SAMUEL LEEDS FOUNDATION
Funding raising to provide funds to church activities
Objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AFRICA BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,131 for the year ended 31st October 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £47,840 to £27,709. The trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis, noting no matters have come to their attention that would prevent the charity from continuing to meet its objectives.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2025 (received 02/09/2026, 2 days after the 31/08/2026 due date).
Trustees
- Samuel Leedschair
- AMANDA LEEDS
- Anna Leeds
- RUSSELL LEEDS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £81k | £101k |
| 31/10/2024 | £108k | £194k |
| 31/10/2023 | £289k | £157k |
| 31/10/2022 | £106k | £105k |
| 31/10/2021 | £1k | £5k |
Common questions
Is SAMUEL LEEDS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,131 for the year ended 31st October 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £47,840 to £27,709. The trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis, noting no matters have come to their attention that would prevent the charity from continuing to meet its objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL LEEDS FOUNDATION | £81k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LAY COMMUNITY OF ST BENEDICT | £89k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| HELPING LITTLE ANGELS | £192k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEEDS FESTIVAL CHORUS | £56k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BETHEL CHURCH OF LONDON | £47k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORD OF FAITH MISSION | £57k | £18,052 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |