SOUTH LEEDS ALTERNATIVE TRADING ENTERPRISE LIMITED

Registered charity 1149293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SLATE, SOUTH LEEDS ALTERNATIVE TRADING ENTERPRISE

The aim of SLATE is to run charity activities in inner city south Leeds for the social, environmental and economic benefit of the people of the area and of providing work opportunities for people with learning disabilities.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,270 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £597,854 to £573,584. The trustees report that free reserves of £551,190 currently exceed the upper limit of their stated policy target of £382,000, attributing this surplus to year-on-year gains from earned income and Gift Aid. The trustees consider these higher reserves prudent for sustainability amid economic uncertainty.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The SLATE Feel Good Furniture Shop (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Giff
• Alison Jane Ward
• Ed Carlisle · trustee of 1 other charity
• JUDE MCCARTHY

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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