Whalley & District Lions Club (CIO)

Analysis

Whalley & District Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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, Whalley & District Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £20k and spending of £10k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £4,876 to £20k (+306%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Whalley & District Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Groe, Cwmdauddwr (£20k), Burness Parish Room (£20k) and Eastbourne Shopmobility (£20k).