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Alton Lions Club (CIO)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1174502HampshireDisability
Income£72k2025-06-30
Spending£75ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause61st pctDisability
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Alton Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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, Alton Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £72k and spending of £75k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £35k to £72k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Alton Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Daffodils (£72k), Stepping Stones (Amber Valley) (£72k) and Gambian Islamic Community Centre (£72k).

Income and spending

£0£20k£40k£60k£80k2021 Income: £35,1662021 Spending: £24,87520212022 Income: £56,1022022 Spending: £61,81420222023 Income: £67,5652023 Spending: £56,07820232024 Income: £80,2092024 Spending: £61,79520242025 Income: £71,7442025 Spending: £75,1012025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Club makes grants to individuals in need, local charities, schools, local organisations and communities. It organises community events, children outings, tea parties for the elderly, youth projects, and the Christmas gift programme and also provides physical support such as marshals at events, litter picking and gardening for a local day centre.The Club has a grant making policy.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Valley DaffodilsHengoed£72k
Stepping Stones (Amber Valley)Nottingham£72k
Gambian Islamic Community CentreWest Midlands£72k
In Sam's NameNottinghamshire£72k