THE FRIENDS OF THE LEEDS CITY MUSEUMS

Registered charity 501376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF LEEDS CITY AND ABBEYHOUSE MUSEUMS

We exist to develop greater interest in our museums the funds we raise are used to buy artifacts, pictures etc which Leeds City Council cannot purchase from its own funds

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE WORK OF MUSEUMS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES. (B) TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE LEEDS MUSEUMS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC. (C) TO HELP IN THE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION AND RULES).

Area of benefit: LEEDS AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,288 for the year ended 28th February 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £40,575 to £36,287. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed that sufficient resources remain to finance further acquisitions on behalf of Leeds City Museums. The charity operates under an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no matters requiring attention drawn by the examiner.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN LUXTONchair
• Brian Michael Selby
• DOUGLAS ROBINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELAINE EVELYN SYKES-AUSTIN
• Elizabeth Ann Lightman
• Elizabeth Anne Nash
• Margaret Ann Castle
• Mary Elizabeth Minkin
• PATRICIA SYKES-AUSTIN

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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