ST AIDAN'S TRUST

Registered charity 1039113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To make trust land available in the interests of social welfare for the public recreation and leisure time occupation for those living or working in or resorting to the South Leeds area.

Objects

TO MAKE THE TRUST LAND AVAILABLE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PUBLIC RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN OR RESORTING TO THE SOUTH LEEDS AREA.

Area of benefit: SOUTH LEEDS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£67k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £91,764 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. The charity holds total funds of £1,205,984, comprising a £1 million endowment and unrestricted cash balances of £16,631. The trustees confirm that available assets are adequate to meet obligations as a going concern for the next twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charity’s objective is to expend all its free reserves (these currently being £16,631 together with the £1 million endowment a total of £1,016,631) on the intended charitable purpose of managing and maintaining the St Aidan’s site as a nature park.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Leeds City Council provides administrative support at no cost and processes payments through its systems. The Trust reimburses Leeds City Council periodically, resulting in a creditor balance of £380,814 as at 31 March 2025.

“Leeds City Council has resolved to provide administrative support to St. Aidan's Trust. The Trust's payments for goods and services are processed through the Council’s financial systems and draw on the Council’s bank account. St. Aidan's Trust reimburses Leeds City Council on an agreed, periodic basis.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Leeds City Council

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£67k	£158k
31/03/2024	£65k	£234k
31/03/2023	£31k	£124k
31/03/2022	£9k	£12k
31/03/2021	£10k	£11k

Common questions

Is ST AIDAN'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £91,764 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. The charity holds total funds of £1,205,984, comprising a £1 million endowment and unrestricted cash balances of £16,631. The trustees confirm that available assets are adequate to meet obligations as a going concern for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ANJUMAN-E-JAMALI (BRADFORD)	1	£349k
ANJUMAN-E-ZAINEE (CROYDON)	1	£332k
GIVE A GIFT	1	£286k
ANJUMAN-E-BURHANI (LONDON)	1	£242k
ANJUMAN-E-SAIFEE (LEICESTER)	1	£63k
MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED	1	£19k
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCOTT (EREDINE) CHARITABLE TRUST.

SCOTT (EREDINE) CHARITABLE TRUST income £653k
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE income £216k
LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST income £383k
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM) income £18.9m
THE AA TRUST income £264k
SYEDA ZAINAB TRUST income £58k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST AIDAN'S TRUST	£67k	—	below	—	no doubt
SCOTT (EREDINE) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£653k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE FY2025	£216k	—	above	—	no doubt
LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£383k	—	above	—	no doubt
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM) FY2025	£18.9m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE AA TRUST FY2025	£264k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.