Grassington and District Helping Hands

Registered charity 1093205 Registered since 2002

Operates: North Yorkshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 9y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.1y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8Disability 7Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Email	normanmcooke@gmail.com
Phone	01756 752663
Address	Park Grange Barn, Threshfield, SKIPTON, North Yorkshire, BD23 5EY

Finances

£6,373 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,488	£2,534
2022	£8	£1,583
2023	£4,135	£3,833
2024	£4,855	£3,779
2025	£6,373	£5,619

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Services

Charitable objects

The objects of Helping Hands shall be to provide transport and related services to those in need in Upper Wharfedale and in the adjacent areas. These services shall include, but not be limited to:(a) Transporting those in need to and from hospitals and medical centres.(b) Transporting those in need to opticians, dentists, chiropodists and social events.(c) Collecting prescriptions and shopping.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 23 APRIL 2001 AS AMENDED 28 MAY 2002. as amended on 18 May 2026

Trustees (8)

8trustees

0aged 70+

Barbara Jean Peacock since 2015
Bryan Andrew Pearson since 2023
David Wood since 2015
Geoffrey Peacock since 2011
Geraldine Mary Flather since 2025
Glenys Swallow since 2021
June Clarkson since 2015
Norman Meredith Cooke OBE since 2019

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