About the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership

We work with partners across the public and private sectors with the goal of stimulating growth to unlock the Leeds City Region’s vast economic potential.

We want our region to be recognised globally as a strong, successful economy where everyone can build great businesses, careers and lives. To do this, we unlock the Leeds City Region’s vast economic potential by enabling businesses to grow and develop.

We work with partners across the public and private sectors with the goal of stimulating growth that will create jobs and prosperity for everyone who lives, works and does business here.

We develop strategy and policy aimed at meeting both the current and the future needs of our region's economy. We also deliver projects that support businesses and accelerate growth.

Our work covers the West Yorkshire local authority areas of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. Working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, we manage a number of programmes that are delivered over a wider geography, including our Leeds City Region Growth Deal-funded projects, business support and our efforts to boost trade and inward investment. We also work in close partnership with our neighbouring local enterprise partnerships and our partner councils in Barnsley, Craven, Harrogate, Selby and York to ensure our work has the greatest possible benefits for the economy and the economic area known as Leeds City Region.

  1. What we do

    We provide investment and support to help our workforce, businesses and the economy to thrive, working with organisations across the public and private sectors.

  2. Our vision

    Our transformative vision for Leeds City Region is to be a globally recognised economy where good growth delivers high levels of prosperity, jobs and quality of life for everyone.

  3. Our board

    The LEP board brings together business and council leaders to oversee and make strategic decisions related to our Strategic Economic Plan

  5. Thematic Committees

    These are decision making committees of the Combined Authority, which bring together elected members of our partner local authorities with private sector experts and leaders from business, to drive progress across our strategic priorities.

  6. Governance, funding and transparency

    We are committed to the highest standards of openness and public accountability and have taken steps to ensure all of our decision-making and spending is as transparent as possible.

  7. Accountable body: West Yorkshire Combined Authority

    The Combined Authority is the accountable body for the LEP and is responsible for carrying out the finance functions of the LEP and has oversight of it’s financial and governance, transparency and accountability arrangements.

  8. Why Leeds City Region?

    Leeds City Region is the UK’s largest regional economy, the largest contributor to UK GDP in the Northern Powerhouse, a national and international leader in key industries, and one of the best places in the UK for businesses to grow.

  9. Local Industrial Strategy

    The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership is creating a Local Industrial Strategy to help improve productivity, boost businesses and protect the environment across the City Region, so everyone can feel the benefits of a strong economy.

  11. Get involved

    Leeds City Region has a vibrant business community and there are a number of ways you can get involved with the activities of the Leeds City Region Enterprise partnership.

Get in touch for advice or support

Get in touch with our Business Support Service and we can help you find the right support for your business needs. You can call us on 0113 348 1818 or email us for more information.

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