FRIENDS OF YORK WALLS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 November 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £6,537
Latest expenditure: £6,356
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 50 GREY TOWERS DRIVE, NUNTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS7 0LT

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.yorkwalls.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the charity are to educate the public in the history, natural history and architecture of the historic defences of York and its city walls, and to secure the preservation, protection and improvement of features of historic public interest. We regularly open the Fishergate Postern Tower, and other areas of York's city walls, to the public to promote their use and conservation.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,356

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,065

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,066

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,160

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,799
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,723

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,356
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 59

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,065
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 52

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,066
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,160
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 52

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,799
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,723
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £17,431
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 42

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF YORK WALLS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-11-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Nov 2014
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES IN YORK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHICH SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS "THE AREA OF BENEFIT":(1) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(2) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR THE HISTORIC DEFENCES AND YORK CITY WALLS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 551446
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FOYW

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures