Registered charity (CIO) · Leeds
Leeds Children's Charity AT Lineham Farm
- 9 trustees
- Income £645k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Duncan PearseChair · since 2026
- David William WhewellTrustee · since 2018
- IAN Leslie HargreavesTrustee · since 2018
- Ian Stuart KirkTrustee · since 2018
- Leigh HoathTrustee · since 2026
- Rebecca Baldaro-BoothTrustee · since 2026
- Thomas PiercyTrustee · since 2026
- William CarrTrustee · since 2026
- William LiffordTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Recreation
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.leedschildrenscharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£645k£887k
- 2024£614k£763k
- 2023£638k£704k
Earlier years
- 2022£465k£436k
- 2021£5.3m£388k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 42%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:3.1 PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, INCLUDING BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) PROVIDING A RECREATIONAL CENTRE AT LINEHAM FARM, ECCUP, LEEDS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3.2 PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL RESPITE AND HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES,IN PARTICULAR FOR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 7 AND 11 YEARS OLD FROM CHALLENGING AND/OR DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, WHO LIVE AND/OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN LEEDS.
Grants received
15 grants · £162,000 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
- Leeds Community Foundation · £63,250 (5 grants)
- Sport England · £28,185 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £25,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,180 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £13,185
Most recent
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Duncan Pearse Chair since 2026
- David William Whewell since 2018
- IAN Leslie Hargreaves since 2018
- Ian Stuart Kirk since 2018
- Leigh Hoath since 2026
- Rebecca Baldaro-Booth since 2026
- Thomas Piercy since 2026
- William Carr since 2026
- William Lifford since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- David William Whewell since 2018
- IAN Leslie Hargreaves since 2018
- Ian Stuart Kirk since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- David William Whewell since 2018
- IAN Leslie Hargreaves since 2018
- Ian Stuart Kirk since 2018
- Rebecca Baldaro-Booth since 2026
- Thomas Piercy since 2026
- William Carr since 2026
- William Lifford since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Duncan Pearse Chair since 2026
- Leigh Hoath since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
38.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 44.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1177062
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Feb 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01133783945 · info@leedschildrenscharity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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