LEEDS GYPSY AND TRAVELLER EXCHANGE
Registered charity 1123374 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Leeds GATE works to improve quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers across West Yorkshire. We provide advocacy, mental health support work, community development work, youth work and specialist support around domestic violence and criminal justice to our membership. We have a community centre in Cross Green, Leeds but work via outreach and other community venues across West Yorkshire.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £92,532 for the year ended 30 November 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £608,348 from £700,880 in the previous year. Despite the deficit, the trustees describe the organisation as being in a 'solid financial position' with increased income of £1,172,695, supported by strong relationships with funders and diverse funding sources. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to grow and attract future funding, confirming the appropriateness of the going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £247k; policy: three months)
“Free reserves at 30th November 2024 are calculated as £246,876. Whilst not yet at the target level these reserves are increased compared to the previous year and the charity will continue to seek ways to increase these to the desired level” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Thomas Coombs Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Elizabeth Spaven — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £190k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Elizabeth Spavenchair
- Kathleen Connors
- Ryan Powell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS GYPSY AND TRAVELLER EXCHANGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £92,532 for the year ended 30 November 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £608,348 from £700,880 in the previous year. Despite the deficit, the trustees describe the organisation as being in a 'solid financial position' with increased income of £1,172,695, supported by strong relationships with funders and diverse funding sources. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to grow and attract future funding, confirming the appropriateness of the going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Thomas Coombs Limited.
Who funds LEEDS GYPSY AND TRAVELLER EXCHANGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS GYPSY AND TRAVELLER EXCHANGE as a grant recipient include THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION.
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