Joseph Aspdin Skills Trust
Analysis
Joseph Aspdin Skills Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Joseph Aspdin Skills Trust reported income of £70k and spending of £64k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £75k to £70k (-6.6%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Joseph Aspdin Skills Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luxulyan Preschool (£70k), Shiraz Mirza Community Hall Trust (£70k) and Clayton Community Association (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust supports the education of young persons in the Leeds area, in particular LS10 and LS11, at the Leeds college of building, by offering supporting grants.In addition the Trust supports the development ofTraining and curriculum to address the zero carbon agenda. In the first instance, this is being achieved by supporting the recruitment of a project manager within the college,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Luxulyan Preschool | Cornwall | £70k |
| Shiraz Mirza Community Hall Trust | Surrey | £70k |
| Clayton Community Association | Bradford | £70k |
| Moorend Development Trust | Lancashire | £70k |