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Registered charity · No. 514043 · WhitbyiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Joseph Ford's Trust

Income
£307
▲ 30.6% on 2024
Expenditure
£623
▲ 92.9% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
7
5.8y av 6 of 7 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
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Overview

The Joseph Ford's Trust's network

7 people6 organisationsi7 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Joseph Ford's Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Elizabeth Sarah SmithTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jennifer Catherine WallTrustee2024
2 yrs
Joyce ChampionTrustee2011
15 yrs
Kevin Graham WallTrustee2021
5 yrs
Mary Elizabeth SheardTrustee
Neil Sean Thomas BradleyTrustee2026
new
Rev Sally Jayne WilsonTrustee2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Elizabeth Sarah SmithTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jennifer Catherine WallTrustee2024
2 yrs
Joyce ChampionTrustee2011
15 yrs
Kevin Graham WallTrustee2021
5 yrs
Mary Elizabeth SheardTrustee
Neil Sean Thomas BradleyTrustee2026
new
Rev Sally Jayne WilsonTrustee2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
5.5y
median 3.5y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
8.1y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 6 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 7The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 6General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 3Arts and leisure 2Business services 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Joseph Ford's Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025.

Income and expenditure

5 yearsiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£200£400£600£80020252024202320222021£307£623

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Joseph Ford's Trust has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202128 February202228 February202328 February202429 February202528 February
Totals
Total income£218£3£29£235£307
Total expenditure£327£327£517£323£623
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Joseph Ford's Trust has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
28 February 202528 December 202526 November 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
29 February 202429 December 202413 November 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
28 February 202328 December 202324 November 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
28 February 202228 December 202231 October 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
28 February 202128 December 202119 October 2021Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

FOR THE GOOD AND WELFARE OF THOSE WHO ARE DISTRESSED BY POVERTY OR BLIND OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED MISFORTUNES AND ARE STILL LABOURING IN THE GRIP OF MISFORTUNE NOT FORGETTING THE CHILDREN OF MISFORTUNE SUCH AS NEED OUR PITY AND HELP NOR THE AGED AND INFIRM SUCH ANNUAL INCOME SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AS NEED ARISES NOT TO ANY LOCAL ORGANISATION OR INSTITUTUION BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARISH OF DANBY IN THE COUNTY OF YORK.

What it does

  • The advancement of health or saving of lives
  • Disability
  • The prevention or relief of poverty

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Area of benefit
PARISH OF DANBY IN THE COUNTY OF YORK as filed
Governing document
WILL PROVED AT YORK ON 2 JANUARY 1945 as filed
Register history
  • 22 July 1983Registered

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
1983

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