St Michael's York Trust

Analysis

St Michael's York Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Michael's York Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £31k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £91k to £40k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Michael's York Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penycae Neighbourhood Church of the Nazarene (£40k), Archconfraternity of St Stephen (£40k) and Noak Bridge Christian Centre (£40k).