Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange

What Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange does

Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is a registered charity (No. 1098106) and company limited by guarantee founded in 2003 in Leeds, United Kingdom. It is a member-led organisation serving Gypsy and Traveller people across West Yorkshire, providing advocacy, mental health support, family support, learning and youth services, health access services, and roadside outreach to nomadic families. The organisation operates a community centre at Crown Point House in Leeds (purchased outright in 2021 with support from Lankelly Chase), plus staffed service points in Bradford, Wakefield and Calderdale, and delivers training to over 3,700 professionals per year across housing, health, education, social care and criminal justice.

The underlying "technology" of Leeds GATE is its operational methodology rather than software. Its most distinctive proprietary asset is the Negotiated Stopping policy, developed alongside Leeds Council in 2010 as a structured framework for managing roadside camps that has since been referenced in court proceedings. The organisation runs no software products, API or digital platform; member services are delivered via phone (0113 240 2444), in-person outreach, and community groups across its four locations.

Leeds GATE generates no fee income from its primary constituency: membership and services are free to Gypsy and Traveller community members. Revenue is grant-funded from a diversified portfolio of charitable and public-sector funders, including Lankelly Chase, the National Lottery Community Fund, Children in Need, the Ministry of Justice, West Yorkshire ICB and the Irish Embassy. A secondary commercial-style revenue stream is bespoke cultural-competency training delivered to professionals. The organisation is governed by a community-led board chaired by Elizabeth Spaven and led operationally by CEO Ellie Rogers.

Name

Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange

Legal name

Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange

Website

https://leedsgate.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is a member-led UK charity founded in 2003 that provides advocacy, mental health, family, youth, health and roadside support services to Gypsy and Traveller people across West Yorkshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Support Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community advocacy services
• Gypsy Traveller support
• Cultural awareness training
• Mental health support
• Roadside outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grants and Funding: Revenue primarily from charitable grants and funding from multiple organizations including Lankelly Chase, West Yorkshire ICB, National Lottery Community Fund, Children in Need, Ministry of Justice, Henry Smith Foundation, Irish Youth Foundation, and Irish Embassy. Building purchased in 2021 with support from Lankelly Chase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leeds GATE is a member-led community charity that provides free support services to Gypsy and Traveller people across West Yorkshire. Its core offerings include advocacy (benefits, welfare rights, health care, housing, employment, education), mental health support, family and women's support, youth groups and homework clubs, health access services (maternity, screenings, immunisations), and roadside outreach for nomadic families. It also delivers bespoke cultural awareness training to professionals across housing, health, education, social care, and criminal justice sectors.

Product overview

Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is a member-led community charity organization, not a technology product company. It provides community support services including mental health support, advocacy, family support, learning and youth services, health access services, and roadside support for Gypsy and Traveller communities across West Yorkshire. The organization also offers professional training services and operates a community building in Leeds. No software products, digital platforms, or technology modules are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy Services Free advocacy support for Gypsy and Traveller members on benefits, welfare rights, health care access, housing, employment, and education.
• Mental Health Support
• Family Support
• Learning and Youth Services
• Health Access Services
• Roadside Outreach
• Professional Training for Organisations
• Community Building Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1000 members served annually
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of LeedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership for research, education outreach, and community collaboration. Leeds GATE is a partner of the University of Leeds in their pledge to improve and support access to education for Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showmen and Boater communities. Charlotte James, Leeds Team Leader, is a University of Leeds alumni.
• University of SheffieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRyan Powell, Professor of Urban Studies in the School of Geography and Planning at University of Sheffield, has collaborated with Leeds GATE since 2006 and joined as a Trustee in June 2023.
• Birmingham City UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-designed research project 'Narrow Margins' - a 2-year Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research project investigating the steady criminalisation of trespass and its impact upon marginalised communities in England.
• West Yorkshire Health and Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth partnership working to improve health outcomes for Gypsy and Traveller communities across West Yorkshire.
• Leeds Health and Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth partnership based in Leeds working to improve health access and outcomes.
• Bradford District and Craven Health and Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth partnership based in Bradford working to improve health access and outcomes for local communities.
• Wakefield Health and Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth partnership based in Wakefield working to improve health access and outcomes.
• Calderdale Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic health partnership based in Calderdale working to improve health outcomes.
• Leeds City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner. Developed Negotiated Stopping policy together. Works with council on housing and community issues.
• TouchstoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Leeds supporting communities.
• LASSN (Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing support services.
• Basis YorkshireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization.
• Live Well LeedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing community support.
• HCT LeedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization - Solidarity Network project.
• Spin ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts organization - partner on creative projects.
• Sunny Bank Mills GalleryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on 'For the Love of Textiles' exhibition featuring Gypsy and Traveller wedding dresses. Part of Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month celebrations.
• Cath Muldowney (Photographer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBradford-based photographer who created 'Dreams and Songs to Sing' exhibition in partnership with Leeds GATE and members of Bradford's Gypsy and Traveller communities at Cartwright Hall Gallery.
• Travellers TimesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia partner for Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month. Created 'Roads from the Past' animated short film.
• Rural MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on 'Roads from the Past' animated short film.
• University of LeedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Leeds signed the GTRSB (Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater) Higher Education Pledge committing to further developing work with Leeds GATE, improving access to education for Gypsy and Traveller communities through staff training, awareness, outreach and engagement.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• London Gypsies and Travellers: London-based charity providing advocacy, site support, and community development for Gypsy and Traveller communities. Operates with a similar member-led model and direct service delivery, but regionally focused on London.
• Irish Traveller Movement in Britain: National umbrella body for Irish Travellers in Britain, providing policy advocacy and community development. Comparable in population served and advocacy focus, with similar grant-dependent funding model.
• The Traveller Movement: National NGO advancing the rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities through policy, training, and research. Highly comparable in advocacy and training services, but UK-wide rather than West Yorkshire-concentrated.
• Friends, Families and Travellers: UK charity working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities on advocacy, health, and policy. Most direct peer in mission and population served, though national in scope versus Leeds GATE's regional focus.

Others

• Leeds Refugee Forum: Local Leeds-based coalition supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Demonstrates a comparable community-led advocacy and partnership model in the same city, though serving a different population category.

Regional players

• Kent Gypsy and Traveller Project: Regional charity supporting Gypsy and Traveller communities in Kent through advocacy and welfare support. Regional peer with similar service mix but smaller scale and narrower geographic base.
• Article 12 in Scotland: Scottish charity advocating for Gypsy/Traveller rights and community development. Comparable in member-led advocacy and health/education support, but operating in a different UK jurisdiction.
• Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group: Long-running regional Gypsy and Traveller support organization in Derbyshire, providing similar advocacy, education, and site support services. Demonstrates a regional peer model analogous to Leeds GATE's West Yorkshire footprint.

Broad incumbents

• National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups: Umbrella body coordinating regional Gypsy Liaison Groups across the UK. Functions as a broader incumbent in the same space, providing coordination and policy representation rather than direct service delivery.

Emerging players

• Roma Support Group: UK charity supporting Roma communities with advocacy, education, and health access. Adjacent within the broader nomadic/ethnic minority support ecosystem, with overlapping service categories but distinct population focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/leedsgate
• Facebookfacebook.com/LeedsGATE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leeds-gate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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