YORK CIVIC TRUST
Latest income
£500k
Latest spending
£694k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £193,811 for the year, contrasting with a net income of £686,445 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves stood at £1,212,202, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £250,000, providing financial stability.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: around £250,000, equivalent to approximately six months operating costs (held: £1.2m)
“The Board of Trustees Reserves Policy is to maintain liquid funds of around £250,000, equivalent to approximately six months operating costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A grant of £10,000 was received from Friends of Fairfax House, whose chair is also a trustee of York Civic Trust.
“During the year a grant was received from the Friends of Fairfax House totalling £10,000 (2024: £Nil). T he chair of the Friends of Fairfax House is also a trustee of York Civic T rust. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Friends of Fairfax House was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)
Total income
£500k
Total spending
£694k
Cost of raising funds
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
15
Trustees
- Dr Delma Joan Tomlinchair
- CHRISTOPHER CHARLES WEBB
- Gillian Mary Fleming
- Helen Margaret Dobson
- Matthew Seddon
- Professor Nicola Jane Milner
- Richard Charles Fernyhough Thompson
- Richard William Smith
- SUSAN LESLEY PALMER
- William Roger Woolley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £500k | £694k |
| 31/01/2024 | £754k | £568k |
| 31/01/2023 | £464k | £487k |
| 31/01/2022 | £369k | £376k |
| 31/01/2021 | £355k | £400k |
Common questions
Is YORK CIVIC TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £193,811 for the year, contrasting with a net income of £686,445 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free/unrestricted reserves stood at £1,212,202, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £250,000, providing financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HPH.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/01/2026 | £45k | "Our Place - Acomb and Westfield" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/08/2022 | £250k | "York Trailblazers" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/03/2017 | £100k | "Saving Grinling Gibbons' first masterpiece for York, Yorkshire and the Nation: The King David Panel" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/02/2006 | £21k | "York Mystery Plays and Georgian Ball" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976 | 1 | £500 |