,014, driven by investment income that exceeded charitable expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.