Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

THE LEEDS UNITED FOUNDATION

community participation by providing facilities for the playing of football and other sports;the provision of facilities for sport, recreation of such persons who have need for such facilities in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life; and advancement of the education of children and young people
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
30/06/23£2,196£2,034£162£124£597£2961.7930
30/06/22£1,919£1,761£158£139£435£2141.5806
30/06/21£1,220£1,214£6£115£277£610.6685
30/06/20£1,339£1,202£137£56£272£60.1550
30/06/19£1,193£1,152£41£43£134£100.1520
30/06/18£927£911£15£83£93£-43-0.6480
30/06/17£848£847£0£71£78£-18-0.2460
30/06/16£759£746£13£0£78£10220
30/06/15£737£746£-10£0£65£430.7200
30/06/14£812£757£55£5£75£580.9200
30/06/13*£429£485£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£456£476£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£405£394£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 53%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 50%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.leedsunitedfoundation.com

foundation.enquiries@leedsunited.com

01133676015

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield, City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Leeds Community Foundation£267,536
Sport England£23,460
Ministry of Defence£19,480
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Sport 4 All
£20,000 04/04/2024
11
Grant to Leeds United Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - LUF Healthy Holidays in Armley
£22,000 12/02/2024
11
The Healthy Holidays project proposal has been reviewed with the Foundations Heads of Safeguarding to discuss how we can best support this project. An overall and daily risk assessment will be completed and signed off by the Foundation and the ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays in Beeston
£22,000 12/02/2024
11
The Healthy Holidays project proposal has been reviewed with the Foundations Heads of Safeguarding to discuss how we can best support this project. An overall and daily risk assessment will be completed and signed off by the Foundation and the ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays in Halton Moor
£22,000 12/02/2024
8
The Healthy Holidays project proposal has been reviewed with the Foundations Heads of Safeguarding to discuss how we can best support this project. An overall and daily risk assessment will be completed and signed off by the Foundation and the ....more
Sport England - Active through sport
£13,500 25/08/2023
This project will provide 50 x weeks of free drop in football and multisport sessions based in Hareshill area of Leeds. Up to 100 participants will benefit and be from diverse communities and those new to the Country. 3 x 1 hr sessions will take ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,980 22/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays
£4,962 03/02/2023
Grant to Leeds United Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays
£19,903 03/02/2023
Grant to Leeds United Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Leeds United Foundation
£19,903 03/02/2023
Grant to Leeds United Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - Halton Moor Healthy Holidays 2022
£15,295 24/02/2022
8
Activities provided will include multi-sport activity, workshops on relevant topics to each target group including healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and police workshops, and Leeds United bag with rewards.
Leeds Community Foundation - Burmantofts & Richmond Hill Healthy Holiday 2022
£15,295 24/02/2022
8
Activities provided will include multi-sport activity, workshops on relevant topics to each target group including healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and police workshops, and Leeds United bag with rewards.
Leeds Community Foundation - Armley Healthy Holidays 2022
£15,295 24/02/2022
8
Activities provided will include multi-sport activity, workshops on relevant topics to each target group including healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and police workshops, and Leeds United bag with rewards.
Leeds Community Foundation - Beeston & Holbeck Healthy Holidays 2022
£15,295 24/02/2022
8
Activities provided will include multi-sport activity, workshops on relevant topics to each target group including healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and police workshops, and Leeds United bag with rewards.
Leeds Community Foundation - Hunslet & Riverside Healthy Holidays 2022
£15,295 24/02/2022
8
Activities provided will include multi-sport activity, workshops on relevant topics to each target group including healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and police workshops, and Leeds United bag with rewards.
Leeds Community Foundation - Killingbeck & Seacroft Healthy Holidays 2022
£15,295 24/02/2022
8
Activities provided will include multi-sport activity, workshops on relevant topics to each target group including healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and police workshops, and Leeds United bag with rewards.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,500 18/06/2021
For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Sport England - TGC CF Females Get Active Programme
£9,960 16/06/2021
12
The programme will aim to help target inactive women and specific target groups (Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups) through physical workshops around soccercise and yoga and an introduction to different exercises, along with educational ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Leeds United Foundation
£20,000 11/03/2021
Leeds United Foundation will utilise the power of the brand and of sport to engage with vulnerable young people in Halton Moor and Burmantofts & Richmond Hill. Working with key partners to build relationships with families to improve physical, ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Every Player Counts
£20,000 03/03/2021
Grant to Leeds United Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£5,000 08/04/2020
6
Grant to Leeds United Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation - "Kick Start"
£10,000 28/06/2019
2
Leeds United Foundation will use the power of its brand and power of football to engage and connect with the most vulnerable young people within South Leeds. Working with key partners, we will provide a variety of sports activities and education to ....more
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£30,000 01/04/2019
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - "Kick Start"
£6,000 04/03/2019
6
Leeds United Foundation will use the power of the LUFC brand and power of football to engage and connect with the most vulnerable young people within Halton Moor. Working with key partners, we will provide sports activities and Freegan Box's to ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Kick-Start (proposed name, may be subject to change)
£5,700 13/03/2018
4
Using Football as a vehicle to engage with children and their families to "tackle" hunger and isolation during the school holidays by providing food, fun activities, learning and support to families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Future Leaders of Leeds
£9,830 26/07/2017
12
The group will deliver an extracurricular leadership project for 200 disadvantaged young people who are not in education, employment or training, consisting of multi-sports activities as a tool to provide leadership training. The will engage young ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sporting Chance
£318,722 02/07/2013
60
The aim of this new project called Sporting Chance is to use football and the power of the Leeds United brand as an incentive to reduce re-offending rates for male ex-offenders aged between 16 and 25 who have served sentences in Her Majesty's Young ....more
Sport England - Football For Me
£15,000 07/11/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Football For Me'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Leeds United Ability Counts Programme (Disability Football)
£18,000 07/04/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Leeds United Ability Counts Programme (Disability Football)'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-61
  • ANDREW SCOPES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Actuarial Assistant
  • ANGUS ROBERT KINNEAR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Director At Leeds United
  • FAY GREER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director
  • GILLIAN SUSAN AUSTERFIELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Headteacher
  • IAN CHERRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • JAMES ROGERS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • SHAID MAHMOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Pro Vice Chancellor Durham University
  • SOFIA MCGREAVY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: People Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2010, number: 1137703
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/05/2010, number: 07247372
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 21 days late,
Main office

Leeds United Foundation
Leeds United Football Club
Elland Road
Leeds
LS11 0ES

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF YORKSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:1) COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH;2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARITY LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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