THE YORKSHIRE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 529709
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the Society are to stimulate public understanding of the sciences, including natural, physical, social and archaeological sciences, through lectures, grants, sponsorship and educational activities. The Society runs an annual series of around 20 public lectures, and maintains an interest in the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York, which it originally founded in the 1820s.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £34,278
Total expenditure: £38,730

People

11 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of York
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire
  • Leeds City
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David William Harbourne Chair 10 October 2023
None on record
Dr Thomas Hughes Trustee 25 June 2024
None on record
Dr Gavin Thomas Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Sally Suzanne Osgerby Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Jonathan Bernard Coulson Trustee 22 June 2021
None on record
Professor Andrew Charles Marvin Trustee 04 June 2019
None on record
Dr Dorothy Arkell Nott Trustee 05 June 2018
SHELDON MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
Felicity Helen Easdale Hurst Trustee 02 June 2015
None on record
CATHERINE BROPHY Trustee 11 September 2013
None on record
Dr ANDREW KENNETH GEORGE JONES Trustee 01 October 2012
None on record
Dr ROGER MARTIN PINDER Trustee 25 July 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £25.38k £29.34k £70.73k £39.00k £34.28k
Total expenditure £30.33k £45.38k £48.85k £45.06k £38.73k
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 December 2024 26 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

SCHEME DATED 13TH DECEMBER 1960

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF NATURAL SCIENCE AND THE STUDY OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTIQUITIES.

Area of benefit

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

THE COUNTY OF YORK.

Contact information

Address:
Yorkshire Philosophical Society
The Lodge
Museum Gardens
YORK
YO1 7DR
Phone:
01904656713
Email:
info@ypsyork.org
Website:

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