Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03724612). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation reported income of £534k and spending of £511k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £152k to £534k (+251%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre (£533k), Newmarket Open Door (£534k) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (£533k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £451k. Reserves of £117k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.