CONVERSATION CLUB LEEDS

Registered charity 1189217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CONVERSATION CLUB

The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among people who are refugees and asylum seekers who are socially excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position, by providing:(1) education and training in the English language and in vocational skills;(2) social and recreational facilities and events involving the local community.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure exceeded income by £3,295.02, resulting in a deficit for the year. Total funds carried forward decreased from £14,122.67 to £10,827.65. The organization relies on grants and donations, with bus fares being the largest expenditure item.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Conversation Club Leeds (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Voluntary Action Leeds / Doing Good Leeds — “Thanks to Voluntary Action Leeds / Doing Good Leeds for awarding us funds through the ‘Welcome Spaces’ scheme this winter.” (source page)
• Mid-Counties Cooperative — “Mid-Counties Cooperative: https://www.midcounties.coop/” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “With huge thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund for their generous award, received at the end of February 2026.” (source page)
• Allen Lane Foundation — “Allen Lane Foundation: https://allenlane.org.uk/” (source page)
• Wade’s Charity — “Wade’s Charity: https://www.wadescharity.org” (source page)
• Brelms Trust — “Brelms Trust: https://www.brelmstrust.org.uk/” (source page)
• Wharfedale Foundation — “Wharfedale Foundation: https://wharfedalefoundation.org.uk/” (source page)
• The Grail Society — “The Grail Society: https://www.grailsociety.org.uk/” (source page)
• Leeds Community Foundation — “Leeds Community Foundation: https://www.leedscf.org.uk/” (source page)
• Leeds City Council/Language Hub — “Leeds City Council/Language Hub: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dorothy Read
• Kathleen Anne Johnstone
• Peter Duncan Oldfield
• Susan Elizabeth Clough
• Waqas Al-bajjari

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).