The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society 2051h Annual Report for 2024-2025 CL 1819 THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND UTERARY SOCIETY LIMITED (COMPANY NUMBER 177204) A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th September 2025 CONTENTS Members of the Counal Page 2 Report of the Council Page 2 Achievements and Perfonnanc Page 4 Events Page 5 Grants Awarded Page 6 Extemal Examinerfs Report Page 9 Statement of Finanaal Activities IncL)rporating an Income and Expenditure Account Page 10 Balan Sheet Page 11 Notes to Ace£)unts Page 12
The Leeds Philosophic81 and Literary SocAety 205th Annual Report for 2024-2025 THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND UTERARY SOCIETY UMITED LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Constitution Company limited by Guarantee. Registered number 177204 Registered charity number 224084 Govemlng Body Memorandum and articjes, adopted 2 July 1997 Members of the Councll (Who are Trustees for Charlty Law and dlrnctors for Company Law) Presldent Vice-Presldent Treasurer Dr Martin Stsniforth Professor Eric Blair Mrs Helen Kemp (appointed 5 December 2024) Mr W8rren Smith (relired 5 December 2024) Mrs Jane Mitchell Secretary Other Councll Members Mrs Caroline Allison (appointed 5 December 2024) Dr Kersten Hall Dr Christine Holdstock Hon. Alderwoman Elizabeth Nash Mr Brian Selby Mr George Sykes (appointed 5 December 2024) Mr Alex Taylor (appointed 5 December 2024) Professor Wendy Webster Ms Janet Douglas (died 4 November 2024) Reglstered Office Glo Leeds City Museum, Cookridge Street, Leeds, LS2 8BH Webslte www.leeds hilandlit.or .uk Bankers Lloyds Bank, 65-68 Briggate, Leeds, LS16LH Snvestment Athiisors Rathbones Group PIC 30 Gresham Stet, London, EC2V 7QP Accountant Katharine Widdowson, FCA, 406 Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 8AD The Council presents its report and financial statements for the year ending 301h September 2025. The finanaal statements ¢x)mply with current statutory requirements and wtth the requirements of the Society's memorandum and artides.
The Leeds Philosophic21 and Literary Soaety 2051h Annual Report for 2024-2025 CONSTITUTION The Soaety is a company limited by guarantee governed by its memorandum and artides of assocAation. Membership is open to anyone on a payment of an annual subscriplion whith is due on 1 October each year. Free Associate Membership is offered to anyone beeen the ages of 18 and 25. Paying members, Assooate Members and elected Honorary Members are entitled to vote at the AGM. In the event of the Society being wound up, every person who is a member, or who has been a member for one year. is liable to contribute to the debts and liabilities of the Soaety a sum not exceeding £10. At an Extr80rdinary General Meeting of the Society held on 16 September 2025, members approved an amendment to the Society's Objects to indude the making of grants. This had received the prior approval of the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission consent and Special Resolution were registered at Companies House on 22 September 2025 and approved on 23 September 2025. The Objects now read.. To promotè the advanment of science, literature and the arts in the City of Leeds and elsewhere by makiro grants, holding, or providing for meetings, lectures. dasses and entertainments of a saentffic. literary and artistic nature. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The members of the Society's Council are both directors for Companies Act purposes and trustees for Charities Act purposes. One third of the members of Counc41 retire at each Annual General Meeting (normally held in December), when appointmants or reappointments are made. CouncFI has powers to co-opt to its membership. Membership of the Council tskes account of the need to have members with expertise to cover the variety of activits'es of the Society. All members of the Soaety are notified prior to the AGM of the names of the Council members who are due to retire and are invited to submit nominations. At the AGM on 5 Dember 2024, Warren Smith, Treasurer of the Society retired from Counril at the end of his term of office. Eric Blair was re- eleded to Council and Caroline Allison, Helen Kemp, George Sykes and Alex Taylor were elected for the first time. The offirS of the Society are elected by 8nd from the members of Counal at their January meeting. Counal met on six ocrasions during 2024-2025. Parts of its business were delegated to the following committees.. Grants chaired by Martin Staniforth with Eric Blair, Wendy Webster and Helen Kemp. Events and Communlcatlons chaired by Christine Holdstock with Alex Taylor, George Sykes and Rachael Unsworth as Events Secretary. Museums chaired by Brian Selby with Jane Mttchell, Elizabeth Nash and Caroline Allison. The committees are required to act in accordance with the Society's Aims and Policies, and their recommendations are put to the Council for its approval. Nomian Madill has continued 8s the Assistant Secretary managing the Society's links with its members and other necessary administrative matters. Patrick Bourke conkn'nued as Assistant Treasurer administering day-to4ay finanoal transactions of the Sooety induding applications for
The Leeds Philosophical and Literary So(aety 205th Annual Report for 2024-2025 membership and Rachael Unsworth continued in her role of Events Secretary. Nina Best for Dream Machine Digital Ltd. is retsin8(I to manage the Socaety's website. Pollcles and Pmcedures PolicAes for Conflict of Interest, Complaints and Safeguarding were approved during 2025 by members of Counc41. The Society website was updated to accommodate the cnmplaints policy statement. Membership During the 2024-2025 year, the Society regrettably lost 2 members through death. Janet Douglas and Geoffrey Wain. There were 14 resignations, and 33 Assocrate Members were unresponsive to requests as to whether they wished to continue membership and have therefore been removed from membership. At the end of September 2025, the total membership was 238, induding 17 Associate Members and 8 Lrfe Members. The Soclety's Alms and Activities General The Soaety aims to promote the advancement of science, literature and the arts in the City of Leeds and its immediate area. In furtherance of this aim, which the Council believes to be of benefit to the public in this area, the Counal's policy has been to disburse its ino)me as follows by:_ Providing a programme of free public lectures relevant to the Society's aims Supporbng the work of the City of Leeds Museums and Galleries Supporting other activities in Leeds of a scientific. literary or artistic nature ProvFding grants for purposes of research, publication or artistic perfomance Mairitaining a detailed website induding live lectures. histories and forthcoming events Grant Maklng Pollcy In making grants to promote the advancement of the Society's aims, Council places particular emphasis on (but does no limit its grants to) the support of adivities which directiy benefit the itizens of Leeds or assist those engaged in ac2demic and scholarly activities relating to Leeds and its immediate area. It does not give grants in general support of students on taught courses. The value of grants is nomally in the range of £100 to £1,000, although this limit may be exceeded in speci81 cir(wmstances. The Council is keen to support new endeavours and projects. The SocIet5 Archlves The Soaety's archives are held predominantty in the Special Collections section of the Brotherton Library, university of Leeds. An archive relevant to the Leeds City Museum <ACSsion Register and other effects) is held in the Leeds Discovery Centre, Carfisle Road, Leeds, LS10. Remaining books and administrative papers are held in the office in the Leeds Museum. Cookridge Street, LSI. The archives are available for public consultation by appointment. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The 2024 Annual Review was modemised in the light of a member survey. Together with shorter reviews, easier to read font and more illustrations, Council decided to streamline the administrative and financial details induded in the Annual Review. As a result, the Annual Report is no longer induded in the Review but is available for member and public aCsS online on the Soaety's webSIte.
The Leeds Philosophi1 and Liter8ry Soctety 2051h Annu81 Report for 2024-2025 The Soclety's Events October 2024 - September 2025 2024 1 October.. John Roles Memorial Lecture. Dr Gillian Cookson, 'Industrial Revolution in Leeds.. the great variety of innovation in a prospering eighteenth-century town, 21 October: Professor lan Rithardson, 'Joseph Aspdin and the invention and production of Portland Cement, _ on the 200th anniversary of Joseph Aspdin's patent 6 November.. The Annual Priestley Lectu. Dr Catherine Walsh, 'The James Webb Telescope and implications for humanity, 25 November: Professor Nid( Plant, 'Rubbish dumps and baby bottles.. why toxicology is importanr 5 December.. Annual General Meeting & Dinner, speaker, David Obaum, Balster 2025 13 January: Professor Carolin8 Dodds Pennock. University of Sheffield, 'How indigenous Americans discovered Europe. 30 J8nuary'. Professor Tony North in conversation with Dr Kersten Hall, 'A lrfe of saentific research, 27 February.. Trevor Burgess, artist-curator, What colour is that? Notes of a painter on the slippery properties of colour 24 March: Paul Fellovrfs, FRAS, Fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology, 'How big is the universe?, 10 April.. Dr Christine Holdstock, colour chemist, 'A History of Pigments - colour in art from cave paintings to Leeds street art, 17 May LPLS collaborated with the University of Leeds 'Be Curious, festival - engaging young people with research 17 June: Professor Malcolm Dando. 'The1925 Geneva Protocol Centenary: preventing chemical and biological warfare today, 15 July.. Andy Wilson of Yorkshire Cancer Research, '8erenblum and the Bari Bombs - How tragic incidents in both World Wars and the research of Isaac Berenblum in Leeds, cnntributed to the discovery of chemotherapy, 5 August.. Visit to the archive of the Society of Dyers & Colourists in Bradford 18:00 Wednesday 3 September.. Alan Ereira, historian and documentary film maker, 'The Secret of John Ogilby and the first road map - a new tool of dictatorship,
The Leeds Philosophic21 and Literary Soaety 205th Annual Report for 2024-2025 Grants Awarded During the year, October 2024 - 30 September 2025: the followng grdnts were awarded totalling £13,975 Tyler Pickles, £800 for'Family First,, a new play about northem working-dass people, performed and written by people from the same background. Osman Hamed-Fontanilla, £250 to help fund an historically informed performance of Tomas Luis d8 Victoria's Tenebrae Responsories by the Leodis Consort. Jane Mitchell, £800 for professional photography required for a biography of the sculptor Alfred Drury (1856-1944). Bronagh Daly, £600 to support the Leeds Literature Festival to welcome audiencps to local and celebrated aLrthors, writers and poets through a series of small and infonnal yrkshopS and events between 14th-22nd June 2025. Fidget Theatre, £800 to subsidise perforManS of their original family theatre show 'Pirate Bonnie, for schools and CL)mmunity settings in Leeds, with a speafic focus on communities in areas of high deprivation. Ellie Harrison, £800 to produce 'lconic Fatigue,, a visual arts project that increases awareness of Chronic Fatigue in Leeds. Leeds Intemational Afiican Arts Festival, £750 to bring 'Estherfs Revenge, to Leeds Minster and to support community engagement with Leeds-based groups for women experienang domestic violence. Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods, £500 to highlight to the o)mmunity and dectsion makers the findings of the first year of cits'zen saence water quality monitoring in Gledhow Bed(. Andrea Heaton, £800 towards the costs of a community choir and musical director for 'Penelope', a play based on Greek myth and intended to deliver integrated aCsS and community participation. Steven Burt, £8CK) towards the cost of publishing 'An Illustrated History of Chapel Allerton,. Mark Epstein, £500 to support the establishment of a Ixjmmunity photogr8phy group involving refugees and asylum seekers. Kery Wright, £800 to fund performances of I<AILEY, a show th8t explores parental imprisonment, and to run creative workshops for young people who face financial barriers in Armiey. Adam Stone, £800 to deliver'ln Conversation Wth Artists," a four-part seminar series hosted by Leeds Paint Club at Hyde Park Book Club, fostering artistic dialogue, professional development, and community engagement.
The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Soaety 205th Annual Report for 2024-2025 Christopher Webster, £8CQ towards the cost of publishirKJ a book on architect Chades Watson to enable the book to be sold at the lowest possible pri. Rosie Clark, £8(J) tOW8rds the cost of running ma'S facilitated drama group for women and non-binary people in Leeds. Peter Spafford, £600 to produce a series of innovative short audio plays for Writing On Air 2025. Chris Hindle, £500 towards the cost of a publication by the Thoresby Sooety on Leeds historian Ralph Thoresby to coincide with the tercentenary of his death. Ndidi Nkwopara, £800 to supp)rt choral performances by Leeds-based diaspora choirs at the Leeds Intemational African Arts Festival 2026. Natasha Howes, £975 to de5iver three BSL signed tours of Light Night L88ds to the deaf community in Leeds. Claire Alcock, £500 towards the cost of organising and delivering the Leeds St Patrick's Day parade in 2026. Leeds City Museum We have continued to enjoy a good relationship with the staff of the Museums, whom we are most grateful for their collaboration. The Museums Committee comprises of representatives from Counril and the Leeds Museums Servi. The Director, David Hopes attended Counal meetings and the tsvice-yeady Museums Committee meetings, providing reports when not in attendanc. Opportunities wer8 taken to discuss collaborative events and grants to support the museum. Financlal Revlew The SocÉety's budget aims to fund all its events (ledures, trips, dinners etc.) and grants from its income, kn major streams of which are the dividend income and subscriptions. The events expenditure is offset by income. This budget omits the payment made during the year to the investment 8(Jvisers, which means that annually overall expenditure often eXedS income. The Soaety's financAal position has been monitored regularly by the Counc41. Dividends within the financial year amounted to £18,802 and subscriptions and donations (induding gift aid refund) to £6,570. The total value of the Soc4ety's investment portfolio (investments and cash held) incTeased slightly this year to £475,347. There were 20 grants awarded during the financial year. The total sum of grants awarded was £13,975. Reserves Pollcy The Sooety's reserves comprise an unrestricted fund derived from past benefactions and its annual subscriptions. induding prOedS from the sale of the Philosophical Hall to Leeds City Counal in 1921. The fund increased in value over the years as inrne exceeded expenditure and the value of investments increased. Since the Society adopted the constituts'on of 1997, CouncAI's
The Leeds Phil 205th Annual R sophical and Literary Socaety port for 2024-2025 aim in the medium term has Pe n to fund its activities as described above and to sustainlincrease the capital value of its investm ts whilst using all the ahnual dividénd in(me to promote the in- year activities. The Society's idcome.and expenditure, however, varres from year to year depending on market volatility. CounFiI therefore considers it prudent to hold modest liquid reserves with Lloyds Bank. Investment Policy There are no restrictions in the Society's Mernorandum and Artides on the Society's power to invest. Counal's investment objectives are to maintain a level of dividend income sufficient to contribute substantially to the suc4es activities, while promoting the capital value of its invested assets over the long term. To this eny, it is the Society's normal prdctice to reinvest realised gains on its assets. Council delegated the management of its investments on a discretionary basis to Rathbone Group Plc. Rlsk Management Income: The investment managers pursue 8n active investmenl policy to generate InMe on the SocAety's behalf. The outcomes are regularly reviewed by the Trustees. Expenditure: Expenditure on individual events and grants usually represents a small part of total expenditure and risks are minimised by standard procedures for authorisation of all finanoal transactions. The potential risks at the Soaety's events are considered as part of the planning for them and appropriate steps are taken, induding the arrangement of Public Liability Insuran as necessary. The quality of the Society's events and the outcnme of grants that have been awarded are reviewed by the Trustees, and details published in the Annual Review, to ensure that all the Society's activities are of 8 high standard consonant with its Aims. The Society has tsken 8dvantage of the small companies exemption in preparing this Directors Report. Approved by Members of the Council on 13 November 2025 and signed on their behalf by Martin Staniforth (Presldent) Jane Mltchell (Secretary)
Independent examlner's report to th¢ trustees of Leeds Phllosophical and Llterary Soclety ('%he Company") I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025. Responslbllities and basls of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 20C6 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your tharity's accounts 8S Carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Ad'}. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I cnnfimi that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe.. 1. accounting re[rdS were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act., or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records" or 3. the accounts do not comply wth the accouniing requirements of sedion 396 of the 20C6 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair vievl which is not a matter considered as part of an independent exarnination" or 4. the 8c£ounts have not been prepared in accordan with the methods and principles of the Siatement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities lapplicable to charities preparing their acts)unts in accordance with the FinancFal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)]. I have no cnncems and have come auoss 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 reathed. Katharine Imddowson FCA 406 Otley Road, Leeds LS16 8AD Date:
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 io Note 2025 General Fund 2024 General Fund Incomè from: Subsuiptions and donations Investments Charitable activities 6.570 18.802 1,973 6.375 17,241 1234 Total income 27,345 24,850 ExPendIre ¢)n". Investment management fees Charftsble a¢tivilies 4,440 30,642 4.381 29.914 Total expenditure 35,082 34,295 GainsllLosses) on inveslment assets: Realised Unieall8ed (4921 16,252 3,628 32,439 Totsl gainsl (ltssses) 15.760 36,067 Net income forthe 8,023 26,622 Reconciliation of funds Fund balances brought forward 470,789 444,167 Fund balances carried ford 478,812 470.789 The Society had no recognised gains or losses other th8n Ihose shown above.
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED BALANCE SHEET 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 11 Note 2025 2024 Fixed a55ets Intsngible Investments 1.300 464,012 475,347 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 1,905 6,046 7.951 1,789 6,031 7,820 Creditors-. amounts faIng due V*ithin one year {4.486) (2.343) Net current assets 5,477 Total nel assots 478.812 470,789 Funds General Fund- unrestricted 478,812 470,789 Total charity funds 478.812 470,789 For the year ended 30 September 2025 the companywas entiiled to exemption from audt under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. No member eligible to do so has required the company to obtsin an autht of its accounts for the yea¥ ended 30 September 2025 in accordance wth 8eclion 476 of the Companies Act 2006. Directors. rn$ponsibilitles: The directors acknowledge their responsibility for MplYIng Y1h the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 wth respect lo accounting records and the preparation of the accounts. These accounts have been Prepared and delivered in accordance vlth the provisions appIlble to companies subject to the small companies regime. Approved by the directors on 13th November 2025 and signed on their behalf by. M St8nlforth President HAKemp Treasurer
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 12 l Accounling policies The PTin¢ipal accounting policies adopted in the prepafation of the finanual statements are as follows.. a) Baws of preparallon The fffian¢ial statements have been prepared irb a¢¢ordance wth Accounling and Reporting by Charities-. Ststement of Recommended Piactice applicable to ¢hariliey preparing their accounts in accordance b%ith The Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 (effective 1 January 2019)- IChaTitses SORP {FRS 102)). the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The Society meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabifities are Initialty recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwse stated in the relevant ac¢ounting poli¢y note. b) Fundaccoundng Unrestricted funds are available to spend on aclivities that further any of the purpow of the Society. Designated funds are unrestricted fijnds whrch the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restri¢ted funds are tlonations wthich the donoT has specified are to be used solely for a parbujlar activty by the Society. ¢) Income Income 15 re¢ogni$ed wthen the Soaety has entilement to the funds, arby performance condttrons relating to the rtem of income have been met. it is probable that the income wll be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Subscriptions and donations are recognised when ieceived. Investment income is included wllen it is Teceiwdble, and In¢deS any recoverable income tax. dj Expendfture Expendire 1$ recognis6d once there is a legal or corbstructive obllgation to make a payment to a third paty, il is proboble that setdement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. NJI expenditure 1$ a¢Urrted for on an accruals basis. Expendilure on charitable activtlies is set out in the notes to the accounts. e) Tangible andlnt*nglble fi¥ed auets Tangible and Intanble fixed assets are initialty recognised at their trarb6action value and deweciated from the dale they come unto use over their estimated useful lrfe. Website- straight line over 4 years O Fixed a88ets Inveslments Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initialty recoLmised attheir transaetion value and subsequendy measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing market price. The Ststement of Finaneial Adivities in¢ludes the net gain5 and Sosses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY UMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Iconlinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 Q Fixed assets inveslments Al gains gnd losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Actie8 as they arise. Realtsed gains and losses are calculated as the difference between sales proceed5 and Ihe opening carrying value or the purchase value if acquired during the year. Unrealised gains and losses are c8l¢ulated as the diffefence betsveen the fair value at the year end and the carrying value. Realised and unreali5ed gains and ISeS are combined in the Statement of Financial Aclivilies. g) Debto Trade and other debtor$ are recognised at the setmement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prèpaid. Ac¢rued income and tax recoverable is included at the best estimate of the amount recelvable ot the balance Sheel date. h) Cash at banlr and In hand Cash at bank and cash ill hand includes cash and short term highty liquid invesbnents with a shcrt maturty of three months or less from the date of acqui%ilion or opening ofthe deposit or similar acoount. J CredlttY8 Creditors are TecogriTrsed where the Society has a present obligation resulting from a past event that wll probabty result in the transfer of funds to a thiid paTty, and the amount due to setue the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditws are normally recognlsed at their settlemenl amount. Grants payable are recognised %then Ihe 8ppllcation has been approved, the recipient has been told of that approval and if applicable has accepted the terms related to the granl offered. J) Golng co8 The trustees have prepared finanrAal projeclions taking into consideration the current economic climate and its potential impact on the SOLbrces of Income and planned expenditijre. They have a reasonable expe¢tstion that adequate financial resources are available to enable the Society to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and have adequate contingency plans in the event that income streams 8re redu¢ed. The ffinan¢ial statements have therefore been prepared on the basls that the Soclety is a going concem. k) Crflicalaccounfrng e8timatss andjudgements In the application of the charws accounling policies. the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabiltbe5 thal are not readi apparent from other sources. The estimates and assodated assLFmpttons are based on hlstori¢al experience and olher tactors that are con8Sdered to be relevant. AGknal results moy differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are revlewed on an onooing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in Nthi¢h the estimate is revBed. if the revK8ion affects onty that period. 01 in the period of the revision and ftjture periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. There are no estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjuslment to the Carng amount of assets or liabile$.
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR EhlDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 14 2025 2024 2 Incon* from charitable adiviltes Events and leciures Publication sales 1,962 11 1,224 10 1.973 1.234 3 Analysis of staff Costs, trustee remuneration and expenses and the cost of key managemenl personnel There were no employees ofthe charity during the year or the pieviou8 year. The key man8oement personnel are the tN8tee8. No remunerntlon was pald to any trustse durlng the year or Ihe previous year. No travel expenses were reimbuised to twstees12024.. £Nil>. On occaslon trustee may act as agent for the Society. make a purchase on its behalf and be reimbursed for this expendllure, eg payment for 8tationery. Such expenditijre 15 not Telated to the services provided by the trustees so is not disclosed. The assistsnt secretary, as8i8tsnt treasurer and event8 secretary received honorari8 as disclosed In note 4. 2025 2024 4 Expenditure on charitable a¢liviti•s Grant rnaknng Projects or organlsations {10 Lrants. 2024.. to grants) Individuals 19 gTants', 2024: 7 grants) Leeds Cty Coundl (1 grant- 2024= 1 grant) 6,400 6,600 975 6.911 5,049 2,000 13,975 13,960 The ant recipients are listed in the Annual Report for the year. 2025 2024 Events and le¢turns Events and leGreS 3.721 2,356
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 15 2025 2024 4 Expendire on charitab19 actlvlties (continued) Support Costs Annual Review Postage and $tationery Insurance Accounlancy Honoraria for assistant secretsry and treasurer Honorarium for events secretary Website hosting and maintenance Amortisation of websile cost Other expenses 1.048 662 522 709 405 720 4.000 2,000 3.837 1.300 105 700 4,000 2,000 2,58S 1,300 267 12,946 13,598 Total expwditure on charilable activities 30,642 29.914 S Intangiblo fixed assets Webstte Cost At 1 October 2024 5,200 At 30 Septsmbei 2025 5,200 Amorfisation At 1 October 2024 Charge lor the year 3,900 1.300 At 30 September 2025 Net book value At l October 2024 At 30 September 2025 5,200
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {continuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 16 6 Fixed asset investments Listed Cash for InveslJnents Investment Total 2025 Totsl 2024 Market value at 1 October 2024 Les5= Dr8posals at opening market value Invesknent management fees Add: Acquisitions at cost Cash reinvested Net gains l Uosses) on revaluation Market ¥ae at 30 Septsmber 2025 458,285 5,727 464.012 431,647 177,48n (77,487) (4,413) (89,1841 {4,3011 (4,413) 56,374 (12) 20,621 56,362 20,621 16,252 475.347 68.747 4,664 32,439 464,012 16,252 453,424 21.923 Historical cost at 30 September 2025 379,227 21,923 401,150 404.561 2025 2024 Dt$posals: Proceed5 Book value at 1 October 2024 76.995 (77,487) {492) 92.812 (89,184) 3,628 Realised gain AJI )Ixed asset investments are held in the UK, in nominee a¢¢ounts by the investment managers. Detsils of the investment portfolio are as follows- 2025 2024 Unit antj investmont trusts holding UK and non-UK equibes Gilts. bonds and fixed Interest Stocks 302,090 151,334 21,923 330.006 128.279 5,727 464,012 Cash held by investment manayer$ 475,347 Material inveslnwnts worth rnrè than 5% of portfolio The portfolio includes 812024: 3) unit or investment trusts and one bond (2024.. 1 bond) worth betsveen 511A and 9•h of the total portfolio value.
THE LEEDS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY SOCIETY UMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (conlinued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 17 2025 2024 7 Debtors Investment income Prepaid expenses 1,419 1287 502 1.905 1.789 2025 2024 8 CTedilor5: amounts falling due withln one year Grants approvèd but not yet paid Accrued expenses 975 3,511 4.486 2,343 2,343