THE LESLIE SPORTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1148886 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing sports facilities to the local and wider community.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THOSE LIVING AND WORKING WITHIN A TWENTY MILE RADIUS OF SHELLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:(1) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL AND OTHER HEALTHY SPORTS;(2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, OLD AGE, DISABLEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY;(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AND ADULT EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY;(4) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THOSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OF SUCH FACILITIES;(5) TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY; AND(6) TO PROMOTE HARMONY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £82,945 for the year, resulting in total funds of £721,882. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CRAIG LESLIE ANDREWchair
• GRAHAM ANDREW LESLIE
• JOHN LEE HENTON
• PAUL RICHARD JOYCE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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