Lyme Regis Gig Club
Analysis
Lyme Regis Gig Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Lyme Regis Gig Club reported income of £50k and spending of £44k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £25k to £50k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lyme Regis Gig Club sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation (£50k), Darlington Community Theatre (£50k) and 1st Durrington Scout Group (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for sea rowing, in particular Cornish pilot gigs, for the benefit of the public.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation | Rochdale | £50k |
| Darlington Community Theatre | Darlington | £50k |
| 1st Durrington Scout Group | Worthing | £50k |
| 1st Ruislip (Field Marshal Lord Milne's Own) Scout Group | Ruislip | £50k |