Alford Corn Exchange Community Group
Analysis
Alford Corn Exchange Community Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Alford Corn Exchange Community Group reported income of £75k and spending of £70k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £117k to £75k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alford Corn Exchange Community Group sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Light for Nations Mission (£75k), The Friends of Woking Community Hospital (£75k) and Projects Abroad Foundation Limited (£75k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To benefit the residents of Alford by bringing together the residents, voluntary and other organisations in an effort to provide social welfare and leisure to improve the life of the residents. To secure the building as a community centre at the historic Alford Corn Exchange and to maintain and manage the building for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Light for Nations Mission | London | £75k |
| The Friends of Woking Community Hospital | Surrey | £75k |
| Projects Abroad Foundation Limited | West Sussex | £75k |
| World Compassion Trust | Pontyclun | £75k |