PROGRESS TO CHANGE
Registered charity 1065423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R&LDCSC, RIPON & LEEDS SOCIAL CONCERN, RIPON AND LEEDS DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL CONCERN, RIPON DIOCESAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL CONCERN
The charity owns and runs two Approved Premises (hostels) for the reception of offenders who have been placed there on Post Custody Licence or on probation by the courts, working in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Probation Service.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of £924,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. The trustees confirm that unrestricted income reserves of £2,709,816 are at an appropriate level to enable the charity to meet its objectives and continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: a level which the Board considers sufficient to maintain the continuing activities of the Charity on the basis of the funding arrangements with the Ministry of Justice (held: £2.7m)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the funds of the Approved Premises not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“the free reserves”) are maintained at a level which the Board considers sufficient to maintain the continuing activities of the Charity on the basis of the funding arrangements with the Ministry of Justice.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gibson Booth. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Prof Alastair Watt Macintyre Haychair
- Carol Cochrane · trustee of 1 other charity
- Christine Wright
- JILL DILKS
- Jessica Harris
- Karen Pearse
- Matt Thornfield
- Professor Olga Matthias
- Roy Brook
- Sara Mondon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PROGRESS TO CHANGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds surplus of £924,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. The trustees confirm that unrestricted income reserves of £2,709,816 are at an appropriate level to enable the charity to meet its objectives and continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gibson Booth.
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