Golden Lion Children's Trust

Analysis

Golden Lion Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in April 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Golden Lion Children's Trust reported income of £33k and spending of £35k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £30k to £33k (+8.7%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Golden Lion Children's Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Access the Dales (£33k), Barzani Charity Foundation/Bcf (£33k) and Electric Eels (£33k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.