INTERACT CHURCH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1171402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wide variety of activities that bring people together from all parts of the community of Meanwood, Leeds, to help build relationships across social divides. Example of activities includes weekly youth club, craft sessions, play and learn, parenting support, family fun days, theatre and board games.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MEANWOOD, LEEDS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOCUSING ON THE ‘MEANWOOD 7 ESTATES’*, BY• THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING, INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES AND TACKLE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL POVERTY.• THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE BENEFICIARIES, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MEANWOOD, BY:• THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES THAT DRAW TOGETHER A DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS MEANWOOD AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION AND TACKLING EXCLUSION RESULTING FROM HARDSHIP AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.• THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING, BY SUPPORTING LOCAL PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY ROLES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANISATION AND THE RUNNING OF ITS ACTIVITIES.• THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THROUGH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY FORUMS AND PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES, TO THE BENEFIT OF THE MEANWOOD COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY THE ‘MEANWOOD 7 ESTATES’*3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MEANWOOD, BY:• WORKING AS A PARTNERSHIP OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, OPERATING AND DELIVERING ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.* THE ‘MEANWOOD 7 ESTATES’ IS THE NAME GIVEN LOCALLY TO A NUMBER OF AREAS IN MEANWOOD, LEEDS, WHICH SEE HIGHER LEVELS OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND POOR HEALTH IN COMPARISON TO NEIGHBOURING AREAS. MOST OF THEM RANK REPEATEDLY IN THE TOP 2% OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INDICES OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION.

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 generated net receipts of £19,789 for the year, resulting in total fund balances carried forward of £87,626. The trustees report that free reserves at year-end were £50,887, which exceeds the stated policy target of £44,271. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Leeds City Council — “Financially, activities this year have been funded by: Leeds City Council (Inner North East and Inner North West Community Committee Funding…” (source page)
• Voluntary Action Leeds — “Listening Well and Welcome Spaces funds from Voluntary Action Leeds” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES DUNCAN HARVEY LAXTONchair
• David Keighley
• Guy Austin-Bride · trustee of 2 other charities
• John Rogers
• Rev Angela Hughes

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERACT CHELMSFORD LIMITED.

• INTERACT CHELMSFORD LIMITED income £236k
• COMMUNITY CHURCH LEEDS income £122k
• THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD VICTORY CENTRE LEEDS income £97k
• LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST income £675k
• INTERAKT COMMUNITY income £213k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARK'S, LACHE-CUM-SALTNEY income £252k

Side by side with its peers

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