Mersea Island Lions Club (CIO)

Analysis

Mersea Island Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 2019, 7 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, Mersea Island Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £39k and spending of £23k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £14k to £39k (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Mersea Island Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Augustine's Frimley PTA (£39k), Twyford and District Round Table (£39k) and Y-Notts (£39k).