Lincoln City Foundation
Registered charity 1128464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINCOLN CITY FC SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST, LINCOLN CITY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY
Lincoln City Foundation delivers across four core strategic areas which are: Education & Employability, Sport & Physical Activity, Healthier Communities (combining physical health, mental wellbeing, and community cohesion), and Fundraising & Events. We deliver our programmes throughout Lincolnshire, by using the game of football and other physical activities, to promote healthier lifestyles.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £111,557 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following an increase in income to £1,721,005. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £296,402, which is above the stated target range of £260,000. The trustees are satisfied that the foundation has a clear strategic direction and strengthened operational effectiveness.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lincoln City Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Martin Hickerton — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Vicki Chapman — Director of Finance (source)
- Alex Bavin — Director of Growth (source)
- Lauren Kerry — Director of Delivery (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Siemens Energy — “Siemens Energy becomes Friend of the Foundation with £10,000 donation” (source page)
- National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
- Youth Investment Fund — “Youth Investment Fund” (source page)
- UK Shared Prosperity Fund — “UK Shared Prosperity Fund” (source page)
- Department of Work and Pensions — “Department of Work and Pensions” (source page)
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Sunil Hindochachair
- ALISON EDLAR HANDS
- Christopher John Travers
- Clint Walker
- Deborah Barnes
- Dr Andrew John Binns
- Fenella Chambers
- LIAM SCULLY
- Neal Peter Juster · trustee of 1 other charity
- Pat Doody
- Rachel Maclean
- Simon Kirk
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Lincoln City Foundation financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £111,557 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following an increase in income to £1,721,005. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £296,402, which is above the stated target range of £260,000. The trustees are satisfied that the foundation has a clear strategic direction and strengthened operational effectiveness. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.
Who funds Lincoln City Foundation?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Lincoln City Foundation as a grant recipient include BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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