THE FRIENDS OF YORK ART GALLERY

Registered charity 510659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF YORK ART GALLERY, FRIENDS OF YORK GALLERY

To raise funds from members' subscriptions, from organising educational visits, functions and parties, in order to aid the development of the York Art Gallery Collection and to sponsor activities to further the appreciation of fine arts in York and its immediate surrounds.

Objects

TO LINK TOGETHER ALL FRIENDS OF THE YORK ART GALLERY AND ESTABLISH A CIRCLE OF SUPPORTERS WHO WILL AID IN THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLECTION OF THE YORK ART GALLERY BY SUBSCRIPTION, GIFTS, BEQUESTS OR DONATIONS, AND TO SPONSOR ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE APPRECIATION OF THE FINE ARTS IN YORK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: YORK ART GALLERY

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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Registered contact address: York, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves totaled £107,442, which is above the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £25,000. The charity reported net receipts of £32,832 for the year, funded by subscriptions, donations, and investment income, with grants paid to the Gallery amounting to £14,446.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s subscription income (approximately £25,000) (reserves figure: £107k)

“The Trustees believe the Society should retain minimum reserves equal to one year’s subscription income (approximately £25,000)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 4
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 6
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 2
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Charles Anthony Martindalechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne McLean
Cynthia Barbor
David Lamb · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jessica Noel Richardson
Dr Ronald Wallace Clayton
Jane Bloomfield
Moira Fulton · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicholas Henry Dunn-McAfee
Patrica Ellison
Paul McLean
Susan Verena Smallpage

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£68k	£42k
31/12/2024	£46k	£61k
31/12/2023	£42k	£22k
31/12/2022	£46k	£38k
31/12/2021	£44k	£23k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF YORK ART GALLERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves totaled £107,442, which is above the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £25,000. The charity reported net receipts of £32,832 for the year, funded by subscriptions, donations, and investment income, with grants paid to the Gallery amounting to £14,446. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
THE PILGRIM TRUST	1	£3k
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF YORK MINSTER.

FRIENDS OF YORK MINSTER income £146k
THE FRIENDS OF THE WHITWORTH ART GALLERY income £32k
ART FRIENDS MERSEYSIDE income £31k
FRIENDS OF THE RED HOUSE MUSEUM AND GARDENS income £38k
YORK MUSEUM & GALLERY TRUST income £9.2m
THE UK FRIENDS OF GEORGETOWN LIMITED income £553k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF YORK ART GALLERY	£68k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF YORK MINSTER FY2024	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE WHITWORTH ART GALLERY FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ART FRIENDS MERSEYSIDE FY2025	£31k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE RED HOUSE MUSEUM AND GARDENS FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORK MUSEUM & GALLERY TRUST FY2025	£9.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.