Leeds Anchors
Leeds Anchor Network brings together 14 of the city's largest employers across local government, health, culture, education and utilities.
Anchors come together to focus on areas where they can make a key difference for the people of Leeds- as employers, through their procurement, their environmental impact, through their core services, and as civic partners.
Read our 2025 Partnership Report here
Leeds Anchors are:
- British Library
- Department of Health & Social Care
- University of Leeds
- Leeds Beckett University
- Leeds City College
- Leeds City Council
- Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Leeds Trinity University
- Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS England
- Northern Gas Networks
- Northern Powergrid
- Royal Armouries
Anchor Networks
- 'Anchors' are defined as large organisations that are rooted in a place and are invested in the development of their local areas.
- Since 2018, large public sector organisations and utility companies in Leeds have been working together as Anchors to deliver inclusive growth and make a positive difference for people in Leeds.
- Given their scale and influence, the decisions they make about how they operate can make a significant contribution to local employment, business growth, skills, incomes, health and wellbeing.
Measuring Impact
- The Leeds Anchor Network is all about turning theory into practice and making the best possible use of the combined power we have as a network.
- We demonstrate the practical steps that anchors can take to boost their contribution to inclusive growth and make a real difference to local employment, incomes, the city’s net zero carbon goals, and its economy.
- We use the Leeds Progression Framework self-assessment tool that helps anchor organisations to self-assess where they are now, where they want to be and how to get there.
Supplier information
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Collective Impact
- Leeds Anchor Network employs over 62,000 people (64% live in Leeds)
- Nearly 2,200 apprentices
- Spent over £511m in the Leeds economy & £649m in West Yorkshire (2023/24)
- Reduced their CO2 emissions by over 110,000 tonnes over four years
- Collectively they make a significant contribution to Leeds
