Woolmer Forest Lions Club (CIO)

Analysis

Woolmer Forest Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Woolmer Forest Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £13k and spending of £15k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £7,858 to £13k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Woolmer Forest Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham West Lions Club (CIO) (£13k), Friends of Hawksworth School (£13k) and Tadley Community Primary School PTFA (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.