Green Lane Community Centre (GLCC)

Analysis

Green Lane Community Centre (GLCC) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dagenham. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Green Lane Community Centre (GLCC) reported income of £87k and spending of £71k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £87k (+146%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Green Lane Community Centre (GLCC) sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gospel Community Church Newcastle (£87k), The Mlambe Project (£87k) and Yeshivas Ahavas Torah (£87k).