# LEEDS WEST INDIAN CARNIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107881
- **Other names:** LWIC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 1, 2005
- **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=1107881


## Contact

- **Address:** Leeds West Indian Carnival, Arts & Cultural Centre, 82 Sheepscar Street North, Leeds
- **Postcode:** LS7 3AF
- **Phone:** 0113 307 0001
- **Email:** Office@leedscarnival.co.uk
- **Website:** www.leedscarnival.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE ARTS (MEANING THE VISUAL, LITERARY, MUSICAL, DRAMATIC OR ANY OTHER ARTS PROVIDED IN EACH CASE THAT THEY ARE OF RECOGNISED CULTURAL, AESTHETIC OR EDUCATIONAL VALUE);(B) TO FOSTER, PROMOTE AND INCREASE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF AND TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TASTE AND INTEREST IN THE ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ACTIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN INTO THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HERITAGE OF THE LEEDS WEST INDIAN COMMUNITY;(C) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREIN AFTER CALLED "THE CARNIVAL CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;(D) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING WEST INDIAN MUSIC, DRESS, ART AND DESIGN OF ARTEFACTS;(E) TO PROMOTE FOR  THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CHAPELTOWN, LEEDS IN THE COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF A POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

**Activities:** A) To promote for the public benefit the arts.B) To foster, promote and increase public knowledge of the arts, particularly the encouragement of children into the heritage of the Leeds West Indian Community.C)To Secure the establishment of a community centre.D) To advance education generally, but in particular West Indian Music,dress,art and design of artifact.

**Area of benefit:** CHAPELTOWN, LEEDS IN THE COUNTY OF WEST YORKSHIRE.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Antigua And Barbuda
- Barbados
- Dominica
- St Kitts And Nevis
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £73855 | £70732 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £105530 | £122932 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £107801 | £107589 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £77932 | £108271 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £154079 | £46316 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Thomas Arthur Benjamin France** (Chair) — appointed April 18, 2004
- Karen Mills — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Kearn Williams — appointed July 1, 2024
- Lorina Angelica gumbs — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Melvyn Zakers — appointed Jan. 31, 2017
- Norma Cannonier — appointed Jan. 31, 2017
- Sheila Howarth — appointed Jan. 31, 2017
- Stuart Michael Bailey — appointed Feb. 1, 2017