Lyonsdown Community Trust
Analysis
Lyonsdown Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Lyonsdown Community Trust reported income of £127k and spending of £153k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £66k to £127k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lyonsdown Community Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% 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 Aireborough Flower Fund Homes (£127k), Sandbach Almshouse Charity (£128k) and Exeter Church Charities (£127k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
to advance the Christian faith in the district of Lyonsdown and surrounding districts, through the provision of affordable accommodation in a Christian community, through the holding of Bible study meetings and other open events, through the running of affordable holidays in a Christian environment and through such other projects as the trustees may from time to time think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aireborough Flower Fund Homes | Leeds | £127k |
| Sandbach Almshouse Charity | Sandbach | £128k |
| Exeter Church Charities | Exeter | £127k |
| Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe | Swanscombe | £128k |