The Duchess of Leeds Foundation for Boys and Girls
Analysis
The Duchess of Leeds Foundation for Boys and Girls is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Duchess of Leeds Foundation for Boys and Girls reported income of £58k and spending of £57k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £85k to £58k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Duchess of Leeds Foundation for Boys and Girls sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslim Burial Council of Leicestershire (£58k), 1st Uxbridge Scout Group (£58k) and The Johns Hopkins University (USA) Foundation Limited (£58k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The net income of the foundation, after the payment of administrative expenses, is used to fund exhibitions and other benefits to Roman Catholic children attending Catholic schools and who, being resident in England, Wales or the Channel Islands, have lost both parents, or are fatherless or whose fathers do not provide them with effective financial support.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim Burial Council of Leicestershire | Leicester | £58k |
| 1st Uxbridge Scout Group | Maidenhead | £58k |
| The Johns Hopkins University (USA) Foundation Limited | London | £58k |
| Richard Porters School Foundation | Warwickshire | £58k |