ART THERAPY YORKSHIRE

Registered charity 1169577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATY

The improvement of mental health through engagement in artistic work with fully qualified and HCPC registered art therapists.Art Therapy Yorkshire bids for funds that can then be used to help and support vulnerable clients at no charge to them.The charity helps people to overcome many kinds of problems enabling them to live more satisfying lives, and to take more part in their local communities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN SCARBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF ART THERAPY.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£76k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,691 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £2,346. However, the trustees report that the financial situation improved drastically after year-end with reserves restored and funding secured. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 15.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs (1,410)” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“At the end of the period the charities financial positian was undoubtedly challenging, but within a few days the situation changed drastically, we were once again on an even “ with reserves in place and funding secured.” — 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

  • Government income: £12,612 — contracts £12,612 (1); 19% of the £66,340 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£66k£76k
31/10/2024£101k£94k
31/10/2023£75k£95k
31/10/2022£83k£81k
31/10/2021£56k£76k

Common questions

Is ART THERAPY YORKSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,691 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £2,346. However, the trustees report that the financial situation improved drastically after year-end with reserves restored and funding secured. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ART THERAPY YORKSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ART THERAPY YORKSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2025£20kArt Therapy Yorkshire
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£25kArt Psychotherapy for mental health
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2021£10kArtTalking Again
UK government14/08/2020£10kCovenant Fund
UK government17/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2020£10kArttalking2all
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2018£10kArt Therapy- Personal

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH YORKSHIRE MUSIC THERAPY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ART THERAPY YORKSHIRE£66k—0unclear15.7%noted
NORTH YORKSHIRE MUSIC THERAPY CENTRE FY2025£77k——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH ARTS AND HEALTH TRUST FY2026£156k—0unclear—no doubt
ART FOR ALL MENTAL HEALTH FY2026£55k——below—noted
SUPPORT TO RECOVERY FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.