LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025
Registered Company Number: 03724612
Registered Charity Number: 1074429
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025 Contents
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| Reference and administratve details | 2 |
| Chair’s Statement | 3-4 |
| Trustee’s Report | 5-18 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 19 |
| Statement of Financial Actvites | 20 |
| Balance Sheet | 21 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 22 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 23-30 |
| Appendices |
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Reference and administratve details
Company number 03724612
Charity number 1074429
Registered ofce 26 Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4BJ
Secretary Katy Hartley-Ross
Bankers Leeds Building Society, 26 Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4BJ
Independent Examiner Third Sector Accountancy Limited, Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 0AS
Trustees
Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:
Alison Scowen
Carla Marshall (Chair)
Christopher Bell (resigned 1 October 2025) Dominic Charkin Emma Woods-Bolger (resigned 4 March 2025) Mhairi Hides (appointed 25 June 2025) Nicola Glover Susan Moreland Thomas Boothman Seddon (appointed 16 July 2025) Timothy Steere (resigned 18 November 2025)
Trustees are also directors under company law.
Charity secretary
Imogen Graham (resigned 25 March 2026) Katy Hartley-Ross (appointed 26 June 2026)
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Chair’s Statement
A year in review
The Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation is a grant making charity, funded by Leeds Building Society and its members. We provide funding, in the form of grants to UK registered charities that support people in need of a safe and secure home.
In 2025, we funded £456,321 in grants across our grant portfolio, supporting 61 charities across the UK.
Our purpose of supporting those in need of a safe and secure home, means that the majority of grants we award are to organisations in the housing and homelessness sector. Under our purpose, we prioritise three thematic areas: financial stress, security and refuge, and quality and suitability of housing. We also welcome applications that provide health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness, if it’s part of wraparound support and the application meets at least one of the other criteria themes.
We have two grant schemes, which our purpose and funding priorities sit across. Our small grant scheme focuses on UK-based charities, and our large grant scheme focuses on charities based in Yorkshire and the North East.
A note from our Chair
It is wonderful to reflect on 2025 as another year of meaningful impact for the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation. We were delighted to receive an additional £100,000 from Leeds Building Society in 2025 to mark their 150[th] anniversary. This took our large grant funding allocation to £400,000 and allowed us to increase our support to charities across Yorkshire and the North East.
This year we were able to understand the impact of some of the first large three year grants we awarded at the end of 2022. It was fantastic to read the impact reports received from these organisations, the reports reinforced the impact of multi-year, large grant funding.
Trustees are mindful of considerable challenges facing the sector – rising costs, an increased demand for services and greater competition for grants and contracts – and with this in mind, we are continually refining our grant making criteria and application process to give those who apply the best chance of success. Our new, two-phase process of applicants first submitting a brief Expression of Interest and then only being asked to complete the full form if they meet all the Foundation’s criteria continued to work well and we hope saved charities vital time and energy which could be spent on frontline work.
Many of the large grants we award support specific audience groups, and trustees are keen to understand the particular issues they face. We welcomed one of our large grantees The Offploy Foundation, who support ex-offenders with housing and employment, to our annual strategy day. My fellow trustees continued to show great commitment and passion for the Foundation’s work and we welcomed Mhairi Hides and Thomas Seddon to the board. They bring excellent funding and public sector knowledge to the team and ensure our application assessment processes are stronger than ever. We were sorry to see
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Chair’s Statement
external trustee, Emma Woods-Bolger and internal Leeds Building Society trustees, Christopher Bell and Timothy Steere retire from the board as they moved onto new professional ventures. My thanks go to all of our trustees and the Foundation Secretary, Imogen Graham who helped to ensure 2025 was such a successful year for the Foundation.
Looking ahead to 2026, this will be my final year as Chair and I will be handing over the reins to a new Chair in June 2026.
Carla Marshall Chair
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
The trustees, who are also the directors of Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation for the purpose of company law, present their Annual Report together with the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. Included within the trustees’ report is the directors’ report as required by company law. Reference and administrative information set out on page 2 forms part of this report.
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.
Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation (“the Foundation”) qualifies as a small company in accordance with s382(3) of the Companies Act 2006 and this report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies’ exemption, which includes an exemption from preparing a Strategic Report.
For the year ended 31 December 2025, the Foundation was entitled to exemption from audit under Chapter 3, Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. In accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the trustees have elected for the Financial Statements to be examined by an independent examiner.
Objectves and actvites
The Foundation’s income is utilised for the purposes of achieving the objectives for which the Foundation was established as set out in the Foundation’s Memorandum and Articles of Association “to promote such purpose being exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the directors (“trustees”) of the Foundation shall from time to time determine and therefore the objects meet public benefit requirements.”
In 2022, it was decided that the Foundation’s main purpose and objectives needed to be much more tightly aligned with the Leeds Building Society’s corporate strategy as this would ensure a greater impact for the Foundation and the long-term support and sustainability of the Foundation.
The Foundation adopted the purpose of: ‘To support those in need of a safe and secure home’ as the Society is focused on helping its members to save money and buy a home. The Foundation changed its strategy from running a small grants programme, giving out £1,000 for capital needs to a wide range of charities across the UK, to developing a small and large grants strategy which would align very closely with the new purpose.
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
The trustees set two key objectives which have continued throughout 2025:
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To help many people across the UK to have a safe and secure home by funding registered charities which will support them to achieve this, and;
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To give additional support to people in need of a safe and secure home in Yorkshire and the North East by funding locally-based registered charities in these areas which will support them to achieve this.
Objective 2 was established as Leeds Building Society’s Head Office is in Leeds and its Contact Centre Team is located in Newcastle. Both Yorkshire and the North East also have a number of branches and the Society is particularly imbedded in these local communities.
In order to achieve the Foundation’s two key objectives, the trustees have a large and small grantmaking programme so that the Foundation can support charities and people in need across the country (with its small grants programme), as well as having a deeper impact in Yorkshire and the North East (through its large grants programme).
The Foundation’s additional core objective for 2025 was:
- Safeguard £300,000 of funding for the next three years (2026 – 2029).
Strategy & approach for achieving objectives
The first two objectives have been achieved this year by maintaining our small and large grant-making programmes and the third has been accomplished due to the strong relationship between the Society and Foundation staff and the Foundation trustees, which is explained later in this report.
Public beneft
The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Achievements and performance
Beneficiaries of our services
For the year under review, small grants totaling £40,063 were awarded to 42 registered charities and large multi-year grants of £382,294 were awarded to eight registered charities. Thanks to an additional donation from Leeds Building Society to mark their 150[th] anniversary, the Foundation was able to award an additional £100,000 in large grants.
The Foundation’s large grants focus in Yorkshire or the North East allows us to support areas close to Leeds Building Society’s core locations in Leeds and Newcastle and connect our colleagues with local volunteering opportunities. We ensure that the majority of our trustees live and work within these areas and have an understanding of the need and demands of the local community. Location-based funding also allows the Foundation to manage demand and improve our application success rate.
Across our large grant portfolio in 2025, we supported the following charities in Yorkshire and the North East:
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South Yorkshire: 2 charities
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The Snowdrop Project
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YWCA Yorkshire
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West Yorkshire: 8 charities
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Leeds GATE
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Simon on the Streets
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The Offploy Foundation
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Ivison Trust
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Behind Closed Doors
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Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network
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Joanna Project
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Bradford Night Stop
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North Yorkshire: 1 charity
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Safe and Sound Homes
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Hull: 1 charity
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Hull Lighthouse
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Tyne and Wear: 3 charities
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ICOS
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Triangular CIO
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Key Community
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Northumberland: 1 charity
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Tees Valley: 1 charity
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The Moses Project
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County Durham: 2 charities
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Cornerstone Housing
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Moving On Durham
Some of the key outcomes and thanks for our 2025/26 large grants:
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Hope Housing – Bradford: “The Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation was one of the first funders of our ambitious project, which helped us to demonstrate local support from other funders and subsequently secure match-funding. To date, support from the Leeds Building Society Foundation has enabled us to transform the lives of more than 150 people who are homeless in Bradford, and will leave a long-lasting legacy in the city. We plan to significantly increase our reach through the recent purchase of the Millside Community Centre and as a result we anticipate supporting an additional 300 individuals each year. In addition to increasing our capacity to provide emergency accommodation, we will be able to develop our current offer through centre-based activities aimed at helping people to access and maintain a safe home. A new social enterprise project will provide training opportunities so that beneficiaries can improve employability.”
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Key Community – South Shields: “The funding allowed us to deliver practical, person-centred support to individuals and families at risk of losing their homes. Through the Tenancy Retention Service, we’ve helped people understand their tenancy rights, manage rent arrears, and access wider support services. It’s enabled us to offer consistent, reliable help to those facing housing insecurity – often during very difficult times. We’ve also been able to identify underlying issues such as isolation and loneliness, which often contribute to tenancy breakdown. By recognising these root causes, we’ve been able to signpost individuals to other agencies and utilise our in-
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house mental health team for additional support. In Year 1, we worked directly with 47 individuals through one-to-one tenancy support and indirectly, around 130 family members and dependents benefitted from the improved housing stability and reduced stress that came with it.”
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Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange – Leeds: “Funding from the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation has enabled us to make significant progress toward the delivery of two new Gypsy Traveller sites in Leeds and Calderdale which will give 100 vulnerable families the opportunity to access a safe place to stay, facilities, healthcare, education and wellbeing support. We have also been able to make improvements to sites which will impact 134 families across West Yorkshire. We’ve set up two community gardening projects, two postal delivery projects (establishing safe mail boxes - most sites don't have letter boxes and post is regularly stopped by Royal Mail due to risk assessments) and run four community fundays delivered with residents groups.”
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Nomad Opening Doors – Shefeld: “The funding from the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation has been crucial over the past three years to the ongoing and successful delivery of the Smartsteps Programme. The essence of the programme firmly lies within effective and trustbased relationships being developed between housing staff and clients. In order for these relationships to grow and develop, it is critical that the housing staff are both secure and supported in their posts. The funding from the Foundation has enabled this to happen. Because the funding was designated for the support of the salary of a Housing and Progression Officer, that individual was given salary security over a three year period, and so has been able to provide both consistent and long term commitment to the clients that they have worked with since 2023.”
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Triangular CIO – Gateshead: “The funding has enabled Triangular CIO to advance our Housing and Holistic Support Programme. This programme provided crucial assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Tyne and Wear by addressing their immediate housing needs and offering indepth support in other areas of their lives such as employment, language skills, mental wellbeing, and community integration. The funding directly benefited 95 refugees and asylum seekers by providing one-to-one holistic support services. Indirectly, the programme benefited an additional +300 people through improved community integration and strengthened support networks.
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“We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support. The Leeds Building Society Foundation was one of the first funders to offer us multi-year funding, which has played a vital role in making our charity more stable and better equipped to confidently help our community obtain safe and secure housing. Since then, our organisation has grown significantly – both geographically and in the range of services we provide. We have also expanded our work with young people and families. Thank you once again for your belief in our work.”
Some of the key outcomes and thanks for our 2025/26 small grants:
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StandOut – London: “Since May 2025, support from the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation has enabled us to provide 15 nights of accommodation to nine participants, at an average cost of c. £65 per night… This grant served as a vital bridge for people leaving prison – providing a safe place to sleep and meeting their immediate needs, which in turn enabled them to focus on building long-term stability and securing sustainable housing.”
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West End Refugee Service (WERS) – Newcastle: “ The £1,000 from the Foundation, went towards WERS being able to successfully support more than 530 refugees and asylum seekers through The Hardship Fund with capital items which included 460 sim cards, 100 mobile phones, 162 toiletries packs, 104 baby packs, 308 food parcels collected / delivered, 45 sleeping bags and 24 duvets and sheets.”
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Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutland: “The £1,000 donation supported us with the ongoing costs of
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purchasing bedding – quilts, quilt covers, sheets, pillows for companion rooms… being provided with a bed that is comfortable and has clean linen is such a significant thing that is taken for granted by most. For our companions it is a ‘Fresh Start’. They feel warm, safe and rested.”
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Northampton Hope Centre: “The £1,000 grant from the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation enabled us to purchase and install an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) within our office premises. The defibrillator is located internally and is available for use by homeless beneficiaries accessing our services, as well as staff, volunteers, and visitors to the building. This investment was driven by a clear safeguarding need. Many of the people we support experience significant health inequalities, including higher rates of cardiovascular illness, substance-related health complications, and long-term untreated conditions. Having immediate access to lifesaving equipment is therefore not a “nice to have”, but a critical element of our duty of care.”
All of the reports received from large and small grant recipients were closely reviewed by the Foundation Secretary and trustees and this ensured that we are meeting our two key objectives:
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To help many people across the UK to have a safe and secure home by funding registered charities which will support them to achieve this, and;
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To give additional support to people in need of a safe and secure home in Yorkshire and the North East by funding locally-based registered charities in these areas which will support them to achieve this. Learning and adapting to ensure a strong performance
The Foundation trustees and Secretary continued to focus on ensuring the purpose and objectives were being met, whilst also adapting to changes within the charity sector so that we are creating a positive experience when it comes to applying for funding from the Foundation.
During 2025 there were a number of management and staff changes within Leeds Building Society and so the trustees of the Foundation worked hard to ensure that the Secretary felt supported and was also given additional capacity support to deliver the Foundation’s work. The Foundation ensured it was ‘business as usual’ and maintained its funding, supporting 50 charities in total, and in turn thousands of people in need of a safe and secure home.
To safeguard the partnership between the Society and the Foundation, the Foundation Secretary worked relentlessly throughout 2025 to ensure a new Framework Agreement was drafted and agreed. This will be signed off in 2026 and is a significant step forward. In 2026, a key priority for the trustees and Secretary will be to develop the Foundation’s operating policies and introduce a Risk Register.
This year’s addition of a new North East based trustee, who has in-depth knowledge of the geographical area and the charity sector, bolstered the board even further so that collectively its Yorkshire and North East knowledge is first class. This ensured the Foundation selected charities which are supporting those most in need and are working in areas with high levels of deprivation. The trustees also put more emphasis this year on prioritising geographical areas which the Foundation hasn’t funded before.
Always striving to achieve best practice and taking learnings from Yorkshire Funders, throughout 2025 the Foundation reviewed and addressed its application ‘success rate’. As frontline charities are so hard pressed for time and are trying to help more people than ever, it is vital that funders do what they can to avoid wasting applicants’ time and aim for a strong success rate which is often considered as funding 50% or more of all applicants. The Foundation introduced a new Expression of Interest form to reduce the time spent by charities on applications but also enabling the Foundation Secretary to exclude ineligible applications at an earlier stage.
In 2025, the Foundation’s overall success rate was 36.5%, there were a total of 50 awarded grants from 137 submitted applications.
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In 2025 the trustees also decided to change income criteria for the large and small grants programmes. For large grants this moved down to a £1m turnover and for small grants it went from £1m to £500K. Having reviewed the last couple of years of approved grants, it was clear to see that the trustees were mainly approving smaller charities across both programmes, due to the increased impact we felt the funding could have on a smaller charity in comparison. This change meant that charities with incomes over the threshold weren’t going to waste time by applying to the Foundation.
Constantly learning and listening to charities, the Foundation also made sure that its criteria are clearer on the Foundation’s website page to ensure only eligible charities apply and that their application is as strong as possible. The demand for Foundation funds is set to continue to rise due to the financial and political climate in the UK, therefore it is important that we adapt and make changes that help charities and give the Foundation a stronger application success rate.
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Financial Review
The principal financial risks and uncertainties facing the Foundation are income and funding instability if Leeds Building Society was to stop funding the charity, alongside the risks discussed in the Risk Management section of Structure, Governance & Management. The Foundation’s only source of funding comes from Leeds Building Society in the form of 3 annual donations, as explained below in the Going Concern section. To mitigate this, the charity and Leeds Building Society are currently working on a Framework Agreement, this agreement will guarantee the annual donation from the Society and therefore remove any existing risk and uncertainty around future funding. These funds allow the charity to support people in need of a safe and secure home, by providing grants in line with our criteria and charitable objectives.
The charity holds no restricted funds at the end of the financial year. The Foundation recognises a contingent liability of £251,058 in the accounts (2024: £286,315), which relates to large grants payable in 2026 and 2027, subject to grantees complying with certain conditions.
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the Foundation to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Foundation at a level that enables the Foundation to continue fulfilling objectives. A full reserves policy has not been necessary in the past due to the charity’s size. However, it has been agreed with Leeds Building Society, who is our sole funder, that moving forward into 2026 the Foundation will hold £5,000 in unrestricted funding each year to cover the cost of things such as: training, memberships and events. The Foundation does not have any overhead costs as these are provided in kind by the Society, therefore the Foundation does not need a reserves policy beyond what is outlined here. Any additional unrestricted funds include amounts otherwise committed for multi-year grant payments in future years. At 31 December 2025 the unrestricted funds were £116,855 (2024: £93,707).
There was a total income of £533,669 (2024: £407,785) and a total expenditure of £510,521 (2024: £389,663) resulting in a surplus for the financial year of £23,148 (2024: surplus of £17,772).
Plans for the future
The trustees will continue the strategic approach to the Foundation’s grant making, in line with its purpose ‘to support people in need of a safe and secure home’. The Board has agreed meeting dates in 2026 for March, June, October and December. A strategy day has been agreed for September as part of the trustee’s continued commitment to training and best practice. As well as having the Framework Agreement signed off, key policies and a Risk Register being established, the Foundation will be doing more work on the measurement and evaluation of its larger grants.
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Going Concern
The activities of the Foundation are dependent upon the future level of funding received. In April 2025, the Foundation received a donation of £400,000 from the Society. This donation included the agreed annual amount of £300,000 and additional donation of £100,000 to mark 2025 as the 150[th] year of Leeds Building Society. The Foundation also received a donation of £9,444 in June 2025 on behalf of members of the Society who voted in the Society’s AGM. During the financial year the charity was also awarded £61,632 from the ‘Your Interest in Theirs’ (YIIT) members scheme, to be deposited in 2026.
The Foundation does not have any overhead costs, as all overhead costs are met by the Society as an in-kind donation. The trustees agreed to set aside £4,381 in unrestricted funding to cover training costs in 2025 and as mentioned above, moving forward into 2026 and beyond this will be £5,000 agreed with Leeds Building Society in the Framework Agreement.
The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from the date of signing the financial statement. A review of the Framework Agreement between the Society and the Foundation is currently being undertaken and will guarantee the annual donation for the Foundation. Thus, the trustees have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements.
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Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated and registered as a charity on 26 February 1999. The Foundation was established under a Memorandum and Articles of Association which established the objects and powers of the Foundation. It was established, pursuant to a Framework Agreement between the Foundation and Leeds Building Society (“the Society”). The Society is considered to be the Foundation’s only related party and it is complementary to and supportive of the Foundation’s objectives.
Appointment of Trustees
The Articles of Association state that the number of trustees shall be not more than nine, and no more than three may be directors, officers or employees of the Society. Any such appointment is made by notice in writing signed on behalf of the Society and takes effect when the notice is lodged at the office of the Foundation or produced at any meeting of the board of trustees. Each of the remaining trustees, who must not be connected to the Society, may be proposed by the other trustees and appointed by resolution passed at a meeting of the Board subject to approval by the Society. The trustees are the directors of the Foundation.
Each new trustee was given an induction with the Foundation Secretary and the Chair met them before their first board meeting to ensure they felt comfortable and confident. There is no formal, ongoing trustee training in place, however the trustees have taken part in an annual strategy day since 2023. In 2025, the trustees had two sessions as part of their strategy day. The trustees had a session from one of our large grantees, The Offploy Foundation who delivered a session on the criminal justice system and challenges in housing and employment faced by ex-offenders. The other session was delivered by The Centre for Social Justice Foundation, who delivered a session on social and community challenges in Yorkshire and the North East. One or more of the trustees and the Secretary attended training and the annual conference hosted by the Yorkshire Funders and fed back on current matters to the other trustees via the trustee meetings.
The Trustees did not receive any remuneration or any other benefits from the Foundation during the current or prior year.
Organisational Structure
The board of trustees administers the Foundation. To facilitate effective operations the trustees have delegated authority, within terms of delegation approved by the trustees, for operational matters to the Foundation Secretary.
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Risk Management
The trustees have examined the major strategic business and operational risks which the Foundation faces and confirm that processes have been established to enable the necessary steps to be taken to reduce the impact of those risks. The key risks are the financial risk of misappropriation of funds, the operational risk of inappropriate donations being made, and the reputational risk of donations being made to a charity that does not meet the grant making criteria. The Trustees monitor these risks closely and consider the controls in place to mitigate the risks to be appropriate.
Following detailed due diligence procedures, the trustees review all funding applications and confirm they are compliant with the Foundation’s grant making criteria. The trustees then approve the payment of charitable donations depending on the strengths of the application and how closely it aligns to the Foundation’s purpose, to support people in need of a safe and secure home, taking into account the funds available.
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Grant-making policy and how decisions are made
The Foundation’s small grant programme is for UK-registered charities with a turnover of under £1,000,000. Applicants can apply for a small grant between £250 to £1,000 for capital expenditure relating to practical items and equipment for charities that meet the purpose.
The large grant programme is a minimum grant of £25,000 to a maximum of £100,000 split across one, two or three years. The large grant funds core, project and/or capital costs for new or existing work by a UK-registered charity. The trustees accept applications from charities based in, or delivering work in Yorkshire and/or the North East of England to align with the Society’s Head Office and Contact Centre locations.
For both small and large grants, the trustees have three criteria themes that applications need to align to: quality and adequacy of housing, financial stress, and security and refuge. Applications can also apply under the theme ‘Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness’ if it’s part of wraparound support and the application also meets at least one of the other themes.
The Foundation takes guidance from Homeless Link, who they are a member of, for best practice in the housing and homelessness sector. This means that the trustees look for applicants who take a Housing First approach and/or a relationship-based approach to their services.
The trustees meet four times a year to consider requests for funding in March, June, October and December. The Foundation Secretary reviews all the Expressions of Interest for the large grants and carries out telephone or Teams calls with some of them to find out more and another member of the Foundation staff team reviews all of the small grant applications. The Foundation staff team then use scoring guides to shortlist the large grants (Appendix 1) and small grants (Appendix 2) for the trustees to review.
For the small grants, the trustees are then sent the applications split into Yes’s, Maybe’s and No’s. The trustees review all of these before each meeting and then at the meeting the Yes’s and Maybe’s are discussed in depth and the trustees will mention any No’s that they would like to be discussed. During 2025, at each meeting, between 6 and 13 small grants were approved.
For the large grants, the Foundation Secretary creates a shortlist and the trustees have an in-depth discussion to agree on which to fund. During 2025, 1-3 large grants were approved at each meeting.
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Statement of responsibilites of the trustees
The trustees (who are also directors of Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statement
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and the dissemination of financial statement may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The trustee’s annual report has been approved by the trustees on 06 / 07 / 2026 and signed on behalf of the board by the Chair.
Carla Marshall Chair
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2025
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 set out on pages 20 to 30.
Respectve responsibilites of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Other maters
Your attention is to drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the accounts (financial statements) in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.
We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
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Kate Adderley CA
Third Sector Accountancy Limited Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 0AS
13 / 07 / 2026
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities including Income and Expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2025
| Note Income from: Donatons and legacies 3 Investments 4 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable actvites 5 Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) for the year 6 Reconciliaton of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2025 £ 528,054 5,615 533,669 510,521 510,521 23,148 93,707 116,855 |
2024 £ 401,725 5,660 |
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| 407,385 | ||
| 389,663 | ||
| 389,663 | ||
| 17,722 75,985 |
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| 93,707 |
All funds are unrestricted.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation Company number 3724612
Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025
| Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 | ||
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| Note 2025 £ £ Current assets Debtors 10 61,632 Cash at bank and in hand 87,364 Total current assets 148,996 Liabilites Creditors: amounts falling due in less than one year 11 (32,141) Net assets 116,855 The funds of the charity: Unrestricted income funds 13 116,855 Total charity funds 116,855 |
2024 £ £ 52,075 99,245 151,320 (57,613) 93,707 93,707 93,707 |
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| 93,707 | ||
| 93,707 | ||
| 93,707 |
For the year ended 31 December 2025 the Foundation was entitled to exemption from audit under Chapter 3, Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. In accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 the Trustees have elected for the Financial Statements to be examined by an independent examiner.
For the year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006,
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.
The notes on pages 23 to 30 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the trustees on ____ and signed on their behalf by:06 / 07 / 2026
Carla Marshall (Chair)
Nicola Glover (Trustee)
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation Company number 3724612
Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 December 2025
| Note 2025 £ Cash provided by/(used in) operatng actvites 15 (17,496) Cash flows from investing activities: Dividends, interest, and rents from investments 5,615 Cash provided by/(used in) investng actvites 5,615 (11,881) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 99,245 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 87,364 Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year |
2024 £ (131,664) |
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| 5,660 | |
| 5,660 | |
| (126,004) 225,249 |
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| 99,245 |
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025
1 Accountng policies
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
a Basis of preparaton
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) issued in October 2019 - (Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.
The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £ sterling.
b Judgments and estmates
Key judgments and estimates which the trustees have made which have a significant effect on the accounts include:
Accounting estimates for the valuation of donated services. More detail is given in notes 1(e), 5 and 8.
When to recognise grant liabilities. More detail is given in notes 1(h) and 16.
c Preparaton of the accounts on a going concern basis
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.
d Income
Income from grants and donations is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. All donations and legacies are from the Society and its members.
Investment income represents income receivable from short term deposits.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
e Donated services and facilites
Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.
On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
f Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
g Fund accountng
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity. The charity has no restricted funds.
h Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Grant expenditure represents donations to registered charities approved by the Trustees and is recognised when communicated to the recipient in line with the SORP. Where there are annual reviews upon which future grants are conditional, these future payments are not recognised as a liability until all conditions are met.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
i Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
j Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount.
k Financial instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
2 Legal status of the charity
The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1.
3 Income from donatons and legacies
| Donatons Donatons in kind Total |
2025 £ 471,076 56,978 528,054 |
2024 £ 357,509 44,216 |
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| 401,725 |
4 Investment income
All of the charity's investment income arises from money held in interest bearing deposit accounts. All investment income is unrestricted.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
5 Analysis of expenditure on charitable actvites
All grants were made to institutions, not individuals.
| 2025 £ Grants payable Small Educaton / advice 1,000 Security / refuge 8,000 Health 949 Financial stress 18,330 Quality and adequacy of housing 6,780 Total grants payable 35,059 Governance and Support costs Governance Independent exam, accounts Trustee expenses Legal fees Support Staf costs Computer sofware and IT costs Training Ofce costs Events Membership Total governance and support costs Total expenditure (grants payable and support costs) |
2025 £ Large - 131,567 - 24,692 260,093 416,352 2025 £ 3,600 203 4,000 42,342 6,210 1,500 27 596 632 59,110 510,521 |
2024 £ Small 2,000 4,897 11,329 11,740 16,893 46,859 2024 £ 3,600 - - 33,176 6,210 500 27 603 600 44,716 389,663 |
2024 £ Large 63,117 112,142 - 25,000 97,829 |
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| 298,088 | |||
All expenditure is unrestricted.
Support costs were paid on the Foundation's behalf by the Society as follows: £3,600 accounts and independent exam fee; £4,000 legal fees; £6,210 for the grant management system; £27 for office costs (printing and postage); £596 for events; and £203 for trustee expenses. Staff time donated was estimated at £42,342 for the year.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
6 Net income/(expenditure) for the year
| This is stated afer charging/(creditng): | 2025 | 2024 |
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| £ | £ | |
| Accountancy fees (funded by the Society) | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Independent examiner's fee (funded by the Society) | 1,800 | 1,800 |
7 Staf costs
The average number of staff employed during the period was nil (2024: nil), and no recharges have been made by the Society for the service of its employees.
Administration services are provided by the Society free of charge and an estimate of the value of the donated services has been calculated in 2025 and included in the accounts.
Since all administration services are provided by the Society, there are no key management personnel beyond the Trustees and therefore no disclosure of key management personnel remuneration is given.
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Trustee remuneraton and expenses, and related party transactons
Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration during the year (2024: £nil).
One trustee received reimbursed travel expenses during the year of £45 (2024: £9), and three trustees received small gifts on stepping down with a total value of £158 (2024: nil) in recognition of their services.
During the year, the Foundation received donations of £400,000 (2024: £300,000) from the Society.
The charity also received £61,632 (2024: £52,075) from the Society’s ‘Your Interest in Theirs’ scheme, being donations from the Society's members. AGM incentive schemes and survey donations of £9,444 were also received (2024: £5,434), these were donations from the Society under a membership voting scheme.
The Society paid for various support costs on the Foundation’s behalf and provided staff support for free. The total value has been estimated at £56,978 this year (2024: £44,216).
Aside from the above, no trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2024: nil).
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Corporaton tax
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
10 Debtors
| 10 Debtors |
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| Accrued income 11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Grants payable 12 Grants awarded to insttutons |
2025 £ 61,632 61,632 2025 £ 32,141 32,141 |
2024 £ 52,075 |
| 52,075 | ||
| 2024 £ 57,613 |
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| 57,613 | ||
During the year the charity awarded large grants to the following institutions:
| Triangular CIO The Moses Project The Snowdrop Project Cornerstone Housing Key Community Leeds GATE Internatonal Community Organisaton Sunderland Street Paws Simon on the Streets Moving On Durham Ivison Trust Safe and Sound Homes Behind Closed Doors Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network Joanna Project Bradford Night Stop Hull Lighthouse YWCA Yorkshire Total grants awarded |
2025 £ 12,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 24,692 23,000 14,183 20,000 28,528 30,000 34,745 37,095 17,498 46,915 18,000 24,713 22,842 22,141 |
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| 416,352 |
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
13 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds
| General fund Designated fund Comparative period General fund Designated fund |
£ 86,707 7,000 93,707 £ 64,397 11,588 75,985 Balance at 1 January 2025 Balance at 1 January 2024 |
Income £ 533,669 - 533,669 Income £ 407,385 - 407,385 |
Expenditure £ (503,521) (7,000) (510,521) Expenditure £ (378,075) (11,588) (389,663) |
Transfers £ (14,953) 14,953 - Transfers £ (7,000) 7,000 - |
£ 101,902 14,953 As at 31 December 2025 |
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| 116,855 | |||||
| £ 86,707 7,000 As at 31 December 2024 |
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| 93,707 |
Name of Descripton, nature and purposes of the fund unrestricted fund General fund
The free reserves after allowing for any designated funds
Funds set aside for small grants agreed by the committee to be paid within 12 Designated fund months, but not yet communicated to applicants
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
14 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Net current assets/(liabilites) Total Comparative period Net current assets/(liabilities) Total |
General fund £ 101,902 101,902 General fund £ 86,707 86,707 |
Designated funds £ 14,953 14,953 Designated funds £ 7,000 7,000 |
Total 2025 £ 116,855 |
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| 116,855 | |||
| Total 2024 £ 93,707 |
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| 93,707 |
15 Reconciliaton of net movement in funds to net cash fow from operatng actvites
| Net income/(expenditure) for the year Adjustments for: Decrease/(increase) in debtors Increase/(decrease) in creditors Net cash provided by/(used in) operatng actvites |
2025 £ 17,533 (9,557) (25,472) (17,496) |
2024 £ 12,062 (11,820) (131,906) |
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| (131,664) |
16 Contngent liability
The charity recognises a contingent liability of £251,058 in the accounts (2024: £286,315). This relates to large grants payable in 2026 and 2027, subject to grantees complying with certain conditions. Compliance with the conditions is not within the charity's control. The commitment is to be met with secured future revenues.
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Appendix 1 – Large Grant Scoring Matrix
Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Large Grant Scoring Matrix
There are 5 main scoring areas:
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Purpose and funding themes
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Beneficiaries and impact
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Community need
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Feasibility and success
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Value for money and sustainability
Each section is marked out of 5, with the total score being 25.
Scoring guidance:
| 1 | Applicaton failed to meet the requirements of the secton. The quality of responses was unacceptable. No evidence wasprovided. |
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| 2 | Applicaton met a small number of the requirements for the secton. The quality of responses waspoor. Limited evidence wasprovided. |
| 3 | Applicaton generally met the requirements of the secton. The quality of the responses was average. Some evidence wasprovided. |
| 4 | Applicaton mostly met the requirements of the secton. The quality of the responses wasgood. Good evidence wasprovided. |
| 5 | Applicaton met all of the requirements of the secton. The quality of the responses was highqualityand comprehensive. Strongevidence wasprovided. |
Purpose and funding themes
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Is the application aligned to the purpose of supporting those in need of a safe and secure home?
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Does the application address its alignment to purpose?
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Does the application meet any of the funding themes?
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Does the application address how it meets the funding themes?
| 5 | 4-3 | 2-1 |
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| 5: There is strong and clear alignment to purpose and the funding themes. This has been addressed well in the applicaton. |
3:There is some alignment to purpose and the funding themes. This has been somewhat addressed in the applicaton. 4: There is alignment to purpose and the funding themes and this has been mostly addressed in the applicaton. |
1: There is no alignment to purpose and no themes are addressed. (STOP scoring form here). 2:There is limited alignment to the purpose and funding themes. |
| Score: | ||
| Comments: |
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Benefciaries and impact
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Does the application make it clear who they are looking to support and why?
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Does the application address how they will support its beneficiaries?
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Does the project or service work in an area of disadvantage?
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Does the project or service target any ‘hard to reach’ or vulnerable groups?
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Does the application address the impact it will have?
5 4-3 2-1 5: The application shows that 3: The application has 1: There are no clear target the project has a clearly somewhat made clear who beneficiaries and the impact identified target audience the project or service will of the project or service is and addresses why it is support and why. There is unclear. working with this audience. some explanation of how 2: The application has limited The application makes clear they will support them and understanding of who the that they will be working with what impact they are looking service or project will harder to reach groups and to make. support and the impact is addresses how they are 4: The application is clear unclear. engaging with them. The who the project or service organisation has previous will support and how they success with working with will engage with that this audience and is well audience. The application established with the group it clearly addresses the impact intends to support. it will have on beneficiaries, and why this audience is vulnerable or harder to reach. Score: Comments:
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Community need
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Does the application show good understanding of the needs of the area?
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Does the application show good understanding of the needs of the beneficiaries?
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Has the organisation consulted with beneficiaries, and have they asked for this type of service or project?
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Does the project have existing local partnerships?
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Is there evidence that the project is working with local people and know the local area?
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Is there any other services in the area that are similar and does it duplicate this service or offer something different?
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Is the service or project meeting a current unmet need?
| 5 | 4-3 | 2-1 |
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| 5: The applicaton shows strong understanding of local need and has provided comprehensive evidence to address this. They are well established in their community and have a network of local partners. They clearly explain where their services ft in with the provision of other services. They have a strong understanding of benefciaries’ needs and have undertaken comprehensive consultaton to shape their service and project to meet their needs. |
3: The applicaton shows some understanding of the need of the area and the benefciaries. Some consultaton has taken place and there is some demand for the project/service. 4: The applicaton shows good understanding of local need and has addressed this in the applicaton with evidence. They have noted any local partners they have and explained how the service or project works in a local context. There is good understanding of the need of benefciaries and how they have consulted with benefciaries to meet their needs. |
1: The applicaton does not show understanding of the need of the area or the benefciaries. No consultaton has taken place and there are no local partners. 2: The applicaton shows limited understanding of the need of the area and the benefciaries. Limited consultaton has taken place and the organisaton has limited partners or connectons in the area. |
| Score: | ||
| Comments: |
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Feasibility and success
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Is this a viable project or service?
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Does the organisation have the appropriate experience and ability to deliver the service/project?
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Has the project or service received funding before?
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Are there any other funders supporting the project or service?
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Does the organisation have the financial resources in place to meet the costs or a clear plan to meet the balance?
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Will the organisation be able to provide evidence of impact?
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Are there impact measurements plan in place?
| 5 | 4-3 | 2-1 |
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| 5: The organisaton has strong evidence of their experience and ability to deliver the project/service. They are well established and have the fnancial resources in place to deliver the project. They have strong success with funders and a clear fundraising plan. There is clear impact measurement in place. |
3: The organisaton is somewhat set up to deliver the project/service and has provided some evidence of previous delivery. There is some evidence of how they will measure impact. There is some evidence of funding and there is a limited plan to cover the costs if needed. 4: The organisaton has a clear plan to deliver the service/project and has good evidence of their experience and capability to deliver. There is good evidence of previous funders and clear fnance in place to meet the balance if needed. There are good impact measurements inplace. |
1:The organisaton is not set up to deliver the project and there is no evidence of funding for the service. There is no evidence of how they will measure impact. 2: The organisaton has limited experience delivering this type of service or project. There is limited evidence of how they will fund the project/service. There is limited evidence of how they will measure impact. |
| Score: | ||
| Comments: |
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Value for money and sustainability
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Does the project represent good value for money?
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Does the budget make sense and is there clarity on how/where the money will be spent?
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Are the costs realistic?
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Is the project or service sustainable beyond the funding period?
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Do they have a clear fundraising plan?
| 5 | 4-3 | 2-1 |
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| 5: The project/service is excellent value for money and the budget is clear, comprehensive and realistc. The project or service will be sustainable afer the funding period. |
3: The project/service represents some value for money and the budget makes sense. There is a limited plan to make the project/service sustainable beyond the funding period. 4:The project/service is good value for money and the budget is clear and realistc. There is a clear fundraising plan to ensure the service/project is sustainable afer the funding period. |
1: The project/service does not represent value for money. The budget is unclear and the costs are unrealistc. 2:The project/service budget is limited and the costs are unclear. The project/service does not seem sustainable. |
| Score: | ||
| Comments: |
Overall score and summary
Score: Summary:
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Large Grant App:
Purpose and funding themes
Score (out of 5) Comments
Benefciaries and impact
Score (out of 5) Comments
Community Need
Score (out of 5) Comments
Feasibility and success
Score (out of 5) Comments
Value for money and sustainability
Score (out of 5) Comments
Overall score and summary
Score: Summary:
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Small Grant Scoring Form
Use this form to score and shortlist small grant applications
Small grants - scored out of 60 Alignment Score
How closely do the charity’s main activities align with the Foundaton’s purpose, ‘to support people in need of a safe and secure home’?
0 = The charity doesn’t meet the Foundation’s criteria and/or the primary funding involves:
Score - Alignment to purpose 0 5 10 15
- a. Religious, military or political projects
b. Animal welfare projects
c. Medical research
- d. Schools
e. Scouts/guides/cadets
Stop assessing from here if they don’t meet the criteria.
5 = There’s limited correlation between the charity’s activities and the Foundation’s purpose and/or the charity is affiliated to a franchise (E.g. a local branch of a national charity)
10 = The charity’s activities align to the Foundation’s purpose to support those in need of a safe and secure home.
15 = The charity’s activities directly link to the Foundation’s purpose to support those in need of a safe and secure home.
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Impact Score
How directly will the project improve the lives of the charity’s beneficiaries?
0 = The project provides no direct benefit and may include:
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a. Laptops/tablets/equipment for administrative staff use
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b. Running costs
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c. Promotional materials for charity fundraising
Stop assessing from here if they don’t meet the criteria.
5 = The project would provide limited benefit or enable the charity’s beneficiaries to access further support.
Score - Impact
0 5 10 15
10 = The project demonstrates a direct benefit and will make a material difference to the lives of beneficiaries.
15 = The project demonstrates a direct benefit and is highly targeted towards the beneficiaries’ needs.
Funding Score
Does the funding applied for cover at least 20% of the project’s cost?
0 = The funding would cover 20% or less of the project’s cost. 5 = The funding would cover at least 20% or more of the project’s cost.
Score - Does the funding applied * for cover at least 20% of the project’s cost?
0 5
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Project Cost Score
Has the charity raised at least 50% of the total required? 0 = The
charity has raised no funds or less than 50%.
5 = The charity has raised 50% or more of the project’s total cost
Score - Has the charity raised at * least 50% of the total required?
0 5
Turnover Score
Overall project cost as a % of turnover. 0 =
50%
5 = <50%
- Score - Overall project cost as a % of turnover 0 5
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Appendix 2 – Small Grant Scoring Matrix
Score Beneficiaries
Number of Beneficiaries 0 = <5
5 = 5-20 10 = 20-50 15 = >50
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Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundaton Appendix 2 – Small Grant Scoring Matrix
Score - Number of beneficiaries. 0 5 10 15 Total Score 0
Reviewer Comments/Summary
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