Centre for Local Economic Strategies Limited

Analysis

Centre for Local Economic Strategies Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04242937). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Centre for Local Economic Strategies Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £985k to £1.2m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Centre for Local Economic Strategies Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One-Eighty Limited (£1.2m), Plunkett Foundation (£1.2m) and Funders Together (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £202k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.