The William Leech Charity

Analysis

The William Leech Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The William Leech Charity reported income of £625k and spending of £1.3m, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £18.8m to £625k (-97%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The William Leech Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Tank Regiment Benevolent Fund (£624k), Wigan & Leigh Carers Centre (£626k) and The Teesside Charity (£620k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 9.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £18.0m would cover about 167 months of spending at that rate.