MOVE THE MASSES

Registered charity 1179679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run projects, activities and campaigns to create healthy communities by enabling people to improve their wellbeing through movement.We promote free-to-access outdoor gym facilities and educate the public on how to use this equipment safely and effectively.We run a walking buddy service called Move Mates where volunteers walk with people who would otherwise struggle to leave their homes.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SIGNPOSTING, EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £63,535, resulting in unrestricted funds in a slight deficit of £605. The trustees report that the charity remains reliant on continued funding and volunteer support, having undertaken a restructuring to a volunteer-led model to ensure long-term viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of fixed costs (held: £696)

“Any unrestricted funds not committeed to projects or invested in tangible fixed assets (' the free reserves') held by Move the Masses should be equal to or greater than a minimum of 3 months of fixed costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“While the charity remains reliant on continued funding and volunteer support, the Trustees are satisfied that with the restructure towards a more voluntary led service delivery along side some small guaranteed funding, the charity remains in a position to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.” — 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.

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.

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Volunteer management

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

Volunteers: 315
Government income: £31,320 — grants £31,320 (4); 51% of the £61,859 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

Volunteers: 311
Government income: £55,547 — grants £55,547 (3); 54% of the £102,453 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

Volunteers: 255
Government income: £61,000 — grants £61,000 (2); 59% of the £103,254 total gross income on the same return

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Hayden Holmeschair
Angela Graham
Evie Page
John Douglas Mylchreest
Katherine Louise Gardner · 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
30/06/2025	£62k	£125k
30/06/2024	£102k	£142k
30/06/2023	£103k	£129k
30/06/2022	£194k	£90k
30/06/2021	£98k	£91k

Common questions

Is MOVE THE MASSES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £63,535, resulting in unrestricted funds in a slight deficit of £605. The trustees report that the charity remains reliant on continued funding and volunteer support, having undertaken a restructuring to a volunteer-led model to ensure long-term viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MOVE THE MASSES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOVE THE MASSES as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k	Good Health and Wellbeing
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k	Programme: Coronavirus Community Fund
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k	Good Health and Wellbeing

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	27/01/2025	£15k	Move Mates County Durham
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2024	£20k	Move Mates Leeds
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/03/2021	£10k	Move Mates York
UK government	04/09/2020	£15k	VSCE CMC Fund
UK government	29/07/2020	£34k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
City of York Council	—	£4k	Haxby & Wiggington Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£2k	Holgate Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£4k	Huntington Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£100	Westfield Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£3k	Acomb Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£3k	Clifton Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£4k	Guildhall Ward Grant

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
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	2	£11k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£7k
GIVINGWORKS	1	£218k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£75k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£65k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY	1	£25k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAKE A MOVE.

MAKE A MOVE income £55k
THE MOVE PARTNERSHIP income £172k
MOTIONHOUSE income £1.2m
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT income £1.1m
THE MASON FOUNDATION income £328k
COMMUNITY LEISURE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MOVE THE MASSES	£62k	—	unclear	—	noted
MAKE A MOVE FY2025	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MOVE PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£172k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOTIONHOUSE FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MENS ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MASON FOUNDATION FY2025	£328k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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