Paddock Wood and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund
Analysis
Paddock Wood and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Paddock Wood and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund reported income of £33k and spending of £34k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6,174 to £33k (+436%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 610%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Paddock Wood and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 Waterloo Community Association (£33k), The Eleanor Creeke Settlement (£33k) and 18th St Albans Scout Group (£33k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our club is a local branch of Lions Clubs International - the world's largest voluntary service organisation with 1.4 million members. We raise money locally to spend locally. We offer financial or practical help to individuals and groups - and also to certain local charities such as Hospice in the Weald.Our club area is roughly bounded by Five Oak Green, Yalding, Staplehurst and Horsmonden.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Community Association | Liverpool | £33k |
| The Eleanor Creeke Settlement | Ashford | £33k |
| 18th St Albans Scout Group | Hertfordshire | £33k |
| Scott Bolton Trust | London | £33k |