The Leeds United Foundation
Overview
The Leeds United Foundation's network
8 people6 organisationsi8 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Leeds United Foundation. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Scopes | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Fay Greer | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gillian Susan Austerfield | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ian Cherry | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Rogers | Trustee | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Morrie Eisenberg | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shaid Mahmood | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sofia McGreavy | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Scopes | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Fay Greer | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gillian Susan Austerfield | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ian Cherry | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Rogers | Trustee | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Morrie Eisenberg | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shaid Mahmood | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sofia McGreavy | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
5y
median 3.5y
Longest tenure
14y
since 2012
Years in governance
9.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
8
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 8 on the board
8 trustees on the board
- Andrew Scopes since 2021
- Fay Greer since 2019
- Gillian Susan Austerfield since 2023
- Ian Cherry since 2023
- James Rogers since 2012
- Morrie Eisenberg since 2025
- Shaid Mahmood since 2022
- Sofia McGreavy since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Fay Greer since 2019
- James Rogers since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Fay Greer since 2019
- Gillian Susan Austerfield since 2023
- Ian Cherry since 2023
- James Rogers since 2012
- Morrie Eisenberg since 2025
- Shaid Mahmood since 2022
- Sofia McGreavy since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Andrew Scopes since 2021
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Amateur Sport 8Disability 8Education/training 8
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 9Finance 7Education 5
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Network
Network
iThe large node is The Leeds United Foundation. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 30 June.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 30 JuneiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £1.22m | £1.92m | £2.20m | £2.40m | £2.36m |
| Total expenditure | £1.21m | £1.76m | £2.03m | £2.26m | £2.36m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £185.65k | £40.00k | £65.00k | £29.47k | £86.33k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £981.52k | £1.42m | £348.19k | £668.13k | £720.36k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £128.90k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £238.43k | £494.18k | £1.85m | £1.73m | £1.64m |
| Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £1.10m | £1.62m | £1.91m | £2.10m | £2.14m |
| Raising funds | £115.44k | £139.18k | £124.35k | £157.45k | £215.29k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £0 | £10.79k | £49.48k | £91.15k | £57.14k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £16.12k | £12.69k | £10.69k | £20.94k | £21.50k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £740.08k | £1.06m | £1.27m | £1.34m | £1.38m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £478.79k | £636.70k | £684.44k | £620.79k | £663.95k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £277.41k | £434.96k | £596.58k | £736.23k | £736.29k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £60.70k | £213.89k | £296.12k | £352.21k | £327.68k |
| Restricted funds | £216.71k | £221.07k | £300.46k | £384.02k | £408.61k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £277.41k | £434.96k | £596.58k | £736.23k | £736.29k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £54.44k | £223.23k | £296.12k | £352.21k | £327.68k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £740.08k | £1.06m | £1.27m | £1.34m | £1.38m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | 27 April 2026 | 27 April 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | 30 April 2025 | 30 April 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | 30 April 2024 | 30 April 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | 19 April 2023 | 19 April 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | 29 April 2022 | 29 April 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 07247372 has made 16 accounts filings (1 amended filing included) since 2012. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 29 March 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 30 June 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 30 June 2023 | 27 February 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 June 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 June 2021 | 19 April 2022 | Amended: full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 30 June 2021 | 28 March 2022 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 30 June 2020 | 10 June 2021 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 June 2019 | 12 May 2020 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 30 June 2018 | 26 March 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 30 June 2017 | 14 March 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 30 June 2016 | 7 April 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 30 June 2015 | 1 April 2016 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 30 June 2014 | 1 April 2015 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 June 2013 | 1 April 2014 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 June 2012 | 19 March 2013 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)8 pages |
| 30 June 2011 | 6 February 2012 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
17 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 3 June 2009 to 18 June 2026.Total from published grants
£599k
£599,122
Grants
17
published to 360Giving
Funders
7
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2026
18 June 2026
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£25k2009
£13k2010
£18k2011
£15k2012
£319k2013
£10k2017
£30k2019
£19k2021
£37k2023
£45k2024
£2502025
£69k2026
Funders
7 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 3 | £347,112 | 2013 to 2026 |
| Sport England | 7 | £108,780 | 2009 to 2024 |
| Veterans Foundation | 2 | £80,000 | 2024 to 2026 |
| Home Office | 1 | £30,000 | 2019 |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | £19,480 | 2021 to 2023 |
| Department for Culture, Media & Sport | 1 | £13,500 | 2023 |
| Quartet Community Foundation | 1 | £250 | 2025 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2026 | Veterans Foundation | Leeds United Foundation Veterans’ Wellbeing Project: Improving Mental, Physical and Social Support for Veterans in Leeds | £50,000 |
| 28 May 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Corner Flag Cafe - We all Love Leeds | £18,560 |
| 30 May 2025 | Quartet Community Foundation | Grant to Leeds United Foundation | £250 |
| 24 September 2024 | Sport England | Harehills & Gipton Premier League Kicks Project | £14,820 |
| 19 June 2024 | Veterans Foundation | Weekly Combat Cafe - sessional staff costs & refreshments for 3 years | £30,000 |
| 25 August 2023 | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | ALB-Sport England-Active through sport | £13,500 |
| 25 August 2023 | Sport England | Active through sport | £13,500 |
| 22 February 2023 | Ministry of Defence | Covenant Fund | £9,980 |
| 18 June 2021 | Ministry of Defence | Covenant Fund | £9,500 |
| 16 June 2021 | Sport England | TGC CF Females Get Active Programme | £9,960 |
| 1 April 2019 | Home Office | Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20 | £30,000 |
| 26 July 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Future Leaders of Leeds | £9,830 |
| 2 July 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Sporting Chance | £318,722 |
| 7 November 2012 | Sport England | Football for Me | £15,000 |
| 7 April 2011 | Sport England | Leeds United Ability Counts Programme (Disability Football) | £18,000 |
| 3 June 2010 | Sport England | Engaging Inactive Children and Communities | £12,500 |
| 3 June 2009 | Sport England | Engaging Inactive Children and Communities | £25,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Sport England (7 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Cabinet Office (4 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (3 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- The Veterans' Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Quartet Community Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
THE
- 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.
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Leeds City, City of Wakefield, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, City of York
- Area of benefit
- YORKSHIRE as filed
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/05/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/08/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 OCT 2017 as amended on 23 Jan 2019 as amended on 18 Mar 2020 as filed - Register history
- 1 September 2010Registered
- Working name
- The Leeds United Foundation
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 17 August 2010Resolution
- 2 June 2010Certificate of change of name
- 10 May 2010Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.leedsunitedfoundation.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Leeds United Foundation
- Registered
- 2010