THE YORKSHIRE LADIES' COUNCIL OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED)

Registered charity 529714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Distributes grants & rewards to students over 18 with a confirmed place at a British educational Institution. Supports local charities with educational facilities with funding for specific projects.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND WOMEN OF ALL CLASSES WITHIN THE COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE

Area of benefit: THE COUNTY OF YORK AND ELSEWHERE

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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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's administrative outgoings (£7,700) exceeded its administrative income (£8,490) by a small margin, while the Awards Committee spent £27,420 from portfolio income. The trustees note that the financial help given to Forest Hill Sheltered Housing Ltd involved a loan with a temporary repayment holiday and a further interest-free loan, but state that such problems are not foreseen to recur.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Executive Committee remains committed to making the best use of its available resources.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Interest-free loan to Forest Hill
“By January 2025, the plan to re-invest the moneys repaid on the loan was abandoned in favour of making a temporary interest free loan of a further £10,000 to Forest Hill, in order to help with cash flow problems.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Forest Hill (Sheltered) Housing Ltd
“A major factor this year has been the financial help given to Forest Hill (Sheltered) Housing Ltd.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Corporate structure

FOREST HILL (SHELTERED) HOUSING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £256k
  • Profit before tax: £-122k
  • Loans from parent undertaking: £23,116 (current) and £65,956 (non-current)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£32k£40k
31/08/2024£35k£37k
31/08/2023£35k£35k
31/08/2022£36k£25k
31/08/2021£32k£34k

Common questions

Is THE YORKSHIRE LADIES' COUNCIL OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's administrative outgoings (£7,700) exceeded its administrative income (£8,490) by a small margin, while the Awards Committee spent £27,420 from portfolio income. The trustees note that the financial help given to Forest Hill Sheltered Housing Ltd involved a loan with a temporary repayment holiday and a further interest-free loan, but state that such problems are not foreseen to recur. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.