YORK CEMETERY TRUST

Charity number: 1075408
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

a)To operate York Cemetery for the public benefit. b)To develop conserve and manage the natural environment in York Cemetery. c)To provide education and information regarding York Cemetery.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £282,273
Total expenditure: £268,833

People

8 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 May 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr RICHARD GEORGE WELBY KEESING Chair
None on record
Gordon Eastham Trustee 17 January 2022
None on record
Michelle Hettie Burns Trustee 22 June 2015
None on record
Maureen Vevers Trustee 18 May 2015
None on record
ANGELA LESLEY JOHNSON Trustee
None on record
ROBERT FLINT JENKINSON BA Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN AYRES Trustee
None on record
JENNY HILDYARD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £278.27k £262.58k £224.77k £288.01k £282.27k
Total expenditure £191.63k £244.35k £168.15k £160.88k £268.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £4.00k 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 2023 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 02 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 15 MARCH 1999 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 13 JANUARY 2005

Charitable objects

(A) TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN YORK CEMETERY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A CEMETERY FOR DECENT BURIAL OF THE DEAD AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ITS GRAVES MONUMENTS BUILDINGS GROUNDS AND LANDSCAPE (B) TO DEVELOP CONSERVE AND MANAGE THE LANDSCAPE PLANTS AND NATURAL LIFE IN YORK CEMETERY FOR RECREATION AND PLEASURE OF THE PUBLIC IN EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL LIFE IN THE CEMETERY (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY MAKING AVAILABLE MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVES AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE BURIED IN YORK CEMETERY AND THEIR MONUMENTS BY COLLECTING STORING AND MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE GENEALOGIES CONDITIONS AND LIFE-STYLES OF THE INHABITANTS OF YORK AND RELATED AREAS THROUGH THE AGES BY ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING A MUSEUM AND DISPLAY MATERIAL TO DEMONSTRATE ISSUES RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF YORK CEMETERY AND THOSE BURIED IN IT AND BY PREPARING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER BODIES WHO WISH TO VISIT THE CEMETERY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROGRAMMES COURSES AND SYLLABUSES (D) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
YORK CEMETERY TRUST
THE GATEHOUSE
49 CEMETERY ROAD
YORK
NORTH YORKSHIRE
YO10 5AJ
Phone:
01904 610578
Email:
admin@yorkcemetery.org.uk
Website:

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