LEADERS IN COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1137183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICES, TRAINING DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORING,YOUTH SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 13-25

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Latest income

£327k

Latest spending

£440k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £148,785 against a stated contingency target of £10,000, indicating a strong reserves position. However, the charity reported a net expenditure of £113,284 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £316,369 to £203,085. The trustees confirmed that available funds are sufficient to continue operating effectively.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £149k)

“The Charity aims to hold £10,000 in reserves for contingencies such as redundancies or in case of sudden withdrawal.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06806199

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.

MCGUIRE, Andrew John — director, appointed 17/12/2025on trustee list
ARTHUR, Janice — director, appointed 05/09/2024on trustee list
BANDEALI, Asad — director, appointed 05/09/2024on trustee list
ZUCKER, Shelley — director, appointed 05/09/2024on trustee list
MASHAL, Sumaia — director, appointed 28/11/2022on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sumaia Mashalchair
Andrew McGuire
Asad Bandeali
Hema Kana
Janice Arthur
Merlyn Holkar
Nasim Ahmed
Shelley Zucker
Simon Dodd

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£327k	£440k
31/03/2024	£391k	£354k
31/03/2023	£369k	£338k
31/03/2022	£456k	£344k
31/03/2021	£335k	£244k

Common questions

Is LEADERS IN COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £148,785 against a stated contingency target of £10,000, indicating a strong reserves position. However, the charity reported a net expenditure of £113,284 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £316,369 to £203,085. The trustees confirmed that available funds are sufficient to continue operating effectively. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LEADERS IN COMMUNITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds LEADERS IN COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEADERS IN COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Holiday Activities for Young People
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£500	Coronation Celebration Event

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)	03/11/2023	£27k	Women Powering Change
Greater London Authority	03/11/2023	£27k	Women Powering Change
Greater London Authority	01/11/2020	£9k	Fit for What
City Bridge Foundation	05/03/2020	£0	Eco audit to Leaders in Community (LiC)
Greater London Authority	02/12/2019	£10k	Leaders In Community
Greater London Authority	01/03/2019	£8k	Grant to Leaders in Community
UK government	20/12/2018	£10k	Building Connections Fund - Codesign
UK government	20/12/2018	£10k	Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
City Bridge Foundation	27/09/2012	£90k	Grant to Leaders in Community (LiC)
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/01/2009	£10k	Centre for Creative Expression

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION	1	£519k
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£91k
W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATION	1	£43k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£11k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£5k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX income £236k
READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT income £172k
PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED income £536k
MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION income £430k
NHANCED COMMUNITIES income £182k
WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEADERS IN COMMUNITY	£327k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX FY2025	£236k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT FY2025	£172k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PEMBROKESHIRE LOCAL ACTION NETWORK FOR ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED FY2025	£536k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025	£430k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025	£182k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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