Lord Mayor of Leeds Appeal Fund
Analysis
Lord Mayor of Leeds Appeal Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Selectapost 3. It was registered in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Lord Mayor of Leeds Appeal Fund reported income of £88k and spending of £58k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £12k to £88k (+606%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lord Mayor of Leeds Appeal Fund sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Timothy Wells Charitable Trust (£88k), The Leonard Laity Stoate Charity (£88k) and The Aird Charitable Trust (£88k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The appeal raises funds for a cause or causes selected by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, which are deemed to be of benefit, either directly or indirectly to the people or communities of the Metropolitan District of Leeds.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Wells Charitable Trust | London | £88k |
| The Leonard Laity Stoate Charity | Wiltshire | £88k |
| The Aird Charitable Trust | UK | £88k |
| Robert Bruce Barnes Charitable Trust | London | £88k |