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YORK CITY OF SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1176094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Finding legal support for asylum seeker applications and supporting refugees to obtain the right to remain and or gain citizenship. We assist refugees applying for benefits and emergency housing.We maintain and develop links with donors to provide household items and clothing for refugee households in York and partners in Bradford, Wakefield and Hull.

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Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £53,415, with total income of £55,148 and total payments of £45,674 for the year ended March 2025. The trustees confirm confidence in the charity's future with no material uncertainties identified regarding its continuation. Reserves were retained at £35,000 to guarantee continuity of work over the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of essential running costs (held: £53k)
“Maintaining a reserve enables us to guarantee continuity of work over the next 12 months. The amount of reserves held at 31st March 2025 was held at £35,000. The figure is subject to review by the Trustees, dependent on assessment of essential running costs of the charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — York City of Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£46k
31/03/2024£31k£42k
31/03/2023£94k£37k
31/03/2022£8k£4k
31/03/2021£7k£4k

Common questions

Is YORK CITY OF SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £53,415, with total income of £55,148 and total payments of £45,674 for the year ended March 2025. The trustees confirm confidence in the charity's future with no material uncertainties identified regarding its continuation. Reserves were retained at £35,000 to guarantee continuity of work over the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK CITY OF SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK CITY OF SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£16k