Newbury Lions Club (CIO)

Analysis

Newbury Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in July 2021, 5 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Newbury Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £59k and spending of £45k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income fell from £75k to £59k (-21%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Newbury Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holly Lodge Community Centre Limited (£59k), Watershed Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving (£59k) and Friends of Bettridge (£59k).