Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure
Analysis
Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06846070). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure reported income of £166k and spending of £154k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £103k to £166k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dressability (£166k), Honiton 55 + CIO (£166k) and Amber's Army (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Welcoming facility providing a Luncheon Club 5 days a week with a delivery service to the housebound.Range of weekly activities focussing on Health, Wellbeing & Learning as well as Social activities.Open to the local Ainsdale community and environs with the aim of reducing loneliness & social isolation amongst its older citizens.Volunteering opportunities for those both able and less able.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dressability | Swindon | £166k |
| Honiton 55 + CIO | Honiton | £166k |
| Amber's Army | Norwich | £166k |
| Woodley Sandford and Charvil Charitable Trust | Reading | £166k |