Registered charity · Skipton

The Yorkshire Dales Society

The Yorkshire Dales Society is a registered charity (number 515384) based in Skipton, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £156k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Y D S, Friends of the Dales (Charity Commission)

10 trustees
Income £156k (2025)

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About

What it does: Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where: Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire
Website: www.friendsofthedales.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company: The Yorkshire Dales Society
Registered: 1984

Income and spending

YearIncomeSpending
2025£156k£136k
2024£74k£143k
2023£53k£124k

Earlier years

2022£221k£96k
2021£102k£80k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION OF THE LANDSCAPE, BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE YORKSHIRE DALES NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS, AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES; AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO ENGAGE WITH, UNDERSTAND, ENJOY AND PROTECT THESE AREAS. 2. IN PURSUANCE OF THE ABOVE, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC

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

2.3y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.5y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 10Environment/conservation/heritage 9General Charitable Purposes 2Religious Activities 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.

Health and social care 9Education 2Other services 2

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.

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incomespending£156k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Registered charity number: 515384
Status: Registered
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JUNE 1984. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 MARCH 1997 AS AMENDED ON 26 SEP 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 OCT 2015
Companies House: Company number 01822908 · Active
Contact on the register: 01756749400 · matthew.pollitt@friendsofthedales.org.uk
Edition: Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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