Lee Abbey International Students' Club

Analysis

Lee Abbey International Students' Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00764727). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Lee Abbey International Students' Club reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.7m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £880k to £2.6m (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lee Abbey International Students' Club sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lancashire Mind Limited (£2.5m), Caysh (£2.6m) and The Albert Kennedy Trust (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.