Gambling Lived Experience Network
Analysis
Gambling Lived Experience Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kington. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Gambling Lived Experience Network reported income of £126k and spending of £111k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £89k to £126k (+41%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Gambling Lived Experience Network sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Usher Kids UK (£126k), The Autscape Organisation (£126k) and Lancashire First CIO (£126k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
GLEN is a GB wide charity working for the relief of those in need directly or indirectly as a result of an addiction to or a misuse of gambling including (but not exclusively) by providing peer support services and the advancement of education by raising public awareness on the nature and issues surrounding gambling, Gambling Related Harms and the misuse of gambling.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Usher Kids UK | Stockport | £126k |
| The Autscape Organisation | London | £126k |
| Lancashire First CIO | Nelson | £126k |
| Play Radnor / Chwarae Maesyfed | Powys | £126k |