Littleport Town Lands Charity

Analysis

Littleport Town Lands Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambs. It was registered in January 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Littleport Town Lands Charity reported income of £152k and spending of £167k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £111k to £152k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Littleport Town Lands Charity sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church and Poor Lands in the Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Devizes (£152k), The Griffin Community Trust (£152k) and Rowington Almshouse Charity (£151k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.