York Common Good Trust

Activities & Mission

TO ISSUE LUMP SUM GRANTS MAINLY TO EXISTING CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF YORK, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE INTRINSIC TO THE CITY, BUT MAY ALSO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS CITIZENS WHO ARE NOT THEMSELVES REGISTERED AS A CHARITY. GRANTS ARE MADE TO HELP PEOPLE RATHER THAN THE ENVIRONMENT.

Grants

York Common Good Trust is a grant-making charity: making grants is its main activity.

Gives grants to

organisations

Total spending (2025)

£32,909

Only charities with income over £500,000 file a separate grants figure.

Who it helps

children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies

What it supports

general charitable purposes, education and training, arts, culture, heritage, or science, amateur sport and the environment, conservation, or heritage

As recorded with the Charity Commission. To ask about applying, use the contact details and check the trustees and latest accounts below.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Financial Information