LEEDS ART FUND

Registered charity 1171891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS ART COLLECTIONS FUND

The principal aim of the charity is to provide the promotion of arts in Leeds and surrounding areas through the establishment, extension and enhancement of art collections open to the public, the promotion of the appreciation of art by the public and the promotion of education and learning in art and allied subjects. The charity continues the work of unincorporated charity number 529300.

Objects

(A) THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ART COLLECTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF LEEDS IN THE COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE OR IN SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE. (B) THE PROMOTION OF THE APPRECIATION OF ART BY THE PUBLIC. (C) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN ART AND ALLIED SUBJECTS.

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 movement in funds of £36,088 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total net assets of £1,703,947. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue in business.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
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• Investment
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Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Braithwaite · trustee of 1 other charity
• Corinne Elizabeth Miller
• Dr Ann Beatrice Sumner · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr David Hopes
• Jan Petrus Maria Costima · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jane Dowson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Olivia Margot Harriott · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Frederick Banks Wivell · trustee of 2 other charities
• Timothy John Barclay Heaton
• WILLIAM GERARD COUGHLAN BA FRICS

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

Operates in: Leeds City

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