# THE WILLIAM LEECH CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186957
- **Status:** Registered
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Jan. 16, 2026.
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 16, 2019
- **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=1186957


## Contact

- **Address:** ROBSON LAIDLER, FERNWOOD HOUSE, FERNWOOD ROAD, JESMOND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- **Postcode:** NE2 1TJ
- **Phone:** 0191 281 8191
- **Email:** enquiries@williamleechcharity.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.williamleechcharity.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PAY OR APPLY THE CAPITAL OR INCOME OF THE CIO TO ANY CHARITABLE SOCIETY INSTITUTION OR OTHER BODY FOR ANY OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES THEREOF ("OBJECTS")

**Activities:** Grant Giving




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-tees
- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Jan. 16, 2026 | £624536 | £1288664 | £21663963 | 0 | [Markdown](/ew/1186957/files/2025-03-31-accounts.md) (2.5 MB) |
| March 31, 2024 | Jan. 30, 2025 | £566170 | £509920 | £22318595 | 0 | [Markdown](/ew/1186957/files/2024-03-31-accounts.md) (1.6 MB) |
| March 31, 2023 | Jan. 30, 2024 | £529689 | £522201 | £21210539 | 1 | [Markdown](/ew/1186957/files/2023-03-31-accounts.md) (4.6 MB) |
| March 31, 2022 | Jan. 26, 2023 | £499736 | £335535 |  -  |  -  | [Markdown](/ew/1186957/files/2022-03-31-accounts.md) (489.2 KB) |
| March 31, 2021 | Jan. 20, 2022 | £18758382 | £796727 | £21362289 | 0 | [Markdown](/ew/1186957/files/2021-03-31-accounts.md) (656.3 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **RICHARD DAVID LEECH** | Chair | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| Barrie Wallace |  | Jan. 1, 2000 |
| David Alexander Stabler |  | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| Helen Margaret Short |  | July 13, 2022 |
| Laura Peace |  | Jan. 12, 2026 |
| Rev Professor David Adam Wilkinson |  | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| Ross Patrick Covington Wilson |  | Jan. 12, 2026 |




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