The Leeds Library

Analysis

The Leeds Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05577905). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Leeds Library reported income of £735k and spending of £815k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £480k to £735k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, The Leeds Library sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Institute of Navigation (£734k), The Manifold Charitable Trust (£735k) and The Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited (£734k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 55%, charitable activities 21% and donations and legacies 21%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 10 people.