THE YORK GLAZIERS' TRUST

Registered charity 253425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conservation, restoration and protection of historic stained glass of all periods; creation of new windows. Active throughout the UK. Responsible for the care and protection of the stained glass of York Minster on behalf of the Chapter of York . Condition surveys and specialist reports including art historical research. In-house training and internship opportunities. Education of the public.

Objects

A (1) THE PRESERVATION AND REPAIR OF GLASS COMPRISED IN THE FABRIC OF YORK MINSTER AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND. (2) THE PRESERVATION AND REPAIR FOR THE BENFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF GLASS OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC IMPORTANCE. B TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF GLASS.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net resources for the year ended 31 March 2025 were £572,204, compared to £553,844 in the prior year. The charity reported total income of £809,859 from charitable activities and £38,602 from donations and legacies. Staff costs were £572,204, with no employees receiving emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Oxford Preservation Trust — “The YGT is delighted to have been awarded an Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) award in 2025.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~21.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER NORTON
• Carole Milner · trustee of 3 other charities
• David Podmore
• Dr IVO RAUCH
• Linda Baines
• Mark John Hosea · trustee of 2 other charities
• Orlando Henry Geoffrey Bridgeman

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORK CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED.

• YORK CONSERVATION TRUST LIMITED income £4.4m
• FRIENDS OF YORK MINSTER income £146k
• YORK CIVIC TRUST income £500k
• YORK MINSTER income £18.3m
• YORK MINSTER FUND income £2.9m
• TRINITY CHURCH YORK income £324k

Side by side with its peers

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