Charity Registration No. 1195788
Company Registration No. 13508050 (England and Wales)
WOODLEIGH IMPACT
REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
WOODLEIGH IMPACT
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
| Trustees | Mr A H Clarke |
|---|---|
| Mrs L D Clarke | |
| Mrs S C Jones | |
| Charity number | 1195788 |
| Company number | 13508050 |
| Registered office | 114 Otley Road |
| Guiseley | |
| Leeds | |
| West Yorkshire | |
| LS20 8LZ | |
| Independent examiner | Peter Crowther FCA |
| Peter Crowther & Co | |
| Chartered Accountants | |
| 9 Riverside Court | |
| Halifax | |
| West Yorkshire | |
| HX3 9LP | |
| Accountants | RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited |
| Chartered Accountants | |
| Central Square | |
| 5th Floor | |
| 29 Wellington Street | |
| Leeds | |
| LS1 4DL |
WOODLEIGH IMPACT
TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes and comply with the Companies Act 2006 and 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) second edition - October 2019.
The full name of the charity is Woodleigh Impact and its principal operating address is 114 Otley Road, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS20 8LZ.
Objectives and activities
The charity's objectives are primarily the prevention or relief of poverty and the protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, including by raising awareness of the impact of climate change.
Woodleigh Impact is primarily a grant-making organisation and its day-to-day activities involve researching effective interventions in its chosen cause areas and then identifying charities or other organisations implementing these interventions effectively before then providing them with grants to continue their work. The charity does not accept unsolicited requests for funding but instead prefers to carry out its own independent research first before then approaching charities to discuss their funding requirements and whether they wish for any support.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
Public benefit statement
The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Achievements and performance
This was the fourth year of operation for Woodleigh Impact and its key achievements included:
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Making seven grants during the period ranging from £2,000 to £20,000 each.
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Visiting Sierra Leone for the first time in November 2025 in order to meet many of the organisations we fund and develop a more informed view of the challenges faced by those living in the poorest communities there and ways to help prevent and alleviate poverty.
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Reviewing our performance throughout the year and making improvements to our grant-making strategy and internal processes to ensure we continue to make sound grant-making decisions within the constraints of finite staff resources.
Financial review
Donations in the year were £175,000 (2024 - £Nil) and expenditure was £105,554 (2024 - £151,881). Closing funds as at 31 December 2025 were £1,079,063 (2024 - £891,310).
Reserves policy
The policy on reserves is to retain sufficient funds to meet charitable objectives. The balance held as unrestricted funds at 31 December 2025 was £1,079,063 (2024 - £891,310) and the trustees believe that these funds are adequate to enable the charity to continue to pursue its charitable objectives.
Risk management
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Structure, governance and management
The company is limited by guarantee and registered as a charity under the Charities Act 2011. It is governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 12 July 2021.
Any person can apply to become a member of Woodleigh Impact and must be approved by the trustees. Each member agrees to contribute £1 in the event of the charity winding up.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of this report were:
Mr A H Clarke Mrs L D Clarke Miss I H Clarke (Resigned 5 September 2025) Mrs S C Jones (Appointed 5 September 2025)
The directors of the company are its trustees for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.
The trustees were appointed because of their strong interest and commitment to improving people’s lives and the state of the natural world as well as their business and professional experience to date which means that they are well placed to make informed decisions about how to achieve the biggest potential impact with the charity’s finite resources. The trustees ensure that between them they have the necessary skills and experience to govern the charity.
The trustees meet regularly, manage all aspects of the business of the charity and may exercise all the powers of
the charity.
Key management personnel remuneration
The trustees consider the board of trustees as comprising the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling the charity and running and operating the charity on a day-to-day basis. All trustees give their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid during the year.
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies' exemption.
The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:
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Mr A H Clarke
Trustee
Dated: .........................
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The trustees (who are also the directors of Woodleigh Impact for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' 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 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 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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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 taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WOODLEIGH IMPACT
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 13.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the accounts. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently, I express no opinion as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner's statement.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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.
Peter Crowther FCA Chartered Accountant Peter Crowther & Co 9 Riverside Court Halifax HX3 9LP
Dated: .........................
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Notes Income from: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Investments 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Total expenditure Net gains on investments 13 Net income/(expenditure) being net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted 2025 2024 £ £ 175,000 - 43,475 31,281 6,673 8,397 225,148 39,678 2,478 1,009 103,076 150,872 105,554 151,881 68,159 54,993 187,753 (57,210) 891,310 948,520 1,079,063 891,310 |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
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Company Registration No. 13508050
WOODLEIGH IMPACT
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Notes Fixed assets Investments 14 Current assets Debtors 15 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Income funds Unrestricted funds Total charity funds |
2025 £ £ 723,351 1,750 359,049 360,799 (5,087) 355,712 1,079,063 1,079,063 1,079,063 |
2024 £ £ 655,918 271 263,303 263,574 (28,182) 235,392 891,310 891,310 891,310 |
2024 £ £ 655,918 271 263,303 263,574 (28,182) 235,392 891,310 891,310 891,310 |
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| 891,310 | |||
| 891,310 | |||
| 891,310 |
For the year ended 31 December 2025, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to small companies and its members have not required the company to have an audit of its financial statements for the period in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements on pages 5 to 13 were approved and authorised for issue by the board on ................. and signed on their behalf by:
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Mr A H Clarke Trustee
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1 Accounting policies
Charity information
Woodleigh Impact ('the charity') is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 114 Otley Road, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS20 8LZ. The charity's operations and principal activities are described in the trustees' report.
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards under the historical convention with assets and liabilities initially recognised at historical cost except for certain investments which are held at market valuation, as stated in the relevant notes to these financial statements. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 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) second edition (effective 1 January 2019), the Charities Act 2011 and Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in Sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102 and has therefore applied the relevant public benefit requirement of FRS102.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention modified to include investments measured at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
Going concern
The trustees have reviewed the expected cash outflows for the charity against expected cash inflows and assets held for twelve months from the approval of these financial statements. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and therefore have concluded that it is appropriate to use the going concern basis in the preparation of these accounts.
Charitable funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes.
Income
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date.
Investment income is accounted for in the accounting period in which it is receivable.
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1 Accounting policies (Continued)
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
Charitable expenditure comprises costs incurred by the charity in delivery of its activities and objectives. It includes both costs directly attributable to activities and indirect costs necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include independent examination fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.
Grants payable are payments made to third parties in furtherance of the charitable objectives and are charged in the year when the offer is conveyed to the recipient.
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting period end date using the closing quoted market price. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
Financial instruments
The charity only has basic financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently at settlement value.
Taxation
The charity meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is partially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The trustees do not consider that there are any critical estimates or areas of judgement that need to be brought to the attention of the readers of the financial statements.
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| 3 Donations and legacies Donations and gifts 4 Charitable activities Services provided under contract 5 Investments Income from listed investments Interest receivable 6 Raising funds Investment management |
2025 £ 175,000 2025 £ 43,475 2025 £ 1,549 5,124 6,673 2025 £ 2,478 |
2024 £ - |
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| 2024 £ 31,281 |
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| 2024 £ 1,680 6,717 |
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| 8,397 | |||
| 2024 £ 1,009 |
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
7 Charitable activities
| Other Costs Staff Costs £ £ Staff costs - 44,790 Bank charges - - Subscriptions 516 - Insurance 207 - Travelling 5,103 - 5,826 44,790 Grant funding of activities (see note 8) 49,160 - Share of governance costs (see note 9) 3,300 - 58,286 44,790 Analysis by fund Unrestricted funds 58,286 44,790 For the year ended 31 December 2024 Unrestricted funds 118,128 32,744 8 Grants payable Grants to institutions (7 grants): Reseed Masanga UK Collaborative School Network Greenworld Education & Research Hospice for Africa Gladi Gladi Trust Coal Action Network Rory's Well Sierra Leone Education & Development Trust Waterloo Partnership Adami Build on Books Help Medina Kambia District Foundation Ilkley Clean River Trust |
Total 2025 £ 44,790 - 516 207 5,103 50,616 49,160 3,300 103,076 103,076 2025 £ 4,000 6,000 20,000 - - 3,000 - 2,000 - - - - 4,160 - 10,000 49,160 |
Total 2024 £ 32,688 56 322 207 - |
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| 33,273 114,221 3,378 |
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| 150,872 | ||
| 150,872 | ||
| 2024 £ - - 20,000 20,000 30,000 - 5,221 10,000 4,000 2,000 5,000 4,000 9,000 5,000 - |
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| 114,221 |
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
9 Governance costs
| Governance costs | ||
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| Accountancy Independent examiner's fees Analysed between: Charitable activities |
2025 £ 2,520 780 3,300 3,300 |
2024 £ 2,598 780 |
| 3,378 | ||
| 3,378 |
10 Net movement in funds
| Current year: Balance at 1 January 2025 £ Unrestricted funds 891,310 Prior year: Balance at 1 January 2024 £ Unrestricted funds 948,520 |
Income Expenditure Net gains on investments Balance at 31 December 2025 £ £ £ £ 225,148 (105,554) 68,159 1,079,063 Income Expenditure Net gains on investments Balance at 31 December 2024 £ £ £ £ 39,678 (151,881) 54,993 891,310 |
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11 Trustees
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received or waived any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2024 - £Nil). One trustee received payments of £848 (2024 - £Nil) in respect of travel costs reimbursed. The trustees are considered to be the key management personnel of the charity.
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
12 Employees
Number of employees
| Employment costs Wages and salaries Other pension costs |
2025 Number 2 2025 £ 44,667 123 44,790 |
2024 Number 2 |
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| 2024 £ 31,088 1,600 |
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| 32,688 |
One member of staff is permanently seconded to another organisation. Income is received for this arrangement which is included in charitable activities.
13 Net gains on investments
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| £ | £ | ||
| Revaluation of investments | 68,159 | 54,993 | |
| Fixed asset investments | |||
| Listed | Cash in | Total | |
| investments | portfolio | ||
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Valuation | |||
| At 1 January 2025 | 644,357 | 11,561 | 655,918 |
| Additions | 669,630 | - | 669,630 |
| Valuation changes | 68,159 | - | 68,159 |
| Disposals | (658,795) | (11,561) | (670,356) |
| At 31 December 2025 | 723,351 | - | 723,351 |
| Carrying amount | |||
| At 31 December 2025 | 723,351 | - | 723,351 |
| At 31 December 2024 | 644,357 | 11,561 | 655,918 |
14 Fixed asset investments
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WOODLEIGH IMPACT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| 15 Debtors Amounts falling due within one year: Prepayments and accrued income 16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other taxation and social security Other creditors Accruals and deferred income 17 Financial instruments Carrying amount of financial assets Instruments measured at fair value through profit and loss |
2025 £ 1,750 2025 £ 1,667 - 3,420 5,087 2025 £ 723,351 |
2024 £ 271 |
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| 2024 £ 37 4,000 24,145 |
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| 28,182 | ||
| 2024 £ 655,918 |
18 Related party transactions
During the year, the charity received donations from the trustees totalling £140,000 (2024 - £Nil).
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