FORESIGHT NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE LTD

Registered charity 1095120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORESIGHT PROJECT (NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE) LTD, FORESIGHT PROJECT LIMITED

The organisation mission statement is "to provide the way forward for the disabled community of North East Lincolnshire and surrounding areas. Empowering individuals to a new beginning, a brighter future, and a full and enjoyable life.?

Objects

TO BENEFIT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) BY: (A) ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST BETWEEN CARE AGENCIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR BENEFICIARIES.(B) COMMUNICATING AND CO-OPERATING IN DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OUR BENEFICIARIES.(C) WORKING TOWARDS ESTABLISHING THE NEEDS OF OUR BENEFICIARIES, HIGHLIGHTING GAPS IN CURRENT SERVICES AND AVOIDING DUPLICATION.(D) ACTING AS A PROVIDER OF INFORMATION OF SERVICES TO OUR BENEFICIARIES. I) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(D) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(E) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(F) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(G) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES; OR(H) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £537,997 are below the trustees' stated target of £636,644, although total net assets are £3,426,351. The charity reports a surplus for the year and holds cash balances of £1,026,950, with the trustees satisfied that adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £69,999 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Chief Officer - £60,000 - £69,999” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £538k)
“Free reserves at 31 August 2025 stood at £537,997, which is below the target level of £636,644 set by the trustees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee connected business (Property maintenance)
“One of the trustee, in his capacity as a tradesman provided property maintenance and repairs at a cost of £32,689 (2024: £91,921)” — page 40
“During the year, Foresight made purchases amounting to £37,222 (2024: £98,843) from Foresight Developers Limited which has common directors.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Common director company (Foresight Developers Limited)
“One of the trustee, in his capacity as a tradesman provided property maintenance and repairs at a cost of £32,689 (2024: £91,921)” — page 40
“During the year, Foresight made purchases amounting to £37,222 (2024: £98,843) from Foresight Developers Limited which has common directors.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by SCB (Accountants) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £109,643 — grants £109,643 (4); 8% of the £1,454,934 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £96,214 — contracts £40,000 (1), grants £56,214 (3); 8% of the £1,232,142 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £246,556 — contracts £65,000 (1), grants £181,556 (4); 17% of the £1,475,014 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2021 (received 25/08/2022, 56 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £352k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£134k
Reserves (reported)
£538k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% 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: 9.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.5m£1.3m
31/08/2024£1.2m£1.1m
31/08/2023£1.5m£1.2m
31/08/2022£1.0m£1.2m
31/08/2021£1.5m£889k

Common questions

Is FORESIGHT NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £537,997 are below the trustees' stated target of £636,644, although total net assets are £3,426,351. The charity reports a surplus for the year and holds cash balances of £1,026,950, with the trustees satisfied that adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SCB (Accountants) Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of FORESIGHT NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £69,999 band.

Who funds FORESIGHT NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FORESIGHT NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE LTD as a grant recipient include MOTABILITY, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOTABILITYFY2023£172kGrants to Organisations
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£30kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2023£30kChurch & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£22kChurch & Communities Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/08/2025£10kLets Learn and Protect our Natural Environment
The Mercers' Company03/07/2025£95kGrant to Foresight (North East Lincolnshire) Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2024£136kCafe Aspire
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£10kMy Life's too Costly
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/12/2023£24k"Foresight Silver Jubilee - Celebrating and Preserving our Heritage"
Sport England31/03/2023£9kSport is Leading the Way
The Mercers' Company30/06/2022£95kGrant to Foresight (North East Lincolnshire) Limited
Sport England06/05/2022£9kJubilee Fund - Sport Fore Our Community
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2021£10kNatural to Learn
Sport England12/10/2021£11kCore Market Open Fund 1
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/06/2021£10k"Why Grimsby is Great"
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£10kGrowing Back to Normal
Sport England09/02/2021£8kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England01/12/2020£9kTGC CF - This Girl has Ability not Disability
Disability Action01/11/2020£12kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The Mercers' Company14/09/2020£5kCovid-19 Key Fund Partnership - Response and Recovery Grant
Sport England23/09/2019£9kSPORT FOR ALL
The Mercers' Company04/07/2019£68kGrant to Foresight
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£10kBetter Opportunities for All
Sport England21/02/2018£25kRedevelopment and Expansion of Community Hub
Sport England09/02/2018£40kCore Market Open Fund 1
Sport England05/05/2017£10kTry,To Be Active
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2016£10kA World of Culture
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2016£10kFreemo Carnival AKA The Monkey Parade
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2016£105kDrama acting on my Life

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 VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FORESIGHT NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE LTD£1.5m£60,000 - £69,999—below—no doubt
VOLUNTARY ACTION - NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE FY2026£647k—0within—no doubt
LD:NORTHEAST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY FY2025£141.2m£160,001 - £170,000—above—no doubt
THE LINSKILL AND NORTH TYNESIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£2.0m——below—no doubt
FEEDING FAMILIES FY2025£913k—0unclear—no doubt

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