Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
    • Overall weighted support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

    LEEDS DIOCESAN TRUST

    The principal aims of the Charity are:The advancement of the Roman Catholic ReligionThe promotion of Catholic teaching The provision and maintenance of churches, presbyteries and schoolsThe provision and care of priests.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/24£13,072£14,440£-1,368£1,227£54,543£44,87237.31650
    31/03/23£12,062£12,773£-711£1,164£57,039£47,56344.71740
    31/03/22£12,352£11,894£458£901£58,078£48,46948.91590
    31/03/21£8,438£9,410£-972£684£56,777£47,10860.11470
    31/03/20?£11,304£11,888£-584£1,026£51,182£42,87743.31930
    31/03/18£10,910£11,118£-208£1,016£45,795£37,064401620
    31/03/17£11,183£11,204£-21£1,010£41,626£32,31834.61520
    31/03/16£11,378£11,429£-51£1,130£38,724£30,451321500
    31/03/15£10,832£11,610£-778£783£39,720£31,41932.5490
    31/03/14*£11,086£12,426£-1,340£744£40,498£32,67131.61370
    31/03/13*£9,491£12,194£-2,703£704£41,153£33,76633.21430
    31/03/12*£10,234£12,171£-1,937£698£39,455£32,85532.41570
    31/03/11£10,487£9,576£911£737£37,322£30,72438.54590
    31/03/10£9,955£10,793£-838£815£36,411£30,06933.41650
    31/03/09£10,296£11,304£-1,008£839£33,440£28,76130.51690
    31/03/08£10,073£11,458£-1,385£801£38,047£31,75233.31000
    31/03/07£10,415£11,145£-730£799£37,688£31,53734800
    31/03/06£9,162£9,941£-779n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£10,002£11,404£-1,402n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£9,139£9,523£-384n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.4%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 7%
    Liabilities/Income: 30%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
    Reserves/Spending: 37.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.4
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 58 years

    www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk

    john.moran@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

    01132618024

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • East Riding Of Yorkshire, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£99,944
    Youth Music£10,000
    Sir George Martin Trust£8,500
    Leeds Community Foundation£3,850
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Holy Rosary Church (Leeds Diocean Trust)
    £2,500 29/06/2023
    Capital costs for Church Building Outreach Projects
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to LEEDS DIOCESAN TRUST
    £99,944 05/06/2023
    Leeds Cathedral Heritage for All
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Diocese of Leeds Music Department
    £3,000 07/07/2022
    Core costs for Music/Arts/Culture
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Diocese of Leeds Music Department
    £3,000 07/07/2022
    Core costs for Music/Arts/Culture
    Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
    £10,000 07/05/2020
    Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Adapting and staying inclusive
    Leeds Community Foundation - Diocese of Leeds Schools Singing Programme
    £3,850 09/03/2020
    15
    To subsidise and fully fund choral singing sessions in some of Leeds poorest primary schools over the next academic year, providing life-changing opportunities for over 300 state school children whilst enabling progression through our renowned ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 10/07/2019
    St Wilfrid's RC Church Ripon Restoration
    National Churches Trust - Maintenance award to CLIFFORD, St Edward King and Confessor
    £3,000 08/11/2018
    Asbestos removal
    National Churches Trust - Repair award to HOWDEN, Sacred Heart
    £14,000 01/12/2016
    Roof and gutter repairs including replacing plastic gutters, re-slating lower courses and replacing defective timbers
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • DIOCESE OF LEEDS TRUSTEE
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/09/1966, number: 249404
    • Registered at Companies House on 11/01/1994, number: 02886244
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR14: 75 days late, AR13: 44 days late, AR12: 69 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from ST CUTHBERT'S SOCIETY, USHAW on 28/03/2024
    Main office

    DIOCESE OF LEEDS PASTORAL CENTRE
    HINSLEY HALL
    62 HEADINGLEY LANE
    LEEDS
    LS6 2BX

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF LEEDS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESES OF LEEDS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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