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LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

Registered charity 1120102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q1849271 · Wikipedia · also known as LEEDS TRINITY & ALL SAINTS, LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

The establishment, conduct and development of a Roman Catholic institution for the advancement of education for the benefit of the public.

Objects

THE ESTABLISHMENT, CONDUCT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£61.6m
Latest spending
£74.1m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the University recorded an operating deficit of £13.3m for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by recruitment shortfalls and restructuring costs. Although the University reported net current liabilities at the balance sheet date due to a technical covenant breach, it subsequently secured a £16.5m revolving credit facility to repay the loan and strengthen liquidity. The Board considers the University to have adequate resources to continue as a going concern through July 2027.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Government income: £3,990,720 — grants £3,990,720 (4); 6% of the £61,642,196 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 86 (£60,001–£70,000: 39; £70,001–£80,000: 22; £80,001–£90,000: 9; £90,001–£100,000: 5; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 5; £130,001–£140,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 1; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 77 (£60,001–£70,000: 24; £70,001–£80,000: 24; £80,001–£90,000: 14; £90,001–£100,000: 5; £100,001–£110,000: 4; £110,001–£120,000: 5; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 81 (£60,001–£70,000: 25; £70,001–£80,000: 24; £80,001–£90,000: 17; £90,001–£100,000: 5; £100,001–£110,000: 4; £110,001–£120,000: 5; £200,001–£250,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (18,155 likes) · instagram (10K followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£61.6m
Total spending
£74.1m
Reserves (reported)
£55.7m
Employees
735

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£61.6m£74.1m
31/07/2024£70.1m£68.2m
31/07/2023£64.2m£59.8m
31/07/2022£54.6m£48.0m
31/07/2021£45.7m£41.1m

Common questions

Is LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the University recorded an operating deficit of £13.3m for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by recruitment shortfalls and restructuring costs. Although the University reported net current liabilities at the balance sheet date due to a technical covenant breach, it subsequently secured a £16.5m revolving credit facility to repay the loan and strengthen liquidity. The Board considers the University to have adequate resources to continue as a going concern through July 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Who funds LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY as a grant recipient include THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATION, ENACTUS UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STRONDFY2025Unverified read£17kPublic Safety and Education (THMC/DfT Fund)
THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATIONFY2026£8kVoice & Agency
THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£8kVoice & Agency
THE GUARDIAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£4kVoice & Agency
ENACTUS UKFY2022£400

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England14/07/2014£158kTrinity Active 2
Sport England21/12/2011£140kTrinity Active

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
THE VINEHILL TRUST1£4.7m
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£410k
CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES1£300k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION1£60k
THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST1£17k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LEEDS CITY1£8k
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEEDS TRINITY STUDENTS UNION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY£61.6m——unclear—no doubt
LEEDS TRINITY STUDENTS UNION FY2025£526k—0above—no doubt
THE LONDON TRUST FOR TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN FY2023£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS DIOCESAN TRUST FY2026£13.3m——above—no doubt
LEEDS CHURCH INSTITUTE (INCORPORATED) FY2025£150k——unclear—no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (LUTON) FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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