# SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185011
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 22, 2019
- **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=1185011


## Contact

- **Address:** 10 Thompson Close, Osgodby, SELBY
- **Postcode:** YO8 5ZX
- **Phone:** 01757709310
- **Email:** ronnie@spiritofchristmas.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.spiritofchristmas.info



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL) OR FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES

**Activities:** To relieve the financial burden on families in Yorkshire though the provision of gifts and entertainment at Christmas. Provide themed activities to encourage social inclusion of families from low income backgrounds.Provide "banana boxes" of toys to low income families moving from sheltered housing into accommodation




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Doncaster
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £13023 | £15022 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £26319 | £23036 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £25233 | £16335 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £15480 | £17107 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £26595 | £5276 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ronald Munro M.A.** (Chair) — appointed March 15, 2019
- Andrew Simpson — appointed Jan. 9, 2020
- Bobby Watson Frank — appointed Aug. 27, 2021
- Diane Munro — appointed March 15, 2019
- James John McLaughlin — appointed March 15, 2019
- Kevin John Davy — appointed March 15, 2019