York Common Good Trust
Registered charity 503556 Registered since 1975
Operates: City Of York
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- Elaine Lesley Phillips since 2022
- Michael Sessions since 1975
- MR James Robert Morrell since 2017
- MR John Stuart Roberts since 2000
- MS Linda Anne Langford since 2019
- MS Susan Jane Jerden-Cooke since 2015
- Martin Liam Nelson Mr since 2023
15.9y median 9y
average tenure
51y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael Sessions since 1975
- MR James Robert Morrell since 2017
- MR John Stuart Roberts since 2000
- MS Linda Anne Langford since 2019
- MS Susan Jane Jerden-Cooke since 2015
18.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Elaine Lesley Phillips since 2022
- MR John Stuart Roberts since 2000
- MS Linda Anne Langford since 2019
- MS Susan Jane Jerden-Cooke since 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Michael Sessions since 1975
- MR James Robert Morrell since 2017
- Martin Liam Nelson Mr since 2023
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6Accommodation/housing 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Property 2Arts and leisure 1Construction 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£28k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The John Jackson Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Sessions Book Trust 1 shared trustee
- York Conservation Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Bootham School 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Friends of ST Augustine's Broxbourne Similar size; both Environment
- BE Prepared - the Story of Scouting Museum Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.yorkcommongoodtrust.org.uk |
| secretary@yorkcommongoodtrust.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01904611164 |
| Address | H P H CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, 54 BOOTHAM, YORK, YO30 7XZ |
Finances
£28,367 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £19,287 | £30,470 |
| 2022 | £21,400 | £38,703 |
| 2023 | £22,865 | £37,797 |
| 2024 | £25,399 | £58,850 |
| 2025 | £28,367 | £32,909 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
ANY WHOLLY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH OR DESIGNED TO BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF YORK OR THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ANY PART OF THE CITY.
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 28 MARCH 1974 AND TRUST DEED DATED 11 DECEMBER 1974
Trustees (7)
7trustees
81median age
3aged 70+
- Elaine Lesley Phillips since 2022
- Michael Sessionsage band 75-79 since 1975
- MR James Robert Morrell since 2017
- MR John Stuart Robertsage band 80-84 since 2000
- MS Linda Anne Langford since 2019
- MS Susan Jane Jerden-Cooke since 2015
- Martin Liam Nelson Mr since 2023
Connected charities (4)
- The John Jackson Trust 2 shared trustees
- York Conservation Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Bootham School 1 shared trustee
- The Sessions Book Trust 1 shared trustee
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