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LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1074429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS AND HOLBECK BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY FOUNDATION

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation is a grant-making organisation. The purpose is to support those in need of a safe and secure home and they run a small and large grant schemes under this purpose. Small grants of up to £2500 are awarded to registered charities based nationwide and large grants of up to £75,000 to registered charities based in Yorkshire and/or the North East.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£534k
Latest spending
£511k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £23,148 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £116,855. The charity is entirely dependent on funding from Leeds Building Society, which provides both cash donations and in-kind support for overhead costs. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by an upcoming Framework Agreement to guarantee future funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income)
“All donations and legacies are from the Society and its members.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £5,000 in unrestricted funding each year to cover the cost of things such as: training, memberships and events (held: £117k)
“It is the policy of the Foundation to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Foundation at a level that enables the Foundation to continue fulfilling objectives. A full reserves policy has not been necessary in the past due to the charity’s size. However, it has been agreed with Leeds Building Society, who is our sole funder, that moving forward into 2026 the Foundation will hold £5,000 in unrestricted funding each year to cover the cost of things such as: training, memberships and events.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£534k
Total spending
£511k
Reserves (reported)
£117k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£534k£511k
31/12/2024£407k£390k
31/12/2023£392k£398k
31/12/2022£243k£203k
31/12/2021£152k£151k

Common questions

Is LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £23,148 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £116,855. The charity is entirely dependent on funding from Leeds Building Society, which provides both cash donations and in-kind support for overhead costs. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by an upcoming Framework Agreement to guarantee future funding. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GIVE A GIFT2£75k
THE NEIGHBOURLY FOUNDATION1£1.6m
TRUST FOR LONDON1£1.0m
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£600k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY1£105k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£100k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION1£86k
THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUST1£70k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£534k—0unclear—no doubt
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£665k—0above—no doubt
MARKET HARBOROUGH BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£908k—0unclear—no doubt
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES FY2025£29.6m——above—no doubt
B&Q Foundation FY2026£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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