DOOR 84

Registered charity 1203574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Based in the Groves area of the Guildhall Ward in the city of York, established in 1969 as a youth centre, the charity develops and supports a range of projects in the local community for young people, adults with additional learning needs, and the community in York.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£483k

Latest spending

£447k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £99,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a £1,959,430 transfer of net assets from a predecessor charity. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds totaling £2,090,294. The primary risk identified by trustees is a shortage of income over expenditure, noting continuing low levels of deposit interest and income from premises use.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a cushion over time to meet this criteria, and also offers a safety net for unforeseen major expenditure (held: £2.1m)

“our reserves policy gives us a cushion over time to meet this criteria, and also offers a safety net for unforeseen major expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Antony Smith
BRIAN HOUGHTON
Carole Pugh
George Arksey
Laura Jane Castle
Lucy Booth
Sheelagh Salter

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£483k	£447k
31/03/2024	£333k	£328k

Common questions

Is DOOR 84 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £99,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by a £1,959,430 transfer of net assets from a predecessor charity. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with unrestricted funds totaling £2,090,294. The primary risk identified by trustees is a shortage of income over expenditure, noting continuing low levels of deposit interest and income from premises use. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DOOR 84?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOOR 84 as a grant recipient include The Keith Howard Foundation, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST, THE FEOFFEES OF ST MICHAEL'S SPURRIERGATE, YORK, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Keith Howard Foundation	FY2025	£15k	Social Mobility
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£11k	Reduced Inequalities
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£9k	Quality Education
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST	FY2024	£9k
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST	FY2023	£9k
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST	FY2024	£9k
THE FEOFFEES OF ST MICHAEL'S SPURRIERGATE, YORK	FY2024	£5k	Funding for ongoing community work
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£5k	General
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k	Sustainable Cities and Communities
THE PARISH FEOFFMENT AND ANN WRIGHT CHARITY	FY2022	£5k	Grants to Door 84
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST	FY2021	£4k	Social and Medical
THE PARISH FEOFFMENT AND ANN WRIGHT CHARITY	FY2023	£4k	Grants to Door 84
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE PARISH FEOFFMENT AND ANN WRIGHT CHARITY	FY2024	£0	Grant funding of activities

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/05/2026	£20k	New opportunities for support and socialising
Sport England	12/09/2024	£8k	Door 84 - Get Active
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2021	£300k	Door 84 Youth & Community
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/10/2019	£10k	Community Sparks
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2015	£10k	A4A - Community Sparks
City of York Council	—	£8k	Better Play
City of York Council	—	£2k	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£200	Shine Grant
City of York Council	—	£4k	Yorpart Grant
City of York Council	—	£500	Football coaching
City of York Council	—	£565	Community Support Grant
City of York Council	—	£950	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£3k	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£8k	play grant
City of York Council	—	£400	Shine grant
City of York Council	—	£8k	play grant
City of York Council	—	£3k	Yorpart grant
City of York Council	—	£8k	Community Support Grant
City of York Council	—	£8k	Better Play grant
City of York Council	—	£8k	Better Play grant
City of York Council	—	£5k	Clifton Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£3k	Guildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£5k	Guildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£2k	Guildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£5k	Micklegate Ward Grant