Citizens Advice Lincoln & Lindsey
Registered charity 1099145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Citizens Advice Lindsey, EAST LINDSEY C ITIZENS ADVIC E BUREAU, EAST LINDSEY CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in East Lindsey and West Lindsey and surrounding areas.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,849,736, which the trustees consider prudent against a policy target of six to twelve months' operating costs (projected at £1,676,959 to £3,353,919). The charity reported a net income surplus of £252,342 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £1,924,736.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between six and twelve months operating costs (held: £1.8m)
“The trustees feel it is prudent to hold between six and twelve months operating costs in reserves. We calculate our reserves based on total Unrestricted Funds less Unrestricted Fixed Assets. Based on the 2025/26 projected budget expenditure the reserves required to meet the policy would equate to between £1,676,959 and £3,353,919.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Forrester Boyd Robson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- COBHAM, Christine Mary — director, appointed 04/08/2026on trustee list
- ARUMUGAM VASUKI, Maniram — director, appointed 20/08/2025not on trustee list
- HEATHCOTE, Martyn Robert — director, appointed 01/02/2023on trustee list
- MCCAFFREY, Simon — director, appointed 01/02/2023on trustee list
- CONNELL, Catherine — director, appointed 01/11/2019on trustee list
- CROSBY, Lynda Jean — director, appointed 14/03/2018on trustee list
- CLEWS, Joy Hamilton — director, appointed 14/03/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £80k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Catherine Connell
- Christine Mary Cobham
- JOY CLEWS
- Lynda Crosby
- Maniram Arumugam Vasuki
- Martyn Heathcote
- Simon McCaffrey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lincolnshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Citizens Advice Lincoln & Lindsey financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,849,736, which the trustees consider prudent against a policy target of six to twelve months' operating costs (projected at £1,676,959 to £3,353,919). The charity reported a net income surplus of £252,342 for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £1,924,736. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forrester Boyd Robson Limited.
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