Wisbech Lions Club (CIO)
Analysis
Wisbech Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Wisbech Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £10k and spending of £10k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £3,744 to £10k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wisbech Lions Club (CIO) 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 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Forest Disabled Driving (£10k), Hindu Society of Maidenhead (£10k) and The Hundred Parishes Society (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Wisbech Lions Club, through its members, raises funds from the public and uses those funds to help people, mainly in the area in which it operates. As a result we donate the bulk of that money for the benefit of citizens in our locality: e.g. social welfare, relief of poverty and for persons in need, the advancement of health, environmental concerns, recreation, assisting with education.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Forest Disabled Driving | Hampshire | £10k |
| Hindu Society of Maidenhead | Maidenhead | £10k |
| The Hundred Parishes Society | Stansted | £10k |
| Aughton Ainsworth International Foundation | Manchester | £10k |