# FRIENDS OF YORK MINSTER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1195675
- **Other names:** THE FRIENDS OR FOYM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 1, 2021
- **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=1195675


## Contact

- **Address:** Friends of York Minster, Former Minster School, 9 Minster Yard, Deansgate, York
- **Postcode:** North Yo
- **Phone:** 01904557237
- **Email:** friends@yorkminster.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY ASSISTING IN THE SUPPORT OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITICAL CHURCH OF ST PETER IN YORK (THE MINSTER) BY CONTRIBUTING BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN OTHER APPROPRIATE WAYS TO ITS PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, BEAUTIFICATION AND MINISTRY. IN PARTICULAR, AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THIS OBJECT:A) TO SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC, ORNAMENTS AND FURNISHINGS OF THE MINSTERB) TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THE MUSIC AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE WORSHIP AND LIFE OF THE MINSTERC) TO AID THE UPKEEP OF THE MINSTER ARCHIVE AND LIBRARYD) TO SUSTAIN AND DEVELOP A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE AND SUPPORT THE MINSTERE) TO WIDEN AWARENESS OF THE MINSTER'S PRESENCE

**Activities:** To advance religion by assisting in the support of York Minster by contributing both financially and in other appropriate ways to its preservation, maintenance, beautification and ministry. In particular:1. widen public awareness of York Minster2. sustain & develop a network of people who love & support the Minster3. maintain and develop the music4. aid the upkeep of the Archive & Library




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £875276 | £1000890 | £223480 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £114162 | £339003 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £202477 | £81429 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Champness — appointed June 24, 2023
- Helen Gregory — appointed June 15, 2024
- Julia Charlton-Weedy — appointed Feb. 14, 2022
- Linda Dorothy Tooley — appointed July 2, 2022
- Michael John Morrow — appointed April 15, 2026
- Michael John Scrowston — appointed June 14, 2025
- Patricia Williams — appointed June 24, 2023
- Peter Emery — appointed June 15, 2024
- Stephen O'Brien — appointed Nov. 27, 2024