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The Leaside Trust

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1027645LondonDisability
Income£289k2025-03-31
Spending£340ksame year
Spent / received103%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctDisability
Registered1993Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Leaside Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02859615). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Leaside Trust reported income of £289k and spending of £340k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £242k to £289k (+19%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Leaside Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Revive Church UK (£289k), Help the Homeless Leicester (£289k) and Full Life Church (Maltby) (£289k).

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.

Income and spending

£0£85k£170k£255k£340k2021 Income: £241,7942021 Spending: £190,20520212022 Income: £283,4172022 Spending: £248,12020222023 Income: £256,3222023 Spending: £304,43620232024 Income: £297,9672024 Spending: £326,84520242025 Income: £288,9052025 Spending: £339,6252025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Leaside Trust operates an outdoor activities centre on the River Lea in Hackney. Our mission is to serve our local community, especially its young people, by providing opportunities for education, personal development, recreation and excellence in outdoor activities.

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CharityLocationIncome
Revive Church UKHigh Peak£289k
Help the Homeless LeicesterGround Floor£289k
Full Life Church (Maltby)South Yorkshire£289k
Volunteer Centre West BerkshireBerkshire£289k