# CENTRE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1089503
- **Other names:** CLES, Centre for Local Economies
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 27, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1089503


## Contact

- **Address:** 52, Oak Street, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M4 5JA
- **Phone:** 01618327871
- **Email:** sarahlonglands@cles.org.uk
- **Website:** www.cles.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE FORMULATION, DIRECTION, ORGANISATION, ADMINISTRATION AND EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC, FISCAL, REGENERATION AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHETHER ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL LEVEL AND ALL RELATED SUBJECTS AND DISCIPLINES INCLUDING THOSE OF AN INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PLACES.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”.

**Activities:** CLES undertakes research, organises confereces, seminars and training courses, produces publications and runs a library, information service and database in relation to the formulation, direction, organisation, administration and effects of economic, fiscal and employment policies and initiatives in the UK.

**Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £1232868 | £1171433 | £244370 | 18 |
| June 30, 2024 | £1097648 | £1232988 | £182937 | 18 |
| June 30, 2023 | £1241973 | £1113322 | £328461 | 18 |
| June 30, 2022 | £1015710 | £1279714 | £199810 | 21 |
| June 30, 2021 | £984616 | £923139 | £463814 | 16 |



## Trustees

- **Professor Carolyn Wilkins OBE** (Chair) — appointed June 10, 2022
- Caroline Wilson — appointed June 11, 2025
- David Meller — appointed Oct. 31, 2020
- GAVIN LUKE WHITE — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Geraldine Brown — appointed June 11, 2025
- Huw Thomas — appointed June 10, 2022
- Joe Dromey — appointed June 22, 2023
- Naila Wood — appointed June 11, 2025
- Paul Dennett — appointed May 24, 2016
- Rebecca Deegan — appointed June 10, 2022
- Sonia Halliwell — appointed June 22, 2023