Bishops Lydeard Charity

Analysis

Bishops Lydeard Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 1962, 64 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, Bishops Lydeard Charity reported income of £57k and spending of £44k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £57k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Bishops Lydeard Charity sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lady Herbert's Homes (£57k), Homes of Bishop Rowlands (£57k) and Hannah Levick's Charity (£57k).