Lancing and Sompting Lions Club Charity Trust Fund
Analysis
Lancing and Sompting Lions Club Charity Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Lancing and Sompting Lions Club Charity Trust Fund reported income of £80k and spending of £71k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £88k to £80k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lancing and Sompting Lions Club Charity Trust Fund sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Community Transport CIO (£80k), St Martin-In-The-Fields Relief in Need Charity (£80k) and Sameach (£80k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Regular fund raising activities, mainly through the Club's charity shop, to apply the income for any purpose that is charitable according to the law of England and Wales whether for the benefit of any individual group of people or for the benefit of any other organisation established for charitable purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Community Transport CIO | Sunderland | £80k |
| St Martin-In-The-Fields Relief in Need Charity | London | £80k |
| Sameach | Gateshead | £80k |
| Riverside Church (Taunton) | Somerset | £80k |