John Lane Charity

Analysis

John Lane Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in May 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 March 2025, John Lane Charity reported income of £45k and spending of £36k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £61k to £45k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, John Lane Charity sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cornforth Homes (£45k), Mary Joan Hawley Charity (£45k) and Sir Roger Wilbraham Almshouse Charity (£45k).