Marine Lake Enthusiasts (Marlens)

Analysis

Marine Lake Enthusiasts (Marlens) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Somerset. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Marine Lake Enthusiasts (Marlens) reported income of £122k and spending of £120k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £38k to £122k (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Marine Lake Enthusiasts (Marlens) sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edge Hill Youth and Community Centre (£122k), Hiltingbury Community Association (£122k) and Tetbury Cricket Club Limited (£122k).