KIRKSTALL VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 507822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIRKSTALL FESTIVAL, KIRKSTALL MATTERS, KIRKSTALL VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, KVCA

ACTS AS FOCUS FOR A RANGE OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL FACILITIES. SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY AND INITIATIVES OF GENERAL BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. REPRESENTS AND ARTICULATES COMMUNITY OPINION. RUNS ANNUAL COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AND PRODUCES COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KIRKSTALL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: KIRKSTALL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Kirkstall Village Community Association held unrestricted reserves of £2,458.12 at the end of the period. The associated Kirkstall Festival reported a net deficit of £924.72 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. The independent examiner confirmed the financial statements present an accurate view of the Association's position.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Arts Council England — “Mother of the Revolution is an Arts Council England funded folk musical telling the story of Leeds Industrialist Betty Beecroft, Kirkstall F…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Roger Edward Plumtreechair
• Kieran Power
• Stephen John James Harris

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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