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friends of york minster

The charity supports the general public. Friends Of York Minster is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in York and operates in North Yorkshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To advance religion by assisting in the support of York Minster by contributing both financially and in other appropriate ways to its preservation, maintenance, beautification and ministry. In particular:1. widen public awareness of York Minster2. sustain & develop a network of people who love & support the Minster3. maintain and develop the music4. aid the upkeep of the Archive & Library

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£875,276
Latest Expenditure
£1,000,890

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 114.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £808,058
Charitable Activities £54,372
Other Trading £0
Investments £12,846
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,000,890
Raising Funds £0
Governance £5,350
Grants to Institutions £929,290
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£875,276£1,000,890£1,000,890£223,480£221,2701 / 20
2023£114,162£339,0030 / 20
2022£202,477£81,4290 / 19

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers