YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION

Charity number: 224018
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Objectives: To promote the scientific investigation of the flora, fauna and physical features of the county of Yorkshire and to encourage their conservation by means of holding field meetings, collecting and sharing biological records and providing information through our publications.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £30,293
Total expenditure: £35,063

People

10 Trustee(s)

22 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • YNU (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Victoria Wilkins Trustee 15 November 2023
None on record
Sara Robin Trustee 16 October 2023
None on record
James Horsfall Trustee 07 October 2023
None on record
Prof Alastair Fitter Trustee 22 September 2023
None on record
Phillip Whelpdale Trustee 01 December 2019
None on record
Rebecca Bailey Trustee 03 November 2018
None on record
Dr Terence Whitaker Trustee 18 November 2017
None on record
JILL WARWICK Trustee 08 November 2011
None on record
ANDREW GODFREY Trustee
None on record
ANDY MILLARD Trustee
LEEDS NATURALISTS' CLUB AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £61.49k £30.76k £36.51k £31.87k £30.29k
Total expenditure £27.65k £37.80k £37.74k £23.26k £35.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 30 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION AND RULES DATED 02 DECEMBER 1962 AS AMENDED DECEMBER 1988, 05 DECEMBER 1992, 11 MARCH 1995, 28 FEBRUARY 2004 AND 05 MARCH 2005 AND SCHEME DATED 20 OCTOBER 2004

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE FAUNA, FLORA AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CONSERVATION, AND TO PURSUE THESE AIMS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

YORKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
C/O NEYEDC Unit 7
Hassacarr Close
Dunnington
YORK
YO19 5SN
Phone:
01845525502
Email:
membership@ynu.org.uk
Website:

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