The Duchess of Leeds Assumption Fund

Analysis

The Duchess of Leeds Assumption Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Duchess of Leeds Assumption Fund reported income of £15k and spending of £39k, spending 263% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £28k to £15k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Duchess of Leeds Assumption Fund sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New-Living Int. Christian Centre Ltd (£15k), Illuminated Gardens (£15k) and Power of Prayers Ministries (£15k).

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.