# THE YORK FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATION AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1075135
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 16, 1999
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1075135


## Contact

- **Address:** MERCHANT ADVENTURERS HALL, FOSSGATE, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO1 9XD
- **Phone:** 07808479298
- **Email:** info@conservationyork.org.uk
- **Website:** www.conservationyork.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE MATERIAL REMAINS OF THE PAST WHICH FORM PART OF, OR WHICH ENHANCE, THE CULTURAL, HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE NATION INCLUDING BUILDINGS, ARTEFACTS, GARDENS, WHETHER OF LOCAL VALUE TO THE CITY OF YORK AND ITS SURROUNDING REGION, OR TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE.(2) TO MAINTAIN ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE OF PRACTITIONERS IN THE THEORY OF CONSERVATION AND IN THE TRADITION OR PRACTICAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR RESTORE RENOVATE OR OTHERWISE PRESERVE THE BUILDINGS. ARTEFACTS ETC. WORTHY OF CONSERVATION REFERRED TO IN (1) ABOVE.(3) TO PROMOTE  AND EXECUTE SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND RESEARCH RELATING TO ANY ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION REFERRED TO IN (1) ABOVE TO ENABLE BOTHE THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL CULTURAL HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE TO BE PRESERVED.(4) TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF YORK AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY BY     (A) PROVIDING AND PROMOTING ACCESS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO THE RESULTS OF ANY CONSERVATION PROJECTS OR RESEARCH PROMOTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE FOUNDATION. THROUGH PUBLICITY MATERIAL ARTICLES PAMPHLETS ETC., AND THROUGH EXHIBITIONS SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES ETC. TO DISSEMINATE AND TO FURTHER EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION.   (B) WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO STIMULATE AN INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR CONSERVATION WITHIN THE BROADER AIMS OF THE FOUNDATION.

**Activities:** Promoting conservation of the national heritage, with particular emphasis on the training of craftsmen and conservators, especially within the Yorkshire Region.

**Area of benefit:** CITY OF YORK AND ITS SURROUNDING REGION, OR TO THE NATION AS A WHOLE.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £61602 | £54653 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £17159 | £51858 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £16882 | £48203 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £18232 | £59061 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £14669 | £36722 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Catherine Louise Schaefer** (Chair) — appointed July 2, 2024
- Bethan Griffiths — appointed July 2, 2024
- Deborah Ruth Treece — appointed July 2, 2024
- Dr Alaina Marie Schmisseur — appointed April 1, 2025
- Dr Alexander Barry Holton — appointed July 2, 2024
- Dr Katharine Eve Harrison — appointed July 2, 2024
- Francis William Downing — appointed July 2, 2024
- Gill Chitty FSA, IHBC — appointed Aug. 1, 2016
- James Roderick Jocelyn Grierson — appointed Jan. 26, 2012
- Jonathan Andrew Bryant — appointed Dec. 17, 2019