Registered charity · York
York Conservation Trust Limited
York Conservation Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 504302) based in York, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £4.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
a. To provide for the conservation and preservation for the public benefit of buildings of significant historic interest, architectural or constructional merit or amenity value in the City of York and the County of North Yorkshire and lands adjacent...
- 9 trustees
- Income £4.4m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Anna Euphemia GawthorpTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Charles Hedley Esdon ButlerTrustee
- James Edward NaishTrustee · since 2024
- James Robert MorrellTrustee
- James Roderick Jocelyn GriersonTrustee · since 2024
- Jeremy Spence MorrellTrustee
- Margaret Anne MorrellTrustee
- MS Vanessa Rachel Morrell ButlerTrustee
- Olivia Holden MorrellTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Accommodation/housing, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- North Yorkshire, City Of York
- Website
- www.yorkconservationtrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- York Conservation Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1975
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4.4m£2.6m
- 2024£2.5m£3.5m
- 2023£4.4m£2.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.3m£1.9m
- 2021£2.1m£1.6m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
a. To provide for the conservation and preservation for the public benefit of buildings of significant historic interest, architectural or constructional merit or amenity value in the City of York and the County of North Yorkshire and lands adjacent to and associated with such buildings;b. To promote the public knowledge and enjoyment of those places of historic interest, or architectural or constructional merit, in the City of York and the County of North Yorkshire, which are owned by the Company;c. To advance education and skills in the conservation of buildings and land adjacent thereto and associated therewith.
Grants received
2 grants · £27,964 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £17,964
- Architectural Heritage Fund · £10,000
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.
9 trustees on the board
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anna Euphemia Gawthorp since 2023
- Dr Charles Hedley Esdon Butler
- Jeremy Spence Morrell
- James Edward Naish since 2024
- MS Vanessa Rachel Morrell Butler
Portfolio (4)
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 120.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 504302
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS INCORPORATED 8 APRIL 1975 AND 5 FEBRUARY 1976, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 SEP 2017 as amended on 25 Nov 2022 as amended on 02 Oct 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 00395954 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01904 651880 · guybowyer@yorkconservationtrust.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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