SPACE2 LEEDS
SPACE2 SUPPORTS COMMUNITES IN AREAS OF DEPRIVATION TO GENERATE POSITIVE CHANGE BY:DELIVERING ARTS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO RAISE SELF-ESTEEM, ASPIRATIONS AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLBEINGSUPPORTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND INVOLVEMENT AND DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF LOCAL PEOPLE TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,269 in unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in an accumulated surplus of £63,371. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £63,371, which is below its stated policy target of 4 to 6 months of running costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The company ultimately intends to hold unrestricted reserves approximating to 4 to 6 months running costs.”
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04930452 · Financial health read from its filings
Funders the charity credits
- Leeds City Council
Company officers (Companies House)
- TERRY, Christopher James Alexander on trustee list
- HART, Stephen on trustee list
- SHAHZAD, Mohammed on trustee list
- HILL, Katie Jane on trustee list
- ZANZOTERRA, Jane on trustee list
- NORTON, Richard Whittall on trustee list
- EDWARDS, Andrew John on trustee list
- TOLKIN, Sarah Jane
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Richard Nortonchair
- ANDREW JOHN EDWARDS
- Christopher Terry
- Jane Zanzoterra
- Katie Jane Hill
- Mohammed Shahzad
- Stephen Hart
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £504k | £472k |
| 31/03/2024 | £582k | £578k |
| 31/03/2023 | £625k | £664k |
| 31/03/2022 | £595k | £593k |
| 31/03/2021 | £602k | £535k |
Common questions
Is SPACE2 LEEDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,269 in unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in an accumulated surplus of £63,371. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £63,371, which is below its stated policy target of 4 to 6 months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 30/04/2025 | £30k | Millionaire Street 2025 04w3 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/10/2024 | £20k | Common Threads |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/05/2024 | £327k | Gipton Shared Futures |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/09/2023 | £100k | "Gipton StoryMaps 2" |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/07/2023 | £19k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/04/2022 | £10k | "20/20 Stories" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/01/2021 | £360k | Meet Me At The Old Fire Station |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/08/2020 | £43k | "COVID19: Space2" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/06/2020 | £79k | MEETING COVID19 DEMANDS |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2020 | £960 | People?s Pantry |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/02/2019 | £100k | Orion Men's Wellbeing Programme |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/06/2018 | £30k | "Many Happy Returns - NHS 70th Birthday" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/10/2015 | £37k | "Glowing Embers: the local history of Gipton Fire Station" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/04/2014 | £10k | Singing on the Edge (SOTE) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/05/2010 | £99k | HealthE Highways |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/08/2006 | £5k | Tracking Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/08/2005 | £5k | Bable |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/03/2005 | £85k | Out of School Activities |