LEEDS OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM
Registered charity 1191030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Leeds Older Peoples' Forum promotes the health and wellbeing of older people in the Leeds area.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £177,961 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £541,686 from £719,647 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient funds to meet its obligations as they fall due and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Shine Leeds Ltd
“The charity is exempt under Section 402 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as its subsidiary undertaking, Shine Leeds Ltd, has ceased activity and is dormant and is not material to the Charities financial statements.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Thomas Coombs Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £177,961 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £541,686 from £719,647 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient funds to meet its obligations as they fall due and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas Coombs Limited.
Who funds LEEDS OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM as a grant recipient include MOTABILITY, THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST, Vivensa Foundation.
Known funders
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