THE YORKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 1175099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YHCT

Making of Grants for the maintenance and repair of Christian churches in Yorkshire (boundaries as before 1974)

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Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£210k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity holds total net assets of £1,377,166, comprising a General Fund deficit of £45,179 and an Investment Fund valued at £1,275,900. The Trustees consider the available resources, including the Investment Fund, to be sufficient to meet current liabilities and future grant awards. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: distributes surplus of previous year; retains surplus in cash deposits as reserve for distribution in following year; does not require additional reserves (held: £5k)

“The Charity operates on the basis that it distributes in each year the surplus of the previous year and during the course of a year retains that surplus in cash deposits as a reserve for distribution in the following year; it does not require additional reserves since administrative costs can readily be met out of the monthly investment withdrawal.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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).

The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation — “We are grateful to all our current donors, including: The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Michael Garside Wildblood
Clive Roland Lloyd · trustee of 4 other charities
Dr Julie Patricia Banham · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Katherine Fleur Giles
EDMUND JOHN SEWARD ANDERSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Joel Brice Oliver Brookfield
RICHARD CHARLES BAILEY
SYLVIA JOHNSON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£145k	£210k
31/12/2024	£216k	£164k
31/12/2023	£194k	£152k
31/12/2022	£231k	£126k
31/12/2021	£119k	£137k

Common questions

Is THE YORKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity holds total net assets of £1,377,166, comprising a General Fund deficit of £45,179 and an Investment Fund valued at £1,275,900. The Trustees consider the available resources, including the Investment Fund, to be sufficient to meet current liabilities and future grant awards. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE YORKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE YORKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, CHAPEL ALLERTON.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2025	£75k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£60k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD	FY2025	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD	FY2024	£10k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, CHAPEL ALLERTON	FY2021	£250	Trust Funds
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, CHAPEL ALLERTON	FY2024	£50	Collection
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, CHAPEL ALLERTON	FY2022	£11

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	1	£47k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, BLOCKLEY WITH ASTON MAGNA	1	£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL	1	£10k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	1	£9k
THE SOLA TRUST	1	£6k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, LECKHAMPTON	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOUCESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST income £266k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE VINE SHEFFIELD income £142k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BEXLEYHEATH income £364k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES income £163k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST JOHN BAPTIST BERKSWELL income £156k
OXFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST (2016) income £401k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE YORKSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025	£266k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE VINE SHEFFIELD FY2025	£142k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BEXLEYHEATH FY2025	£364k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES FY2025	£163k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH ST JOHN BAPTIST BERKSWELL FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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