Leeds Civic Trust

Analysis

Leeds Civic Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Leeds Civic Trust reported income of £407k and spending of £410k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £303k to £407k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Leeds Civic Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fabrica (£406k), Bath Philharmonic Orchestra (£407k) and The Neville Abraham Foundation (£406k).