CONNECT IN THE NORTH

Registered charity 1078829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEEDS COALITION

Connect in the North works to improve services and opportunities for people with learning difficulties. We offer training, research and consultancy.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£166k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,359 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £103,999. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £100,003 equated to just over eight months of budgeted running costs, meeting the charity's policy target of six to twelve months. The trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to 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: six to twelve months total running costs (held: £100k)
the board aims to build up unrestricted funds equivalent to six to twelve months total running costs. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North East Lincolnshire · North Yorkshire · Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£153k£166k
31/03/2024£148k£142k
31/03/2023£147k£139k
31/03/2022£157k£138k
31/03/2021£154k£145k

Common questions

Is CONNECT IN THE NORTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,359 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £103,999. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £100,003 equated to just over eight months of budgeted running costs, meeting the charity's policy target of six to twelve months. The trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/06/2006£10kTake a risk - take control
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2006£5kStaff You Choose

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONNECT IN THE NORTH£153k0withinno doubt
COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. FY2025£2.5mabove71.5%no doubt
DISABILITY NORTH FY2025£732k0aboveno doubt
Connect Reading FY2025£109k0unclearno doubt
ONLY CONNECT UK FY2025£344k0unclearnoted
Spring North Ltd. FY2025£2.8mUnder £60,0000aboveno doubt

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