CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS

Registered charity 1153739 · organisation 5040007

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
9 September 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£789,347
Latest expenditure
£774,759
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: YORK ENVIRONMENT CENTRE, RAWDON AVENUE, YORK, YO10 3FW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.stnicks.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

- To preserve and conserve the area known as St Nicholas Fields for the benefit and education of the public.- To educate the residents of York in principles and benefits of environmental and conservation issues and sustainability including recycling and waste reduction- To provide facilities for residents with the aim of improving their conditions of life through social welfare and leisure

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
13 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£789,347
Total Gross Expenditure
£774,759
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£655,526
Total Gross Expenditure
£654,883
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
18 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£582,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£617,228
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
13 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£577,865
Total Gross Expenditure
£509,376
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£350,287
Total Gross Expenditure
£349,859

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
13 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£789,347
Total Gross Expenditure
£774,759
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
174499
Income From Government Grants
£88,751
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
850
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£655,526
Total Gross Expenditure
£654,883
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
134287
Income From Government Grants
£30,546
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
18 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£582,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£617,228
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Contracts
131046
Income From Government Grants
£24,263
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
455
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£577,865
Total Gross Expenditure
£509,376
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
120612
Income From Government Grants
£34,539
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
450
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
20 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£350,287
Total Gross Expenditure
£349,859
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
128720
Income From Government Grants
£10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
22955
Income Other Trading Activities
74868
Income Charitable Activities
682309
Income Investments
8701
Income Other
514
Income Total Income And Endowments
789347
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£232
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£774,527
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
774759
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
85746
Expenditure Depreciation
4645
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£445,562
Assets Total Fixed
303698
Assets Own Use
303698
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£234,026
Assets Total Liabilities
£92,162
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£445,562
Creditors One Year Total Current
92162
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£178,887
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
184300
Funds Restricted
261262
Funds Total
445562
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
15 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
33727
Income Other Trading Activities
72642
Income Charitable Activities
541777
Income Investments
1835
Income Other
5545
Income Total Income And Endowments
655526
Income Legacies
5000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£485
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£654,398
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
654883
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
93926
Expenditure Depreciation
5748
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£430,974
Assets Total Fixed
298793
Assets Own Use
298793
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£223,019
Assets Total Liabilities
£90,838
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£430,974
Creditors One Year Total Current
90838
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£154,886
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
133048
Funds Restricted
297926
Funds Total
430974
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
18 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
370063
Income Other Trading Activities
51100
Income Charitable Activities
156701
Income Investments
285
Income Other
4023
Income Total Income And Endowments
582172
Income Legacies
3106
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,114
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£615,114
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
617228
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
1000
Expenditure Support Costs
54705
Expenditure Depreciation
3274
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£430,331
Assets Total Fixed
295645
Assets Own Use
295645
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£278,020
Assets Total Liabilities
£143,334
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£430,331
Creditors One Year Total Current
143334
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£206,013
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
132465
Funds Restricted
297866
Funds Total
430331
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
13 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
412947
Income Other Trading Activities
45175
Income Charitable Activities
119212
Income Investments
24
Income Other
507
Income Total Income And Endowments
577865
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£415
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£508,961
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
509376
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
53140
Expenditure Depreciation
29184
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£155,726
Assets Total Fixed
298563
Assets Own Use
298563
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£340,965
Assets Total Liabilities
£174,141
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£465,387
Creditors One Year Total Current
174141
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£294,627
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
155726
Funds Restricted
309661
Funds Total
465387
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of York
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2015-02-11T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
3104498
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1068909
Assoc Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2013-09-09T00:00:00
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2025-05-14T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
253944
Assoc Registered Charity Number
253944
Assoc Charity Name
SESSIONS NATURE RESERVE TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Association Registered 09 Sep 2013
Charitable Objects
1) TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE THE AREA KNOWN AS ST. NICHOLAS FIELDS,INCLUDING THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE AREA, FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OFTHE PUBLIC.2) TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARTICULAR YOUTH EDUCATION, OFPERSONS RESIDENT IN YORK AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE PRINCIPLES ANDBENEFITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION ISSUES AND OF SUSTAINABILITYINCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION.3) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OFIMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Area Of Benefit
YORK AND SURROUNDING AREAS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment