THE YORK FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATION AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

Charity number: 1075135
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting conservation of the national heritage, with particular emphasis on the training of craftsmen and conservators, especially within the Yorkshire Region.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £17,159
Total expenditure: £51,858

People

10 Trustee(s)

3 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 April 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Catherine Louise Schaefer Chair 02 July 2024
None on record
Dr Alaina Marie Schmisseur Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Dr Katharine Eve Harrison Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Francis William Downing Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Debbie Ruth Treece Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Alexander Barry Holton Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Bethan Griffiths Trustee 02 July 2024
HERITAGE IRONWORK TRUST LTD
Received: On time
Jonathan Andrew Bryant Trustee 17 December 2019
None on record
Gill Chitty FSA, IHBC Trustee 01 August 2016
None on record
James Grierson Trustee 26 January 2012
THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £20.04k £14.67k £18.23k £16.88k £17.16k
Total expenditure £31.03k £36.72k £59.06k £48.20k £51.86k
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 29 February 2024 25 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2023 12 February 2024 46 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2022 04 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2021 06 January 2022 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 Not Required
Annual return 29 February 2020 12 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 Not Required
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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 3 DECEMBER 1998

Charitable objects

(1) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE MATERIAL REMAINS OF THE PAST WHICH FORM PART OF, OR WHICH ENHANCE, THE CULTURAL, HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE NATION INCLUDING BUILDINGS, ARTEFACTS, GARDENS, WHETHER OF LOCAL VALUE TO THE CITY OF YORK AND ITS SURROUNDING REGION, OR TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE. (2) TO MAINTAIN ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE OF PRACTITIONERS IN THE THEORY OF CONSERVATION AND IN THE TRADITION OR PRACTICAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR RESTORE RENOVATE OR OTHERWISE PRESERVE THE BUILDINGS. ARTEFACTS ETC. WORTHY OF CONSERVATION REFERRED TO IN (1) ABOVE. (3) TO PROMOTE AND EXECUTE SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND RESEARCH RELATING TO ANY ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION REFERRED TO IN (1) ABOVE TO ENABLE BOTHE THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL CULTURAL HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE TO BE PRESERVED. (4) TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF YORK AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY BY (A) PROVIDING AND PROMOTING ACCESS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO THE RESULTS OF ANY CONSERVATION PROJECTS OR RESEARCH PROMOTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE FOUNDATION. THROUGH PUBLICITY MATERIAL ARTICLES PAMPHLETS ETC., AND THROUGH EXHIBITIONS SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES ETC. TO DISSEMINATE AND TO FURTHER EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION. (B) WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO STIMULATE AN INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR CONSERVATION WITHIN THE BROADER AIMS OF THE FOUNDATION.

Area of benefit

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

CITY OF YORK AND ITS SURROUNDING REGION, OR TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE.

Contact information

Address:
MERCHANT ADVENTURERS HALL
FOSSGATE
YORK
YO1 9XD
Phone:
07808479298
Email:
info@conservationyork.org.uk
Website:

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