Darlington Lions Club

Analysis

Darlington Lions Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in July 2018, 8 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, Darlington Lions Club reported income of £55k and spending of £56k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £3,391 to £55k (+1536%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 374%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Darlington Lions Club sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Chesterfield Rotary Trust Fund CIO (£55k), Clifton Moor Out of School Club (£56k) and The Sisters Club (£55k).