Friends of York Minster

Analysis

Friends of York Minster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of York Minster reported income of £146k and spending of £152k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £202k to £146k (-28%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 667%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Friends of York Minster sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clyst Caring Friends (£146k), New Life Worldwide Apostolic Church (£146k) and Expert Link (£146k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.