Leeds Trinity University

Analysis

Leeds Trinity University is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06305220). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Leeds Trinity University reported income of £61.6m and spending of £74.1m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £45.7m to £61.6m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Leeds Trinity University sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prifysgol Wrecsam/Wrexham University (£60.4m), The University of Buckingham (£62.8m) and Harper Adams University (£59.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £55.7m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 735 people.