Registered charity (CIO) · York
York Lgbt Forum
York Lgbt Forum is a registered charity (number 1162234) based in York, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £18k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £18k (2025)
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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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- North Yorkshire, City Of York, Middlesbrough, Kingston Upon Hull City and more
- Website
- www.yorklgbtforum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£18k£18k
- 2024£21k£23k
- 2023£26k£23k
Earlier years
- 2022£46k£79k
- 2021£103k£81k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government contracts 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN RELATION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, INTERSEX, QUEER, QUESTIONING (LGBT) AND ALLIES AND ASSOCIATES LIVING WITHIN THE CITY OF YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS;- CHALLENGING HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, OR ANY ASSOCIATED NEGATIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR WITHIN SOCIETY; - WORKING WITH PARTNERS AND ORGANISATIONS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, IN DEVELOPING INITIATIVES THAT WILL ENHANCE AND SAFEGUARD LGBT PEOPLE'S LIVES, ENSURING THEIR INCLUSION IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, AND THAT THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED; AND BY- ADVANCING EDUCATION, RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING A CULTURE BASED ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, INTERSEX, QUEER, QUESTIONING PEOPLE (LGBT) AND ALLIES AND ASSOCIATES FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY; AND3. TO FURTHER ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Grants received
15 grants · £139,226 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £71,606 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £35,032
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £26,655 (7 grants)
- LGBT Consortium · £3,933 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £2,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Ashley James Smith since 2026
- Dr Graham Mark Dykes since 2026
- Ian Holdsworth since 2017
- Josh Carlson since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Ian Holdsworth since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Ashley James Smith since 2026
- Dr Graham Mark Dykes since 2026
- Ian Holdsworth since 2017
- Josh Carlson since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162234
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 16 Jun 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01904612221 · yorklgbtforum@gmail.com
- 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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