British Leather Industry Development Trust
What it does
To support ongoing training and development activities for the benefit of the UK leather producing industry.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN OR TO BE ENGAGED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM LEATHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (INCLUDING IN THAT EXPRESSION RELATED INDUSTRIES AND ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES).
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Area of benefit in its governing document: The United Kingdom
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £17,116 and spent £12,833.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £17,116 | £12,833 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £15,918 | £7,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £15,549 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £14,533 | £13,636 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £12,509 | £19,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 37%, from £12,509 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £17,116 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 75% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Bailey
- Jonathan Loxston
- Michael Dodd
- Mr James Lang
- Nicholas Muirhead
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 18 June 2026, 42 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 24 February 2025, 156 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 28 May 2024, 63 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 21 February 2023, 159 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 24 March 2022, 128 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 288406
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 January 1984
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 24TH NOVEMBER 1983 AS AMENDED 21ST APRIL 1988
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.