Registered charity · York
Yorkshire Naturalists Union
Yorkshire Naturalists Union is a registered charity (number 224018) based in York, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £30k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as YNU (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £30k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew GodfreyTrustee
- Andy MillardTrustee
- Dr Terence WhitakerTrustee · since 2017
- James HorsfallTrustee · since 2023
- Jill WarwickTrustee · since 2011
- Phillip WhelpdaleTrustee · since 2019
- Prof Alastair FitterTrustee · since 2023
- Rebecca BaileyTrustee · since 2018
- Sara RobinTrustee · since 2023
- Victoria WilkinsTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.ynu.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£30k£35k
- 2024£32k£23k
- 2023£37k£38k
Earlier years
- 2022£31k£38k
- 2021£61k£28k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE FAUNA, FLORA AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CONSERVATION, AND TO PURSUE THESE AIMS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES
Grants received
1 grant · £8,663 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 · £8,663
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Andrew Godfrey
- Andy Millard
- Dr Terence Whitaker since 2017
- Jill Warwick since 2011
- James Horsfall since 2023
- Phillip Whelpdale since 2019
- Prof Alastair Fitter since 2023
- Rebecca Bailey since 2018
- Sara Robin since 2023
- Victoria Wilkins since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Terence Whitaker since 2017
- Jill Warwick since 2011
- Phillip Whelpdale since 2019
- Rebecca Bailey since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Andrew Godfrey
- Dr Terence Whitaker since 2017
- Jill Warwick since 2011
- James Horsfall since 2023
- Phillip Whelpdale since 2019
- Prof Alastair Fitter since 2023
- Rebecca Bailey since 2018
- Sara Robin since 2023
- Victoria Wilkins since 2023
Portfolio (1)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 224018
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION AND RULES DATED 02 DECEMBER 1962 AS AMENDED DECEMBER 1988, 05 DECEMBER 1992, 11 MARCH 1995, 28 FEBRUARY 2004 AND 05 MARCH 2005 AND SCHEME DATED 20 OCTOBER 2004
- Contact on the register
- 01845525502 · membership@ynu.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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