COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS

Registered charity 1096892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£5.0m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £945,000 on total funds, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £27,582,000 to £26,637,000. The trustees report that free general reserves decreased to £557,000, which is above the stated policy target range of £175,000 to £483,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
1 employee (2024: Nil) had total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and national insurance costs) in the band of £80,001-£90,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
1 employee (2024: Nil) had total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and national insurance costs) in the band of £80,001-£90,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £175,000 to £483,000 (held: £557k)
This currently gives a target range of reserves of £175,000 to £483,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leeds Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£5.0m
Cost of raising funds
£120k
Reserves (reported)
£628k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.5m£5.0m
31/03/2024£4.1m£4.9m
31/03/2023£4.9m£5.2m
31/03/2022£4.5m£5.0m
31/03/2021£7.2m£6.7m

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £945,000 on total funds, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £27,582,000 to £26,637,000. The trustees report that free general reserves decreased to £557,000, which is above the stated policy target range of £175,000 to £483,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS as a grant recipient include THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, GIVE A GIFT, THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

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