Leather and Hide Trades' Benevolent Institution
Analysis
Leather and Hide Trades' Benevolent Institution is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Leather and Hide Trades' Benevolent Institution reported income of £34k and spending of £84k, spending 247% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £38k to £34k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 205% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leather and Hide Trades' Benevolent Institution sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Khadijatul Kubra (R.a) Education Trust (£34k), Sarvamangala Trust (£34k) and Unfailing Love (£34k).
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
LHTBI provides financial assistance to persons who are or have been, employed in the leather industry and who are aged or incapacitated from earning a livelihood. Bereaved spouses are also eligible to apply. Typically applicants should have spent a minimum of ten years service in the leather industry.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Khadijatul Kubra (R.a) Education Trust | London | £34k |
| Sarvamangala Trust | Berkshire | £34k |
| Unfailing Love | Colchester | £34k |
| BSSN Foundation | Milton Keynes | £34k |