ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES
St Luke's CARES is a small innovative charity committed to supporting communities across inner South Leeds. Our programmes include The Shine Project, support girls at risk, The First Steps Project providing training and work experience to those furthest from the labour market, and a series of social enterprises designed to engage the local community and raise money for the charity's projects.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £86,845 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £744,129 and total expenditure of £658,928. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £96,204, which is below the stated policy target of £180,000 to £360,000, though the trustees expressed confidence that the position is improving year on year.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity’s policy is to hold unrestricted reserves of between 3 to 6 months future budgeted expenditure the basis of planned expenditure of approximately £720,000 that would equate to between £180,000 and £360,000.” — page 6
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Rev ALISTAIR GEOFFREY KAYEchair
- Deborah Ann Wynter
- Matthew James Pearson
- SUSAN RICHARDSON
- Sze Nga Wong
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £744k | £659k |
| 31/03/2024 | £600k | £618k |
| 31/03/2023 | £570k | £567k |
| 31/03/2022 | £493k | £560k |
| 31/03/2021 | £484k | £442k |
Common questions
Is ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £86,845 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £744,129 and total expenditure of £658,928. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £96,204, which is below the stated policy target of £180,000 to £360,000, though the trustees expressed confidence that the position is improving year on year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES as a grant recipient include CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS | FY2022 | £5k | Provision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse |
| CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS | FY2024 | £4k | Provision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse |
| CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS | FY2023 | £3k | Provision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £2k | |
| CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS | FY2025 | £2k | Provision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/01/2026 | £20k | Together Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/08/2024 | £10k | Reuse; Recycle Together Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/01/2024 | £192k | First Steps |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/04/2023 | £9k | Reuse Recycle Together Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2022 | £10k | Together Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/12/2020 | £214k | First Steps |
| UK government | 29/07/2020 | £41k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Sport England | 23/07/2020 | £9k | Activate |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/11/2019 | £10k | Engage with Electrics |
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £40k | Building Connections Fund - Youth strand |
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £16k | Building Connections Fund |
| UK government | 02/01/2019 | £16k | Building Connections Fund |
| UK government | 01/01/2019 | £40k | Building Connections Fund - Youth strand |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/11/2018 | £40k | Take Over project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2018 | £1k | CARES about Cleaning |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/10/2016 | £10k | The Shine Brighter Community Leadership Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/05/2016 | £202k | Your Enterprise Project (YEP) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2015 | £9k | Time to Shine |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/02/2013 | £110k | How 2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/04/2012 | £9k | Hub Frenzy |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/04/2009 | £10k | Motiv8Activ8 |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST YORK
- ST LUKE'S PAROCHIAL TRUST
- ST LUKE'S HOSPICE
- ST LUKE'S CHURCH
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKS
- ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (BASILDON AND DISTRICT) LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES | £744k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST YORK | £135k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S PAROCHIAL TRUST | £1.5m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S HOSPICE | £14.5m | — | 11 | unclear | 24.6% | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S CHURCH | £980k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKS | £133k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |