TRINITY CHURCH YORK

Registered charity 1191869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE CITY OF YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NORTH YORKSHIRE ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND/OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES AS THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION MAY DECIDE

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBORDINATESTANDARDS OF FAITH, AS DEFINED IN THE BOOK OF CHURCH ORDER OF THEINTERNATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (BCO), APPLICABLE TO THE CONGREGATION INYORK AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEESFROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITHTHE BCO WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLANDAND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO AREAGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATIONAND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEESMAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

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

Latest income
£324k
Latest spending
£261k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £63,197 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £323,767 against expenditure of £260,570. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds stood at £105,625, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated reserves policy target of three months' routine operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months routine operating costs (reserves figure: £106k)
“Our policy is to hold reserves to the average value of three months routine operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Leaving gift paid to trustee Edward Rowett
“The church acted as agent in respect of a leaving gift for Edward Rowett (trustee) and his family, an amount of £1,805 was collected from the church congregation and paid over to the Rowetts.” — page 16
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.

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 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 99
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 91
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 92
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£324k£261k
31/05/2024£337k£267k
31/05/2023£250k£184k
31/05/2022£124k£135k
31/05/2021£64k£71k

Common questions

Is TRINITY CHURCH YORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £63,197 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £323,767 against expenditure of £260,570. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds stood at £105,625, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated reserves policy target of three months' routine operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRINITY CHURCH YORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRINITY CHURCH YORK as a grant recipient include FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE SOLA TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOMFY2024£35kGrants for education, including ministry training
FIRST IPC PRESBYTERY OF THE UNITED KINGDOMFY2025£12kGrants for church planting
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2024£4kTheological and ministry training grants
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2023£2kTheological and ministry training grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKSFY2025£2k

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 HOWARD FOUNDATION1£19k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£13k
THE ALMOND TRUST1£10k
REACH SOUTH1£9k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRINITY CHURCH YORK£324k—0above—no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH NOTTINGHAM FY2025£780k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CENTRAL LONDON FY2025£267k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH FY2025£75k—0above—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRINITY ZONE FY2025£63k——unclear—no doubt

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