Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Limited

Analysis

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00177204). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Limited reported income of £27k and spending of £35k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £16k to £27k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 133% 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 Philosophical and Literary Society Limited sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherston Village Hall (£27k), Canterbury Music Club (£27k) and Daventry Brass (£27k).

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.