Trust Property Administered in Connection with the Company of the Merchant Adventurers of the City of York
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The annual report gives the Trust's annual giving as £1,000, so a request should be modest, and no grant range is stated.
- The Trust's focus is the City of York or its suburbs, and it does not fund anything outside them, so organisations elsewhere should not apply.
- It also does not fund people who are not in need because of age, illness or other infirmity, or financial hardship, so a project must serve people in those circumstances.
- Its stated themes are historic building upkeep and poverty relief, so a York project in either area is the clearest fit.
- No application process is published, so use the contact shown to ask how to proceed.
Overview
Trust Property Administered in Connection with the Company of the Merchant Adventurers of the City of York is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 235256).
The Trust exists for the relief of poverty among persons within certain defined categories, and it also maintains the Hall and Chapel for members of the public who wish to study their history and architecture. Its Alms Committee cares for the Company Pensioners and distributes grants and alms to the needy of York. Its annual giving is £1,000. The pension has been kept at £500 per annum, paid in 2 instalments.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust maintains the Hall and Chapel so they are available to members of the visiting public who wish to study their history and architecture, and relieves poverty among people within certain defined categories. Its support includes pensions for pensioners and grants and alms for people in need in York. It has also made a grant to a local charity for the relief of poverty. The register’s objects provide for other charitable purposes benefiting poor and deserving people in the City of York or suburbs.
Themes
- Historic building upkeep
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: City of York or suburbs.
What they don't fund
- The foundation does not fund outside the City of York or its suburbs
- The foundation does not fund people who are not in need because of age, illness or other infirmity, or financial hardship
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
- York
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- York Neighbours£1,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £707,706 | £523,618 | £10,600 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £754,160 | £697,910 | £10,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £768,705 | £756,567 | £10,200 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £859,528 | £797,976 | £2,150 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £847,283 | £825,307 | £1,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- merchantshallyork.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- 01904 654818source
- the.clerk@merchantshallyork.orgsource
- enquiries@merchantshallyork.orgsource
- MERCHANT ADVENTURERS HALL, FOSSGATE, YORK, YO1 9XDsource
- The Hall, Fossgate, York, YO1 9XDsource
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- 01904 654818source
- the.clerk@merchantshallyork.orgsource
- enquiries@merchantshallyork.orgsource
- MERCHANT ADVENTURERS HALL, FOSSGATE, YORK, YO1 9XDsource
- The Hall, Fossgate, York, YO1 9XDsource