Leeds Church Institute (Incorporated)
Analysis
Leeds Church Institute (Incorporated) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00155840). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Leeds Church Institute (Incorporated) reported income of £150k and spending of £383k, spending 255% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £234k to £150k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 209% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leeds Church Institute (Incorporated) sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Baseera Bristol Centre (£150k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Kineton (£151k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney (£150k).
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 charity pursues its objectives by organising formal talks, seminars, training and other educational activities; resourcing the churches in their mission and ministry through consultancy, research, the development of specific projects and provision of a resource centre; and supporting the representation of churches and other faith communities in a number of public bodies.