Leonard Cowburn Memorial Trust

Analysis

Leonard Cowburn Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Leonard Cowburn Memorial Trust reported income of £45k and spending of £47k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £82k to £45k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 290%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Leonard Cowburn Memorial Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include JFC and Boys' Club (Also Known As Jays Boys' Club) (£45k), 1st Cheam Scout Group (£45k) and 26th Leicester (Blaby) Scout Group (£45k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.