LEEDS DIOCESE CHARITABLE SOCIETY TRUST

Registered charity 232081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WAKEFIELD WEST RIDING CHARITABLE SOCIETY TRUST

The object of the charity is to apply the clear income in relieving the need among clergy, deaconesses and licensed lay workers who are resident in or have served in the Diocese of Leeds and among persons who are dependent relatives of any members of the clergy by making grants of money.

Objects

TO APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME IN RELIEVING THE NEED AMONG CLERGY, DEACONESSES AND LICENSED LAY WORKERS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN OR HAVE SERVED IN THE DIOCESE OF LEEDS AND AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE DEPENDENT RELATIVES OF ANY MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF LEEDS

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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Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£4k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,193,364, driven by a net movement in funds of £40,672 which included investment gains. The charity maintains free reserves of £635,611, which the trustees note are significantly above the policy target of three months of expected expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expected expenditure (held: £636k)

“The Reserves Policy sets target free reserves at 3 months of expected expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/04/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (04/04/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

The Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£4k
31/12/2024	£38k	£15k
31/12/2023	£31k	£21k
31/12/2022	£25k	£455
31/12/2021	£21k	£10k

Common questions

Is LEEDS DIOCESE CHARITABLE SOCIETY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,193,364, driven by a net movement in funds of £40,672 which included investment gains. The charity maintains free reserves of £635,611, which the trustees note are significantly above the policy target of three months of expected expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.