Folkestone Lions Club Charity Trust Fund
Analysis
Folkestone Lions Club Charity Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Folkestone Lions Club Charity Trust Fund reported income of £19k and spending of £15k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1,527 to £19k (+1121%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 792%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Folkestone Lions Club Charity Trust Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Shaftesbury Trust Fund (£19k), Rotary Club of Padiham Trust Fund (£19k) and Awake Grace Ministries International (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We raise monies primarily from two annual events - a Donkey Derby & two-day Bootfair inaugust, and a sponsored dip in the sea on Boxing Day-at the latter participants are invited tonominate a charity-local or national-or a good cause to whom we then send 50% of whatthey raise in sponsorship. We aim to spend locally what we raise.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary Club of Shaftesbury Trust Fund | Shaftesbury | £19k |
| Rotary Club of Padiham Trust Fund | Burnley | £19k |
| Awake Grace Ministries International | Ashford | £18k |
| Alfajr Trust | Smethwick | £19k |