Touchstone-Leeds

Analysis

Touchstone-Leeds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in June 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02200394). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Touchstone-Leeds reported income of £10.3m and spending of £10.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.0m to £10.3m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Touchstone-Leeds sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Leonard's Hospice York (£10.3m), St Catherines Hospice (Lancashire) Limited (£10.4m) and Association of NHS Charities (£10.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 253 people.