City of Wells Lions Club (CIO)

Analysis

City of Wells Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 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, City of Wells Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £12k and spending of £9,055, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1,159 to £12k (+917%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 473%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, City of Wells Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gildersome Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£12k), The Avenue Child Contact Centre (£12k) and Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests (£12k).