Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 25 ?

YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST

The objectives of YTT is to relieve the poverty, advance the education and promote the health, social and economic welfare of the Gypsy / Traveller community in and around the York area. The core work includes advice, advocacy, conflict resolution, anti-discrimination and promotion of better health, education, community development and social cohesion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£284£281£3n/a
31/03/23£240£212£28n/a
31/03/22£202£180£22n/a
01/04/21£216£78£138n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://www.ytt.org.uk/

info@ytt.org.uk

01904630526

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£150,000
Lankelly Chase Foundation£150,000
Two Ridings Community Foundation£15,986
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST
£150,000 27/03/2024
36
Towards core costs instilling sociocratic structures within YTT to develop GT individuals to become advocates for their communities and demand change to create systems, policies and practices that work for them
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to York Travellers Trust
£2,700 14/11/2022
York Together With Young People Engagement
Two Ridings Community Foundation - MBSR Therapy Programme
£4,980 27/04/2022
Funding to provide a 6 month Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction therapy programme. This will include three stands: 1. 24x weekly 1.5 hour drop in MBSR sessions for adults. Max. 6 per group. 2. 24x weekly 1 hour MBSR sessions for the 5 young people ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to York Travellers Trust
£150,000 31/03/2022
York Travellers Trust
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to York Travellers Trust
£4,400 19/01/2022
Grant to York Travellers Trust
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Project Hobbin
£3,906 14/09/2021
Funding for Food Youth Club, including cooking a meal at each session aimed primarily at children and young people from Traveller families, but with the aim of being open to all.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLAIRE WILTON Appointed: 2017
  • JOY-KIRSTEN JACKSON Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL TURNPENNY Appointed: 2024
  • PATRICK O'KELLY Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR CAROLINE HUNTER (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • STEPHEN EDWARD PITTAM
  • TOM BEER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2020, number: 1189827
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST on 09/03/2023
Main office

YORK TRAVELLERS TRUST
20 FALSGRAVE CRESCENT
YORK
YO30 7AZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE GYPSY/TRAVELLER COMMUNITY IN YORK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY: 1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON HOUSING AND WELFARE BENEFITS; 2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY; 4. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; 5. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE GYPSY/TRAVELLER COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; 6. PROMOTING GOOD RACE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS THROUGH PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE GYPSY/TRAVELLER COMMUNITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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