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The Trust gratefully acknowledges the support its work has received from our corporate membership as follows:

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David Oluwale Memorial Association Trustee Dr Emily Zobel Marshall speaks at the David Oluwale Blue Plaque Unveiling

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Chair’s Introduction

Determination and persistence are the qualities that run through the veins of the Trust and are called upon when bringing issues in Leeds to the attention of decision makers in the city. Whether it be public transport (Imagine an Excellent Bus Service project) or conservation (Mabgate Conservation Area Appraisal) or improvements (Bridge End) we never give up even if it takes years.

To achieve success in any area, we need our ‘insiders’. We need our great staff, led by Martin and I should like to take this opportunity to formally welcome Jodie to the team and hope that she finds much to enjoy working for Leeds Civic Trust and with our members, patrons and volunteers.

The blue plaques awarded this year have focused very much on ‘outsiders’. People who, through sheer determination and talent, realised their dreams, achieved success but did not have, in their lifetime, the public respect and admiration that they deserved.

To promote and organise participation and cooperation with stakeholders and partners, including other civic organisations, locally regionally and nationally to further these objects

The objects of the Trust are:

To stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty, history and unique heritage of the city and metropolitan borough of Leeds including the identification and prioritisation of actions to preserve and enhance the historic built environment of Leeds

To stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty, history and unique heritage of the city

Gold Patrons Olav and Liz Arnold

To encourage high quality sustainable development; promoting high standards of sustainable urban design, architecture and landscape in development across the whole of Leeds

Silver Patrons

Robert Dyson

Patrons

Richard F. Adkinson Margot Brunaus-Friedman Ann Clark Hywel Coleman Robert Collins

To encourage the judicious preservation development and improvement of features of general public amenity within Leeds so as to ensure Leeds is a happy, healthy and sustainable place to live and work To advance education in the appreciation of a people-friendly environment, considering climate change and the need to reduce environmental impacts; and to promote ways of improving the environment within Leeds including high quality green and public spaces, waterways and sustainable transport

Roger Garnett & Lynda Kitching Chris Hindle Mark Jenkinson Dean Johnson Jennifer Jones Nigel McClea Ruth Robson Neville and Elizabeth Rowell Richard A. Smith Martin Staniforth & Gill Eastabrook Anne Travers Doreen Wood

Our volunteers work incredibly hard and, as I have done in previous years, I should like to thank them for all the time and effort they devote to planning applications, keeping an eye on our heritage, organising events especially the 190 free events that happened over the 10 days of this year’s Heritage Open Days festival, plaque applications, finance and the upkeep of our ‘estate’ – Wharf St and the Bearpit.

Inside or out this has been another very active year for the Trust; will Leeds 2023 take us to another level?

Jane Taylor Chair

Office Team

Martin Hamilton (Director) John Child Mel Roberts Jodie Stott

Trustees

Chair: Jane Taylor Vice Chair: Mike Piet Hon. Treasurer: Robert Solyom Hannah Beard Jim Brettell Lucy Moore John Pike Claude St Arroman Clifford Stead Antonia Stowe Jenna Strover Richard Voss

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New and Old Renewing the built environment in Leeds

New build in Leeds City Centre continues apace

This year, our Planning Committee Chair Mike Piet noted that he had written his 200th article for our Outlook magazine. Or to put it another way, Mike has been chairing our Planning Committee since 2004 – a fantastic achievement! During his near two decade tenure, development in Leeds has been transformed. This year must rank as one of the busiest. In the last twelve months, we have spotted two distinct trends. A rush to develop new buildings has certainly been in evidence, but we have also noted significant interest in repurposing and re-imagining existing buildings.

In August 2022, the “skyscraper our Outlook magazine. Or to put it another way, city” blog counted 27 individual Mike has been chairing our Planning Committee cranes of which 25 were in the since 2004 – a fantastic achievement! During his city centre, a level of activity not near two decade tenure, development in Leeds achieved since before the 2009 recession. Some interesting has been transformed. This year must rank as one buildings were completed or of the busiest. In the last twelve months, we have nearing completion during the spotted two distinct trends. A rush to develop year including two in Holbeck new buildings has certainly been in evidence, – Ironworks and CEG’s Globe but we have also noted significant interest in Point – the former a residential scheme with an industrial repurposing and re-imagining existing buildings. aesthetic and the latter a striking wedge shaped office building that is the first piece in the jigsaw 01 of the ‘Temple’ development in Holbeck. The substantial development of 600 build to rent apartments alongside Monk Bridge Viaduct known as ‘The Junction’ (designed by CJCT) is speeding ahead. The scheme creates a linear (public) park along the viaduct with a ‘landing point’ in Wellington Place. Whilst these buildings are interesting and of high quality, other ‘pipeline’ schemes were more variable quality.

We remain concerned that designs are often ‘locked in’ before the Trust (or anyone else) has a chance to influence. Developers will understandably follow the path of least resistance to obtain a rapid approval. Buildings need to sit well within their immediate surroundings, but this isn’t a call for “more of the same” – differences in shade, tone, treatment, and structure add interest. It would surely be a mistake to return to the most derivative features of the “Leeds Look”? A case in point was a proposed new building

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Extending and adding to listed buildings

However, other “new from old” proposals gave us cause for concern. Plans were approved for a residential scheme at the Grade II listed former City of Leeds School. Leeds Civic Trust and Historic England both objected to the proposal which included an inappropriate glazed extension on the top of the building. This was also a development that piqued the interest of Private Eye who questioned the validity of Grade II listings if schemes like this could go ahead. Similarly, whilst we did not object to the conversion of the Victoria Hotel and “Shenanigans” to student accommodation (with the bar uses retained), we were unhappy with a modern insert which we felt was too tall and would adversely impact nearby listed buildings (including the Town Hall). Further afield, proposals for the conversion of Otley Civic Centre as apartments were a case of too much in too small a space.

on the end of Wellington Street opposite the YEP site (the Westgate/Croppergate junction). We felt that the curved design was interesting but felt that the proposed red brick, agreed at an early stage, missed the opportunity to subtly express a point of difference in this gateway location, and risked the building being lost in a sea of 80s and 90s style structures. Other general criticisms of many schemes included a lack of three bedroom flats, too few balconies (residential amenity being particularly important in these post-covid times), suboptimal orientation of buildings to take advantage of daylight, cramped or overshadowed public open spaces , and in the case of student accommodation a continuing concern about the extent to which they can be converted to other uses if demand recedes.

An Elizabethan discovery

It is perhaps appropriate as we remember the death of Queen Elizabeth II that we note the discovery of an important relic from the time of Queen Elizabeth I. Renovations are ongoing at the Grade I listed Calverley Hall. They will enable the Landmark Trust to make full use of the building for the first time in decades. Preparatory 04 work has already started and after stripping back 1970s additions, an intact floor to ceiling Elizabethan frieze was revealed – griffins, classical columns and vines were depicted in black, red white and ochre. A once in a lifetime discovery for those involved – and a no doubt a memorable project for our corporate members, Dobson Construction Ltd, to be involved in.

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New and Old Renewing the built environment in Leeds

New uses on the Headrow

On a more positive note, there were some sensitive re-uses of old buildings which we welcomed. An early sight of proposals to convert Headrow House into co-living accommodation were encouraging, and the re-use of the former headquarters of the Leeds Building Society as a specialist Mathematics School, also on the Headrow – was exemplary. As the future of the high street remains a concern, new and interesting uses for old buildings become ever more important.

These examples only scratch the surface of what we referred to as “Retrofit, Refurbishment and Repurposing” – a theme that was further explored in our summer webinar series.

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Retrofit, Refurbishment and Repurposing

Our Trustee and Planning Committee member Claude St Arroman organised a series of webinars (available to view on our youtube channel) looking at different aspects of this fascinating subject. Over the course of seven weeks, we took in case studies, academic research and discussion considering how best to give new life to old buildings. All old buildings have an inherent positive carbon footprint (in particular the carbon expended in their construction). Maintenance, repair, adaptation and upgrading incur a fraction of new build energy costs -which include demolition, waste, manufacture and transporting of new building materials and their construction.

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We heard from David Dobson and Fran Etherington about re-imagining old buildings (Ilkley Cinema and the Gipton Fire Station), Professor Oriel Prizeman from Cardiff University shared her fascinating research into Carnegie Libraries across the country which perform surprisingly well from an energy efficiency point of view given their age and structure. Patrick Evers from Cunniff Design, demonstrated how the refurbishment of Brotherton House is incorporating modern additions to improve energy efficiency whilst retaining the historical integrity of the building. We were left with the impression that this was a subject that we will hear a lot more about in the months and years to come.

01 We welcomed proposals for a new Mathematics School to move into the former HQ of the Leeds Building Society on the Headrow 02 Leeds-based architects Group Ginger, who participated in our “RRR” webinar series, designed this impressive entrance to the Grade II* Marshall’s Mill – a great example of reuse of an old building

Raising standards in sustainable design

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Target Target BREEAM Two Star - Healthy Net Zero Carbon Design Reviewed Target
EPC ‘A’ rating Outstanding for occupants - Operational energy Rating of Five Stars
100% of energy from A Design for All electric office Targeting 41% less energy
renewable energy Performance building - no fossil consumption than the
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A Conservation Area for Mabgate

Over the years, Leeds Civic Trust has sought to focus its attention on parts of the city that may have been neglected. Our long-running Eastside project focuses on an area (St Peters Street/York Road/ Marsh Lane) that is characterised by a combination of piecemeal development, large swathes of brownfield sites and a road network that makes its navigation challenging and unpleasant for pedestrians.

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Just the other side of the York Road, the area of Mabgate has become another area of focus. Mabgate was part of the settlement of Leeds from the earliest times. Referred to in 1066 as “waste”, it soon became a metaphor for the wider development of our city. Workshops and smallscale trading gave way to larger scale industry during the Industrial Revolution, with the flax industry dominating. This in turn gave way in the 20th century (particularly after World War 2) to a multiplicity of industries and uses. Everything from the Bridgecraft furniture manufacturer to Rick Manners boxing gym. The area has always incorporated housing, with back to backs having been replaced by the apartments we see today. However, the march of progress has led to unplanned development which has often had little respect for its historical context. Some of the historical built environment remains but these buildings are interspersed with developments that are unsympathetic in scale and style.

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focusing in particular on the delivery of new infrastructure, 03 improving connections for the resident communities to their place of work and opportunities for training with a strong artistic and cultural underpinning. This is very much a collaboration between landowners, businesses and communities and is an important tool in ensuring that development is better planned for in the future.

Mabgate Regeneration Framework

Leeds City Council recognises the need to consider the regeneration potential of this area holistically, so we were pleased to engage with their development of a new regeneration framework. Taking in a larger area than the one traditionally defined as Mabgate, this strategy will set out a shared city and community vision for the future of this area,

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A Conservation Area for Mabgate

Director Martin Hamilton chaired a small steering group including officers from Leeds City Council, volunteers from the Trust (Tony Ray and Robert Dyson) and the consultant to manage the process. The final document was approved in August 2022. In essence, the appraisal is a statement of what makes the area special and seeks to protect the character and appearance of the area (including but not limited to its buildings). It also sets out a plan of action aiming both to protect and enhance the area. This means that developers must consider the appraisal as part of the planning approval process. The document itself, which runs to 104 pages, is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of this area. It also zooms in on particular assets and why they are important. This includes appraisals of buildings – from the 20th Century ‘Streamline Moderne’ showrooms along Regent Street to the Grade II listed former St Patrick’s Church on Rider Street but also other infrastructure such as the Hope

Mabgate Conservation Area

Our Heritage Watch Group and its volunteers are a vital part of the Trust’s work. They maintain a watching brief on the city’s ‘at risk’ buildings and by liaising with owners, developers and Leeds City Council, take delight in removing buildings from the “at risk” list as they are repaired and restored. Although many of these buildings are listed, others have heritage value but are not. This is where Conservation Area designation is particularly useful. It was with this in mind that Leeds Civic Trust approached Leeds City Council to ask if they might consider working in partnership to deliver a new conservation area appraisal in the city. After some discussion, it was agreed that Mabgate needed the most urgent attention.

Leeds Civic Trust provided the funding to pay for a consultant (Beverley Kerr at Purcell) to undertake the fieldwork and put together the documents, Leeds City Council fulfilled their legal responsibilities to guide the appraisal through the approval processes and Leeds Civic Trust

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Road Bridge and the Mabgate Beck culvert.

We are already seeing the benefit of the appraisal and are able to cite it when we comment on planning applications. The renovations to Hope Foundry (already in train before the Conservation Area appraisal was produced) met with our full support. We appreciated the design of the Mabgate Yard proposals next door but taking our cue from the appraisal, we queried the height of the development and its relationship with the listed Hope House. Similarly, the latest iterations we saw for a new Leeds City College Campus caused us to question how in keeping some of the elements were with the wider historical environment. A proposal for a tower protruding from the ATS building (formerly a bank) on the corner of Regent Street seemed to us to be completely contrary to the spirit of the Conservation Area resulting in an objection.

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Planning and Transport together

Readers will have noticed how transport plays an increasingly important role in the work of Leeds Civic Trust. This stemmed from the Transport Vision we published in 2018 which recognised that our traditional focus on planning and development should not be viewed in isolation. How people come to and go from new developments and how the city’s transport infrastructure needs to change to reflect the growth in housing in the city over the last decade means that transport and planning are strongly linked.

that we feel has been neglected for too long.

to developing Mass Transit for West Yorkshire. Though the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is working on proposals to deliver this, we are unlikely to see any changes on the ground for the best part of a decade. Even if a scheme does come forward, it is only one element in the public transport jigsaw. Buses will always be the “workhorse” that convey large numbers of people to the places they need to get to. Leeds City Council wants to reduce car use by 30% by 2025, and replace some of these journeys by bringing about a 130% uplift in bus patronage. Without convincing large numbers of people to start using the bus service, this target will remain a pipe dream.

Our work commenting on proposals for transport and placemaking is important. Look at all of the recent changes to the public realm in the city centre – for example the areas around the Corn Exchange, Headrow, Cookridge Street. Consider changes to the road network around the city – for example amendments to the A647 through Armley. All of these schemes benefited (we hope) from considered feedback from our Planning Committee and Transport and Liveable Leeds Group.

We also comment on regional and national transport issues where they are relevant to our city. Our comments on the abandonment of the HS2 link to Leeds featured in the Transport Select Committee’s report on the subject.

Our big achievement for the year however, was the completion of our project looking at the city’s bus service in Leeds.

Imagine an Excellent Bus Service for Leeds

We also seek to be pro-active in advocating changes we consider to be vital as our city develops. Through our ongoing Eastside project we continue to champion an area of the city

When national government took the decision to drop proposals for HS2 to have a dedicated line to Leeds, the flip side of this was an apparent commitment

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A small working group, facilitated by a temporary project officer post (Gwen Thomas) set about identifying those elements that are critical in a successful bus service. Our findings were published in 2022. From the outset we were clear that this piece of work should be different. Rather than collect statistics on bus usage, we wanted to reach out to those who use buses (or perhaps those who don’t but could with some encouragement), and ask them for their views. We set about gathering qualitative information through a competition of ideas, an online interactive map, an online perception survey and a series of online discussion groups (bearing in mind that the fieldwork for this project was undertaken during the height of COVID where in-person contact was difficult). We promoted the project widely via social media and through the press – we even had posters put up around the city encouraging people to participate.

The findings were perhaps not surprising. Above all, we were told that the bus service needed to be more reliable, quicker and more frequent, easy to use (better ticketing arrangements), and affordable. We had some very interesting discussions around issues of comfort and safety. A focus group comprising disabled people made the important point that for them, the bus service often feels safer than the alternatives. Unlike a taxi ride, for example, a bus offers a sense of “safety in numbers”. Where bus drivers are accommodating and fellow

passengers helpful, it becomes a genuinely pleasant experience. Others raised the issue of the environmental benefits of buses – modern diesel buses are more eco-friendly than many more cars each belching out the same pollution. Electric buses – which are perhaps still not as ubiquitous as they might be, take this to the next level.

Improvement Plan proposes a number of measures to bring this about. This includes a fixed fare of £2 per journey or £4.50 per day. The government has announced a roll-out of a similar scheme nationwide for a limited period. There is a concern about how sustainable this might be in the long term. Buses received significant subsidies during the Covid period but as this money is withdrawn, services are being cut. Leeds Civic Trust’s view is that the only sustainable solution is to bring buses under public control. Such a policy is now being implemented in Greater Manchester and we will be using influence to ensure that a similar policy is brought in for West Yorkshire.

We have sought to publicise the findings far and wide, but we realise that without more pro-active work on the part of the Trust, there is a danger that this could become another well meaning report that gathers dust. However, broader policy changes at a local and national level suggest that we may be pushing at an open door. Underpinned by the National Bus Strategy published in 2021, transport authorities across the country are now looking at how they can use this new framework to improve the situation on the ground. West Yorkshire’s Bus Service

We plan to bring interested parties together to keep the pressure on those who exercise the power to ensure that Leeds (and West Yorkshire) can really have an excellent bus service in the future.

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Blue Plaques Remembering the cit ’s outsiders y

in the League of Nations and in the Association of University Teachers. He is perhaps most celebrated for his contributions to British Jewry, becoming President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews in 1940. His academic career culminated in his appointment in 1948 as the President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mathematical excellence runs in the family – relatives Professor Jonathan Mestel and his brother Dr Ben Mestel are both Mathematicians. They spoke about his fascinating life at the unveiling.

Selig Brodetsky

Leeds Civic Trust’s Blue Plaques scheme strives to tell the story of Leeds warts and all. We look behind the stories of our buildings, places and people and through a rubric of 40 to 50 words, an explanatory handout and an event, we seek to put down a marker for future generations, enabling them to learn more about how their city developed.

In October 2021, we were pleased to remember the life of Professor Selig Brodetsky, the most recent Jewish immigrant to be remembered through a Blue Plaque, following in the footsteps of Michael Marks and Tom Spencer and Montague Burton. It was thus fitting that our President Jeremy Burton unveiled this plaque which was nominated by Malcolm Sender of the Leeds Jewish Historical Society.

Current events overseas add a degree of meaning to this celebration of a man born in poverty in the Ukraine, but who was able to seek refuge in London. Academically bright, he rose to become a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Leeds, taking a particular interest in aeronautics; one of his papers is still cited regularly to this day. An internationalist and trades unionist, he was active

Fanny Passavant

This year the blue plaques we chose to unveil were all for people who might be described as ‘outsiders.’

This plaque was unusual in that it had already been erected at the time of the unveiling – Covid having put paid to a formal ceremony. The University of Leeds Vice Chancellor Simone Buitendijk in the company of University of Leeds Librarian

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and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection Masud Khokar unveiled the plaque for the first University of Leeds Librarian and very likely the first woman to occupy such a position in this country. Her life as a woman was typical of the era: undervalued, underpaid and quite likely having to make the choice between career and family. Hailing from nearby Clarendon Road, Fanny spent 34 years building a collection from a few shelves in a basement room in the Great Hall to a stock of some 80,000 volumes when she retired. Active in the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society and a passionate musician, it is ironic that her position owes much to the frugality of the university governors. They recognised that they could get away with paying her much less than a more qualified male counterpart, hence her long career!

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a critic of wedlock, objecting to traditional marriage ceremonies and the ‘vow of obedience’ to men – she refused to wear her wedding ring during a tour of Europe with her husband much to the consternation of polite society. A very tangible legacy of this woman, who put her wealth and privilege to such good use, was her donation of Scatcherd Park to the people of Morley.

Esther Simpson

Alice Scatcherd

It was in the new state of the art University of Leeds teaching building that bears her name, that the University of Leeds Vice Chancellor Simone Buitendijk unveiled a plaque for Esther Simpson. It was an article by Jill Bullock, the editor of the university’s Alumni Magazine that led us to consider a plaque for this inspirational figure. This daughter of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants was raised in nearby Little London before studying Modern Languages at the University of Leeds. It was her work as secretary to the Academic Assistance Council that led this unassuming person to save hundreds of scholars from persecution and death, by enabling them to relocate to safe countries. They included many who were saved from certain death in Nazi-occupied Europe, but also many from other parts of the world after the war. Historian Ernst Gombrich, philosopher Sir Karl Popper and neurosurgeon Sir Ludwig Guttmann (who established the forerunner of the Paralympic Games) can all thank Esther for their lives and careers. Her ‘children” as she called them, include some of the most garlanded academics of the 20th century including sixteen Nobel Laureates. It was fitting that scholars from the University of Leeds Sanctuary Scholarship scheme and the Chief Executive of the Council for At-Risk Academics all spoke warmly about this most extraordinary woman.

In August 2022 Alice Scatcherd was the subject of our blue plaque. Unveiled on her former home at Park House in Morley, the plaque tells the story of one of the founders of the Women’s Franchise League. She campaigned throughout her life for women’s rights (establishing the Morley District Nurses Association) and could be described as a feminist. She was

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Now we even have a deflating, made-up, electronic “currency” (Bitcoin) that, in a time of acute energy crisis, requires a month’s worth of household power for every single transaction. Beyond the absurdity though the risks are large and, we fear, barely understood as some investors in supposedly “low-risk” investments have just seen years of growth wiped out in weeks following the latest crisis.

Chaos in Threadneedle Street, panicked investors selling assets to cover their debts, a collapsing bubble that hits the UK’s national debt and causes scandals in Parliament. This is not the recent mini sterling-crisis, and it is not the old lady of Threadneedle Street, the Bank of England, who spread chaos, but the South Sea Company, that was behind the world’s first stock market bubble and inevitably its first crash in 1720.

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Many were wiped out and reputations were ruined, even Isaac Newton, who had profited well in the early days of the bubble, was pulled back in near the top and quickly saw much of his wealth disappear, almost overnight.

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Remembering David Oluwale

David’s life and death

the disbandment of the Leeds City Police.

David Oluwale is perhaps the ultimate outsider. Persecuted in life, his experiences have been written about in academic literature, recounted in prose and poetry, performed on stage and discussed on screen.

the ultimate outsider. David Oluwale arrived in Leeds in 1949 as a British Citizen from Persecuted in life, his his native Nigeria full of hope and experiences have been expectation. He was a stowaway written about in academic and was arrested on his arrival literature, recounted but following imprisonment at Armley Jail, was able to find in prose and poetry, work before an altercation with performed on stage the police outside the Corn and discussed on screen. Exchange signalled the start of a life of pain and persecution. These legacies became apparent when we first met David Oluwale Suffering from mental health Memorial Association Trustees problems, he spent time at Max Farrer and Emily Zobel Highroyds Mental Hospital Marshall, as did the limitations receiving electric shock of our old criteria for awarding treatment and thereafter was plaques which took insufficient unable to find work. He ended account of legacy. Rectifying up sleeping rough and became this anomaly allowed us the subject of sustained abuse to consider a plaque for and violence from two police David Oluwale. officers – Inspector Geoffrey Ellerker and Sergeant Kenneth Kitching. Although the precise 01 circumstances of his death are unknown, he was last seen being chased by the officers towards the River Aire where his body was recovered two weeks later. His death resulted in the first prosecution of police officers for the death of a black person in custody in the UK. This led to

Around two hundred people gathered in the newly created greenspace on Meadow Lane before walking to Leeds Bridge where his plaque was unveiled. At the ceremony we heard from our unveiler the writer Caryl Phillips, Professor at Yale University. We were joined by the Leader of Leeds City Council James Lewis, Deputy West Yorkshire Mayor Alison Lowe and patrons of the David Oluwale Memorial Association charity. It was a serving police cadet Gary Galvin who blew the whistle on the activities of the police officers that led to their prosecution, and it was fitting that his son, Detective Chief Superintendent Carl Galvin was able to speak about the pride he felt in the role of his father in helping to secure their convictions.

These legacies became apparent when we first met David Oluwale Memorial Association Trustees Max Farrer and Emily Zobel Marshall, as did the limitations of our old criteria for awarding plaques which took insufficient account of legacy. Rectifying this anomaly allowed us to consider a plaque for David Oluwale.

Live TV and radio coverage underlined the importance of this event for the city of Leeds. What was to follow shocked the whole city. A matter of a few hours after the unveiling, the blue plaque had been stolen.

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The theft of the blue plaque

The first the Trust knew about the theft of the plaque was a series of early morning phone calls from the press asking if we had authorised its removal. It didn’t take us long to realise that the plaque had been stolen the previous evening. The police swung into action immediately and launched an investigation treating it as a hate crime. The local media returned to the bridge to cover the theft live on their news programmes. The Yorkshire Evening Post featured the Oluwale Plaque on their front page for a second day, and before long press enquiries came in from around the country.

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residents changed their twitter profiles to an image of the blue plaque in solidarity. This gave Mel Roberts (Engagement and Development Manager at the Trust) the idea that we should appropriate the image of the plaque by taking its ownership away from the thieves and reinstalling it digitally. The blue plaque soon became a virtual image of defiance. It was shown on the big screen in Millennium Square and JC Decaux, the advertising company, agreed to project the image on their large digital billboards. The universities, The Playhouse, Opera North and others followed suit as did Bradford City Council in a show of solidarity. Stickers were donated by Awesome Merchandise which were distributed by outlets

such as Welcome Skateboards, Thorntons Arcade and Colours May Vary. We launched a crowdfunder to pay for a new plaque and added security: £3,500 was raised in four days from over 200 individual donors. High profile journalists such as the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford and academic David Olusoga (presenter of A House in Time) used their social media outlets to spread the word.

The city’s response meant that the thief’s intentions to remove David Oluwale from view had backfired. It turned a successful unveiling where the story was shared with hundreds of people to a city-wide act of defiance. Many thousands of people learned about the story of David Oluwale as a result.

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The long game – from “dead end” to new be innin g g

Bridge end-Dead end?

As a charity of nearly 60 years standing, the Trust is used to playing the long game. We were calling for a purpose-built arena long before First Direct Arena was developed and we identified how the waterfront could be an asset for the city and even the idea of “Living above the shop” long before city centre living and opening-up the waterfront became popular.

In 1724 Daniel Defoe described the land on the south side of the Leeds Bridge as a ‘large suburb’. At the turn of the 20th century some of that undoubted vibrancy remained (the South Market of 1823 and the 1771 Leeds Theatre were still in evidence). As the 20th century progressed, this area -“Bridge End”- had suffered from demolitions and intrusive road layouts resulting in a windswept car park and isolated buildings with no sense of place. Here was an area that was ripe for regeneration. The Council agreed – Bridge End was to have been part of lottery funded project to create a number of city centre squares and gateways. Unfortunately, the Millennium Lottery Commission deemed the project “too ambitious” and the proposals were shelved. Undeterred, Leeds Civic Trust put forward its own vision for the area in a report

Over the years, our volunteers have produced reports, action plans and proposals knowing that our ideas may take some time to be acted upon by decision makers. In putting down a marker we hope to have influence when action is finally taken.

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Fast forward 22 years and we now see many of these ideas being realised as part of the Meadow Lane scheme which was progressed during the course of 2022. We have a new greenspace which will act as an entrance to the new ‘Aire Park’ on the former Tetley site, the new ‘David Oluwale’ footbridge is now in place (albeit more utilitarian than Clifford Stead’s double decker concept drawing in our report!), the Leeds Bridge itself has been downgraded to a bus and cycling route, and a development plot has been identified albeit in a different location. Although Leeds Civic Trust proposed a new city centre park at an event we co-convened in 2009, the opportunities for the significant two hectare city centre park on the former Tetley site (Aire Park) was not on the agenda at the time. This means that the Meadow Lane greenspace now performs an additional function as a link to this new park rather than simply fulfilling the role of a public space in its own right. It may have taken two decades to bring our ideas to fruition but the wait was worth it.

A new sculpture for Leeds

Place, heritage and public amenity – the three pillars that represent the work of the Trust, can often align in surprising ways. Our work promoting positive change at “Bridge End”, combined with remembering the life of David Oluwale through our Blue Plaques scheme come together through the commissioning of a new sculpture which will take pride of place on the new

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Meadow Lane greenspace. Our proposed “’Owl of Wisdom’ has not been pursued but in its place a fantastic sculpture by renowned artist Yinka Shonibare ‘Hibiscus Rising’ is a more than acceptable substitute!

Commissioned by the David Oluwale Memorial Association and supported by Leeds 2023, this floral artwork will act as a permanent reminder of his life. Leeds Civic Trust was proud to part fund the production of a maquette which, alongside a replacement for the stolen Blue Plaque, went on display in an exhibition at The Tetley in September 2022.

The sculpture, inspired by the life of David Oluwale, will stand 9.5 metres tall and will take its place in the centre of the Meadow Lane greenspace.

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possible, and where better than Leeds Station. This September, we were delighted to have a pop-up stall during commuter hour, handing out our Heritage Open Days booklets.

We popped up our gazebo at a busy Kirkstall Festival in the great company of other local charities and organisations such as Swarthmore Education Centre, Forward Leeds, Hollybush, and Kirkstall Development Trust. We brought along a selection of our leaflets, trails, and books and even brought a ‘create your own blue plaque’ from paper plates for the children.

Becoming more visible is one of the key commitments in our Five Year Vision, and it is in that spirit that the Trust has been ‘on the road’ this summer.

This year’s Heritage Open Days was our busiest ever. Leeds Civic Trust co-ordinates the festival on behalf of hundreds of volunteers who want to tell the story of our city through opening their building, exhibitions, talks, discussions and more. This year’s theme was “Inventions, Innovations and Discoveries”, a theme that took in everything from the Emett machines in the Merrion Centre to Board Games – Leeds being the home of Waddingtons.

Next stop was Leeds Pride where we hitched up at Mill Hill Chapel, home to the family friendly Village Fete area. The stall was incredibly busy with children colouring in their very own Rainbow Plaques, whilst we painted a rainbow on over two hundred faces! Many shared their stories of LGBT+ Heritage in Leeds with us, and we were lucky to add many names to our supporters list.

We’re grateful to our volunteers for all their support in manning these stalls. We hope to add a few more events to next year’s roster!

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We were fortunate in being able to hold three events to coincide with the publication of three new books which told the story of Leeds in very different ways. We spoke to Alan Lane of Slung Low Theatre. This is a unique company whose base for the last few years has been the Holbeck Working Men’s Club – the oldest in continuous use in the UK. Finding that they were unable to “perform” during the Covid pandemic, Alan and his colleagues turned their operation into a food bank. His fascinating book “The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir”, tells this uplifting, at times hilarious and often moving story of how they supported one of the most deprived communities in Leeds. Scheduled to coincide with Heritage Open Days week, this was perhaps the most unusual contemporary example of “invention, innovation and discovery”, which was this year’s HODs theme. Historian Steven Burt published his book “The Remarkable Story of Hunslet” tracing the development of this important part of Leeds from the earliest times to the present day. A place of invention and re-invention, Steve’s lecture covered the first half of the 19th Century. By 1850, Hunslet had a larger population than Wakefield or Dewsbury and was a hive of industrial activity. We look forward to further instalments inspired by his book – which has sold nearly all of its first print run.

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Both of these events were held online and are available to view on our Youtube channel.

Out and about in Leeds

The return of in-person events

period of entirely on-line events, our volunteers on the Events Committee were finally able to return to staging events that we know our members and supporters enjoy so much.

here by the ring road it’s The Wizard of Oz in reverse, the palace transported to Kansas.’ Grindrod’s analysis of Leeds architecture draws heavily on an interview with the Trust’s Clifford Stead whose ‘red ink’ letters to the editor decrying the latest addition to the city’s landscape kept the Yorkshire Evening Post in business during this period!

We held our first full “in person” event following the pandemic when we invited writer John Grindrod to Leeds to talk about his book ICONICON. Hosted by DLA Architecture, John gave a humorous account of the post 1980s built environment in the UK, covering everything from Wimpey homes, wind farms, skyscrapers and city centre living and the social and political backdrop that has influenced their development. Of particular interest to Leeds was his section on “Leeds Look” buildings – his views on these red-brick buildings that sprung up in the late 80s and early 90s was not always complimentary. He describes Quarry House as ‘a florid postmodern gesture suited for the waterfront or a more central setting, but sitting

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Committees and Groups

Community Groups affiliated to Leeds Civic Trust

House Committee

Events Committee

Richard Voss (Chair), Graham Castle, Roger Garnett

Joan Hick, Roderic Parker, Mark Parry, Garance Rawinsky, Jane Taylor, Ann Voss, Meryll Wilford

Aireborough Civic Society Alwoodley Community Association Far Headingley Village Society Foxhill Residents’ Association Friends of Holbeck Cemetery Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Friends of Middleton Park Friends of Roundhay Park Friends of Temple Newsam Horsforth Civic Society Little Woodhouse Community Association Meanwood Village Association Moortown Community Group Newlay Conservation Society Pudsey & District Civic Society Roundhay Environmental Action Project (REAP) Roundhay Conservation Society Thackray Museum The Oulton Society Thoresby Society Weetwood Residents’ Association Wetherby Civic Society

Planning Committee

Mike Piet (Chair), David Barraclough,

Finance Committee

Jim Brettell, Ronan Carnally, Robert Collins, Howard Dews, Paul Exley, Ruth Gelletlie, Jeff Gleisner, Adrian Jones, Tony Ray, Sarah Rushton, Claude Saint-Arroman, Ash Sohni, Clifford Stead, Jane Taylor, Jeremy Thompson, Clive Woods, Colin Woodward

John Pike (Chair), Jeremy Burton, Amanda Peters, Robert Solyom, Jane Taylor

Heritage Watch Group Jenna Strover (Chair), Rick Amos, Peter Baker, Christine Osborne, Garance Rawinsky, Tony Ray, Helen Sanders, Clive Woods, Meryll Wilford

Transport and

Liveable Leeds Group

Heritage Open Days Group

Ruth Gelletlie (Chair), Howard Dews, Sherin Francis, Jeff Gleisner, Adrian Jones, Mark Parry, Mike Piet, James Riley, Jeff Turner, Clive Woods

Meryll Wilford (Chair), Jane Collins, John Harris, Roderic Parker, Garance Rawinsky, Alan Swift

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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1014362

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

FOR

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

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Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Independent Examiner's Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7 to 8
Notes to the Financial Statements 9 to 18
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 19 to 20

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The Charity's activities, achievements and performance during the year of the accounts are described fully in the Annual Review to be presented at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The Council has paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding upon what activities the charity should undertake. As always, the Charity was careful to undertake activity in conformity with its objectives which are:

a) to stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty, history and heritage of the City of Leeds and locality, b) to encourage high quality sustainable development and promote standards of sustainable urban design, architecture and town planning,

c) to encourage the judicious preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity, d) to advance appreciation of a people friendly environment, and promote ways of improving the environment within Leeds, including green and public spaces, waterways and sustainable transport,

e) to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of these objectives.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

As the Coronavirus pandemic abated, Leeds Civic Trust was able once more to undertake many of its activities in person, and to return to its Wharf Street premises, whilst continuing to offer a number of events via videoconferencing facilities, and to support the management of its activity (via its committees and groups) in person, remotely or via hybrid meetings. We continued to invest in our Wharf Street headquarters whilst beginning an exercise to help Trustees to determine longer term investment in its physical estate.

Following a decision of the Trustees reported last year to invest some of the Trust's surplus in a new grants scheme managed by the Leeds Community Foundation, funding was duly allocated to a number of grants supporting community activity across the city. These grants will be completed at the end of 2023.

The Trust supported Leeds City Council in creating a new Conservation Area in the Mabgate Area of the city, and completed a major piece of work considering how the bus service in our city could be improved. The Trust continued to develop its interest in transport and placemaking as further work was undertaken on the Eastside project. It pursued its traditional role as a critical friend to Leeds City Council and developers through its engagement on a number of planning applications and development proposals across the city. Through its Heritage Watch group the charity drew attention to heritage buildings at risk. These activities were underpinned by events on subjects as diverse as rapid transit and the retrofitting of buildings to reduce their carbon footprint.

The Trust continued to support heritage through the Blue Plaques scheme, via its co-ordination of the Heritage Open Days initiative (one of the most active in the city's history) and through a variety of events including the popular February historical lecture series and other talks and discussions considering the history of our city.

During the period covered by this report, the Trust employed four members of staff who supported the Charity's management and administration. The Charity continued to benefit from the diligent work of its many volunteers whose support the Trustees gratefully acknowledge.

Volunteers

Management and administration of the Charity's events and activities are supported by paid staff, but also by many volunteers whose work the Trustees gratefully acknowledge.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Trustees are satisfied with the financial position of the charity and its ability to meet its ongoing commitments, after taking into account the financial risks and uncertainties outlined below.

Principal funding sources and Financial Risks and Uncertainties

The charity's principal funding comes from member subscriptions, investment income generated on its reserves and royalty income. The income and expenditure in respect of these activities is set out in the attached accounts.

In the current and recent years the charity has benefitted from substantial income from previously bequeathed royalty rights, as a result of which it has reported significant surpluses. The Trustees are mindful of the uncertain future continuity of this level of income and monitor expenditure and capital commitments accordingly, and are examining options for securing income levels for when this source of funds reduces .

Investment policy and objectives

Free reserves of the Charity are invested in recognised investment funds, the performance of which is monitored by the Trust's Finance and General Purposes Committee, with the aim of generating income to fund the charities activities, whilst ensuring the security of the invested funds.

Andrews Gwynne LLP are engaged to manage the Trust's financial assets. This means that the Trust's funds are now managed professionally, and are invested in a wider range of funds, with the aim of lowering risk whilst assuring steady capital growth, in line with the above policy. Andrews Gwynne LLP provide regular valuations and meet formally with the Trust's Finance and General Purposes Committee.

Reserves policy

During the prior year the Trustees obtained professional advice to develop a policy to establish an appropriate balance of reserves and expenditure over the medium term given the unpredictable nature of the charity's income streams and reliance on one source in particular.

Further to that advice the Charity reaffirmed its policy to maintain free reserves, which are unrestricted general funds excluding tangible fixed assets, at a level sufficient to cover charitable and support costs for a minimum of three years, this being a level to enable continuance of the Charity's current activities in the event of a significant decline in income, and whilst alternate income sources were sought.

In addition the principle has been adopted that free reserves in excess of this level will be spent over the lifetime of its current operational strategy - The Trust Vision 2020-2025 - in support of the Charity's objectives.

The Trustees will continue to review the policy having regard to financial circumstances and opportunities to further the Charity's objectives.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under a Governing Constitution dated 23 November 2020. In the event of cessation of the Charity members have no liability to contribute to meeting the charity's liabilities.

Recruitment and appointment of new Council members (Trustees)

The Council's responsibilities regarding the preparation of accounts, the maintenance of accounting records and the safeguarding of assets are given on Page 7.

The names of the members of the Council who served during the year are listed in this report.

At the Annual General Meeting held on 22 November 2021, H E Beard, L Moore, C M C St Arroman and A Stowe were elected as trustees.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organisational structure

The Council administers the Charity. The Council meets regularly and there are sub committees which meet regularly. The Secretary manages day to day operations of the charity and reports to the Council.

Induction and training of new council members (Trustees)

New members of Council are subject to an induction procedure by the Director, to brief them on their legal responsibilities under Charities law and the organisational structure and decision making process of the charity.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1014362

Registered office

17/19 Wharf Street Leeds LS2 7EQ

Trustees

J E Taylor Chair M A Piet Vice Chair R M Solyom Treasurer J Brettell J D Pike C Stead J Strover R J Voss M Wilford (resigned 22.11.21) L Moore (appointed 22.11.21) H E Beard (appointed 22.11.21) A Stowe (appointed 22.11.21) C M C St Arroman (appointed 22.11.21)

Independent Examiner

Gavin Bell Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Sedulo Leeds Limited St Paul's House 23 Park Square Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2ND

Honorary Solicitors

Addleshaw Goddard Sovereign House Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 1HQ

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21[st] November 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

....................................................................

J E Taylor - Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Leeds Civic Trust

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Leeds Civic Trust (the trust) for the year ended 31 August 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the act’).

I report in respect of my examination of your Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Gavin Bell Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Sedulo Leeds Limited St Paul's House 23 Park Square Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2ND

Date: 21 November 2022

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
General activities
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
6
Charitable activities
7
General activities
Total
Net gains on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 31.8.22
Unrestricted
funds
£
380,306
1,111
13,847
5
395,269
8,226
392,724
400,950
3,695
(1,986)
1,109,481
1,107,495		 31.8.21
Total
funds
£
287,304
-
13,750
1,833
302,887
7,657
319,802
327,459
28,472
3,900
1,105,581
1,109,481

The notes form part of these financial statements

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

BALANCE SHEET 31 AUGUST 2022

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
12
Investments
13
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
14
Debtors
15
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
16
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
17
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 31.8.22
Unrestricted
funds
£
143,795
888,927
1,032,722
7,436
22,938
55,825
86,199
(11,426)
74,773
1,107,495
1,107,495
1,107,495
1,107,495		 31.8.21
Total
funds
£
146,618
885,232
1,031,850
9,662
7,818
67,658
85,138
(7,507)
77,631
1,109,481
1,109,481
1,109,481
1,109,481

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2022.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 AUGUST 2022

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21[st] November 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

............................................. J E Taylor - Trustee

............................................. R M Solyom - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

The financial statements are prepared in pound sterling £, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

The value of time and services donated by volunteers is not incorporated into these accounts as this cannot be reasonably quantified in financial terms. Further details on the contribution made by volunteers can be found in the Annual Report.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Improvements to property - 10% on cost Furniture - 20% on cost Equipment - 50% on cost

No depreciation is provided on freehold buildings as the council consider any charge for the year and any accumulated depreciation, after taking account of the estimated residual value, to be immaterial. Recent improvements to property are being depreciated with effect from 1 September 2015 over a period of 20 years.

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Council for particular purposes.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Investments

All quoted investments are shown in the Balance Sheet at market value.

Gifted investments are introduced into the Balance Sheet at their market value at the time of donation.

Realised gains and losses comprise the surplus or deficit arising from the disposal proceeds (less costs) of investments sold during the year over the market value at the end of the previous year or, if purchased during the year, over their cost.

Unrealised gains and losses represents:

(a) for investments held throughout the year the difference between their market values at the start and end of the year, or

(b) for investments purchased during the year and held at the end of the year the difference between the purchase cost and market value at the end of the year.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Financial instruments

Financial instruments are recognised in the charities balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets, which includes debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method net of any impairment losses, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction where the transaction is measured at present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets are reviewed annually for signs of impairment. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments, are initially measured at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognised in the SOFA, except that investments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which includes creditors and accruals, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
Subscriptions
Royalties
3.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Blue plaque scheme
Annual report advertising
Publications and shop sales
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Investment income
Interest receivable		 31.8.22
£
27,028
48,782
304,496
380,306
31.8.22
£
4,338
7,100
2,409
13,847
31.8.22
£
5
-
5		 31.8.21
£
5,110
42,391
239,803
287,304
31.8.21
£
850
6,200
6,700
13,750
31.8.21
£
118
1,715
1,833

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

31.8.22 31.8.21
Activity £ £
Event income General activities 1,111 -
RAISING FUNDS
Other trading activities
31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Blue plaque scheme 2,856 829
Publications and shop costs 122 3,833
Stock write-off 2,308 -
Annual report costs 2,940 2,995
8,226 7,657

6. RAISING FUNDS

Other trading activities

7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Direct
Costs
£
General activities
270,155
Charitable activities costs are analysed as follows
Event Costs
Display and exhibition costs
Newsletter
Subscriptions and internet
Salaries
Wharf Street establishment costs
Independent Examiners fee
Postage, stationery and other office expenses
Depreciation
Grants awarded
Bear Pit repairs
Legal and professional fees
Conference costs
Leeds Project Fund - Take a Seat project
Leeds Project Fund - Mabgate Conservation project
Leeds Project Fund - Story of Hunslet project
Liveable Leeds project		 Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
Support
8)
costs
Totals
£
£
£
110,490
12,079
392,724
2022
2021
£
£
7,021
1,361
2,336
-
-
96
1,165
625
182,093
157,804
9,511
7,554
2,568
2,520
37,104
26,082
6,044
6,344
110,490
86,440
2,882
6,708
-
13,800
1,000
-
5,201
10,468
10,328
-
10,456
-
4,525
392,724
319,802		 Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
Support
8)
costs
Totals
£
£
£
110,490
12,079
392,724
2022
2021
£
£
7,021
1,361
2,336
-
-
96
1,165
625
182,093
157,804
9,511
7,554
2,568
2,520
37,104
26,082
6,044
6,344
110,490
86,440
2,882
6,708
-
13,800
1,000
-
5,201
10,468
10,328
-
10,456
-
4,525
392,724
319,802
392,724
319,802

Charitable activities costs are analysed as follows

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7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued

Support costs comprise Wharf Street establishment costs, Independent examiners fees and Legal and professional fees. Of these Independent examiners fees and legal and professional fees are also classed as Governance costs.

8. GRANTS PAYABLE

Grants are awarded to organisations and individuals following approval of formal application, from reserve funds created for these purposes, where the proposed use is in keeping with the charity's aims and objectives. Monitoring of the grants process is by a Committee delegated by the Trustees and all awards are agreed by Council. No support costs have been allocated against the amounts so awarded.

Significant grants awarded during the year included £108,540 awarded to the Leeds Community Foundation.

9. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Independent Examiners fee 2,568 2,520
Depreciation - owned assets 6,044 6,344

10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2022 nor for the year ended 31 August 2021.

Liability insurance cover is provided for the Trustees in respect of duties carried out on behalf of the charity.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2022 nor for the year ended 31 August 2021.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

11. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.8.22
Administration staff
5
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs)
£60,000 was:
31.8.22
£60,001 - £70,000
1		 31.8.21
4
exceeded
31.8.21
1

12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 September 2021
Additions
At 31 August 2022
DEPRECIATION
At 1 September 2021
Charge for year
At 31 August 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2022
At 31 August 2021		 Improvements
Freehold
to
property
property
£
£
99,409
54,520
-
-
99,409
54,520
-
15,388
-
2,726
-
18,114
99,409
36,406
99,409
39,132		 Furniture
£
12,211
1,289
13,500
11,940
475
12,415
1,085
271		 Equipment
£
44,480
1,932
46,412
36,674
2,843
39,517
6,895
7,806		 Totals
£
210,620
3,221
213,841
64,002
6,044
70,046
143,795
146,618

The Council have sought the advice of Trust members that act in the Leeds property market, and on the basis of this are of the opinion that the open market value, for existing use, of the freehold property including improvements at the year end, is in the order of £250,000.

The Council do not consider it appropriate to incur the costs of a formal professional valuation which would be required for this value to be incorporated into the accounts, therefore this valuation is provided for information only and the freehold property continues to be carried in the accounts at its historic cost.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Listed
investments
£
MARKET VALUE
At 1 September 2021 885,232
Change in market value 3,695
At 31 August 2022 888,927
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2022 888,927
At 31 August 2021 885,232

Included within the Trust's investment portfolio are some investment funds that hold some assets outside the UK. It is not possible to separately identify the value of these.

The historic cost of investment assets is £827,000 (2021: £827,000).

Material investments: quoted investments include the following funds which each amount to greater than 5% of the total portfolio as follows:

Holding:
Troy Trojan Ethical
Veritas Global Real Return
Total
14.
STOCKS
Publications and shop stock
15.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Subscription and donation debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments		 2022
£
45,003
46,459
91,462
31.8.22
£
7,436
31.8.22
£
16,069
1,572
5,297
22,938		 2021
£
45,326
45.839
91,165
31.8.21
£
9,662
31.8.21
£
4,101
228
3,489
7,818

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16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Social security and other taxes 5,582 4,158
Other creditors 299 -
Accrued expenses 5,545 3,349
11,426 7,507

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Bear Pit Fund
Blue Plaque Fund
Leeds Project Fund
Snaith Award
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.9.21
£
1,058,044
30,196
6,725
13,516
1,000
1,109,481
1,109,481		 Net
movement
in funds
£
29,128
(1,080)
-
(30,034)
-
(1,986)
(1,986)		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(38,000)
-
-
38,000
-
-
-		 At
31.8.22
£
1,049,172
29,116
6,725
21,482
1,000
1,107,495
1,107,495

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Bear Pit Fund
Leeds Project Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
395,269
-
-
395,269
395,269		 Resources
expended
£
(369,836)
(1,080)
(30,034)
(400,950)
(400,950)		 Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
3,695
29,128
-
(1,080)
-
(30,034)
3,695
(1,986)
3,695
(1,986)

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17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Wharf Street Fund
Bear Pit Fund
Blue Plaque Fund
Leeds Project Fund
Landmark Grant
Snaith Award
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.9.20
£
1,030,302
498
36,456
8,725
18,600
10,000
1,000
1,105,581
1,105,581		 Net
movement
in funds
£
43,742
(498)
(6,260)
-
(33,084)
-
-
3,900
3,900		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(16,000)
-
-
(2,000)
28,000
(10,000)
-
-
-		 At
31.8.21
£
1,058,044
-
30,196
6,725
13,516
-
1,000
1,109,481
1,109,481

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Wharf Street Fund
Bear Pit Fund
Leeds Project Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
297,886
1
-
5,000
302,887
302,887		 Resources
expended
£
(282,616)
(499)
(6,260)
(38,084)
(327,459)
(327,459)		 Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
28,472
43,742
-
(498)
-
(6,260)
-
(33,084)
28,472
3,900
28,472
3,900

The General fund is used for the achievement of the charitable objectives of the Charity.

The Wharf Street Fund was created following Councils approval of plans to improve wheelchair access to the premises and meeting rooms and install wheelchair accessible toilet facilities.

The Bear Pit Fund is to be used for its maintenance and improvement. The fund has been increased following Councils approval of plans to repair and renovate the Bear Pit, and to improve safety and access thereto to enable it to be opened up as a Civic landmark. Following discussions with building contractors this fund will increase in the next financial period.

The Blue Plaques Maintenance Fund is to be used to meet future maintenance costs of the Blue Plaques Scheme.

The Leeds Project Fund is to be used to support projects by external organisations that further the objectives of the Charity and benefit Leeds as a whole.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

The Landmark Grant Fund is to be used to support community projects that will leave lasting landmarks celebrating Leeds character and environment. During the year the Landmark Fund was consolidated with the Leeds Project Fund.

The Snaith Award fund is to be used to support projects initiated or carried out locally by affiliated societies which enhance the built or natural environment.

18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2022.

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations 27,028 5,110
Subscriptions 48,782 42,391
Royalties 304,496 239,803
380,306 287,304
Other trading activities
Blue plaque scheme 4,338 850
Annual report advertising 7,100 6,200
Publications and shop sales 2,409 6,700
13,847 13,750
Investment income
Investment income 5 118
Interest receivable - 1,715
5 1,833
Charitable activities
Event income 1,111 -
Total incoming resources 395,269 302,887
EXPENDITURE
Other trading activities
Blue plaque scheme 2,856 829
Publications and shop costs 122 3,833
Stock write-off 2,308 -
Annual report costs 2,940 2,995
8,226 7,657
Charitable activities
Wages 162,436 136,806
Social security 12,328 14,093
Pensions 7,329 6,905
Postage, stationery and other 37,104 26,083
Newsletter and programme cards - 96
Subscriptions and internet 1,165 625
Carried forward 220,362 184,608

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Charitable activities
Brought forward 220,362 184,608
Event costs 7,021 1,361
Display and exhibition costs 2,336 -
Bear Pit repairs 2,882 6,707
Conference costs 1,000 -
Leeds Project Fund - Take a Seat project 5,201 10,468
Leeds Project Fund - Mabgate Conservation project 10,328 -
Leeds Project Fund - Story of Hunslet project 10,456 -
Liveable Leeds project 4,525 -
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 6,044 6,344
Grants awarded 110,490 86,440
380,645 295,928
Support costs
Other
Wharf St establishment costs 9,511 7,554
Governance costs
Independent Examiners fee 2,568 2,520
Legal and professional fees - 13,800
2,568 16,320
Total resources expended 400,950 327,459
Net expenditure (5,681) (24,572)

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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1014362

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

FOR

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Independent Examiner's Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7 to 8
Notes to the Financial Statements 9 to 18
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 19 to 20

LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The Charity's activities, achievements and performance during the year of the accounts are described fully in the Annual Review to be presented at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The Council has paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding upon what activities the charity should undertake. As always, the Charity was careful to undertake activity in conformity with its objectives which are:

a) to stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty, history and heritage of the City of Leeds and locality, b) to encourage high quality sustainable development and promote standards of sustainable urban design, architecture and town planning,

c) to encourage the judicious preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity, d) to advance appreciation of a people friendly environment, and promote ways of improving the environment within Leeds, including green and public spaces, waterways and sustainable transport,

e) to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of these objectives.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

As the Coronavirus pandemic abated, Leeds Civic Trust was able once more to undertake many of its activities in person, and to return to its Wharf Street premises, whilst continuing to offer a number of events via videoconferencing facilities, and to support the management of its activity (via its committees and groups) in person, remotely or via hybrid meetings. We continued to invest in our Wharf Street headquarters whilst beginning an exercise to help Trustees to determine longer term investment in its physical estate.

Following a decision of the Trustees reported last year to invest some of the Trust's surplus in a new grants scheme managed by the Leeds Community Foundation, funding was duly allocated to a number of grants supporting community activity across the city. These grants will be completed at the end of 2023.

The Trust supported Leeds City Council in creating a new Conservation Area in the Mabgate Area of the city, and completed a major piece of work considering how the bus service in our city could be improved. The Trust continued to develop its interest in transport and placemaking as further work was undertaken on the Eastside project. It pursued its traditional role as a critical friend to Leeds City Council and developers through its engagement on a number of planning applications and development proposals across the city. Through its Heritage Watch group the charity drew attention to heritage buildings at risk. These activities were underpinned by events on subjects as diverse as rapid transit and the retrofitting of buildings to reduce their carbon footprint.

The Trust continued to support heritage through the Blue Plaques scheme, via its co-ordination of the Heritage Open Days initiative (one of the most active in the city's history) and through a variety of events including the popular February historical lecture series and other talks and discussions considering the history of our city.

During the period covered by this report, the Trust employed four members of staff who supported the Charity's management and administration. The Charity continued to benefit from the diligent work of its many volunteers whose support the Trustees gratefully acknowledge.

Volunteers

Management and administration of the Charity's events and activities are supported by paid staff, but also by many volunteers whose work the Trustees gratefully acknowledge.

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Trustees are satisfied with the financial position of the charity and its ability to meet its ongoing commitments, after taking into account the financial risks and uncertainties outlined below.

Principal funding sources and Financial Risks and Uncertainties

The charity's principal funding comes from member subscriptions, investment income generated on its reserves and royalty income. The income and expenditure in respect of these activities is set out in the attached accounts.

In the current and recent years the charity has benefitted from substantial income from previously bequeathed royalty rights, as a result of which it has reported significant surpluses. The Trustees are mindful of the uncertain future continuity of this level of income and monitor expenditure and capital commitments accordingly, and are examining options for securing income levels for when this source of funds reduces .

Investment policy and objectives

Free reserves of the Charity are invested in recognised investment funds, the performance of which is monitored by the Trust's Finance and General Purposes Committee, with the aim of generating income to fund the charities activities, whilst ensuring the security of the invested funds.

Andrews Gwynne LLP are engaged to manage the Trust's financial assets. This means that the Trust's funds are now managed professionally, and are invested in a wider range of funds, with the aim of lowering risk whilst assuring steady capital growth, in line with the above policy. Andrews Gwynne LLP provide regular valuations and meet formally with the Trust's Finance and General Purposes Committee.

Reserves policy

During the prior year the Trustees obtained professional advice to develop a policy to establish an appropriate balance of reserves and expenditure over the medium term given the unpredictable nature of the charity's income streams and reliance on one source in particular.

Further to that advice the Charity reaffirmed its policy to maintain free reserves, which are unrestricted general funds excluding tangible fixed assets, at a level sufficient to cover charitable and support costs for a minimum of three years, this being a level to enable continuance of the Charity's current activities in the event of a significant decline in income, and whilst alternate income sources were sought.

In addition the principle has been adopted that free reserves in excess of this level will be spent over the lifetime of its current operational strategy - The Trust Vision 2020-2025 - in support of the Charity's objectives.

The Trustees will continue to review the policy having regard to financial circumstances and opportunities to further the Charity's objectives.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under a Governing Constitution dated 23 November 2020. In the event of cessation of the Charity members have no liability to contribute to meeting the charity's liabilities.

Recruitment and appointment of new Council members (Trustees)

The Council's responsibilities regarding the preparation of accounts, the maintenance of accounting records and the safeguarding of assets are given on Page 7.

The names of the members of the Council who served during the year are listed in this report.

At the Annual General Meeting held on 22 November 2021, H E Beard, L Moore, C M C St Arroman and A Stowe were elected as trustees.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organisational structure

The Council administers the Charity. The Council meets regularly and there are sub committees which meet regularly. The Secretary manages day to day operations of the charity and reports to the Council.

Induction and training of new council members (Trustees)

New members of Council are subject to an induction procedure by the Director, to brief them on their legal responsibilities under Charities law and the organisational structure and decision making process of the charity.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1014362

Registered office

17/19 Wharf Street Leeds LS2 7EQ

Trustees

J E Taylor Chair M A Piet Vice Chair R M Solyom Treasurer J Brettell J D Pike C Stead J Strover R J Voss M Wilford (resigned 22.11.21) L Moore (appointed 22.11.21) H E Beard (appointed 22.11.21) A Stowe (appointed 22.11.21) C M C St Arroman (appointed 22.11.21)

Independent Examiner

Gavin Bell Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Sedulo Leeds Limited St Paul's House 23 Park Square Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2ND

Honorary Solicitors

Addleshaw Goddard Sovereign House Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 1HQ

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21[st] November 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

....................................................................

J E Taylor - Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Leeds Civic Trust

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Leeds Civic Trust (the trust) for the year ended 31 August 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the act’).

I report in respect of my examination of your Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Gavin Bell Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Sedulo Leeds Limited St Paul's House 23 Park Square Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2ND

Date: 21 November 2022

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
General activities
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
6
Charitable activities
7
General activities
Total
Net gains on investments
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 31.8.22
Unrestricted
funds
£
380,306
1,111
13,847
5
395,269
8,226
392,724
400,950
3,695
(1,986)
1,109,481
1,107,495		 31.8.21
Total
funds
£
287,304
-
13,750
1,833
302,887
7,657
319,802
327,459
28,472
3,900
1,105,581
1,109,481

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET 31 AUGUST 2022

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
12
Investments
13
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
14
Debtors
15
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
16
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
17
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 31.8.22
Unrestricted
funds
£
143,795
888,927
1,032,722
7,436
22,938
55,825
86,199
(11,426)
74,773
1,107,495
1,107,495
1,107,495
1,107,495		 31.8.21
Total
funds
£
146,618
885,232
1,031,850
9,662
7,818
67,658
85,138
(7,507)
77,631
1,109,481
1,109,481
1,109,481
1,109,481

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2022.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21[st] November 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

............................................. J E Taylor - Trustee

............................................. R M Solyom - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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LEEDS CIVIC TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

The financial statements are prepared in pound sterling £, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

The value of time and services donated by volunteers is not incorporated into these accounts as this cannot be reasonably quantified in financial terms. Further details on the contribution made by volunteers can be found in the Annual Report.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Improvements to property - 10% on cost Furniture - 20% on cost Equipment - 50% on cost

No depreciation is provided on freehold buildings as the council consider any charge for the year and any accumulated depreciation, after taking account of the estimated residual value, to be immaterial. Recent improvements to property are being depreciated with effect from 1 September 2015 over a period of 20 years.

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Council for particular purposes.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Investments

All quoted investments are shown in the Balance Sheet at market value.

Gifted investments are introduced into the Balance Sheet at their market value at the time of donation.

Realised gains and losses comprise the surplus or deficit arising from the disposal proceeds (less costs) of investments sold during the year over the market value at the end of the previous year or, if purchased during the year, over their cost.

Unrealised gains and losses represents:

(a) for investments held throughout the year the difference between their market values at the start and end of the year, or

(b) for investments purchased during the year and held at the end of the year the difference between the purchase cost and market value at the end of the year.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Financial instruments

Financial instruments are recognised in the charities balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets, which includes debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method net of any impairment losses, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction where the transaction is measured at present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets are reviewed annually for signs of impairment. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments, are initially measured at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognised in the SOFA, except that investments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which includes creditors and accruals, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
Subscriptions
Royalties
3.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Blue plaque scheme
Annual report advertising
Publications and shop sales
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Investment income
Interest receivable		 31.8.22
£
27,028
48,782
304,496
380,306
31.8.22
£
4,338
7,100
2,409
13,847
31.8.22
£
5
-
5		 31.8.21
£
5,110
42,391
239,803
287,304
31.8.21
£
850
6,200
6,700
13,750
31.8.21
£
118
1,715
1,833

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

31.8.22 31.8.21
Activity £ £
Event income General activities 1,111 -
RAISING FUNDS
Other trading activities
31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Blue plaque scheme 2,856 829
Publications and shop costs 122 3,833
Stock write-off 2,308 -
Annual report costs 2,940 2,995
8,226 7,657

6. RAISING FUNDS

Other trading activities

7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Direct
Costs
£
General activities
270,155
Charitable activities costs are analysed as follows
Event Costs
Display and exhibition costs
Newsletter
Subscriptions and internet
Salaries
Wharf Street establishment costs
Independent Examiners fee
Postage, stationery and other office expenses
Depreciation
Grants awarded
Bear Pit repairs
Legal and professional fees
Conference costs
Leeds Project Fund - Take a Seat project
Leeds Project Fund - Mabgate Conservation project
Leeds Project Fund - Story of Hunslet project
Liveable Leeds project		 Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
Support
8)
costs
Totals
£
£
£
110,490
12,079
392,724
2022
2021
£
£
7,021
1,361
2,336
-
-
96
1,165
625
182,093
157,804
9,511
7,554
2,568
2,520
37,104
26,082
6,044
6,344
110,490
86,440
2,882
6,708
-
13,800
1,000
-
5,201
10,468
10,328
-
10,456
-
4,525
392,724
319,802		 Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
Support
8)
costs
Totals
£
£
£
110,490
12,079
392,724
2022
2021
£
£
7,021
1,361
2,336
-
-
96
1,165
625
182,093
157,804
9,511
7,554
2,568
2,520
37,104
26,082
6,044
6,344
110,490
86,440
2,882
6,708
-
13,800
1,000
-
5,201
10,468
10,328
-
10,456
-
4,525
392,724
319,802
392,724
319,802

Charitable activities costs are analysed as follows

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7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued

Support costs comprise Wharf Street establishment costs, Independent examiners fees and Legal and professional fees. Of these Independent examiners fees and legal and professional fees are also classed as Governance costs.

8. GRANTS PAYABLE

Grants are awarded to organisations and individuals following approval of formal application, from reserve funds created for these purposes, where the proposed use is in keeping with the charity's aims and objectives. Monitoring of the grants process is by a Committee delegated by the Trustees and all awards are agreed by Council. No support costs have been allocated against the amounts so awarded.

Significant grants awarded during the year included £108,540 awarded to the Leeds Community Foundation.

9. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Independent Examiners fee 2,568 2,520
Depreciation - owned assets 6,044 6,344

10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2022 nor for the year ended 31 August 2021.

Liability insurance cover is provided for the Trustees in respect of duties carried out on behalf of the charity.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2022 nor for the year ended 31 August 2021.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

11. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.8.22
Administration staff
5
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs)
£60,000 was:
31.8.22
£60,001 - £70,000
1		 31.8.21
4
exceeded
31.8.21
1

12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 September 2021
Additions
At 31 August 2022
DEPRECIATION
At 1 September 2021
Charge for year
At 31 August 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2022
At 31 August 2021		 Improvements
Freehold
to
property
property
£
£
99,409
54,520
-
-
99,409
54,520
-
15,388
-
2,726
-
18,114
99,409
36,406
99,409
39,132		 Furniture
£
12,211
1,289
13,500
11,940
475
12,415
1,085
271		 Equipment
£
44,480
1,932
46,412
36,674
2,843
39,517
6,895
7,806		 Totals
£
210,620
3,221
213,841
64,002
6,044
70,046
143,795
146,618

The Council have sought the advice of Trust members that act in the Leeds property market, and on the basis of this are of the opinion that the open market value, for existing use, of the freehold property including improvements at the year end, is in the order of £250,000.

The Council do not consider it appropriate to incur the costs of a formal professional valuation which would be required for this value to be incorporated into the accounts, therefore this valuation is provided for information only and the freehold property continues to be carried in the accounts at its historic cost.

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13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Listed
investments
£
MARKET VALUE
At 1 September 2021 885,232
Change in market value 3,695
At 31 August 2022 888,927
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2022 888,927
At 31 August 2021 885,232

Included within the Trust's investment portfolio are some investment funds that hold some assets outside the UK. It is not possible to separately identify the value of these.

The historic cost of investment assets is £827,000 (2021: £827,000).

Material investments: quoted investments include the following funds which each amount to greater than 5% of the total portfolio as follows:

Holding:
Troy Trojan Ethical
Veritas Global Real Return
Total
14.
STOCKS
Publications and shop stock
15.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Subscription and donation debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments		 2022
£
45,003
46,459
91,462
31.8.22
£
7,436
31.8.22
£
16,069
1,572
5,297
22,938		 2021
£
45,326
45.839
91,165
31.8.21
£
9,662
31.8.21
£
4,101
228
3,489
7,818

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16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Social security and other taxes 5,582 4,158
Other creditors 299 -
Accrued expenses 5,545 3,349
11,426 7,507

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Bear Pit Fund
Blue Plaque Fund
Leeds Project Fund
Snaith Award
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.9.21
£
1,058,044
30,196
6,725
13,516
1,000
1,109,481
1,109,481		 Net
movement
in funds
£
29,128
(1,080)
-
(30,034)
-
(1,986)
(1,986)		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(38,000)
-
-
38,000
-
-
-		 At
31.8.22
£
1,049,172
29,116
6,725
21,482
1,000
1,107,495
1,107,495

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Bear Pit Fund
Leeds Project Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
395,269
-
-
395,269
395,269		 Resources
expended
£
(369,836)
(1,080)
(30,034)
(400,950)
(400,950)		 Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
3,695
29,128
-
(1,080)
-
(30,034)
3,695
(1,986)
3,695
(1,986)

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17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Wharf Street Fund
Bear Pit Fund
Blue Plaque Fund
Leeds Project Fund
Landmark Grant
Snaith Award
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.9.20
£
1,030,302
498
36,456
8,725
18,600
10,000
1,000
1,105,581
1,105,581		 Net
movement
in funds
£
43,742
(498)
(6,260)
-
(33,084)
-
-
3,900
3,900		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(16,000)
-
-
(2,000)
28,000
(10,000)
-
-
-		 At
31.8.21
£
1,058,044
-
30,196
6,725
13,516
-
1,000
1,109,481
1,109,481

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Wharf Street Fund
Bear Pit Fund
Leeds Project Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
297,886
1
-
5,000
302,887
302,887		 Resources
expended
£
(282,616)
(499)
(6,260)
(38,084)
(327,459)
(327,459)		 Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
28,472
43,742
-
(498)
-
(6,260)
-
(33,084)
28,472
3,900
28,472
3,900

The General fund is used for the achievement of the charitable objectives of the Charity.

The Wharf Street Fund was created following Councils approval of plans to improve wheelchair access to the premises and meeting rooms and install wheelchair accessible toilet facilities.

The Bear Pit Fund is to be used for its maintenance and improvement. The fund has been increased following Councils approval of plans to repair and renovate the Bear Pit, and to improve safety and access thereto to enable it to be opened up as a Civic landmark. Following discussions with building contractors this fund will increase in the next financial period.

The Blue Plaques Maintenance Fund is to be used to meet future maintenance costs of the Blue Plaques Scheme.

The Leeds Project Fund is to be used to support projects by external organisations that further the objectives of the Charity and benefit Leeds as a whole.

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17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

The Landmark Grant Fund is to be used to support community projects that will leave lasting landmarks celebrating Leeds character and environment. During the year the Landmark Fund was consolidated with the Leeds Project Fund.

The Snaith Award fund is to be used to support projects initiated or carried out locally by affiliated societies which enhance the built or natural environment.

18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2022.

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations 27,028 5,110
Subscriptions 48,782 42,391
Royalties 304,496 239,803
380,306 287,304
Other trading activities
Blue plaque scheme 4,338 850
Annual report advertising 7,100 6,200
Publications and shop sales 2,409 6,700
13,847 13,750
Investment income
Investment income 5 118
Interest receivable - 1,715
5 1,833
Charitable activities
Event income 1,111 -
Total incoming resources 395,269 302,887
EXPENDITURE
Other trading activities
Blue plaque scheme 2,856 829
Publications and shop costs 122 3,833
Stock write-off 2,308 -
Annual report costs 2,940 2,995
8,226 7,657
Charitable activities
Wages 162,436 136,806
Social security 12,328 14,093
Pensions 7,329 6,905
Postage, stationery and other 37,104 26,083
Newsletter and programme cards - 96
Subscriptions and internet 1,165 625
Carried forward 220,362 184,608

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022

31.8.22 31.8.21
£ £
Charitable activities
Brought forward 220,362 184,608
Event costs 7,021 1,361
Display and exhibition costs 2,336 -
Bear Pit repairs 2,882 6,707
Conference costs 1,000 -
Leeds Project Fund - Take a Seat project 5,201 10,468
Leeds Project Fund - Mabgate Conservation project 10,328 -
Leeds Project Fund - Story of Hunslet project 10,456 -
Liveable Leeds project 4,525 -
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 6,044 6,344
Grants awarded 110,490 86,440
380,645 295,928
Support costs
Other
Wharf St establishment costs 9,511 7,554
Governance costs
Independent Examiners fee 2,568 2,520
Legal and professional fees - 13,800
2,568 16,320
Total resources expended 400,950 327,459
Net expenditure (5,681) (24,572)

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