The Charles Lane Trust

Analysis

The Charles Lane Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 1963, 63 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 2024, The Charles Lane Trust reported income of £55k and spending of £72k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £50k to £55k (+11%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Charles Lane Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Silverwood and Slater Eventide Homes (£55k), Grindleton Almshouses (£55k) and The Orme Almshouses (£55k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.