Community Assets Standing Tall

Analysis

Community Assets Standing Tall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Community Assets Standing Tall reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £15k to £11k (-26%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Assets Standing Tall sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hook Shed (£11k), The Purbrook Park Learning Trust (£12k) and Padstow and District Community Transport (£11k).