Honiton and District Lions Club (CIO)

Analysis

Honiton and District Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Honiton. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other 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, Honiton and District Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £27k to £12k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Honiton and District Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Webber Foundation (£12k), Nunney Community Association (£12k) and Wellfield Infant and Nursery School PTA (£12k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.