THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIRE BRETHREN

Registered charity 511025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YORKSHIRE BRETHREN

Assistance of the Society's members through grants, to offer them support in serious necessitous circumstances.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£71k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £234,502 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £31,601 to £63,203. The charity reports a net income increase and maintains adequate resources to continue operations, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £235k)

“the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ('the free reserves') held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the unrestricted resources expended, which equates to £31,601 to £63,203 in general funds.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

REV P HARTNETTchair
Canon David Grant
Canon Michael McCreadie
Canon Timothy Wiley
Rev Anthony Wilson
Rev Craig Elliott
Rev Martin Kelly

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£71k	£120k
31/03/2025	£172k	£144k
31/03/2024	£476k	£116k
31/03/2023	£94k	£105k
31/03/2022	£53k	£96k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIRE BRETHREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £234,502 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £31,601 to £63,203. The charity reports a net income increase and maintains adequate resources to continue operations, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. 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
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE YORKSHIRE REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP.

THE YORKSHIRE REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP income £142k
THE YAKAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £111k
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
BROMLEY 'Y' income £3.0m
MORTHYNG LIMITED income £3.1m
Q YORK income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIRE BRETHREN	£71k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE YORKSHIRE REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£142k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE YAKAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£431k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
BROMLEY 'Y' FY2024	£3.0m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
MORTHYNG LIMITED FY2025	£3.1m	£160,001 - £170,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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