Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange

Analysis

Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 06386295). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £784k to £1.3m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Community Network (£1.3m), Coutts Charitable Foundation (£1.3m) and Chroma Church (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £279k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.