ACTIVE LINCOLNSHIRE

Registered charity 1134988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINCOLNSHIRE SPORTS PARTNERSHIP

Our role is to influence, support and deliver to get more people physically active and be organised in doing that. We influence to direct resources in the most effective and efficient way, support partners in a range of different ways in the delivery of their services and products as well as deliver our own funded programmes. We also ensure Active Lincolnshire is a fit for purpose organisation.

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£884k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £133,588 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £573,476. This figure is significantly above the Board's stated policy target of maintaining at least £250,000 in unrestricted general reserves. The trustees and auditors 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

Reserves policy: at least £250,000 (held: £573k)
“The Board's aim is to maintain unrestricted general reserves of at least £250,000, the estimated costs to keep the charity operating for 6 months.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£884k
Reserves (reported)
£573k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£884k
31/03/2024£755k£830k
31/03/2023£900k£941k
31/03/2022£961k£921k
31/03/2021£724k£577k

Common questions

Is ACTIVE LINCOLNSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £133,588 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £573,476. This figure is significantly above the Board's stated policy target of maintaining at least £250,000 in unrestricted general reserves. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/01/2026£334kPlace Universal Offer
Sport England10/09/2025£142kPlace Expansion - South Holland
Sport England06/03/2025£490kPlace Expansion - Boston & East Lindsey
Sport England10/02/2025£114kSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England28/03/2024£26kMoving Communities
Sport England08/11/2023£191kSport Welfare Officers
Sport England04/01/2023£55kTogether Fund - Phase 4
Sport England19/12/2022£20kTogether Fund - Phase 4
Sport England05/04/2022£2.7mSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England21/03/2022£143kTogether Fund - Phase 4
Sport England03/02/2022£8kMoving Communities
Sport England26/11/2021£36kB2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
Sport England08/04/2021£88kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
Sport England12/03/2021£150kOpening School Facilities Phase 2
Sport England07/01/2021£20kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
Sport England28/10/2020£488kActive Partnerships Funding 21-24 (Rollover)
Sport England23/09/2020£80kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
Sport England09/09/2020£8kActive Partnerships Funding 21-24
Sport England23/07/2020£113kSatellite clubs
Sport England02/06/2020£80kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
Sport England21/11/2019£7kCSP School Sport
Sport England11/09/2019£100kCSP School Sport
Sport England02/08/2019£8kCSP School Sport
Sport England14/05/2019£80kLocal Workforce Development
Sport England05/02/2019£94kSatellite clubs

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTIVE LANCASHIRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTIVE LINCOLNSHIRE£1.0m——unclear—no doubt
ACTIVE LANCASHIRE LIMITED FY2025£2.7m£90,001 - £100,0005above—no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO FY2025£5.6m——above—no doubt
LIVING SPORT CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH SPORTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£2.4m——below—no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVE DORSET FY2025£987k—0below—no doubt

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