YORK MINSTER FUND
Registered charity 252157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT THE FABRIC AND MINISTRY OF YORK MINSTER.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total funds decreased from £12,585,743 to £7,844,871, largely driven by a £6.79 million investment in the Centre of Excellence project. Free reserves, including designated funds, fell to £3,207,893 from £9,047,758 in the prior year. The trustees consider the present level of reserves adequate to meet planned obligations and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Income from Legacies continued to be a key source of revenue for the Fund, contributing £269,124 of income in 2024” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2023) → 0 (FY2024).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£174k
Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YORK MINSTER FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £12,585,743 to £7,844,871, largely driven by a £6.79 million investment in the Centre of Excellence project. Free reserves, including designated funds, fell to £3,207,893 from £9,047,758 in the prior year. The trustees consider the present level of reserves adequate to meet planned obligations and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.
Who funds YORK MINSTER FUND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK MINSTER FUND as a grant recipient include THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, FRIENDS OF YORK MINSTER, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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