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Community Unity (Leeds) CIO
Community Unity (Leeds) CIO is a registered charity (number 1157737) based in Leeds, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Karl Matthew Footitt since 2016. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £22k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.facebook.com/communityunityleeds (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£22k£13k
- 2024£15k£12k
- 2023£8k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£3k£5k
- 2021£12k£9k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF RICHMOND HILL, CROSS GREEN AND EAST END PARK IN THE WARD OF BURMANTOFTS AND RICHMOND HILL IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF LEEDS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.3. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.4. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Grants received
6 grants · £24,752 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £14,812 (2 grants)
- Leeds Community Foundation · £9,940 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Karl Matthew Footitt Chair since 2016
- Ann Mary Lamprell since 2023
- Joanne Thewlis since 2023
- Mary Brennan since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Karl Matthew Footitt Chair since 2016
- Mary Brennan since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Karl Matthew Footitt Chair since 2016
- Ann Mary Lamprell since 2023
- Joanne Thewlis since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Mary Brennan since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1157737
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 07 Jul 2014 as amended on 05 Jan 2019 as amended on 16 Oct 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07913665606
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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