Glantawe (Swansea Valley) Lions Club (CIO)
Analysis
Glantawe (Swansea Valley) Lions Club (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Glantawe (Swansea Valley) Lions Club (CIO) reported income of £13k and spending of £13k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income fell from £18k to £13k (-25%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Glantawe (Swansea Valley) Lions Club (CIO) sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worthing Samaritans (£13k), Convoy of Mercy (£13k) and AHEAD International (Action For Health, Education and Disability) (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Glantawe (Swansea Valley) Lions support individuals and organisations in the Swansea Valley. We give out Food Parcels at Christmas. We support local foodbanks within our area. We encourage individuals to remember a loved one at Christmas with our 4 Trees of Light. We run a monthly coffee morning. We collect spectacles as part of our Sight First campaign. We give out Message in a Bottle canisters.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Worthing Samaritans | Worthing | £13k |
| Convoy of Mercy | London | £13k |
| AHEAD International (Action For Health, Education and Disability) | Birmingham | £13k |
| Cramlington & Wansbeck Rotary Trust Fund | Northumberland | £13k |