Lanyon Charity

Analysis

Lanyon Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in December 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lanyon Charity reported income of £19k and spending of £5,575, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £19k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lanyon Charity sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John and Ann Smith Charities (£19k), The Carver Trust Cottages (£19k) and The Eleanor Moorhouse Homes Trust (£19k).