CCEW Charity Commission profile

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS

Registered charity 1096892 · organisation 3994084

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 April 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04443312
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£4,468,810
Latest expenditure
£5,012,384
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: C/O Saffery LLP, 10 Wellington Place, LEEDS, LS1 4AP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The aim of the Foundation is to attract income from a wide range of sources (private sector donations from individuals and companies, management of local and central government funding streams, profits on fundraising events etc). This is then made available to local charities and voluntary & community groups by way of an open grants programme(s).

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,468,810
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,012,384
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,107,619
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,919,835
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,930,310
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,223,712
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
18 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,467,601
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,023,281
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£7,151,801
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,676,669

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
28 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,468,810
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,012,384
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
0
Income From Government Grants
£1,741,305
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
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
81
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
21 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,107,619
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,919,835
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
13059
Income From Government Grants
£1,727,858
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
No
Count Volunteers
91
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
22 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,930,310
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,223,712
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Contracts
22850
Income From Government Grants
£2,420,628
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 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
108
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
18 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,467,601
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,023,281
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
24035
Income From Government Grants
£1,780,261
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 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
132
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£7,151,801
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,676,669
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
24035
Income From Government Grants
£988,004
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 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
125

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
28 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
234706
Income Other Trading Activities
76863
Income Charitable Activities
3226940
Income Investments
816470
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4354979
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
58000
Expenditure Raising Funds
£120,239
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,792,428
Expenditure Other
99717
Expenditure Total
5012384
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
3816789
Expenditure Governance
182197
Expenditure Support Costs
173974
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-543375
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£627,770
Assets Total Fixed
24281463
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
24281463
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,846,490
Assets Total Liabilities
£250,838
Assets Current Investment
3223
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£26,877,115
Creditors One Year Total Current
250838
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,668,792
Funds Endowment
24603437
Funds Unrestricted
670213
Funds Restricted
1603465
Funds Total
26877115
Count Employees
21
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
191466
Income Other Trading Activities
53924
Income Charitable Activities
3118656
Income Investments
818689
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4182735
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
75115
Expenditure Raising Funds
£113,334
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,676,812
Expenditure Other
129689
Expenditure Total
4919835
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
3760057
Expenditure Governance
169161
Expenditure Support Costs
322953
Expenditure Depreciation
6023
Gain Loss Investment
1814055
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£567,403
Assets Total Fixed
24767589
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
24767589
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,532,656
Assets Total Liabilities
£394,182
Assets Current Investment
3255
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£27,906,063
Creditors One Year Total Current
394182
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,402,477
Funds Endowment
24999529
Funds Unrestricted
647512
Funds Restricted
2259022
Funds Total
27906063
Count Employees
19
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
22 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
179395
Income Other Trading Activities
61650
Income Charitable Activities
3985750
Income Investments
746421
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4973216
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
42906
Expenditure Raising Funds
£113,632
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,903,900
Expenditure Other
206180
Expenditure Total
5223712
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
3997922
Expenditure Governance
164761
Expenditure Support Costs
323398
Expenditure Depreciation
14454
Gain Loss Investment
-1572176
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£576,239
Assets Total Fixed
22877139
Assets Own Use
6023
Assets Long Term Investment
22871116
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,500,844
Assets Total Liabilities
£548,874
Assets Current Investment
7932
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£26,829,109
Creditors One Year Total Current
548874
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,161,842
Funds Endowment
22964697
Funds Unrestricted
690758
Funds Restricted
3173654
Funds Total
26829109
Count Employees
20
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
18 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
243883
Income Other Trading Activities
53369
Income Charitable Activities
3598563
Income Investments
645553
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4541368
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
73767
Expenditure Raising Funds
£102,728
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,847,899
Expenditure Other
72654
Expenditure Total
5023281
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
4012559
Expenditure Governance
161920
Expenditure Support Costs
309694
Expenditure Depreciation
14454
Gain Loss Investment
1438195
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£712,499
Assets Total Fixed
24527227
Assets Own Use
20477
Assets Long Term Investment
24506750
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,806,845
Assets Total Liabilities
£680,292
Assets Current Investment
8298
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£28,653,780
Creditors One Year Total Current
680292
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,611,829
Funds Endowment
24186660
Funds Unrestricted
857976
Funds Restricted
3609144
Funds Total
28653780
Count Employees
20
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
562705
Income Other Trading Activities
63114
Income Charitable Activities
6008690
Income Investments
624941
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7259450
Income Legacies
279900
Income Endowments
107649
Expenditure Raising Funds
£87,296
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,458,610
Expenditure Other
130763
Expenditure Total
6676669
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
5718674
Expenditure Governance
134698
Expenditure Support Costs
278866
Expenditure Depreciation
14454
Gain Loss Investment
3966745
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£858,249
Assets Total Fixed
23021112
Assets Own Use
34931
Assets Long Term Investment
22986181
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,471,396
Assets Total Liabilities
£796,550
Assets Current Investment
9387
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£27,695,958
Creditors One Year Total Current
796550
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,311,540
Funds Endowment
22766141
Funds Unrestricted
893181
Funds Restricted
4036636
Funds Total
27695958
Count Employees
17
Consolidated 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
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-10-24T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
1032668
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1032668
Assoc Charity Name
VISCOUNT MOUNTGARRET HOUSE OF REST TRUST
Charity Name
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS
Charity Event Order
5
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-12-11T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5062938
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1165085
Assoc Charity Name
EXCEED
Charity Name
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2011-09-20T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (s.74)
Assoc Organisation Number
529085
Assoc Registered Charity Number
529085
Assoc Charity Name
ISAAC HOLDEN SCHOLARSHIPS
Charity Name
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-04-07T00:00:00
Charity Name
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS
Charity Event Order
6
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-09-23T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
245562
Assoc Registered Charity Number
245562
Assoc Charity Name
CHARITY CALLED THE JOHN HOLMES DOLE FUNDS
Charity Name
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LEEDS
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-04-10T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
222866
Assoc Registered Charity Number
222866
Assoc Charity Name
LEEDS TRADESMEN'S TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/05/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/03/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/03/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/07/2012
Charitable Objects
THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES PRINCIPALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LEEDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND TO A LESSER DEGREE THROUGHOUT THE SUB-REGION OF WEST YORKSHIRE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AS A WHOLE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS.
Area Of Benefit
LEEDS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
429081
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LEEDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures