Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies
Analysis
Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies reported income of £98k and spending of £248k, spending 253% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £132k to £98k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 173% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthwatch City of London (£98k), Children's Burns Trust (£98k) and Emergency Services Aid Charity (£98k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To help elderly single ladies in need, to include but not limited to:regular payments in cash or benefits in kind; grants in cases of extreme necessity; funding social activities to alleviate loneliness and isolation;funding female geriatric health research; funding other social enterprises whose objects relate to health & safety and relief of sickness and disability of elderly ladies.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Healthwatch City of London | London | £98k |
| Children's Burns Trust | Wyboston | £98k |
| Emergency Services Aid Charity | Worcester | £98k |
| The Crossroads Project | Holmfirth | £98k |