Yorkshire Mesmac

Analysis

Yorkshire Mesmac is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02958336). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yorkshire Mesmac reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.5m (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Yorkshire Mesmac sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include For Children & Young People (£1.5m), Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum (£1.5m) and Tapestry Care UK (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.