Lyn Community Development Trust

Analysis

Lyn Community Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lynton. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Lyn Community Development Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £20k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £20k to £20k (-1.8%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lyn Community Development Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mabe Community Hub (£20k), The Aylmerton Village Hall (£20k) and Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club (£20k).