Priory of Our Lady CIO

Analysis

Priory of Our Lady CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Priory of Our Lady CIO reported income of £189k and spending of £193k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £168k to £189k (+12%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Priory of Our Lady CIO sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter Weston Favell (£189k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Speldhurst with Groombridge and Ashurst (£189k) and Wat Pa Buddharam (£189k).