Leeds Art Fund
Analysis
Leeds Art Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wetherby. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Leeds Art Fund reported income of £44k and spending of £65k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £72k to £44k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 427% 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, Leeds Art Fund sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beeches Performing Arts (£44k), Deccan Heritage Foundation (£44k) and Free Range (£44k).
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
The principal aim of the charity is to provide the promotion of arts in Leeds and surrounding areas through the establishment, extension and enhancement of art collections open to the public, the promotion of the appreciation of art by the public and the promotion of education and learning in art and allied subjects. The charity continues the work of unincorporated charity number 529300.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Beeches Performing Arts | Birmingham | £44k |
| Deccan Heritage Foundation | London | £44k |
| Free Range | Canterbury | £44k |
| Sheffield Beekeepers' Association | Derbyshire | £44k |