At our Joint Network Meeting in April 2026, a range of organisations shared what they can offer to third sector organisations working in health and care across Leeds. This page brings those offers together in one place, so you can find the right support for your organisation — whether that’s funding, training, business advice, financial management or opportunities to influence health and care services.
If your organisation would like to be added to this page, or if any details need updating, please contact the Forum Central team.
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
Asset Based Community Development is a Leeds City Council bottom-up approach to sustainable, community-driven development. It recognises, identifies and harnesses the strengths and gifts of individuals and communities, who then work together to create their own social action.
Business for Good West Yorkshire (Participate)
Business for Good West Yorkshire provides specialist business support for social enterprises, cooperatives and community businesses across West Yorkshire.
Please note: with UK Government funding for the programme ending from April 2026, only significantly reduced local support is available via local partners Participate Projects — contact info@participateprojects.org.uk. National partners Co-operatives UK and the School for Social Entrepreneurs continue to run national programmes, and specialist partner Stir to Action continues to run its Alternative Business Models workshop nationally.
Community Committees (Leeds City Council)
Community Committees were set up in Leeds to improve the way the council works locally, ensuring the views and opinions of everyone in our diverse communities are heard and inform decision making. As formal council meetings held in public, they are one of the few structures through which the council has delegated decision-making powers to the local level, contributing to the Leeds Ambitions of a Healthy, Growing, Thriving and Resilient city.
Community Matters Yorkshire
Community Matters Yorkshire provides support for organisations, social enterprises and communities. They offer guidance, support and advice to not-for-profit organisations across the UK, including community groups, voluntary organisations, childcare providers, charities and social enterprises.
Funding Leeds
Funding Leeds is the free and easy way to find funding. A public and third sector partnership, it helps the voluntary, social enterprise and community sectors in Leeds find the funds to achieve their vision. Using Funding Leeds you can search local, regional and national funding sources, get regular updates on your areas of interest, and take advantage of useful information and local support to help you achieve your funding goals.
Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber is one of 15 organisations set up by NHS England to operate as the key innovation arm of the NHS. Locally, they work in partnership with the regional health and care community to develop projects, programmes and initiatives that reflect the diversity and needs of local populations.
This includes the West Yorkshire Innovation Hub, which supports colleagues across West Yorkshire to develop a culture of innovation and improvement. To find out more or discuss how they could support you, contact wyhinnovationhub@yhahsn.com.
Healthwatch Leeds
Healthwatch Leeds listens to people’s experiences of health and social care services to make sure their voices are heard and shape services in Leeds, with a particular focus on people who experience health and other inequalities.
How Healthwatch Leeds can work with your organisation:
- If you’re hearing particular issues or themes about health and care services from the people you work with, they can amplify these by feeding them into strategic boards and citywide work — and will always feed back what happens with what you share.
- If your organisation is listening to people about any aspect of health and care, they can link you into the right places to influence and share what you’re hearing.
- Your workers, and the people you work with, can use their free information and advice service on accessing health and care services, options and rights.
- They can visit your community groups to talk about what they do and give people the chance to share their experiences.
Contact: info@healthwatchleeds.co.uk | 0113 898 0035 | www.healthwatchleeds.co.uk
Leeds Community Anchor Network (LCAN)
The Leeds Community Anchor Network is a Leeds-wide network of trusted third and faith sector organisations, maintaining the connections and partnerships made during the pandemic. With collaboration rather than competition as a guiding principle, the network supports smaller organisations and works to improve citywide services that provide immediate assistance to communities, while also working towards long-term systemic change.
Leeds City Council Project Development Team
The LCC Project Development Team works across the city to deliver groups, activities and projects that improve people’s health and wellbeing. They are keen to work with individuals to develop the groups and activities they would like to see in their area.
Contact: ProjectDevelopmentTeam@leeds.gov.uk
Leeds Community Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation unlocks giving and invests in communities through grant making, collaboration and leadership. They help donors invest millions of pounds to benefit communities across Leeds and the wider region. Through flexible and responsive grant making, they enable and strengthen the community organisations that are the backbone of the city.
Leeds Health and Care Academy
The Leeds Health and Care Academy’s work spans learning and development for the current workforce, supporting candidates moving into or across health and care organisations in Leeds, and using data and analysis to plan and inspire the future workforce. Their offer includes:
- Over 100 free training courses via the Leeds Health and Care Learning Portal
- Career Compass — a site to help people explore careers in health and care
- The Talent Hub — a citywide service connecting people in Leeds with career, training and volunteering opportunities in health and social care
- Your Health, Your Career — a new tool to help people think about their health and their career
Leeds Hospitals Charity
Leeds Hospitals Charity is the official charity partner of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — the charity that champions, supports and gives thanks to the NHS, bringing together thousands of donors to make a real difference to the people and patients of Yorkshire. They fund life-saving equipment, treatments, research into rare diseases and home comforts, working collaboratively with Leeds Teaching Hospitals and other key organisations across Leeds.
National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund supports community projects that help people connect, grow and build a better future, with a focus on supporting people facing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination. By 2030, they will share over £4 billion to create stronger, fairer communities across the UK.
Pro Bono Economics
Through analytical expertise and a close connection with the social sector, Pro Bono Economics helps charities, funders, firms and policymakers to collectively tackle the causes and consequences of low wellbeing. Their analysts, researchers and economists work on a wide range of issues including mental health, education, employment, financial security, poverty, disability, inequality, volunteering and civil society.
Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL)
Voluntary Action Leeds is a third sector infrastructure organisation that enables voluntary and community groups and organisations to do their work well, and supports people to volunteer. VAL also runs Doing Good Leeds, the hub for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Leeds.
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service (WYCAS)
WYCAS supports community groups and organisations based in West Yorkshire through a range of services designed to meet the financial management and training needs of organisations. They offer support to very small or newly established organisations, through to those that are larger and more established.
