## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025**
## **Charity name: Leeds LGBTQ+ Community Consortium**
## **Charity registration number: 1199168**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF
MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY,
BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AD NON-
BINARY COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON
OF THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR
GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, IN
PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THOSE WHO ARE OLDER, UNWELL
OR DISABLED BY PROVIDING
ACTIVITIES TO HELP REDUCE
THEIR ISOLATION, IMPROVE THEIR
HEALTH AND TO ENABLE THEM TO
PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY
IN SOCIETY WITHIN THE LEEDS /
WEST YORKSHIRE REGIONS.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|To promote social inclusion for the
public benefit of members of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
non-binary communities who are
socially excluded by reason of the
sexual orientation or gender re-
assignment, in particular but not limited
to those who are older, unwell or
disabled by providing activities to help
reduce their isolation and improve their
health.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have read the charity
commission guidance and all are
involved with running the charity within
the compliance of the charity
commission|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|LLCC have continued to work hard in this
12-month period to promotesocial
inclusion for the public benefit of
members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and non-binary
communities who are socially excluded
by reason of the sexual orientation or
gender re-assignment,
During the last 12 months the charity
has received a large pot of funding from
Consortium LGBT+ Equality, which has
allowed the continued contracting of the
Cool Coordinator role to administer the
work of LLCC to plan and book
sessions with facilitators. and promote
them
We have seen an increase in the
numbers of people attending our
various sessions. From April 2024 to
March 25, we ran 131 sessions with
1399 bookings. These bookings came
from 664 bookers, indicating a high rate
of repeat bookings. 43.2% of bookers
have booked more than one session,|
which demonstrates LLCC is meeting its aims around community building and combating isolation. The art-based sessions remain particularly popular with people learning new skills and meeting new friends across face-to-face and online activities. Ballroom Dancing sessions to support people learning to dance in advance of a ballroom dancing evening proved popular, as do our new Pilates sessions which have regularly been fully booked. LLCC has begun to collect demographic data volunteered by attendees, including ethnicity, age and disability, to build a more intersectional understanding of the effectiveness of the offer and any ways we might improve.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has continued to received
funding from various local and national
funding organisation which has enabled
the charity to continue providing
session to help reduce isolation within
the LGBTQ+community.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We currently hold reserves which
enable LLCC to cover the costs of two
months sessions and freelance
contracts. Should funding run out LLCC
would have two months to dissolve the
charity.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3093|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially
in deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|Like any charity we are governed by the
available funds raised and as funders
tighten their criteria to assist charities
there is the possibility of no further
funding at some point.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|Funding sources are both locally and
nationally based.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Long term funding|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Eligibility for trusteeship**
(a) Every charity trustee must be
a natural person.
(b) No individual may be
appointed as a charity trustee
of the CIO:
(i) if he or she is under the
age of 18 years; or
(ii) if he or she would
automatically cease to
hold office under the
provisions of clause
[12(1)(e)].
No one is entitled to act as a charity
trustee whether on appointment or on
any re-appointment until he or she has
expressly acknowledged, in whatever
way the charity trustees decide, his or
her acceptance of the office of charity
trustee.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity has a minimum of three
trustees at any time and a maximum of
9 trustee could be appointed.|
|||Members representing other LGBTQ+
organisations sit on a Steering Group
which manages day to day decisions|
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|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Leeds LGBTQ+Community Consortium|
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|Other name the charity uses|LLCC|
|Registered charity number|1199168|
|Charity’s principal address|C/O Yorkshire MESMAC
22/23 Blayds Yard
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 4AD|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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19|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
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||Susan Phillips|Chair|||
||Stacey Jones|Secretary|From 07/10/2024 to
31/03/2025||
||Haworth Towler|Treasurer|From 01/11/2024 to
31/03/2025||
||Pauline Fleck|Secretary|From 01/04/2024 to
06/10/2024||
||Karen Lewis|Treasurer|From 01/04/2024 to
31/10/2024||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None|
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|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|None|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|None|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Haworth Towler **Position (eg** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 21/01/2026
## **Leeds LGBTQ+ Community Consortium**
Total Receipts & Payments Account for the year ended 31/03/2025
|**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**||
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|Grants|-|
32,134.00||32,134.00|
|Donations|500.00|
-||500.00|
|Bank Interest|-|
-||-|
|Advisory Group Payment|350.00|
-||350.00|
|**Total receipts**|**850.00**|
**32,134.00**||**32,984.00**|
|**Payments**|||||
|Session Providers|-|
7,850.00||7,850.00|
|Cool Coordinator Costs|-|
10,200.00||10,200.00|
|Community Partnership Costs|-|
4,550.00||4,550.00|
|Volunteer recruitment|-|
-||-|
|Volunteer Expenses|-|
134.92||134.92|
|Volunteer Travel|-|
10.00||10.00|
|Zoom Fees|-|
155.88||155.88|
|Website Fees|-|
2,045.49||2,045.49|
|Refreshments|-|
-||-|
|Printing and Promotions|-|
-||-|
|Subscriptions|-|
-||-|
|Advertising|-|
-||-|
|Equipment|-|
27.00||27.00|
|Sundries|-|
3.51||3.51|
|Postage|-|
-||-|
|Training|-|
-||-|
|Beneificaries Etc|-|
-||-|
|Refreshments|-|
-||-|
|Room Hire|-|
1,262.50||1,262.50|
|Session Materials|-|
74.00||74.00|
|Stationary|-|
-||-|
|Mini Bus Hire|-|
-||-|
|Pool Hire|-|
1,650.00||1,650.00|
|Insurance|-|
125.35||125.35|
|Payment account 25|-|
-||-|
|Payment account 26|-|
-||-|
|Payment account 27|-|
-||-|
|Payment account 28|-|
-||-|
|Payment account 29|-|
-||-|
|Payment account 30|-|
-||-|
|**Total payments**|**-**|
**28,088.65**||**28,088.65**|
|**Net receipts / (payments)**|**850.00**|**4,045.35**|**4,895.35**|
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|Transfer|-|-|-|
|Carried Forward|-|17,561.46|17,561.46|
|**Balance carried forward**|**850.00**|**21,606.81**|**22,456.81**|
Made up of: LLCC Bank account 22,456.81 22,456.81
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved at a meeting of the management committee
and signed on its behalf by:
Signed: ……………………………………
Name ……………Haworth Towler..…… (Management Committee member)
Date: …………….21/01/2026…………………………