LEEDS CULTURE TRUST — grant history

Registered charity 1184883 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£10.3m

Grants listed (FY2024)

Listed grants total

£633k

Accounts grants total

£633k

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2024 accounts

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What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Arts/culture/heritage/science (6 grantees)
Education/training (5 grantees)
Amateur Sport (1 grantee)
General Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Leeds City (3 grantees)
Bradford City (2 grantees)
Throughout England And Wales (2 grantees)
Kirklees (2 grantees)
City Of York (1 grantee)
Doncaster (1 grantee)
Canada (1 grantee)
France (1 grantee)
Germany (1 grantee)
East Riding Of Yorkshire (1 grantee)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Slung Low - The Magician - Film by Leeds People Theatre with Slung Low comprised of professional and amateur performers	FY2024	£108k	Film production
My Leeds project - various small grants to individuals	FY2024	£97k	Various small grants to individuals
Transform Theatre Projects	FY2024	£65k	Project delivery
No Size fits All	FY2024	£45k	Project delivery
Other grants under £20,000	FY2024	£43k	Various small grants
East Street Arts	FY2024	£41k	Project delivery
The Performance Ensemble - to support the 1001 stories project being performed at Leeds Playhouse	FY2024	£40k	Performance of 1001 stories
Daily Life Project - Artist Bobby Baker delivered an exhibition titled Epic Domestic at the Tetley looking at the undervalued work Women contribute to households	FY2024	£40k	Exhibition at the Tetley
Leeds City Council - Motus	FY2024	£33k	Project delivery
Leeds Playhouse - 1001 stories project which collated 1001 stories from older people across Leeds	FY2024	£30k	1001 stories project
20 Stories High	FY2024	£25k	Project delivery
Edible Archives	FY2024	£24k	Project delivery
Project Space Leeds	FY2024	£21k	Project delivery
Yorkshire Dance Centre Trust	FY2024	£21k	Project delivery
Other research and development grants under £20,000	FY2023	£82k
Slung Low	FY2023	£80k	The Magician - Film by Leeds People Theatre with Slung Low comprised of professional and amateur performers
Leeds Peoples Theatre	FY2023	£80k	new production between Leeds Peoples Theatre and Slung Low titled "The Good Book" exploring themes around our values, freedoms and what we are prepared to protect and fight for
Rugby League World Cup	FY2023	£75k	Supporting fringe activities around the RLWC including work with Libraries, Schools and Communities.
The Performance Ensemble	FY2023	£40k	to support the 1001 stories project being performed at Leeds Playhouse
Leeds Playhouse	FY2023	£30k	1001 stories project which collated 1001 stories from older people across Leeds
Compass Live Art	FY2023	£21k	exploration, production and community engagement at Kirkgate market to develop a “Leeds Sauce” capturing the essence of the city.
Daily Life Project	FY2023	£20k	Artist Bobby Baker delivered an exhibition titled Epic Domestic at the Tetley looking at the undervalued work Women contribute to households

About this data

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