YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST

Registered charity 1189827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of YTT is to relieve the poverty, advance the education and promote the health, social and economic welfare of the Gypsy / Traveller community in and around the York area. The core work includes advice, advocacy, conflict resolution, anti-discrimination and promotion of better health, education, community development and social cohesion.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£357k
Latest spending
£266k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £90,855 for the year, resulting in a rise in net current assets to £210,918. Free reserves amounted to £100,858, which the trustees confirmed were in excess of their stated policy target of three months' running costs. The organization remains in a stable financial position with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £101k)
“The Trustees have agreed that the target level of reserves should be limited to three months running costs.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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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
31/03/2025£357k£266k
31/03/2024£284k£281k
31/03/2023£240k£212k
31/03/2022£202k£180k
01/04/2021£216k£78k

Common questions

Is YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £90,855 for the year, resulting in a rise in net current assets to £210,918. Free reserves amounted to £100,858, which the trustees confirmed were in excess of their stated policy target of three months' running costs. The organization remains in a stable financial position with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETING.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2022£150kCore Skills To support York Travellers Trust with Core Costs towards the organisation’s mission to enhance the vibrant and resourceful Gypsy and Traveller Commu
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kNo Poverty
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£9kZero Hunger
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kNo Poverty
PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETINGFY2023£275Grants paid to Non-Quaker organisations
PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETINGFY2024£258Grants paid to Non-Quaker organisations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/10/2019£436kYork Travellers Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2013£475kActive Citizenship
City of York Council—£4kClifton Ward Grant
City of York Council—£2k80 percent HAFEASTER24

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION1£90k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEEDS GYPSY AND TRAVELLER EXCHANGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST£357k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS GYPSY AND TRAVELLER EXCHANGE FY2024£1.2m—0below—no doubt
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2024£107k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£590k—0below—no doubt
YORK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST FOR EXCAVATION AND RESEARCH LIMITED FY2025£11.6m£160,001 - £170,000—unclear—no doubt
YORK CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.4m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt

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