Leslie Edwards Trust

Analysis

Leslie Edwards Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Leslie Edwards Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £18k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £21k to £28k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 273%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leslie Edwards Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Up & Downs (£28k), Rockministry (£28k) and Ambitious Together Foundation (£28k).