Warminster Lions Club (CIO)
Analysis
Warminster Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Warminster Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £55k and spending of £37k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £21k to £55k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Warminster Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Bangladesh Education Trust (UKBET) (£55k), Annfield Plain Community Centre (£55k) and Hope for Youth (Ni) (£55k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Assisted by family and friends, and others who give their time voluntarily, Club members raise funds through our second-hand bookshop in Warminster, driving our Christmas Santa workshop around town and local villages, and other events such as supporting local fetes in schools and villages. At fetes we organise stalls such as a lions soft toy tombola, toad-in-the-hole game, and a pot-a-ball game.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| UK Bangladesh Education Trust (UKBET) | London | £55k |
| Annfield Plain Community Centre | Stanley | £55k |
| Hope for Youth (Ni) | County Down | £55k |
| The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, City of Praise, Leeds | Leeds | £55k |