Registered charity · Barnsley
Fareshare Yorkshire Limited
Fareshare Yorkshire Limited is a registered charity (number 1075477) based in Barnsley, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Sarah Louise Hobbs since 2012. Latest income £1.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Fareshare South Yorkshire (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Sarah Louise HobbsChair · since 2012
- Cassandra MacdonaldTrustee · since 2026
- Clare EvansTrustee · since 2025
- David SwindenTrustee · since 2012
- Jonny LongdenTrustee · since 2025
- Michael WillmettsTrustee · since 2024
- Molly CharlesTrustee · since 2026
- Rachel McelroyTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah SunderlandTrustee · since 2016
- Scott JohnstonTrustee · since 2025
- Stephen StothartTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.fareshareyorkshire.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Fareshare Yorkshire Limited
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£1.3m
- 2024£1.3m£1.3m
- 2023£1.2m£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£925k£1.1m
- 2021£1.1m£818k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS BY:(A) THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD; AND(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SUCH PERSONS
Grants received
12 grants · £228,978 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Westminster Foundation · £120,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £68,004 (4 grants)
- Leeds Community Foundation · £17,280 (2 grants)
- Virgin Money Foundation · £7,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Sarah Louise Hobbs Chair since 2012
- Cassandra Macdonald since 2026
- Clare Evans since 2025
- David Swinden since 2012
- Jonny Longden since 2025
- Michael Willmetts since 2024
- Molly Charles since 2026
- Rachel Mcelroy since 2023
- Sarah Sunderland since 2016
- Scott Johnston since 2025
- Stephen Stothart since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Sarah Louise Hobbs Chair since 2012
- David Swinden since 2012
- Sarah Sunderland since 2016
- Stephen Stothart since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Sarah Louise Hobbs Chair since 2012
- Cassandra Macdonald since 2026
- Clare Evans since 2025
- David Swinden since 2012
- Jonny Longden since 2025
- Michael Willmetts since 2024
- Molly Charles since 2026
- Rachel Mcelroy since 2023
- Sarah Sunderland since 2016
- Scott Johnston since 2025
- Stephen Stothart since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075477
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/12/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/05/1999AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/08/2012 as amended on 13 Mar 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 03680184 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01226593778 · enquiries@fareshareyorkshire.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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