CCEW Charity Commission profile

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

Registered charity 1014362 · organisation 1014362

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
28 September 1992
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£406,693
Latest expenditure
£409,998
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 17-19 Wharf Street, Leeds, LS2 7EQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.leedscivictrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Leeds Civic Trust is an independent, non-political, voluntary organisation. We promote the improvement of Leeds. Our principal aims are to encourage: High standards of architecture and planning; Conservation and enhancement of the city's heritage; Improvement of public amenities and the quality of life.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
12 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
12 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£406,693
Total Gross Expenditure
£409,998
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£601,802
Total Gross Expenditure
£309,785
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
23 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£739,393
Total Gross Expenditure
£345,411
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
8 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
8 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£395,269
Total Gross Expenditure
£400,950
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
15 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£302,887
Total Gross Expenditure
£327,459

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
12 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£406,693
Total Gross Expenditure
£409,998
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£601,802
Total Gross Expenditure
£309,785
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
170
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
23 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£739,393
Total Gross Expenditure
£345,411
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
8 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£395,269
Total Gross Expenditure
£400,950
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
60
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
15 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£302,887
Total Gross Expenditure
£327,459
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
60

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
24 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
576279
Income Other Trading Activities
10808
Income Charitable Activities
3329
Income Investments
11386
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
601802
Income Legacies
535111
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,946
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£300,839
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
309785
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
7824
Expenditure Governance
2700
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
83222
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,412,522
Assets Total Fixed
1223484
Assets Own Use
357750
Assets Long Term Investment
865734
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£602,223
Assets Total Liabilities
£55,406
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,770,301
Creditors One Year Total Current
55406
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£592,224
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1770301
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1770301
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
23 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
728239
Income Other Trading Activities
7851
Income Charitable Activities
3245
Income Investments
58
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
739393
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£13,216
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£332,195
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
345411
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
61430
Expenditure Governance
2748
Expenditure Support Costs
19092
Expenditure Depreciation
6407
Gain Loss Investment
-76677
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,286,088
Assets Total Fixed
950962
Assets Own Use
138712
Assets Long Term Investment
812250
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£488,696
Assets Total Liabilities
£14,858
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,424,800
Creditors One Year Total Current
14858
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£471,142
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1424800
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1424800
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LEEDS CIVIC TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1992-09-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 25 MAY 2021
Charitable Objects
THE PROPOSED OBJECTS ARE:TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND UNIQUE HERITAGE OF THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LEEDS INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITISATION OF ACTIONS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF LEEDSTO ENCOURAGE HIGH QUALITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE IN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE WHOLE OF LEEDSTO ENCOURAGE THE JUDICIOUS PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY WITHIN LEEDS SO AS TO ENSURE LEEDS IS A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND WORKTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION OF A PEOPLE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, CONSIDERING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEED TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; AND TO PROMOTE WAYS OF IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN LEEDS INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY GREEN AND PUBLIC SPACES, WATERWAYS AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTTO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS, INCLUDING OTHER CIVIC ORGANISATIONS, LOCALLY REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY TO FURTHER THESE OBJECTS
Area Of Benefit
CITY OF LEEDS OR THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Paying staff
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures