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LANCASTER DISTRICT COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SOLUTIONS

Registered charity 1127626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LDCVS

LDCVS is an infrastructure organisation providing support for the voluntary sector throughout the district of Lancaster in Lancashire

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Latest income
£766k
Latest spending
£882k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £116,163 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £462,857. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £156,179, which is above the stated policy target of £118,000. The trustees note that funding streams remain under threat of reduction or withdrawal but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery (Community Fund)
“Our main source of funding for our core costs was the National Lottery (Community Fund).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operating expenditure plus redundancy costs (held: £156k)
“Trustees have determined that unrestricted funds equivalent to at least three months operating expenditure plus redundancy costs should be maintained at all times, equivalent to £118,000 in 2024/25”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£766k
Total spending
£882k
Cost of raising funds
£116k
Reserves (reported)
£463k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£766k£882k
30/06/2024£766k£742k
30/06/2023£918k£880k
30/06/2022£705k£606k
30/06/2021£336k£403k

Common questions

Is LANCASTER DISTRICT COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SOLUTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £116,163 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds carried forward to £462,857. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £156,179, which is above the stated policy target of £118,000. The trustees note that funding streams remain under threat of reduction or withdrawal but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£45kCovid Response and Resilience