LINCOLNSHIRE RURAL SUPPORT NETWORK

Registered charity 1137678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LRSN

The Charity organises a group of volunteers and staff to give support to individuals who are finding difficulty in coping with stressful situations in rural lincolnshire, provides a Health Screening service in Louth and Newark livestock markets and operates a telephone helpline.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £146,106 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £538,212. The trustees' reserves policy targets a buffer equivalent to six months of running costs, and the current unrestricted reserves appear sufficient to meet this target given the cash position and incoming resources. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties or governance issues disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (48% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/11/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matthew James Phillipschair
• Alexander Godfrey
• Alison Clare Bottom
• Charles Michael Rayner Holt BscDipFMMB
• Jonathan Brian Tanner
• Paul William Barnes
• THE REV CANON ALAN JOHN ROBSON
• Thomas Joseph Hickingbottom

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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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).