CENTRE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 November 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04242937
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £1,232,868
Latest expenditure: £1,171,433
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 52, Oak Street, MANCHESTER, M4 5JA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

CLES undertakes research, organises confereces, seminars and training courses, produces publications and runs a library, information service and database in relation to the formulation, direction, organisation, administration and effects of economic, fiscal and employment policies and initiatives in the UK.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,232,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,171,433

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,097,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,232,988

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,241,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,113,322

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,015,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,279,714

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £984,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £923,139

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,232,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,171,433
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 157746
Income From Government Grants: £71,667
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 Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,097,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,232,988
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 14
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 281342
Income From Government Grants: £3,333
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: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,241,973
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,113,322
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 10
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 444805
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,015,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,279,714
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 31
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 462074
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £984,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £923,139
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 19
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 405744
Income From Government Grants: £7,930
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1232839
Income Investments: 29
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1232868
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,171,433
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1171433
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 44246
Expenditure Support Costs: 435864
Expenditure Depreciation: 2824
Gain Loss Investment: -2
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £202,424
Assets Total Fixed: 4539
Assets Own Use: 4539
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £572,178
Assets Total Liabilities: £332,347
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £244,370
Creditors One Year Total Current: 194747
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 137600
Assets Cash: £347,490
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 206963
Funds Restricted: 37407
Funds Total: 244370
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 10555
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1085730
Income Investments: 1363
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1097648
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,232,988
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1232988
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 41219
Expenditure Support Costs: 402324
Expenditure Depreciation: 2736
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £174,860
Assets Total Fixed: 4064
Assets Own Use: 4062
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £544,383
Assets Total Liabilities: £365,510
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £182,937
Creditors One Year Total Current: 210710
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 154800
Assets Cash: £143,020
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 178922
Funds Restricted: 4015
Funds Total: 182937
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1241973
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1241973
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,113,322
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1113322
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 39605
Expenditure Support Costs: 406131
Expenditure Depreciation: 4760
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £384,641
Assets Total Fixed: 3117
Assets Own Use: 3117
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £690,397
Assets Total Liabilities: £365,053
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £328,461
Creditors One Year Total Current: 365053
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £381,349
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 328461
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 328461
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1015710
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1015710
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,279,714
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1279714
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 22714
Expenditure Support Costs: 235303
Expenditure Depreciation: 4598
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £194,134
Assets Total Fixed: 5676
Assets Own Use: 5676
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -200000
Assets Other Assets: £549,071
Assets Total Liabilities: £154,937
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £199,810
Creditors One Year Total Current: 154937
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £297,645
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 199810
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 199810
Count Employees: 21
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 976686
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 7930
Income Total Income And Endowments: 984616
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £923,139
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 923139
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16058
Expenditure Support Costs: 166672
Expenditure Depreciation: 3951
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £444,097
Assets Total Fixed: 8940
Assets Own Use: 8940
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £726,587
Assets Total Liabilities: £271,713
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £463,814
Creditors One Year Total Current: 271713
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £466,542
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 453037
Funds Restricted: 10777
Funds Total: 463814
Count Employees: 16
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-11-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/06/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/08/2012
Charitable Objects: TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE FORMULATION, DIRECTION, ORGANISATION, ADMINISTRATION AND EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC, FISCAL, REGENERATION AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHETHER ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL LEVEL AND ALL RELATED SUBJECTS AND DISCIPLINES INCLUDING THOSE OF AN INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PLACES.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”.
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 713594
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Centre for Local Economies

Charity Name Id: 360070
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CLES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures