COMMUNITY FIRST YORKSHIRE LTD

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community particularly in Yorkshire and the surrounding area in particular the advancement of education and health and the relief of poverty and distress, the sustainability of rural life, or in pursuing any other charitable purposes by promoting and organising cooperation in the achievement of the said purposes.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£1,164,542
Donations and legacies | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £1.09m | |
Other trading activities | £53.22k | |
Investments | £17.14k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£1,096,211
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £1.10m | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £937,839 from 19 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.10m | |
Retained for future use | £68.33k |
People

30 Employee(s)
6 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
- Barnsley
- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- Doncaster
- Kirklees
- Leeds City
- North Yorkshire
- Rotherham
- Sheffield City
Governance
- 07 September 1984: Standard registration
- 28 September 2019: Funds received from 1138552 NORTH YORKSHIRE AND YORK FORUM
- RURAL ACTION YORKSHIRE LIMITED (Previous name)
- YORKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
6 Trustee(s)
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Richard Anthony Jones | Trustee | 18 March 2025 |
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Dr Rebecca Claire Buckley | Trustee | 20 April 2021 |
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DAVID SHARP | Trustee | 25 April 2017 |
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DAVID WATSON | Trustee | 25 April 2017 |
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ADRIAN WILLIS WILLIS | Trustee |
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COUNCILLOR DAVID COLIN JEFFELS | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.40m | £1.11m | £1.16m | £1.01m | £1.16m | |
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Total expenditure | £1.31m | £1.08m | £1.02m | £1.04m | £1.10m | |
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Income from government contracts | £51.10k | £47.59k | £54.39k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £767.50k | £789.12k | £881.14k | £803.33k | £937.84k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £0 | £10.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £15.86k | £11.77k | £19.20k | £12.90k | £53.22k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.38m | £1.09m | £1.14m | £992.79k | £1.09m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £5.08k | £3.27k | £2.56k | £6.88k | £17.14k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £1.31m | £1.08m | £1.02m | £1.04m | £1.10m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £2.28k | £4.20k | £4.20k | £2.20k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £280.87k | £93.34k | £43.23k | £88.49k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.33k | £1.33k | £333 | £0 | £1 | |
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Long-term investments | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £940.01k | £1.04m | £1.16m | £1.10m | £1.24m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £97.44k | £161.80k | £148.86k | £118.52k | £185.14k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 29 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 29 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 04 December 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 04 December 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 08 December 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 08 December 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 13 December 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 13 December 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 18 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 18 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 AUGUST 1984 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 MAY 2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10 APR 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 SEP 2017 as amended on 19 Nov 2019
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF YORKSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS, THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL LIFE OR IN PURSUING ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY PROMOTING AND ORGANISING CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAID PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT
Area of benefit
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTIES OF NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE
Contact information
- Address:
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Community First Yorkshire
Tower House
Askham Fields Lane
Askham Bryan
York
YO23 3FS
- Phone:
- 01904704177
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