Penzance Lions Club

Analysis

Penzance Lions Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Penzance Lions Club reported income of £11k and spending of £5,219, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1,243 to £11k (+817%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Penzance Lions Club sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ericson Trust (£11k), Calvary Fellowship Otley (£11k) and UK Friends of Uesi Charitable Trust (£11k).