Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

LEEDS DESTITUTE ASYLUM-SEEKERS SUPPORT (LEDAS)

To relieve the needs of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness because they have no recourse to public funds (NRPF), predominantly refugees seeking asylum, by providing safe, suitable and supportive accommodation and offering other practical assistance and support

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£27,678	£47,665	£-19,987	1
30/06/22	£82,472	£42,120	£40,352	2
30/06/21	£56,547	£29,233	£27,314	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

info@ledas.org.uk

07930300998

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£8,604
Leeds Community Foundation	£6,504
Allen Lane Foundation	£6,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Leeds Destitute Asylum-seekers Support -LEDAS
£8,604	13/05/2022	The funding will be used to provide residential living for asylum seekers. The project aims to support people to help them eventually integrate into society.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£5,000	05/11/2021	Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to LEDAS
£6,000	02/07/2021	£6,000 over two years (£3,000 pa) towards running costs of safe accommodation for destitute asylum seekers in Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Leeds Destitute Asylum-Seekers Support - LEDAS
£6,504	03/06/2021	At this stage in the overall housing project, we have identified a real need for the development of healthy life-style activities with the residents, which this specific project can fulfill if ....more At this stage in the overall housing project, we have identified a real need for the development of healthy life-style activities with the residents, which this specific project can fulfill if resourced.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY PICKLES Appointed: 2020

DR SALLY BROWN Appointed: 2020

JENNY WILLISON Appointed: 2020

PENELOPE LEWIS Appointed: 2023

DR GILLIAN TOBER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: RESULT4ADDICTION,

MATTHEW THORNFIELD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: RETAS LEEDS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2020, number: 1190001

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

20 Moss Gardens
LEEDS
LS17 7BH

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS (NRPF), PREDOMINANTLY REFUGEES SEEKING ASYLUM, BY:- PROVIDING SAFE, SUITABLE AND SUPPORTIVE ACCOMMODATION; AND- OFFERING OTHER PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.

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