The Abbeyfield Lancaster Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Lancaster Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield Lancaster Society Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.4m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Lancaster Society Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queen Alexandra's House Association (£1.4m), Blackburn and Darwen District Without Abuse Limited (£1.4m) and The First Step Ltd (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £452k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.