# THE CHARITY OF JOSEPH HARRISON

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 223317
- **Other names:** CHARITY OF JOSEPH HARRISON FOR ASYLUM PATIENTS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 7, 1964
- **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=223317


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 613, Wakefield
- **Postcode:** WF1 9JA
- **Phone:** 01924361712



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WHO HAVE OR HAVE HAD MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The charity of Joseph Harrison was originally an endowed charity trust set up in 1841 to help patients and their families on discharge from the asylum. This was suspended in 1947 due to low cash assets. With the sale of the Stanley Royal Psychiatric hospital site in 2001, the trustees obtained ú2.3 million. The interest is distributed yearly to qualifying bids. Recipients must have a diagnosed men

**Area of benefit:** CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- City Of Wakefield



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £17442 | £66092 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £10823 | £55392 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £5723 | £50024 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £2730 | £44444 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £3834 | £36351 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **WENDY SUZANNE PLUMMER** (Chair)
- HEATHER CRICHTON -SHARP
- KEVIN JONES