EDAN Lincs

Registered charity 1092913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST LINCOLNSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE, WEST LINDSAY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE, WEST LINDSEY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE, WEST LINDSEY WOMEN'S AID

EDAN LINCS PROVIDE SAFE, TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ALL WHO HAVE, OR ARE, EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £115,253 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £696,623. The Treasurer's report notes that these reserves are slightly below the board's target of £711,000, which is defined as three months of expenditure. The charity remains dependent on Lincolnshire County Council for 85% of its income, with the current refuge contract ceasing in June 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Lincolnshire County Council (85% of income)
“Income from contracts represented 85% of our total income” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £697k; policy: three months of expenditure)
“The board have reviewed the level of reserves held and confirms that these reserves are slightly below target. Our target reserve based on our monthly expenditure is around £711,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management remuneration
“Key management includes the members of senior management. The remuneration paid or payable to key management for employee services is shown below: Salaries and other short term benefits for the year totalled £363,702 (2024: £341,855) for 9 (2024: eleven) members of key management.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — EDAN Lincs Domestic Abuse Service (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£2.8m
Cost of raising funds
£15
Reserves (reported)
£697k
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.0m£2.8m
31/03/2024£2.4m£2.6m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.2m
31/03/2022£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.5m

Common questions

Is EDAN Lincs financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £115,253 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £696,623. The Treasurer's report notes that these reserves are slightly below the board's target of £711,000, which is defined as three months of expenditure. The charity remains dependent on Lincolnshire County Council for 85% of its income, with the current refuge contract ceasing in June 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.

Who funds EDAN Lincs?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EDAN Lincs as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2025£20kRefuge expansion 2026
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£170kTime to Thrive
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2022£9kWomen's Refuge Project
The Mercers' Company06/10/2021£99kGrant to Ending Domestic Abuse Now Lincolnshire
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2005£3kOffice Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2004£77kEmotional & practical support to women & kids suffering from domestic viole

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDAN Lincs£3.0m—0below—no doubt
Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£7.8m——above—no doubt
Citizens Advice Lincoln & Lindsey FY2025£2.9m—0within—no doubt
EAST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES (ESDAS) FY2025£1.2m——within—no doubt
ADULTS SUPPORTING ADULTS (ASA LINCS) FY2025£1.2m—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.