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YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1196738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YCC

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £545,669 in its inaugural year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £460,554. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months of forecast operating costs, which equated to approximately £85,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of forecast operating and administrative costs (held: £461k)
“The Chief Executive Officer and Trustees set a target for unrestricted reserves of 6 months of forecast operating and administrative costs by the end of 2022, equating to circa £85,000.”
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee paid for fundraising costs
“During the period a trustee paid for fundraising costs totalling £7,000 personally in exchange for tickets to a fundraising event. Also during the period a company controlled by a trustee paid for fundraising costs totalling £22,000 in exchange for tickets to a fundraising event and sponsorship of another event.” — page 59
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haigh & Co.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Yorkshire Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£369k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.4m£2.2m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2022£2.7m£2.2m

Common questions

Is YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £545,669 in its inaugural year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £460,554. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months of forecast operating costs, which equated to approximately £85,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Haigh & Co.

Who funds YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUST, The Cranswick Charitable Trust, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
The Cranswick Charitable TrustFY2024£3k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
The Cranswick Charitable TrustFY2025£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 COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS OF THE CITY OF YORK1£15k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE CHARITY OF JANE WRIGHT1£551

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