# THE WILBERFORCE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1087065
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 20, 2001
- **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=1087065


## Contact

- **Address:** The Wilberforce Trust, Wilberforce House, The Grove, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO24 1AN
- **Phone:** 01904760037
- **Email:** elliehudson@wilberforcetrust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wilberforcetrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL DAY CARE TRAINING AND OTHER FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO RELIEVE THE DISABILITIES OF PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS WHO MAY HAVE PHYSICAL ILLNESSES OR ANY OTHER PHYSICAL DISORDER OR DISABILITY OF MIND ANDB) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISABLED PERSONS IN YORKSHIRE OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

**Activities:** Provision of tenanted accommodation,support staff,  training & rehabilitation services, learning & social activities for children & adults. Equipment training & provision including, Information technology devices. Comprehensive advice and guidance, living with visual impairment including other disabilities specialist training for care workers, companies & other  services. Community services.

**Area of benefit:** IN YORKSHIRE OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- City Of York
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5384501 | £4943956 | £17411924 | 130 |
| March 31, 2024 | £5055137 | £4632298 | £15705976 | 130 |
| March 31, 2023 | £4428841 | £3892163 | £15074676 | 125 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3877412 | £3424312 | £14681845 | 105 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4124735 | £3155603 | £13949213 | 115 |



## Trustees

- **COLIN ASPINALL** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 29, 2016
- Anne Mwangi — appointed Jan. 19, 2021
- Charles Anelay — appointed Dec. 10, 2019
- Christopher Raymond Shanks — appointed Nov. 11, 2025
- Elizabeth Anne Wallace — appointed July 23, 2024
- Emma Joanne Thompson — appointed Nov. 11, 2025
- Kate Thompson — appointed July 23, 2024
- Nafees Arif — appointed Jan. 13, 2026
- Stuart Leslie — appointed Feb. 3, 2026
- Susan Maureen Hogston — appointed Jan. 13, 2026