The Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York

Analysis

The Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York reported income of £120k and spending of £139k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £100k to £120k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mark Anthony Trust (£120k), Celestial Church of Christ, Voice of Jesus Christ Ministries (£120k) and Let Yourself Trust (£120k).