LINCOLN AREA REGENERATION GROUP

Registered charity 1122590 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LARG is a resident-formed organization with focuses on bringing economic, environmental and social prosperity to communities within Tower Hamlets. In order to achieve this we provide a number of community led services. We work in patnership with Poplar HARCA & other community partners - Our mission is working to support and develop sustainable communities within deprived areas of Tower Hamlets

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£397k
Latest spending
£527k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £129,887 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £419,320 to £289,433. The trustees report that the charity remains dependent on support from Poplar HARCA, although there is increased pressure to become self-sustaining. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (57% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 6,162 221,188 227,350 297,549” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£563k
Total spending
£490k
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£98k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£397k£527k
31/03/2024£456k£468k
31/03/2023£563k£490k
31/03/2022£536k£470k
31/03/2021£686k£591k

Common questions

Is LINCOLN AREA REGENERATION GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £129,887 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £419,320 to £289,433. The trustees report that the charity remains dependent on support from Poplar HARCA, although there is increased pressure to become self-sustaining. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LINCOLN AREA REGENERATION GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LINCOLN AREA REGENERATION GROUP as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kMindful Mess Festival 2022
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Coronation Celebration Event

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England22/04/2025£11kActive Poplar Union
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2015£10k'Healthy culture'