LINCOLNSHIRE RAPE CRISIS

Registered charity 1154562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LRC

Lincolnshire Rape Crisis is a specialist support service supporting anyone who has been affected by any form of sexual violence at any point in their lives.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with free reserves of £629,825, although this is below the trustee's policy target of £659,000. The decrease in reserves is attributed to a large financial commitment made to the refurbishment of premises. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of reduced running costs (held: £630k)
“The trustee's reserves policy is to have a minimum of 6 months of reduced running costs within unrestricted funds equalling £659,000 (2024: £499,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cleaning services provided by CEO's father
“During the year, £5,216 (2024: £5,472) was paid to Mr M J McKane, who is the father of the CEO, in relation to the provision of cleaning services.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nicholsons Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lincolnshire Rape Crisis (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£873k
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£630k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (100% 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£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.2m£998k
31/03/2023£844k£614k
31/03/2022£575k£420k
31/03/2021£523k£340k

Common questions

Is LINCOLNSHIRE RAPE CRISIS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with free reserves of £629,825, although this is below the trustee's policy target of £659,000. The decrease in reserves is attributed to a large financial commitment made to the refurbishment of premises. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nicholsons Audit.

Who funds LINCOLNSHIRE RAPE CRISIS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LINCOLNSHIRE RAPE CRISIS as a grant recipient include THE BROOK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2022£40k
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2024£40k
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2023£35k
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2025£23k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/08/2023£361kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2023£22kMale Rape Support Fund 2021-2023 (4 month extension)
UK government15/09/2022£128kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund 2019-2023 (4 month extension)
UK government15/09/2022£241kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government26/03/2021£112kCOVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/01/2021£227kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£65kMale Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£383kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£87kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£24kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
UK government01/04/2018£67k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government—£24k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
UK government—£64k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROSA FUND2£17k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION1£20k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST1£6k
ROSCA TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEICESTER RAPE CRISIS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LINCOLNSHIRE RAPE CRISIS£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER RAPE CRISIS LIMITED FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
PETERBOROUGH RAPE CRISIS CARE GROUP FY2025£667k—0above—no doubt
Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services - Dorset Rape Crisis FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
SOS RAPE CRISIS FY2025£723k—0unclear—no doubt
RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt

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